1972 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series explained

The 1972 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.^[1] It was the third annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.^[2]

The series was won by Bob Skelton driving a Bowin P4a.^[3]

Schedule

The series was contested over eight rounds.^[4]

Round	Circuit	State	Date	Winning driver[5]	Car
1	Warwick Farm	New South Wales	13 February	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a
2	Sandown	Victoria	20 February	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
3	Calder	Victoria	19 March	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a
4	Sandown	Victoria	16 April	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
5	Hume Weir	Victoria	11 June[6]	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
6	Oran Park	New South Wales	25 June	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
7	Warwick Farm	New South Wales	9 July	John Leffler	Bowin P4a
8	Amaroo Park	New South Wales	23 July	John Leffler	Bowin P4a

Points system

Series points were awarded on a 10-9-8-76-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each round.^[1]

Only the best three scores in Victorian races and the best three scores in New South Wales races were considered for each driver.^[1]

Series standings

Pos.	Driver	Car	Entrant	Points
1	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a	Finnie Ford P/L	57
2	John Leffler	Bowin P4a	John Leffler Racing Grace Bros. Race Team	55
3	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a	Jack Brabham Ford	53
4	Enno Busselmann	Elfin 600	Enno Busselmann	47
5	David Mingay	Birrana F71[7]	David Mingay	38
6	Mike Hall	Elfin 600	Michael Hall	30
7	Peter Larner	Wren	Bill Reynolds[8]	21
8	Len Searle	Bowin P4a	Len Searle Gary Cooke Motors	19
9	Gerry Murphy	Elfin 600	Gerry Murphy	17
10	David Green	Wren	Morley Ford	14
11	Murray Coombs	Wren	John Lucas Ford	13
=	Bob Kennedy	Elfin 600	Bob Kennedy	13
13	Doug Heasman	Bowin P4a	Doug Heasman	9
14	Peter Edwards	Elfin 600	Peter Edwards	8
15	Richard Carter	Hustler SC2 Talisman	Richard Carter	6
16	John Edmonds	Aztec AR8	John Edmonds	4
17	Mike Twigden	Elfin Catalina	Michael Twigden	1

Notes and References

1. So you want to go Formula Ford? Australian Auto Action, November 26, 1971, page 6
2. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 87
3. All in Bowins! Australian Auto Action, August 4, 1972, page 2
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510074102/http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/records/1972.php 1972 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
5. Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
6. TAA title chase warms up, Racing Car News, May 1972, pages 42 & 43
7. Australian Formula Ford Series 1972, Australian Motoring Yearbook, 1973 Edition, pages 144 & 145
8. Official Programme, Warwick Farm, February 13, 1972