1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] The series, which was organised by the Light Car Club and the Formula Ford Association,[1] was the fourteenth Australian national series for Formula Fords.[2]

The series was won by Bruce Connolly driving a Galloway and a Van Diemen.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.[1]

Round[1] | Circuit[1] | Date[1] | Round winner[1] | Car[1]

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1  | Sandown | 20 February  | Bruce Connolly  | Galloway
2  | Amaroo Park | 10 April  | Bruce Connolly  | Galloway
3  | Surfers Paradise | 15 May  | Malcolm Oastler  | Bowin
4  | Oran Park | 29 May  | Michael Quinn  | Lola
5  | Amaroo Park | 10 July  | Malcolm Oastler  | Bowin
6  | Calder | 31 July  | Bruce Connolly  | Galloway
7  | Sandown | 11 September  | Malcolm Oastler  | Bowin
8  | Winton | 16 October  | Bruce Connolly  | Van Diemen

## Points system[edit]

Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.[1]

## Series standings[edit]

Position[1] | Driver[1] | Car[1] | Entrant  | San[1] | Ama[1] | Sur[1] | Ora[1] | Ama[1] | San[1] | Win[1] | Total[1]

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1  | Bruce Connolly  | Galloway &
Van Diemen |  | 20  | 20  | 8  | 15  | 12  | 20  | 15  | 20  | 130
2  | Malcolm Oastler  | Bowin |  | 4  | \-  | 20  | 12  | 20  | 10  | 20  | \-  | 86
3  | Geoff Walters  | Elwyn  |  | 12  | 12  | 12  | 10  | 15  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 61
4  | Laurie Bennett  | Wren  |  | 10  | 8  | 3  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 10  | 12  | 49
5  | Ron Barnacle  | Elfin |  | \-  | 6  | 4  | \-  | 8  | 8  | 6  | 15  | 47
6  | Michael Quinn  | Lola |  | \-  | 15  | \-  | 20  | 10  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 45
7  | David Roberts  | PRS  |  | 15  | 2  | 10  | 8  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | 39
8  | Warwick Rooklyn  | Royale |  | 8  | \-  | 15  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12  | \-  | 35
9  | Mark Forrester  | PRS  |  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 2  | 15  | \-  | 8  | 31
10  | Mark Day  | Wren  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 12  | \-  | 10  | 28
11  | David Stanley  | Image  |  | \-  | 10  | 6  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 20
12  | Teddy Angelo  | Hawk  |  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 6  | 15
13=  | Gary Jones  | Van Diemen |  | \-  | 4  | 1  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8
13=  | John Edmonds  | Birrana |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 2  | \-  | 8
13=  | Peter Randalls  | Elfin |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 8  | \-  | 8
13=  | Roger Martin  | PRS  |  | 1  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 8
17  | David Harrison  | Elfin |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 3  | 6
18=  | Richard Carter  | Matek  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
18=  | Mark Grierson  | Elfin |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 4
20=  | Tim Murray  | Elwyn  |  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
20=  | Steve Price  | Bowin |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 3
22=  | Martin Tighe  | Van Diemen |  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
22=  | Alan Bisset  | Wren  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
22=  | Paul Feltham  | PRS  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 2
25=  | Matthew Ruggles  | Elfin |  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
25=  | Terry Kay  | Bowin |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1
25=  | Anthony Swan  | Hawk  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 1
25=  | Chris Meaden  | Elfin |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1

Note: All cars were powered by a mandatory 1600cc Ford pushrod engine.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Stewart Wilson, Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 284 to 287
2. ^ Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
3. ^ 1983 Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series R2 Amaroo, www.youtube.com Retrieved 1 April 2017

## External links[edit]

* Formula Ford, autopics.com.au