1965 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 November 1965.[1] It was the ninth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] It was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Lotus 23b.[4]

Race review

Australian international driver Frank Gardner set the fastest practice time driving Alec Mildren's Mildren Maserati, but an engine failure during a preliminary heat resulted in Gardner being a non-starter in the Tourist Trophy.[1] Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23, dominated the race with Greg Cusack (Lotus 23) placed second and Spencer Martin (Ferrari 250LM) third.[1] Englishman Ken Miles, driving a Shelby Cobra 427 entered by Shelby American, posed a threat to leaders Geoghegan and Cusack until a suspension failure on lap 34 led to his retirement.[1]

Results
Ian Geoghegan won the 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Lotus 23b, similar to the car pictured above
Position [1] Driver [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Time / Laps [1]
1 Ian Geoghegan 5 Lotus 23b [4] Total Team [4] 85:38.9 [4]
2 Greg Cusack 7 [5] Lotus 23 G.Cusack [4] 85:59.6 [4]
3 Spencer Martin 1 [6] Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce [4] 80 [4]
4 Bob Jane 6 [5] Jaguar E Type R. Jane [4] 77 [4]
5 Frank Demuth 26 [4] Lola Lane Cove Auto Port [4] 76 [4]
6 [4] Wal Donnelly Turner W. Donnelly [4] 74 [4]
? Bill Gates Lotus Elan ?
? Errol Sakzewski 91 [7] Porsche Carrera [4] ?
? Blair Salter 14 [8] Elfin MG ?
DNF Glyn Scott Lotus 15 Ann Thompson ?
DNF Ken Miles 4 Shelby Cobra 427 Shelby American 34
DNF Denis Geary 3 [8] Lotus 23B 23
DNF Les Howard Lotus 23 22
DNS Frank Gardner 2 [6] Mildren Maserati Alec Mildren Racing -
DNS [7] Ron Thorp [7] 69 [7] AC Cobra [7] -

Race statistics
  • Race distance: 83 laps – 125 miles [9] (200 km) [4]
  • Pole Position: Ian Geoghegan (Lotus 23b), 59.9s [4]
  • Number of starters: 13 [1]
  • Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
  • Winner's race time: 1:25:38.90 [9]
  • Winner's average speed: 87.23 mph [9]
  • Fastest lap: 60.9 - Ian Geoghegan [9]

References
  1. Australian TT Lakeside Qld, Australian Motor Sports, January 1966, pages 47 to 49
  2. Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
  3. Australian Title Conditions, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 70
  4. Des White, Lakeside: A.T.T., Racing Car News, January 1966, pages 20 & 21
  5. The Bruce Wells Collection - Lakeside, www.theroaringseason.com Retrieved 26 June 2014
  6. Geoghegan Takes Trophy, Modern Motor, January 1966, pages 62 & 63
  7. Bowden Family Cobra day at Lakeside, www.bowdensown.com.au, 14 April 2011 Archived 2 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 June 2014
  8. K.Shaw, There was Music by the Lakeside, Australian Auto Sportsman, January 1966, pages 27 to 29
  9. Another car trophy to Geoghegan, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 November, page 14
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