1965 Australian Tourist Trophy

Layout of the Lakeside International Raceway

The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 November 1965.[1] It was the ninth 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 Ian Geoghegan driving a Lotus 23b.[4]

Race review

Australian international driver Frank Gardner set the fastest practice time driving Alec Mildren's Mildren Maserati, but an engine failure during a preliminary heat resulted in Gardner being a non-starter in the Tourist Trophy.[1] Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23, dominated the race with Greg Cusack (Lotus 23) placed second and Spencer Martin (Ferrari 250LM) third.[1] Englishman Ken Miles, driving a Shelby Cobra 427 entered by Shelby American, posed a threat to leaders Geoghegan and Cusack until a suspension failure on lap 34 led to his retirement.[1]

Results

Ian Geoghegan won the 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Lotus 23b, similar to the car pictured above
Position[1] Driver[1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Time / laps[1]
1 Ian Geoghegan 5 Lotus 23b[4] Total Team[4] 85:38.9[4]
2 Greg Cusack 7[5] Lotus 23 G.Cusack[4] 85:59.6[4]
3 Spencer Martin 1[6] Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce[4] 80[4]
4 Bob Jane 6[5] Jaguar E Type R. Jane[4] 77[4]
5 Frank Demuth 26[4] Lola Lane Cove Auto Port[4] 76[4]
6[4] Wal Donnelly Turner W. Donnelly[4] 74[4]
? Bill Gates Lotus Elan ?
? Errol Sakzewski 91[7] Porsche Carrera[4] ?
? Blair Salter 14[8] Elfin MG ?
DNF Glyn Scott Lotus 15 Ann Thompson ?
DNF Ken Miles 4 Shelby Cobra 427 Shelby American 34
DNF Denis Geary 3[8] Lotus 23B 23
DNF Les Howard Lotus 23 22
DNS Frank Gardner 2[6] Mildren Maserati Alec Mildren Racing -
DNS[7] Ron Thorp[7] 69[7] AC Cobra[7] -

Race statistics

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Australian TT Lakeside Qld, Australian Motor Sports, January 1966, pages 47 to 49
  2. ^ a b Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
  3. ^ Australian Title Conditions, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 70
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Des White, Lakeside: A.T.T., Racing Car News, January 1966, pages 20 & 21
  5. ^ a b The Bruce Wells Collection - Lakeside, www.theroaringseason.com Retrieved 26 June 2014
  6. ^ a b Geoghegan Takes Trophy, Modern Motor, January 1966, pages 62 & 63
  7. ^ a b c d e Bowden Family Cobra day at Lakeside, www.bowdensown.com.au, 14 April 2011 Archived 2 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 June 2014
  8. ^ a b K.Shaw, There was Music by the Lakeside, Australian Auto Sportsman, January 1966, pages 27 to 29
  9. ^ a b c d Another car trophy to Geoghegan, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 November, page 14
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