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Australian Gold Star Race

Mallala, 12 Oct 1970

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Leo Geoghegan (ANF1) 2-litre Lotus 59 [59-FB-14] - Waggott TC4V
#1 Geoghegans Sporty Cars (see note 1)
50 58m 55.4s
2 Max Stewart (ANF1) 1.6-litre Mildren (Rennmax) - Waggott TC4V
#6 Alec Mildren Racing
50 59m 00.4s
3 Barry Kirk (ANF2) 1.6-litre Elfin 600B [6804] - Ford twin cam
#13 Barjan Mobile Auto Elec.
41
4 Malcolm Ramsay Elfin 600C [6908] - Repco 830 V8
#8 Elfin GT Harrison Racing Tm
40
5 Helene Bittner (ANF2) 1.6-litre Rebelle - Ford
#90 Helene Bittner
33
R Bob Muir Mildren 'Mono' - Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 V8
#5 Alec Mildren Racing (see note 2)
35 accident
R John McCormack Elfin 600C [7011] - Repco 740 V8
#4 John McCormack
35 accident
R Chris Milton (ANF3) 1.1-litre Elfin Mono Mk IID [MD6957] - Ford
#89 Volkwreck of S.A.
33 battery
R Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D [7012] - Repco 830 V8
#2 Elfin GT Harrison Racing Tm
21 camshaft
R John Harvey Jane - Repco 830 V8
#3 Bob Jane Racing (see note 3)
16 suspension
R Johnnie Walker (ANF2) 1.6-litre Elfin 600B [7018] - Ford twin cam
#25 Gilbert Motor Bodies
2
R Don Fraser Cicada [3] - BRM s4
#10 Don Fraser
2

All cars are 2.5-litre Tasman unless noted.

Qualifying
1 John McCormack (Tasman) 2.5-litre Elfin 600C [7011] - Repco 740 V8 1m 09.0s
2 Leo Geoghegan (ANF1) 2-litre Lotus 59 [59-FB-14] - Waggott TC4V 1m 09.1s
3 Garrie Cooper (Tasman) 2.5-litre Elfin 600D [7012] - Repco 830 V8 1m 09.1s
4 Bob Muir (Tasman) 2.5-litre Mildren 'Mono' - Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 V8 1m 09.5s
5 John Harvey (Tasman) 2.5-litre Jane - Repco 830 V8 1m 09.5s
6 Malcolm Ramsay (Tasman) 2.5-litre Elfin 600C [6908] - Repco 830 V8 1m 09.7s
7 Max Stewart (ANF1) 1.6-litre Mildren (Rennmax) - Waggott TC4V 1m 10.2s
8 Johnnie Walker (ANF2) 1.6-litre Elfin 600B [7018] - Ford twin cam 1m 14.6s
9 Chris Milton (ANF3) 1.1-litre Elfin Mono Mk IID [MD6957] - Ford 1m 19.7s
10 Barry Kirk (ANF2) 1.6-litre Elfin 600B [6804] - Ford twin cam 1m 21.2s
11 Helene Bittner (ANF2) 1.6-litre Rebelle - Ford 1m 22.3s
12 Don Fraser (Tasman) 2.5-litre Cicada [3] - BRM s4 1m 39.5s

Notes on the cars:

  1. Lotus 59 [59-FB-14] (Leo Geoghegan): New to Australia Lotus importer Leo Geoghegan, replacing his very successful but ageing Lotus 39-Repco. The Lotus was fitted with a 2-litre Waggott TC4V engine and used in Australian National Formula 1 and Tasman events in 1970 and 1971.  He won two Australian Gold Star race in this car, at Warwick Farm in September 1970 and at Mallala a few weeks later.  After spending 1972 on the sidelines, the Lotus was sold to Bob and Gary Johns for 1973, fitted with a Ford twin cam engine, and used in Australian Formula 2 from 1973 to 1975. By 1985, it had been acquired by John Holmes (Toowoomba, Queensland), and was restored to its original Waggott configuration.
  2. Mildren 'Mono' (Bob Muir): Designed by Len Bailey and built by Alan Mann Racing for Alec Mildren Racing in Australia in late 1968, when it was raced by Frank Gardner using one of 2.5-litre Alfa T33 V8 engines from the team's Brabham BT23D. Raced by Gardner in the 1969 Tasman series, then by Kevin Bartlett in the 1969 Gold Star series. Later in 1969 it was fitted a Waggott TC4V engine, and Bartlett used it in this form in the 1970 Tasman and the 1970 Gold Star. It was sold to Bob Muir at the end of 1970 and raced by him through 1971 and early 1972, both with his 2-litre Waggott engine and with a Ford twin cam engine for Southeast Asian events. Then to Ray Winter and used in ANF2 in 1973 and 1974. Winter used the car again on occasion in 1975 and 1976. Later on, when the new single-cam Australian F2 was introduced, the old Mildren was raced in that category by Greg Ferrall. Then unknown until acquired by Lionel Ayres and restored. The car was retained by Bruce Ayres after his father Lionel's death in 2013.
  3. Jane (John Harvey): Built by Bob Jane's team using a frame supplied by Bob Britton to the Brabham BT23 pattern. The car was a replacement for the team's Brabham BT23E, and had a lower nose and higher cockpit than its predecessor, and triangular sidepods. It first raced at Lakeside's Gold Star round on 7 Jun 1970, driven by John Harvey, and Harvey later won a Gold Star race at Sandown Park in September. It was unused during 1971 and then sold to Fred Wheelhouse (St Albans, Victoria), rebuilt to ANF2 specification and registered with CAMS as a "Brabham BT23D". Sold to Rod Housego 1974 and moved to Western Australia, then sold in 1975 to Dominic Mannello (Perth), who fitted Brabham BT36 bodywork and a 1600cc Fiat twin cam engine for the 1978 ANF2. Retained by Mannello until sold to West Australian Racing Museum owner Neil McCrudden in 2001. Used in historic racing between 2007 and 2015 by Lance Carwardine as the "Brabham Jane".

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

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