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Autumn 2012 Edition No
AUSTRALIAN FORMULA JUNIOR ASSOCIATION Incorporated in Victoria A0049958Z 13 Inglis Road, Berwick Vic. 3806 Australia Email: [email protected] www.australianformulajunior.com Executive Committee President Roger Ealand 02 6677 7210 Secretary Kelvin Prior 03 9707 1652 Vic. Rep. Norm Falkiner 03 9822 5974 NSW Rep. Tony Simmons 0407 709 915 Qld. Rep. Allan Conway 07 3206 4798 WA Rep Neil McCrudden 08 9417 3080 IPP/SA Rep. Mike Shearer 08 8370 9333 PITSTOP AUTUMN 2012 EDITION NO. 58 PRESIDENTS REPORT BY ROGER EALAND Here is your question for this edition of Pitstop. “How much faster are Formula Juniors now than they ever were in their day”? Slightly unfair question because we know that the track surfaces have improved and to some extent so have tyres, certainly dampers and springs are better understood and engine materials are probably stronger, cranks and valve gear and the like and these engines probably rev more freely. The answer is that they are not faster it seems. Goodwood is one of the very few circuits unchanged since 1963, resurfaced of course and some safety improvements (not many you understand), but no one has managed to beat Peter Arundell’s 1963 time on this circuit, despite some first class driving now and spirited competition. It you got the answer correct, go to the front of the class and I will give you a bag of sweets next time I see you. Thinking of Peter Arundell and the giants of Formula Junior, it is great to start our 2012 racing season at one of the most glorious venues in the world - Phillip Island. -
Welcome to the Worlds Most Cost-Effective Formula 3 Championship
Welcome to the worlds most cost-effective Formula 3 Championship. Welcome to the Formula 3 The quest to win a title steeped in history and But go back before the 2005 season and big won by some of the biggest names in Austral- names now fill the list of successes in The long and Australian Drivers asian motorsport. Australian Formula 3. Karl Reindler, Michael Championship. Caruso, Will Power – all now elite in their In 2005, the ADC went international as chosen fields be it domestically, or twisting Fifty-four years ago, Australian racing legend Formula 3 – now Australia’s premier ‘wings internationally. Bib Stilwell took his Ferrari 500 to victories at and slicks’ category – took custodianship of Caversham, Albert Park, Lowood, Mount the Gold Star. The 2011 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Cham- road to the Panorama, Port Wakefield and Phillip Island, pionship – as it has been for six years now – to win the very first Australian Drivers Champi- Since then drivers from eleven different coun- is a mix. A mix of the worlds pre-eminent onship. tries have come to do battle in Australia’s junior development formulae in Formula 3, top starts fastest cars on Australia’s best circuits. Four and Australia’s most storied racing award. With it, Bib won the now coveted CAMS Gold Britons have now won the title, Ben Clucas, Star award, affirming his position as the best James Winslow, Joey Foster and Ben Barker It’s a combination that has delivered intense ‘top level’ open-wheel driver in Australia. all etching themselves on a now 54-year old racing, fantastic entertainment, and the skills here. -
The First Elfin "Works" 1500 Chassis No. 625 Driver Frank Matich
The First Elfin "Works" 1500 Chassis No. 625 Driver Frank Matich In Late 1962 Garrie Cooper sent a number of Elfin products to the Sydney Motor show to display what the South Australian manufacturer was producing at that time. On the stand were 2 Formula Juniors, one with the normal 1100cc engine the other with 1475cc, a Clubman and a rolling chassis with gearbox fitted. At the conclusion of the Motor Show, Elfin invited all the leading drivers to Warwick Farm to test the 3 cars. The Elfin stand Sydney Motor Show later September 1962 SCW On the Test day quite a few of the leading drivers of the time turned up to sample what Elfin had produced. These included Johnny Martin, David McKay, Alan Ferguson, Charlie Smith, Doug Kelly, Bruce Polain, Arnold Glass, Peter Williamson and of course Frank Matich and others. In the end Garrie Cooper saw that Matich had got the most out of the cars that day and asked him to be their agent for NSW and to use the cars in competition to further expose Elfin to the wider racing fraternity. Elfin FJ 625 becomes the "Works" 1500 Driver Frank Matich After the test day, Garrie left 625 (now fitted with the 1500 engine) in Matich's care to run in the Hordern Trophy race in mid October. 627 returned with Garrie to the factory to have modifications made to it at Matich's suggestion. Apparently Frank had a few tricks he wanted to try in the other chassis and Garrie took it back to Adelaide to incorporate them. -
2009Teampackage.Pdf
The Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship In the past two seasons the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship has risen to new heights. Stronger fields and closer racing than ever before has thrilled spectators and TV audiences right around Australia and indeed the world. With the great tradition of both the Australian Drivers Championship and international Formula 3 competition behind it, the 2009 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship looks to be the best yet... Renewed. Reinvigorated. Rebranded. In 2009 Fifty two Therefore F3 champions who won in the Gold Star era – Mixing some of the most impressive open wheel racing cars years of Australian Drivers Championship tradition, and from 2005 onwards – can now more easily be recognised going around and young talent all competing for a future in ten years of competitive Formula 3 racing in Australia will in the same breath as similar winners like Mark Skaife, motorsport, the F3ADC is a melting pot of amazing racing come closer together under one banner to grow Austra- John Bowe, Alf Costanzo, Bib Stilwell and lex Davison. and creates one hell of a show. lia’s premier Open Wheel category to new heights. It’s all about tying in the latest generation of Australian Open Wheel racing to it’s amazing past. Racing in four states (See the 2009 information page) and Previously promoted under the often confusing banner of at some of the best tracks in the country, the F3ADC offers either ‘The Australian Formula 3 Championship’, the a huge variety of markets, of circuits and of exposure po- Hence the series also continues to have international ‘Australian Drivers Championship or ‘The Gold Star’, 2009 tential for series partners. -
Category Name Car Number
Lotus Sydney Tasman Revival Category Name Car Number Formula 5000 Dudley Cunningham 1973 Lola T332 2 Steve Ross 1973 McRae GM1 5 Paul Trevethan 1975 Elfin MR6 9 Bryan Sala 1977 Elfin MR8 11 Russell Greer 1973 Lola T332 14 Stuart Lush 1973 McRae GM1 22 Stan Redmond 1976 Lola T332C 25 Bob Harborow 1970 Lola T192 26 Gregory Thornton 1973 Chevron B24 32 Aaron Lewis 1972 Matich A50 44 Andrew Robson 1973 Lola T332 63 Philip Jewell 1969 McKee Mk 8/12 68 Sefton Gibb 1974 Lola T332 88 Formula Ford John Turnbull 1969 Lola T200 8 Len Don 1973 Bowin P6F 51 Lynn Cowan 1969 Lotus 61 61 Steve Cromer 1977 Elwyn 002 65 Bill Vesty 1973 Merlyn Mk 24 73 Ron Guppy 1971 Lola T204 91 John Tarran 1970 Lotus 61M 161 Oliver King 1983 Reynard 5 Chris King 1984 Reynard 6 Bob Saunders 1982 Wren 9 Geoff Walters 1981 Elwyn 003 10 Tim Berryman 1984 Reynard 33 Vic Andrews 1981 Van Diemen 81 John Pymble 1982 Van Diemen 82 David Holland 1989 Reynard 7 Cameron Walters 1986 Van Diemen 11 David Grant 1986 Van Diemen 15 Peter Grant 1986 Van Diemen 19 Lynton Wettone 1986 Van Diemen 35 Doug Matley 1989 Reynard 78 Formula Vee Tony Paynter 1971 Stag F Vee 5 Paul English 1969 Moxon F Vee 7 David Cutts 1984 Spectre Fvee 16 Steve Batty 1976 Elfin NG Fvee 21 Ian Cutcher 1978 Rennmax F Vee 22 Greg Stott 1967 Mako Mk1 Fvee 25 Chris Reeks 1971 Elfin Malmark F Vee 26 Jeff Genge 1972 Stag F Vee 27 Bernhard Haehnle 1967 Rennmax F Vee Mk 1 31 Mike Russell 1985 Concept Fvee 37 Alan Don 1978 Nimbus Fvee 58 Alan Brown 1975 Venom F Vee 62 Michael Collins 1975 Vee F Vee 64 Page 1 Lotus Sydney -
NEWSLETTER - March 2011 5,000 Miles Ago
Wanted Any McLaren M10b suspension parts, uprights, front and rear, upper and lower arms. Can be in any condition, bent or rusty is ok. Any assembly jigs for same. Also after bell housing for Chev small block to DG300. Please call Roscoe on 0422 028 969 Racing Tyres For Sale: 14” diameter. Toyo 18 5 X 60 R888( four of) plus Dunlop Grand Sport racing tyres 5.00 L X 14 G5 (four of). All around three quarters tread, not many heat cycles, stored in dark shed. Reasonable offers. Ian McDonald 0418 502335 or evenings 95819 1217 ABN 97 521 303 894 Incorporated in Victoria Association Number A 0007117 C Brabham Bits: Brake discs 9 ½” diam. ( two of) Brabham calipers two front, two rear. All to suit BT6 CLUB PATRON: Sir Jack Brabham OBE AO or later. Two bonnet badges, one BT6 windscreen, BT2 front sway bar, BT2 diff. Side plates with VW PO Box 3485 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Website: www.vhrr.com Reg. No. 57/001 style “paddle drive”. Reasonable offers. VHRR CLUB ROOMS 30-32 LEXTON RD BOX HILL Contact Ian McDonald 0418 502335 or evenings 95819 1217 email [email protected] PO Box 3485 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Website: www.vhrr.com Reg. No. 57/001 1955 MG TF 1500. Matching numbers car with heritage certificate. Rebuilt engine by Ray Skewes NEWSLETTER - March 2011 5,000 miles ago. Balanced, mild cam, new pistons and hardened valve seats for unleaded. Needham We meet Bi-Monthly - on the Fourth Tuesday of the Month 8pm close ratio gearbox. New hood and side-screens, two tonneaus. -
ELFIN SPORTS CARS Garrie Cooper Began Building Elfin Cars in the Late 1950’S in a Modest Factory in Conmurra Street, Edwardstown, Adelaide
ELFIN SPORTS CARS Garrie Cooper began building Elfin Cars in the late 1950’s in a modest factory in Conmurra Street, Edwardstown, Adelaide. The factory went on to produce 250 racing and sports/racing cars during the next 24 years. Elfins were ultimately involved in 24 major Australian and overseas Championship victories. Garrie was awarded the Membership of Honour from the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and the Advance Australia Award for "Outstanding contribution to Motorsport" CHAMPIONSHIPS & MAJOR TITLES ACHIEVED IN ELFIN CARS Australian Formula Junior Championship STREAMLINER September 59-63 1962 Frank Matich Elfin FJ Production 23 Australian 11/2 litre / Formula 2 Championship 1968 Garrie Cooper Elfin Type 600 - with Stewart (Rennmax) CLUBMAN FORMULA Junior / CATALINA 1961 - August 65 1961- July 64 1971 Henk Woelders Elfin Type 600E Waggott Production 14 Production 20 1972 Larry Perkins Elfin Type 600B MALLALA 1977 Peter Larner Elfin Type 700 December 62-March 64 CAMS Gold Star - Australian Drivers’ Championship Production 5 1973 John McCormack Elfin MR5 Repco Formula 5000 FORMULA Vee December 65-March 68 1975 John McCormack Elfin MR6 Repco Formula 5000 TYPE 100 Mono Production 21 1964-1969 Australian Sports Car Championship TYPE 300 Production 19 1967-69 1966 Frank Matich Elfin Type 400 Traco Oldsmobile Production 6 TYPE 400 June 66-67 600 1970 Peter Woodward Elfin Type 350 Climax Production 4 March 68-71 MALMARK Production 27 600-FF Produced in Victoria by 1973 Phil Moore Elfin Type 360 Repco October 68-72 agreement with -
Eastern Creek 26 and 27 November
The 1960s Racings Cars Newsletter No.17 December 2011 for The Group M racing 1961 – 1965 And Group O racing 1966 – 1969 Compiled by Ed Holly HSRCA Registrar [email protected] Welcome to the last newsletter of 2011. Once again starting with a clean sheet 3 months ago, there is plenty of news to fill the pages with some great contributions by fellow competitors and generous assistants, with some great photography from those terrific guys and gals that get out there in all weather and allow us to see the stories unfold. This would be a very boring newsletter without these guys … Eastern Creek 26th and 27th November A year ago and a year to go – that’s the Tasman revival – well this meeting is definitely the in-between one. A pretty good turnout of single seaters too, 27 in all over the weekend in our races consisting of 12 Group O, 12 Group M (including 8 Formula Juniors) and 4 Group L cars who we were privileged to have with us as their numbers didn’t warrant a grid of their own. Missing were a couple of our regulars, Paul Hamilton had had a minor surgical procedure and the Doc told him no so the Elfin 600 was missing and the Brabham BT23 that went so well in Damon Hancock’s hands developed an engine problem on final adjustments just before going into the trailer. Friday and Saturday morning were very wet, in fact Sydney is experiencing its coldest and wettest late spring early summer period in 40 years. -
The HSRCA 1960S Racing Cars Groups M & O Newsletter No 21
The HSRCA 1960s Racing Cars Groups M & O Newsletter No 21 December 2012 Ed Holly HSRCA M &O Registrar [email protected] The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association, the HSRCA, nor necessarily those of the editor. The newsletter exists for the benefit of all those who have an interest in the 1960s racing cars, and especially the owners and drivers of these wonderful machines. And it was the owners and drivers of these wonderful machines that put on such a great show on the last weekend of November at Sydney Motorsport Park. The entry level was about the same as the previous 3 Tasman Revivals with 34 O cars and 40 M cars of which 27 were Formula Junior and Formula 3 cars. Additional to the 27 M, FJ/F3 cars, there were 8 pre-M Juniors as well. Just a couple of weeks before there were two Historic Race meetings on the same weekend, Historic Sandown in Melbourne, Victoria and Historic Barbagello in Perth WA. Many of the Formula Junior brigade and especially those from the UK and NZ supported the WA event on their way to the Tasman event 4,000 km away across the Australian continent. And just before Sandown, was Motorclassica, a concourse extravaganza with a very significant Repco Brabham display coordinated by Melbournian, Peter Strauss. A report follows in the newsletter and this was a great tribute to both Sir Jack Brabham as well as Ron Tauranac. So first off a report on the Tasman Revival for 2012 and what better way to start the report than to have a photo of an iconic Australian racing car from the Group M period, Leo Geoghegan’s Lotus 32 brought back to Australia and driven extremely capably by Peter Studer from Switzerland. -
Wakefield Park 26 & 27 February
The HSRCA Groups M and O Racing Newsletter No.14 April 2011 Ed Holly (Registrar) Welcome to the first M and O Racing newsletter for 2011. It’s just into April now with 3 months of the year already down the tube, but we have already had a number of events as reported here. Firstly there was our meeting at Wakefield Park at the end of February. I must confess that I did not run at this meeting as it is often quite hot, in fact at the equivalent meeting 2 years ago, the temperatures were around 45 degrees, this weekend being one of Australia’s blackest with the bushfires in Victoria claiming 173 lives. More recently the VHRR held their huge meeting at Phillip Island. There was a very good turnout of our cars amongst the 500 or so entries this wonderful venue attracts every year. Also to report on is the New Zealand component of the biennial Tasman Revival. This was the first event that the Kiwis have run that is in sync with our own event at Eastern Creek. There have been a dearth of M and O racing cars that have changed hands, or are on the market, showing a very healthy interest in our fabulous cars from the best era of motorsport ever and this will be covered in the Pit Gossip section. Wakefield Park 26 & 27 February . Firstly this meeting saw the debut into Historic Racing of Herb Neal’s wonderful Neal Ford Mk2. A great shot of the Neal Ford Mk2 at the meeting …. -
Bear's Junior
Vintage RacecaR RacecaR Vintage The International Authority on Vintage and Historic Racecars OCTOBER 2012 octobeR 2012 octobeR octobeR 2012 octobeR Bear’s Junior We test drive Denny Hulme’s 1963 Brabham BT6-Cosworth FEATURE HEROES INTERVIEW the Racing Photographer Joakim bonnier aston Martin mechanic, Rex Woodgate VOLUME 15, ISSUE 10 USA $9.95, UK £6.50 www.vintageracecar.com Vintage RoadcaR Vintage VINTAGE VOLUME 15, ISSUE 10 COLUMNS 26 OCTOBER 2012 26 Fast Lines: the age of the Specials www.vintageracecar.com Pete Lyons initiates a historical research project to identify the subjects of some mysterious photographs. the international authority on Vintage and Historic Racecars 30 Heroes: Joakim bonnier Robert Newman remembers the stylish Swede who enjoyed success in both Formula One and sports cars. 32 Legends Speak: the French Way Rene Arnoux discusses growing up in the French racing culture and how the sport has progressed. 34 Art History: “Striking out” John Ketchell portrays Dan Gurney in the Cobra Coupe he and Bob Bondurant won with at Le Mans in 1964. Ozzie Lyons / www.petelyons.com 68 Greatest Racecars: Lotus 79 Doc Bundy reckons the car he’s driving now in 32 vintage racing competition is his all-time favorite. 80 Last Lap: Superhen Mike Lawrence assesses the role of fitness in motor racing with F2 champ Brain Henton as one example. DEPARTMENTS 6 First Turn: the World’s Most Slippery trophies 8 Fast Exposure 10 News Brief 20 Hidden Treasure: 1953 thompson “Red Ram” Special Maureen Magee 48 22 Mail Box Alix Lafontant 24 Time Capsule: october in Racing History 56 56 Market Guide: Prewar i FEATURES 58 Photo Galleries: Hershey, cholmondeley, 36 blackhawk Farms, brooklands, goodwood Festival 28 Interview: Rex Woodgate Mike Jiggle speaks with the noted race mechanic 64 Product Review about such diverse topics as his time with Stirling 66 Hard Drive: Web Sites of interest Moss, Aston Martin’s 1959 championship-winning 74 Market Place sportscar team and racing in the Bahamas. -
M & O Newsletter No12 Oct10
The HSRCA Groups M and O Racing Register – Newsletter No.12 Group M 1961 to 1965 Group O 1966 to 1969 By Ed Holly Registrar - [email protected] Welcome to the final newsletter before the main event of the last 2 years – the 3rd running of the Tasman Revival meeting at Eastern Creek International Raceway. We are very fortunate to have Sir Jack Brabham accept our invitation to be Patron at the 2010 Tasman Revival. Sir Jack and Lady Margaret will be at the event on Sunday 28th November. Sir Jack was the 4th highest points earner in the 1960s Tasman series of events behind Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Frank Gardner and shared the 4th placing with 80 points accrued with Chris Amon. There will be many Brabhams in attendance at the meeting of cars built by Sir Jack and Ron Tauranac, A couple of cars that Sir Jack is sure to remember will be his 1967 car which carried him to 2nd in the World Championship that year and now belongs to Brian Wilson and another is Sir Jack‟s car from the 1969 Indianapolis event. Recently brought to Australia by Aaron Lewis, it is one of two BT25s and the first of the Brabham monocoques built by Sir Jack and Ron to run at the Indianapolis 500 in 1969. The car was to be ready for the Tasman Revival, but Aaron has found some chassis problems that he wants to put right but just to whet the appetite for the future here is Sir Jack with Aaron‟s car 41 years ago.