Race Programe Covers: Tasman Series 1964
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Check out these images of the original race program covers from 1964.
The 1964 Tasman Series was won by Bruce McLaren
Every race of the eight round 1964 Tasman Series featured:
1. Levin – NZ
2. Pukekohe – NZ
3. Wigram – NZ
4. Teretonga – NZ
5. Sandown – AUS
6. Warwick Farm – AUS
7. Lakeside – AUS
8. Longford – AUS
Images: TasmanSeries.com
Category Focus: Formula Ford
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Formula Ford has been a hugely popular series of racing in Australia for over 40 years.
The Historic Formula Ford Category caters for Formula Ford racing cars with competition histories from 1969-1983.
Chassis include Elfin, Lola, March, Bowin Reynard and Corsair.
For more information visit: HistoricFormulaFord.com
Images: TrentWallis.com
Peter Schell Photo Gallery: Tasman Revival 2006
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A series of wonderful photos from Peter Schell. Tasman Revival Meeting 2006
Tasman Series: Australian Grand Prix Lakeside 1969
Round Five: LAKESIDE 34th Australian Grand Prix
Date: 2nd February 1969
67 Laps of 2.4kms (160.8kms)
This year there was only one week between the last race in New Zealand and the Australian Grand Prix at Lakeside, Queensland. Unlike previous years when cars were freighted to Australia by sea, they now had to be sent by air, for the South African Grand Prix had forced the Australian three Tasman races forward one week to give to give two clear weeks between the last Tasman and the SAGP.
Only Ferrari and Piers Courage managed to get themselves sorted out in time, while Lotus had all sorts of problems with customs and freight. It was apparent that Ford Australia weren’t behind the Lotus effort this year, for they had to do most of their own organising right from administration down to transport for drivers and mechanics. Ferrari, on the other hand, had the services of David McKay’s Scuderia Veloce to help them over the tricky spots and this deal also included workshop space and transporters. No wonder the Ferraris were better prepared for Lakeside than Lotus. (more…)
Trent Wallis Photo Gallery: Tasman Revival 2008
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Fabulous photo Gallery from the 2008 Tasman Revival Meeting.
Images: Trent Wallis
Car Profile: Ferrari 246T 0004
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Owner: Graham Adelman – Virginia USA
Drivers: Graham Adelman / Rob Hall
This Ferrari was built in 1967 as a type 166 F2 car with a 1600cc V6 engine but was upgraded to 2.4 litre Tasman specification for the use of Chris Amon in the 1968 series.
Amon was runner up in the series to Jim Clark’s Lotus 49 with wins in the NZ GP at Pukekohe and at Levin, and second place finishes at Wigram and In the AGP at Sandown. The Sandown race was notable for a well remembered close battle in which Amon finished only 1/10 sec behind Clark in what was Jim’s last victory.
On its return from the Tasman series the car was converted back to 166 specification and was driven with some success by Tino Brambilla in European and South American F2 events during 1968 and 1969. It is one of only three Tasman Ferraris built and has been owned by various collectors in the USA since the early 1970’s.
Graham Adelman recently acquired one of the original 2.4 litre Tasman V6 engines and the Tasman Revival will see the cars first appearance since its restoration to full Tasman specification by Hall and Hall in the UK.
John Stanley Photo Gallery: Tasman Series 1968-1969
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Here are a series of remarkable photos courtesy of John Stanley
Visit John’s site here
Tasman Series: Surfers Paradise 1968
Round Five: SURFERS PARADISE
Rothmans 100
Date: 11th February 1968
50 Laps of 3.219kms (160.950kms)
After a welcome two weeks’ break, the International drivers were soaking up the sun in Surfers Paradise, ready to meet the next four-week challenge in Australia. Chris Amon had a handy lead and only needed another win to put him in a hard position for anyone apart from Clark to catch. Graham Hill joined Jim Clark to make Team Lotus more formidable, and Richard Attwood arrived to team with Pedro Rodriguez in the BRM’s.
Hopes were high in all quarters. BRM, flushed with success at Teretonga, were looking forward to a more trouble free run in Australia. The Gold Leaf Team Lotus (as they were now known) were confident their two-man team would improve their already excellent chances of picking up points for the series, and Chris Amon had a new four-valve engine flown out which produced more power and gave the rear of the car more streamlining, owing to its compact shape. The Alec Mildren team now had two cars as well, as they brought Sydney driver, Kevin Bartlett, into the series in their older Brabham-Climax to back up Frank Gardner. Then there were the loners, Leo Geoghegan in the Lotus 39 Repco V8 and Greg Cusack in the Scuderia Veloce Brabham Repco V8. And right in there too just to upset the apple cart were those troublesome two, Piers Courage and Denny Hulme in the Formula Two cars which had proved so fantastically quick. (more…)
Tasman Revival 2006: Race Report
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Over the years I’ve written quite a number of these race reports – you might think I’d be getting quite comfortable with the role by now.
But as I write this, my last report, it seems just as hard as the first time I wrote one while John Sexton was still editing this magazine. I think the fact that so much work, by so many people, went into the organisation of the Tasman Revival, I should really try to do it justice. Fact is, as so often happens, I didn’t get to see much. Luckily you will see that I’ve enlisted the help of some friends to add their comments. Nonetheless this will be less a race report and more just a series of observations. Maybe a future report?
And, as usual, you will find some details in some of the Group Gossip reports later in this magazine; in particular turn to Steve Wood’s coverage of the event where you’ll find some details of the racing amongst the cars that were the real feature of this event. (more…)
Tasman Revival 2008: F5000 Thunder from turn 9
Great clip of the F5000 monsters exiting the turn 9 hairpin.
Tasman Revival 2008: Onboard in a Bug Eye sprite
Some excellent onboard race footage featuring XYZ in a Sprite
Video: 2008 Tasman Revival, Repco Tasman Cup
Great piece of fan footage taken from the main straight grandstand. Turn it up.
Tasman Series: Warwick Farm 1968
Sydney Trophy
Date: 18th February 1968
45 Laps of 3.621kms (162.945kms)
Jim Clark and Graham Hill in the super-tough Lotus-Ford V8s drove a brilliant team race to completely overcome the opposition when the Tasman Series played to a crowd of over 35,000 at Sydney’s Warwick Farm. Clark the 100 mile race from start to finish, and moved into the points lead for the first time since the series started seven weeks earlier.
Run in 90 degree temperatures the race saw every Australian 2.5 litre car retire with mechanical failure, which gave local car honours to brilliant Italian-born Alfredo Costanzo in a 1.5 litre Elfin-Ford. During the race the circuit was awash with oil from the cars of such notables as Brabham, Geoghegan, Rodriguez and Gardner, but Brabham set a new outright record of 1:29.0 secs during a futile chase after pitting to replenish his oil supply. However, Australian Frank Matich broke Brabham’s new record when he took his SR3 Repco V8 on to a greasy circuit two races later and set an incredible new record of 1:28.5 secs despite an engine miss that has haunted the car. (more…)
Tasman Series: Longford 1964
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1964 was the first season of the famous Tasman Series for 2.5 litre Formula One Cars.
The trip to the super fast 4.5 mile Longford circuit in Tasmania hosted an impressive entry list of cars and stars.
The Aussie attack was naturally spearheaded by Jack Brabham with support from Frank Matich and Bib Stillwell, all driving Repco Brabhams. Frank Gardner, Bill Patterson, John Youl and Lex Davison were all entered in Coopers.
The ever popular 1962 World Champion, Graham Hill was in attendance, no doubt being his witty and charming self. Hill was an early favourite, running a Repco -Brabham BT4.
The Kiwi contingent included Bruce McLaren in a low slung Cooper T70, Tony Shelley in a Lola T4 and Jim Palmer in a Cooper T53.
The meeting got of to a somber start when US driver Timmy Mayer crashed heavily during second practice and died instantly. He was just 25.
Of course the show must go on and when the race began Jack Brabham hit the front with Hill and Matich in hot pursuit. (more…)
