Australian Formula 2 Race
Winton, 19 Aug 1979
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Engel | Cheetah Mk6 [63-06] - Ford |
25 | 32m 19.2s |
| 2 | Ron Trim | Rennmax BN7 - Ford |
25 | 33m 13.7s |
| 3 | Tom Crozier | Cheetah Mk6 [62-10] - Volkswagen Golf single cam |
24 | 33m 19.5s |
| 4 | Brian Shead | Cheetah Mk6 [63-1] - Toyota Celica single cam |
24 | |
| 5 | Ian Carrig | CRD - Ford |
24 | |
| 6 | Bob Prendergast | Cheetah Mk6 [62-12] - Volkswagen Golf single cam |
23 | |
| 7 | Ian Lloyd | Elfin 623 [74442] |
23 | |
| 8 | Geoff Forsyth | Cheetah - Toyota Celica single cam |
23 | |
| 9 | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk5 [53-6] - Toyota Celica single cam |
22 | |
| 10 | Rick James | HTG - Toyota single cam |
22 | |
| R | Hugh Gartley | Cheetah Mk4 [43-4] - Toyota Celica single cam |
16 | |
| R | John Smith | Ralt RT1/77 [91] - Ford (see note 1) |
9 | hit bank |
| R | John Bowe | Elfin 792 [79201] - Volkswagen Golf Elfin |
hit McLaughlan and damaged suspension | |
| R | Vince McLaughlan | Cheetah - Toyota Celica single cam |
hit by Bowe while being lapped | |
| R | Bob Power | Cheetah Mk6 [63-3] - Toyota Celica single cam |
1 | spun, took out Crabtree and Prendergast |
| R | David Crabtree | Cheetah Mk6E - Ford |
1 | taken out by Power |
| UNK | Brian Sampson | Cheetah Mk6 [63-2] - Toyota Celica single cam |
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| UNK | Ian Bland | (ANF2) 1.3-litre Cheetah Mk5 [53-4] - Toyota Corolla "K" |
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| UNK | Frank Curcio | Brabham |
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All cars are 1.6-litre ANF2 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Smith | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/77 [91] - Ford | |||
| 2 | Brian Shead | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk6 [63-1] - Toyota Celica single cam | |||
| 3 | John Bowe | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Elfin 792 [79201] - Volkswagen Golf Elfin | |||
| 4 | Brian Sampson | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk6 [63-2] - Toyota Celica single cam | |||
| 5 | Peter Macrow | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk5 [53-6] - Toyota Celica single cam | |||
| 6 | Geoff Forsyth | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah - Toyota Celica single cam | |||
| 7 | Bob Power | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk6 [63-3] - Toyota Celica single cam | |||
| 8 | David Crabtree | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk6E - Ford | |||
| 9 | Bob Prendergast | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk6 [62-12] - Volkswagen Golf single cam | |||
| 10 | Graham Engel | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk6 [63-06] - Ford | |||
| 11 | Tom Crozier | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk6 [62-10] - Volkswagen Golf single cam | |||
| 12 | Ian Carrig | (ANF2) 1.6-litre CRD - Ford | |||
| 13 | Ian Bland | (ANF2) 1.3-litre Cheetah Mk5 [53-4] - Toyota Corolla "K" | |||
| 14 | Hugh Gartley | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah Mk4 [43-4] - Toyota Celica single cam | |||
| 15 | Ian Lloyd | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Elfin 623 [74442] | |||
| 16 | Vince McLaughlan | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Cheetah - Toyota Celica single cam | |||
| 17 | Ron Trim | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Rennmax BN7 - Ford | DNP | ||
| 18 | Rick James | (ANF2) 1.6-litre HTG - Toyota single cam | DNP | ||
| 19 | Frank Curcio | (ANF2) 1.6-litre Brabham | DNP | ||
Notes on the cars:
- Ralt RT1/77 [91] (John Smith): New to Larry Perkins (Victoria, Australia) for the 1978 New Zealand Formula Pacific series. Then to John Smith (NEW, Australia) and raced in the 1979 New Zealand series. Smith used the car in some Rothmans International and Gold Star races later in 1979, still with its BDA engine, before converting it to single cam ANF2 specification for the Australian ANF2 series. Again raced by Smith in New Zealand in January 1980, then in ANF1 and ANF2 events in Australia. Retained for a third season in 1981, and used in the New Zealand series and in the National Panasonic Formula Pacific series in Australia. Smith then bought a new Ralt RT4/81, but the RT1 was retained as a spare car, and loaned to Brett Fisher for the 1982 Australian GP. Raced by Terry Ryan in ANF2 in 1984.
Sources
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