1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Australian Formula Ford Championship 1973 1972 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1974 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Drivers' Champion: John Leffler February 2019 February 2019 The 1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 156 to 160 It was the fourth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 87 to 89 The series, which was sponsored by TAA,T.A.A. Driver to Europe, Competition Communicator, January 1973, page 13 was won by John Leffler, driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F. Schedule thumb|John Leffler won the series driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F (pictured) The series was contested over nine rounds. Round Circuit State Date Round winner Car 1 Phillip Island Victoria 28 January John Leffler Bowin P4a 2 Warwick Farm New South Wales 11 February"Competitors' Final Instructions, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 11th February 1973" David Mingay Bowin P6F 3 Sandown Victoria 18 February Official Programme, Sandown, Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 1973 John Leffler Bowin P4a 4 Amaroo Park New South Wales 4 March CrossflowFF, Competition Communicator, March 1973, page 15 John Leffler Bowin P6F 5 Calder Raceway Victoria Peter Larner Wren 6 Oran Park New South Wales 20 MayOfficial Programme, Oran Park Raceway, Sunday, 20 May 1973 Enno Buesselmann Elfin 600 7 Hume Weir Victoria 10 June Official Programme, Hume Weir, June 10, 1973 Paul Bernasconi Bowin P4a 8 Lakeside Queensland John Leffler Bowin P6F 9 Warwick Farm New South Wales 15 July Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, July 15, 1973 John Leffler Bowin P6F Points system Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis at each round. The worst results from one round in New South Wales and from one round in Victoria were dropped from each drivers final points score. Series standings Position Driver Car EntrantRacing Car News, March 1973, page 58Racing Car News, March 1973, page 62Racing Car News, July 1973 Points 1 John Leffler Bowin P4a & Bowin P6F Grace Bros Race Team 68 2 David Mingay Bowin P6F David Mingay 61 3 Gerry Murphy Elfin 600 Gerard Murphy 48 4 Paul Bernasconi Bowin P4a Paul Bernasconi 43 5 Peter Larner Wren Bill Reynolds 34 = Terry Perkins Elfin 600 & Elfin 620 Strapp Ford 34 7 Geoffrey Brabham Elfin 620 Jack Brabham Ford 17 8 Dale Thompson Bowin P4a Dale Thompson 15 9 Chester Kernot Elfin 600B Chester Kernot 13 = Stephen Brook Bowin P4a S Brook 13 Note: All cars were powered by 1.6 litre Ford engines.What is Formula Ford, formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Note: Only the top ten points-scorers are shown in the above table. References TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Category:Australian Formula Ford Series