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

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

Race distance: 83 laps – 125 miles^[9] (200 km)^[4]
Pole position: Ian Geoghegan (Lotus 23b), 59.9s^[4]
Number of starters: 13^[1]
Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
Winner's race time: 1:25:38.90^[9]
Winner's average speed: 87.23 mph^[9]
Fastest lap: 60.9 - Ian Geoghegan^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Australian TT Lakeside Qld, Australian Motor Sports, January 1966, pages 47 to 49
^ ^a ^b Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
^ Australian Title Conditions, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 70
^ ^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
^ ^a ^b The Bruce Wells Collection - Lakeside, www.theroaringseason.com Retrieved 26 June 2014
^ ^a ^b Geoghegan Takes Trophy, Modern Motor, January 1966, pages 62 & 63
^ ^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
^ ^a ^b K.Shaw, There was Music by the Lakeside, Australian Auto Sportsman, January 1966, pages 27 to 29
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Another car trophy to Geoghegan, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 November, page 14