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1963 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1963 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 9 June 1963.[1] It was the seventh annual Australian Tourist Trophy race, and it was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers' Club,[3] was won by Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23.[1]

Layout of the Lowood Airfield Circuit (1946-1966)

Results

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Ian Geoghegan won the race driving a Lotus 23, similar to the example pictured above
Position[3] Driver[3] No.[3] Car[3] Entrant[3] Class pos.[3] Class[3] Laps[3]
1 Ian Geoghegan 5 Lotus 23 Total Racing Team 1 1100 to 2000 cc 27
2 John Martin 111[4] Lola Martin's Neutral Bay Motors 1 Up to 1100cc
3 Les Howard 75[4] Lotus XI Howard & Sons Racing Team 2 Up to 1100cc
4 Bill Gates Elfin Clubman GP Cars 2 1100 to 2000 cc
5 Ron Thorp 39 Aston Martin DB3S Ron Thorp's Bargain Barn 1 Over 2000 cc
6[4] Bill Weekes[4] Elfin GP Cars 3 Up to 1100cc
7[4] P Underwood Holden Special P Underwood 2 Over 2000 cc
? Ann Thompson 21 Lotus XV Ford Mrs A Thompson 4 Up to 1100cc
? L Weiley MGTC Rawsthorne's Garage 3 1100 to 2000 cc
? A Yannuccelli MGA A Yannuccelli 4 1100 to 2000 cc
? Ted Laker Lotus Super 7
? Kinnane Austin-Healey Sprite
? Blair Salter Elfin
? Casey MGA
? Harding Austin-Healey Sprite
? Saba MGA
? Williams Peugeot
? Tapsall 45 Elford
? Brewer Simca Special
? Austin MGA
? Doug Bright MGTC
? Hawley Austin-Healey Sprite
? Brian Tebble MGTD
? York Holden Special
DNF John French 16[5] Turner Alec Mildren 1100 to 2000 cc 24
DNF[4] Orlando (Tony) Basile[6] Porsche Carrera 23[4]
DNF[4] Bev Fleming Lotus XI 15[4]
DNF Tom Sulman Lotus XV 1100 to 2000 cc
DNF[4] Turner Centaur 6[4]
DNS Denis Geary Centaur Repco Holden -
DNS[4] Greg Cusack[4] 7[7] Elfin Mallala[4] Scuderia Veloce 1100 to 2000 cc -

Race statistics

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  • Race distance: 27 laps – 80 miles[1]
  • Number of starters: 29[3]
  • Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
  • Winner's race time: 55 minutes 23.0 seconds[3]
  • Fastest lap: 1 minute 57.5 seconds, Ian Geoghegan, (Lotus 23)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Speedster makes it 22 starts, 22 wins, The Courier Mail, Monday, 10 June 1963, page 19
  2. ^ Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Total team Lotus 23 wins the Aust. TT, Australian Motor Sports, August 1963, pages 28, 29, 30 & 40
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Des White, Ian Geoghegan wins Australian Tourist Trophy, Lowood, Racing Car News, July 1963, pages 1 & 4
  5. ^ Sportlight, Modern Motor, August 1963, page 91
  6. ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167
  7. ^ Lowood, 9 June 1963, mechanic Bruce Burr tends to Greg Cusack’s Elfin Mallala, aussieroadracing.homestead.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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