1976 Australian Tourist Trophy

February 2015 February 2015 The 1976 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1976.Sports Cars, Evan Green, Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 28 It was open to Group A Sports CarsAustralian Title Conditions, 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 84 and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title. The race, which was organised by the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club,Official Souvenir Programme, Phillip Island Auto Racing Club Limited, Sunday 21 November (&) Sunday 28 November 1976 was the fourteenth Australian Tourist Trophy.Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5 It also carried the Endeavour Cup title. The race was won by Stuart Kostera of Western Australia,Series to Crawford, The Age, Monday, 22 November 1976, page 26 driving an Elfin MS7. Results PositionPhillip Island Auto Racing Club, Road Racing Classic Part 1, Sunday November 21, 1975, Provisional Results Driver No. CarKostera buys the favourite, Racing Car News, January 1977, pages 30 to 33 Entrant Laps 1 Stuart Kostera 131 Elfin MS7 Repco HoldenTitles Decided, Australian Auto Action, Thursday, 25 November 1976, page 1, lists Kostera's car as an Elfin MS7 Repco. Graham Howard in his article "Elfins: the beautiful cars that keep winning" in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83 pages 46 to 58, states that the one-off Elfin MS7 was powered by a Repco Holden engine Kostera Racing 30 2 Barry Singleton 61Official Souvenir Programme shows Singleton as No. 6. PIARC Results show No. 61 McLaren M8 ChevroletTitles Decided, Australian Auto Action, Thursday, 25 November 1976, page 1 Barry Singleton Motors 30 3 Alan Hamilton 9 Porsche 934 Jag Porsche Team 30 4 Rusty French 6 de Tomaso Pantera Holley Performance 29 5 Geoff Walker 70 GP Datsun ClubmanGP Datsun in Racing Car News "Grid Line-up". Clubman in Official Souvenir Programme. Geoff Walker 27 6 Tony ReesA.G. Rees in PIARC Results. Tony Rees in Official Souvenir Programme 78 Farrell ClubmanJim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183 AG Rees 26 7 Dale Kendall 56 Arbyen WDC1Arbyen in Official Souvenir Programme & PIARC Results. WDC1 in Racing Car News "Grid Line-up". Dale Kendall 24 DNFThe PIARC Results indicate that Phillips and Boord were running at the end of the race but were not classified as finishers as they had not completed sufficient laps, the minimum requirement being 22. Jim Phillips 3 Rennmax Repco Shell Sport DNF Eric Boord 19 Boral Ford1976 Australian Tourist Trophy - W.A. Victory!, Australian Auto Action, Thursday, 25 November 1976, page 10 Shell Sport DNF John White 18 Bolwell John White DNF Murray Wilson 35 Clubman M Wilson DNF Greg Doidge 31 Elfin 360 Repco GSD Sheetmetal 18 DNF Ken Walters 49 Gissing HoldenA Win to the West, Chequered Flag, January 1977, page 42 Ken Walters DNF Paul Gibson 11 Rennmax Repco Shell Sport DNF Geoff Watson 21 Watson Corolla Geoff Watson DNF Ross Wemyss 4 Farrell Ross Wemyss DNF Peter Jones 68 Cheetah Motor Improvements Team Toyota DNF Andrew Newton 59 Hossack 3 Paul Newton DNF Tom Crozier 58 Farrell T Crozier DNF Max Scorer 7 Scorer Sprite Max Scorer DNF Kevin Norden 12 Speco Elfin Kevin Norden 1 DNF Ian Burrell 17 Rennmax Oldsmobile Keith Beard 0PIARC Results show Fastest Lap as N/T. This has been taken to indicate that no time was recorded due to the car failing to complete a lap. This is supported by the race report in Racing Car News. DNF Vic Butler 34 Lotus 23B VA Butler 0 DNSCompetitor is listed in Australian Tourist Trophy "Grid Line-up", Racing Car News, January 1977, page 33 but not in Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, Road Racing Classic Part 1, Sunday November 21, 1975, Provisional Results Dennis Hogan 37 Triton Mk2 Dennis Hogan DNS John Allison 71 Allison DNS Graham Docker 36 Bolwell Graham Docker DNS Bernard Bignell 8 Lotus 23B Bernard Bignell DNS Col Trengrove 46 ASP 340D Trengrove Racing Cars DNS Paul Trevethan 20 MGB GT V8 Broadwalk Racing Cars DNS Leigh Gribble 82 Grimas Leigh Gribble DNS Alan Newton 54 R&T Chevrolet Alan Newton DNS David Phillips 15 Lotus 23 David K Phillips DNS Warwick De Rose 24 Elfin 300Warwick De Rose is listed in an Elfin 300 in the Official Souvenir Programme. The Racing Car News Report has him in a Pegasus. Warwick De Rose DNS G. StollG. Stolle (Gordon) in "Grid Line-up", Racing Car News. G Stoll (FM Corolla) in Official Souvenir Programme 38 FM Corolla G Stoll DNS Chris Hocking 74 Gordon C2 Motorfast Datsun Key: DNF = Did not finish DNS = Did not start Race statistics Race distance: 30 laps, 88.2 miles, 141.9 km Pole position: Jim Phillips, 1:48.6 Number of starters: 23 Number of classified finishers: 7 Race time of winning car: 57:37.9 Fastest lap: Jim Phillips, 1:48.8 References and notes External links Elfin-Repco Holden MS7, www.ibcholdings.com.au Category:Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island