Australian Gold Star Race
Mallala, 10 Oct 1966
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Harvey | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT14 [FL-1-65(I)] - Ford twin cam #76 R.C.Phillips |
47 | 64m 07.9s |
| 2 | Mike Champion | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT2 [FJ-12-62] - Ford #3 Competition Cars (see note 1) |
47 | 65m 14.0s |
| 3 | Jack Hunnam | (ANF2/1.1) 1.1-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6443] - Ford #10 Jack Hunnam Motors |
47 | 65m 30.1s |
| 4 | Stan Keen | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6549] - Ford twin cam #19 Stan Keen |
44 | |
| 5 | Dean Rainsford | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [6313] - Ford #41 Tudor Accessories |
43 | |
| 6 | Jimmy W Orr | (ANF2/1.1) Austin Special #84 Jimmy Orr |
38 | |
| 7 | Helene Bittner | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Rebelle - Ford #90 Helene Bittner |
36 | |
| R | Deane Clough | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6442] - Ford twin cam #23 Auto-Conversions |
31 | electrical |
| R | Mel McEwin | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6446] - Ford twin cam #16 Mel McEwin |
25 | gearbox |
| R | Garrie Cooper | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk IIB [MB6550] - Ford twin cam #2 Elfin Sports Cars |
21 | differential |
All cars are 2.5-litre Tasman unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrie Cooper | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk IIB [MB6550] - Ford twin cam | 1m 19.1s | ||
| 2 | Mel McEwin | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6446] - Ford twin cam | 1m 19.3s | ||
| 3 | John Harvey | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT14 [FL-1-65(I)] - Ford twin cam | 1m 19.4s | ||
| 4 | Deane Clough | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6442] - Ford twin cam | 1m 21.3s | ||
| 5 | Mike Champion | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT2 [FJ-12-62] - Ford | 1m 22.7s | ||
| 6 | Jack Hunnam | (ANF2/1.1) 1.1-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6443] - Ford | 1m 23.0s | ||
| 7 | Stan Keen | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Mono Mk I [M6549] - Ford twin cam | 1m 24.5s | ||
| 8 | Dean Rainsford | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Elfin Junior [6313] - Ford | 1m 25.7s | ||
| 9 | Jimmy W Orr | (ANF2/1.1) Austin Special | 1m 29.5s | ||
| 10 | Helene Bittner | (ANF1.5) 1.5-litre Rebelle - Ford | 1m 34.4s | ||
Notes on the cars:
- Brabham BT2 [FJ-12-62] (Mike Champion): 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.
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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