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Hordern Trophy

Warwick Farm, 5 Dec 1965

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Bib Stillwell Brabham BT11A [IC-2-64] - Climax FPF 4
#6 B.S. Stillwell
34 54m 43.2s
2 Leo Geoghegan (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 32 [32-FL-7] - Ford twin cam
#11 Total Team
34 55m 22.5s
3 John McDonald Cooper T70 [FL-1-64] - Climax FPF 4
#9 Bill Patterson Motors (see note 1)
34 56m 07.7s
4 John Harvey (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT14 [FL-1-65(I)] - Ford twin cam
R.C.Phillips
33
5 Bob Jane (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6444] - Ford twin cam
Bob Jane Autoland
33
6 Glyn Scott (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 27 [27-JM-18] - Ford twin cam
Glyn Scott Motors
33
7 Peter Williamson (ANF2/1.1) 1-litre Elfin Junior [6418] - Imp
J.P. McGuire
31
8 Ian Fergusson (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [623] - Ford
Ian Fergusson
31
9 Ken Shirvington (ANF2/1.1) 1.1-litre Lotus 20B - Ford
K. Shirvington
30
10 Max Stewart (ANF2/1.1) 1.1-litre Rennmax BN1 - Ford
Max Stewart Motors
30
R Spencer Martin Brabham BT11A [IC-4-64] - Climax FPF 4
#1 Scuderia Veloce
32 throttle spring
R Frank Gardner (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT2 [FJ-12-62] - Ford twin cam
#2 Alec Mildren Racing (see note 2)
16 wheel bearing
R Greg Cusack (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT10 [IC-6-64] - Ford twin cam
#7 Greg Cusack (see note 3)
9 clutch
UNK Les Howard (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 27 [27-JM-11] - Ford twin cam
Howard & Sons

UNK Mike Champion (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [6310] - Ford
Competition Cars

UNK Noel Potts (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [627] - Ford
Noel Potts

All cars are 2.5-litre Tasman unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Greg Cusack (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT10 [IC-6-64] - Ford twin cam 1m 35.8s
2 Bib Stillwell (Tasman) 2.5-litre Brabham BT11A [IC-2-64] - Climax FPF 4 1m 35.8s
3 Spencer Martin (Tasman) 2.5-litre Brabham BT11A [IC-4-64] - Climax FPF 4 1m 36.2s
4 Leo Geoghegan (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 32 [32-FL-7] - Ford twin cam 1m 36.4s
5 Frank Gardner (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT2 [FJ-12-62] - Ford twin cam 1m 36.4s
6 John McDonald (Tasman) 2.5-litre Cooper T70 [FL-1-64] - Climax FPF 4 1m 38.8s
7 John Harvey (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT14 [FL-1-65(I)] - Ford twin cam 1m 39.2s
8 Glyn Scott (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 27 [27-JM-18] - Ford twin cam 1m 39.5s
9 Bob Jane (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6444] - Ford twin cam 1m 39.5s
10 Max Stewart (ANF2/1.1) 1.1-litre Rennmax BN1 - Ford 1m 42.9s
11 Les Howard (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 27 [27-JM-11] - Ford twin cam 1m 46.1s
12 Mike Champion (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [6310] - Ford 1m 46.6s
13 Ian Fergusson (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [623] - Ford 1m 46.8s
14 Ken Shirvington (ANF2/1.1) 1.1-litre Lotus 20B - Ford 1m 47.6s
15 Peter Williamson (ANF2/1.1) 1-litre Elfin Junior [6418] - Imp 1m 48.2s
16 Noel Potts (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [627] - Ford 1m 49.6s

Notes on the cars:

  1. Cooper T70 [FL-1-64] (John McDonald): New for Tim Mayer to drive as a Bruce McLaren Motor Racing entry in the 1964 Tasman Cup. Mayer finished second at Levin and Teretonga, and third at Pukekohe. For Warwick Farm, he swapped cars with team leader Bruce McLaren, and McLaren then took FL-1-64 to second place at Warwick Farm and at Longford, winning the Tasman Championship by six points from his great rival Jack Brabham, Retained for the 1965 Tasman Cup to be driven by Phil Hill but raced by McLaren at Pukekohe after he damged his new T79 in the Heat. Hill toook three podium finishes in this car. Sold to Bill Patterson and entered for John McDonald in Australian Gold Star events in 1965, in the 1966 Tasman series and in Gold Star again in 1966. Sold to Don O'Sullivan prior to the Internationals in February 1967, but he failed to qualify at Lakeside or at Warwick Farm. O'Sullivan then raced it in Western Australia, primarily at Caversham, in 1967. It was sold to Gordon Stephenson (Perth, WA) in February 1968 and he raced it eight times that season. In March 1969, he sold it to Ken Jones (Hamilton Hill, WA), and it passed from Jones to Ken Barnard (Sydney, NSW). Barnard sold it to Richard Berryman (Melbourne, Victoria) in 1974. Remained with Richard Berryman until 1985 when it passed to his son Adam Berryman (Melbourne, Victoria). An extensive restoration began in 2001 which was finally completed in early 2010. Raced by Adam in the NZ Motor Racing Festival in January 2010, at Winton in August 2010, and at Phillip Island and the Australian Grand Prix historic demonstration in 2011. Now numbered FL/2/64.
  2. Brabham BT2 [FJ-12-62] (Frank Gardner): Sold via Brabham's Australian agent Alec Mildren Pty Ltd to David Walker, and raced by Walker in 1963, 1964 and early 1965. Raced by Ralph Sach in 1965 then a Mildren entry with a 1500cc Ford twin cam for Frank Gardner and Kevin Bartlett during the 1965/66 season. To Competition Cars (Aust) for Mike Champion in the 1966 and 1967 Gold Star seasons, then to Brian Page for 1968. Entered by Graham Collier for Jack Bono in 1969. Through Australian owners Chris Farrell 1971, James Crawford 1973, Greg Kinlin 1977 and Graham Healey 1984 to Bryan Miller 1984 who restored it to Alec Mildren late 1965 spec with Ford twin-cam and raced extensively. To Colin Haste (Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia) 1998 and raced extensively in Australian Formula Junior Association events.
  3. Brabham BT10 [IC-6-64] (Greg Cusack): Having driven a late-season Brabham BT6 for Scuderia Veloce in 1964, Greg Cusack bought a new Brabham BT10 which carried the non-standard plate 'IC-6-64' and fitted it with a 1500cc Ford twin cam engine for ANF1½ in 1965. The car probably came via Brabham's Australian agent Alec Mildren Pty Ltd. Cusack retained this for the first few months of 1966 and then sold it to Don Macdonald for racing in New Zealand in 1967 and 1968. It then went to Wayne Murdoch for the 1968/69 season and he returned with the car for the 1970 Internationals but it was then described as a BT18. The car was then acquired by Frank Radisich, converted to Formula Ford spec and sold to Peter Mahoney who raced it from 1971 to 1973. It may then have been the "BT18" raced by Ron Duirs in the 1973/74 and 1974/75 seasons. Then unknown until acquired by Richard Armstrong (New Zealand) as a rolling chassis in 1977, who planned to turn it into a hillclimb car with a Lotus-Ford twin-cam engine, but other commitments put paid to those plans. The car has remained in storage with Richard ever since, and, in 2017, his intention was to restore it to NZ National Formula specification.

Sources

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