1978 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1978 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Calder circuit in Victoria, Australia on 3 December 1978.[1] It was open to Group A Sports Cars [2] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title.[2] The race, which was the sixteenth Australian Tourist Trophy,[3] was won by Greg Doidge driving an Elfin 360.[4]

Results
The race winning Elfin 360, pictured in 2008
Position [1] Driver [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Laps [1]
1 Greg Doidge Elfin 360 Repco [5] Stihl Chain Saws 50
2 Paul Gibson 3 Rennmax Repco 5.0 Shellsport 50
3 Grant Gibson 11 Rennmax Repco 3.0 Shellsport 49
4 Ross Wymss Allison Datsun John Allison 47
5 Peter Jones Cheetah Corolla Motor Improvements 47
6 Derek Fry Cheetah Corolla Tubeframe Australia 47
7 Barry Main Bolwell Nagari Brian Wood Ford 46
8 John Horswell Puma Corolla Wanjay Waste 44
DNF Hinrichs ? ? ?
DNF Walters ? ? ?
DNF Singleton McLaren ? ?
DNF Drewer ? ? ?
DNF Bignall Lotus 23B ? ?
DNF ? ? ? ?
DNF ? ? ? ?
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Disq Ken Hastings Volkswagen Karmann Ghia ? ?

Race Statistics
  • Race distance: 50 laps, 50 miles, 80.5 km [6]
  • Race time of winning car: 37:28.2 [1]
  • Number of starters: 18 [1]
  • Number of finishers: 8 [1]

References & notes
  1. Greg Stanfield, Aust. Title to Doidge, Racing Car News, January 1978, pages 58 to 61
  2. Australian Title Conditions, 1978 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 88
  3. Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  4. Chris de Fraga, Janson coasts to win at Calder, The Age, Monday, 4 December 1978, page 27
  5. Australian Tourist Trophy 1978 Standings, www.driverdb.com Retrieved on 29 July 2014
  6. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183
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