- Schedule
- Points system
- Series standings
- References
- External links
The 1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] The series, which was organised by the Light Car Club and the Formula Ford Association,[1] was the fourteenth Australian national series for Formula Fords.[2] The series was won by Bruce Connolly driving a Galloway and a Van Diemen.[1] ScheduleThe series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.[1] generated with de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7<\\hiddentext>>| Round [1] | Circuit [1] | Date [1] | Round winner [1] | Car [1] | | 1 | Sandown | 20 February | Bruce Connolly | Galloway | | 2 | Amaroo Park | 10 April | Bruce Connolly | Galloway | | 3 | Surfers Paradise | 15 May | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin | | 4 | Oran Park | 29 May | Michael Quinn | Lola | | 5 | Amaroo Park | 10 July | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin | | 6 | Calder | 31 July | Bruce Connolly | Galloway | | 7 | Sandown | 11 September | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin | | 8 | Winton | 16 October | Bruce Connolly | Van Diemen | Points systemPoints were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.[1] Series standingsgenerated with de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7<\\hiddentext>>| Position [1] | Driver [1] | Car [1] | Entrant | San [1] | Ama [1] | Sur [1] | Ora [1] | Ama [1] | San [1] | Win [1] | Total [1] | | 1 | Bruce Connolly | Galloway &
Van Diemen | | 20 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 130 | | 2 | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin | | 4 | - | 20 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 20 | - | 86 | | 3 | Geoff Walters | Elwyn | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | 61 | | 4 | Laurie Bennett | Wren | | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | 6 | - | 10 | 12 | 49 | | 5 | Ron Barnacle | Elfin | | - | 6 | 4 | - | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 47 | | 6 | Michael Quinn | Lola | | - | 15 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | 45 | | 7 | David Roberts | PRS | | 15 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | 39 | | 8 | Warwick Rooklyn | Royale | | 8 | - | 15 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 35 | | 9 | Mark Forrester | PRS | | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 15 | - | 8 | 31 | | 10 | Mark Day | Wren | | - | - | - | 6 | - | 12 | - | 10 | 28 | | 11 | David Stanley | Image | | - | 10 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 20 | | 12 | Teddy Angelo | Hawk | | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 15 | | 13= | Gary Jones | Van Diemen | | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 8 | | 13= | John Edmonds | Birrana | | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | 8 | | 13= | Peter Randalls | Elfin | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | | 13= | Roger Martin | PRS | | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | | 17 | David Harrison | Elfin | | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | | 18= | Richard Carter | Matek | | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | | 18= | Mark Grierson | Elfin | | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | | 20= | Tim Murray | Elwyn | | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | | 20= | Steve Price | Bowin | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | | 22= | Martin Tighe | Van Diemen | | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | | 22= | Alan Bisset | Wren | | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | | 22= | Paul Feltham | PRS | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | | 25= | Matthew Ruggles | Elfin | | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | | 25= | Terry Kay | Bowin | | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | | 25= | Anthony Swan | Hawk | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | | 25= | Chris Meaden | Elfin | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Note: All cars were powered by a mandatory 1600cc Ford pushrod engine.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stewart Wilson, Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 284 to 287
2. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org]
3. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwPzl4IT4r8 1983 Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series R2 Amaroo, www.youtube.com] Retrieved 1 April 2017
External links- Formula Ford, autopics.com.au
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