1974 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1974 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.^[1] It was the fifth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.^[2]

The series was won by Terry Perkins, driving an Elfin 620FF^[1] and a Titan.^[3]

Schedule

The series was contested over ten rounds with one race per round.^[3]

Round[4]	Circuit[4]	Date[4]	Round winner[2]	Car[2]
1	Sandown	17 February	Geoff Brabham	Bowin P6F
2	Amaroo	3 March	Andrew Miedecke	Birrana
3	Calder	17 March	Andrew Miedecke	Birrana F73
4	Adelaide	31 March	Terry Perkins	Elfin 620FF[1]
5	Surfers Paradise	19 May	Paul Bernasconi	Mawer
6	Oran Park	23 June	Terry Perkins	Elfin 620
7	Sandown	7 July	Peter Lissiuk	Titan Mk6C
8	Amaroo	21 July	Paul Bernasconi	Mawer
9	Oran Park	15 September	Terry Perkins	Titan
10	Calder	20 October	Andrew Miedecke	Birrana

Series standings

Position	Driver[4]	Car[1]	Entrant[1]	San[4]	Ama[4]	Cal[4]	Ade[4]	Sur[4]	Ora[4]	San[4]	Ama[4]	Ora[4]	Cal[4]	Total[4]
1	Terry Perkins	Elfin 620FF & Titan	Strapp Ford	8	8	9	10	9	10	7	8	10	-	71
2	Andrew Miedecke	Birrana F73[2]	A.W. Miedecke	7	10	10	-	8	-	9	9	8	10	64
3	Geoff Brabham	Bowin P6F	Grace Bros. Racing Team	10	9	-	9	5	9	8	7	6	2	59
4	Paul Bernasconi	Mawer	Mawer Engineering	-	-	-	7	10	-	-	10	9	8	44
5	Peter Lissiuk	Titan Mk6C[2]	Peter Lissiuk	-	-	6	8	6	5	10	4	-	-	39
6	Peter Finlay	Palliser[5]	P. Finlay[5]	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	7	9	24
7	Bernie Haehnle	Bowin P6F	B.K. Haehnle	6	-	-	4	4	7	-	2	-	-	23
8	Peter Larner	Elfin 600	Peter Larner	9	-	7	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	21
=	Steve Wiessner	Elfin 600	Steve Wiessner	5	-	5	-	-	6	-	5	-	-	21
10	Peter Perkins	Elfin 620	Peter Perkins	-	-	8	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	20
11	Alan Whitchurch	Bowin P4[3]	Coachcraft Ford[5]	-	3	-	-	7	2	-	6	-	-	18
12	Gerry Murphy	Elfin 600	Murphy Johnston Imported Cars	-	7	-	-	2	-	-	1	5	-	15
13	John Edmonds	Wren	John Edmonds	4	-	-	5	-	-	2	-	-	3	14
=	John Davis	Bowin P4X	J.D. Racing	-	-	2	-	-	4	3	-	4	1	14
15	Dennis Irving	Elfin 600	Dennis Irving	-	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	11
16	Laurie Bennett	Elfin 600	Laurie Bennett	1	-	1	-	-	1	6	-	-	-	9
17	Grame Peart	Elfin 600[6]	Grame Peart[6]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7
18	Paul Fenech	Bowin P4[3]		-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
=	Bob Curro	Bowin P6F	R.J. Curro	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	-	6
=	John Tuxford	Bowin P4[5]	J. Tuxford	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	2	-	6
21	Dale Thompson			-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
=	Len Croughan	Elfin 620	Len Croughan	2	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
=	Greg Carroll			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5
24	Brian Wilson			-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
=	Peter Presser			-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4
26	Steve Dewhurst			3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
27	Stephen Brook	Bowin[5]	S. Brook[5]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
28	Peter Edwards	Elfin 600	The Guardsman Motor Inn	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
=	Werner Bekker	Elfin 620	Quickslot Miniature Raceway	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
30	Peter Lander	Bowin P4[3]		-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
=	Bryan Cook	Elfin 620FF	Bryan Cook	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
=	Kevin Loy	Bowin P6F[5]	K. Loy[5]	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
=	Peter Granger	Bowin P6F	Peter Granger	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1

References

1. Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 31 March 1974
2. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, Sportsbook Publishing Co., 1980, pages 91-92
3. Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 154-157
4. TAA Formula Ford Series, Chequered Flag, December 1974 / January 1975, page 76
5. Official Programme, Amaroo Park Raceway, 21 July 1974
6. Andy's Race And Record, Chequered Flag, December 1974/January 1975, pages Twenty Six & Twenty Seven