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]

Results

Position[4] Driver[4] No.[4] Car[3] Entrant[3] Class pos.[3] Class[3] Laps [4]
1 Ian Geoghegan[3] 5 Lotus 23 Total Racing Team 1 1101 to 2000 cc 27
2 John Martin [3] 111 Lola 1100[5] Martin's Neutral Bay Motors 1 Up to 1100cc 27
3 Les Howard [3] 75 Lotus XI Howard & Sons Racing Team 2 Up to 1100cc 27
4 Bill Gates [3] 50 Elfin Clubman GP Cars Racing Team[6] 2 1101 to 2000 cc 26
5 Ron Thorp [3] 39 Aston Martin DB3S Ron Thorp's Bargain Barn 1 Over 2000 cc 26
6[7] Bill Weekes [7] 33 Elfin GP Cars Racing Team[6] 3 Up to 1100cc 26
7[7] P. Underwood 48 Holden Special P. Underwood 2 Over 2000 cc 25
8 Ann Thompson [3] 21 Lotus XV Ford Mrs A. Thompson 4 Up to 1100cc 23
9 Les Weiley[8] 36 MGTC Rawsthorne's Garage 3 1101 to 2000 cc 23
10 Adrian Yannuccelli [3] 64 MGA A. Yannuccelli 4 1101 to 2000 cc 23
11 C. Harding 58 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark 1[7] 23
12 D. Casey 41 MGA 23
13 L. Austin 23 MGA 22
14 F. Brewer [3] 53 Simca Special G. Bernhagen[6] 22
15 Brian Tebble [3] 44 MGTD 22
16 P. Kinnane 46 Austin-Healey Sprite 22
17 G. Hawley 68 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark 1[7] Geary's Sports Cars[6] 22
18 Ted Laker [3] 101 Lotus Super 7 22
19 B. Saba 19 MGA M. G. Car Club[6] 21
20 K. Williams 65 Peugeot 21
21 Doug Bright [3] 25 MGTC 21
22 B. Tapsall 45 Elford 15
DNF John French[3] 16 Turner Alec Mildren 1100 to 2000 cc 23
DNF J. York Holden Special 22
DNF Tony Basile [3] 31 Porsche Carrera 21
DNF Blair Salter [3] 14 Elfin 18
DNF Bev Fleming [3] 10 Lotus XI 15
DNF Tom Sulman [3] 99 Lotus XV T. N. Sulman[6] 1100 to 2000 cc 11
DNF K. Turner ? Centaur 6
DNS[8] David Leighton[8] ? Triumph TR[8] -
DNS [3] Denis Geary [3] ? Centaur Repco Holden Geary's Sports Cars[6] -
DNS[7] Greg Cusack[7] 7[9] Elfin Mallala[7] Scuderia Veloce 1100 to 2000 cc -

Race statistics

  • Race distance: 27 laps – 80 miles[1]
  • Number of starters: 29 [4][3][8]
  • Number of finishers: 22 [4]
  • Winner's race time: 55 minutes 23.0 seconds[3]
  • Fastest lap: 1 minute 57.5 seconds, Ian Geoghegan, (Lotus 23)[3]

References

  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 m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 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 Results, Event NO 5, 9/6/63
  5. ^ Sportlight, Modern Motor, August 1963, page 91
  6. ^ a b c d e f g K. Shaw, 7th Australian Tourist Trophy To Geoghegan, Australian Autosportsman, August 1963, pages Thirty-seven & Thirty-eight
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Des White, Ian Geoghegan wins Australian Tourist Trophy, Lowood, Racing Car News, July 1963, pages 1 & 4
  8. ^ a b c d e Ian Geoghegan Wins Australian TT - Lowood, Sports Car World, August 1963, pages 48 & 49
  9. ^ 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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