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1966 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 7 March 1966.[1] It was the tenth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] It was won by Frank Matich[1] driving an Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile.[4][1]

Layout of the Longford Circuit (1953-1968)

Results

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Frank Matich won the 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy driving an Elfin 400, similar to the example pictured above
 
The Lolita won the Up to 1100cc class driven by Bob Holden. The car is pictured in 2018.
Position[5] Driver[5] No.[5] Car[5] Entrant[6] Class pos.[1] Class[1] Laps[5] Time[7] /
Remarks
1 Frank Matich 2 Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile[4][1] Laurie O'Neill Peterbilt 1 3001cc and over 23 60:40.4
2 Alan Hamilton 60 Porsche 904 Spyder[8][1] Porsche Distributors Pty. Ltd. 1 1501 to 2000cc 23 60:53.8
3 Spencer Martin 1 Ferrari 250LM[9] Scuderia Veloce 2 3001cc and over 23 61:22.3
4 Lionel Ayers 11 Lotus 23B Motor Racing Components 1 1101 to 1500cc 22
5 Dick Thurston 66 Monaco Oldsmobile Pitstop Car Sales 3 3001cc and over 22
6 Wally Mitchell 9 RM1 East Burwood Motors Pty. Ltd. 1 2001 to 3000cc 21
7 Kerry Cox 28 Paramount Jaguar Mowbray Shell Service Station 4[10] 3001cc and over 20
8 Bruno Carosi 19 Carosi B Type Bruno Carosi 2 2001 to 3000cc 18
9 Bob Holden[11] 113 Lolita Killara Motor Garage 1 Up to 1100cc 16
10 Alan Ling 30 Lotus Super 7 Alan Ling 2[10] 1101 to 1500cc[6] 16
11 Greg Ellis 52 MGA Greg Ellis 2 1501 to 2000cc 14
12 Paul Bolton 3 Lotus 23B Town & Country Garage Pty. Ltd. - 1101 to 1500cc[6] 11 Gearbox[11]
13 Frank Demuth 5 Lotus 23B Lane Cove Auto Port - 1101 to 1500cc[6] 7 Head gasket[11]
14 Steve Holland 23 Lotus 23B Ford Team Harper[5] - 6 Brakes[11]
15 Kevin Bartlett[12] 47 Alfa Romeo GTA[13] Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. - 1501 to 2000cc[6] 6 Head gasket[11]
16 John Stillard 13 Elfin Motor Improvements - 1501 to 2000cc[6] 4
17 Ross Ambrose[7] 50 Elfin Ford Cortina Ross R. Ambrose - 1101 to 1500cc 3
18 Bob Wright 111 Tasma 1500 Burnie Speed Shop - 1501 to 2000cc[6] 2
19 Max Brunninghausen 32 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ[12] Ralph Sach Motors - 1501 to 2000cc[6] 1 Head gasket[11]
DNS[11] Les Howard[11] 16[6] Lotus 23B[6] Howard & Sons Racing Team - Up to 1100cc[6] - Engine failure[11]

Race statistics:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Record average speed proves Stewart now world’s best, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1966, page 23
  2. ^ a b Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
  3. ^ Conditions for Australia Titles, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 70 to 72
  4. ^ a b Frank Matich Elfin 400 Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Official Results, 4th South Pacific Championship, Final Round of Tasman Cup and Australian Tourist Trophy
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Programme, Longford, 4th South Pacific Championship Meeting 1966
  7. ^ a b c Last years results, Official Programme, Longford, 1967
  8. ^ Alan Hamilton Porsche 904 Spyder Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
  9. ^ Sports car aces and machines, Courier Mail, Saturday, 5 March 1966
  10. ^ a b Class position not quoted in the Mercury report
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Racing Car News, April 1966, pages 32-33
  12. ^ a b Romsey Quints, Longford Anti-Climax, Sports Car World, May 1966, pages 48 to 50
  13. ^ Longford, Modern Motor, May 1966, page 33
  14. ^ Barry Green, Longford - Fast Track Back, page 134
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