The 1974 Tasman Series (formally the Tasman Championship for Drivers[1]) was an international motor racing competition which commenced on 5 January and ended on 23 February 1974 after eight races. The championship, which was the eleventh Tasman Championship,[2] was open to Racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[3] The winner was awarded the Tasman Cup.[1]
^ abOfficial Programme, Oran Park Raceway, 3rd February 1974
^ abcdOfficial Programme, Sandown, February 17th 1974
^ abc1974 Tasman Championship – Final Points Score, Australian Competition Yearbook – 1975 Edition, page 46
January 01, 1970
1974, tasman, series, champion, peter, gethin, previous, 1973, next, 1975, formally, tasman, championship, drivers, international, motor, racing, competition, which, commenced, january, ended, february, 1974, after, eight, races, championship, which, eleventh,. 1974 Tasman Series Champion Peter Gethin Previous 1973 Next 1975 The 1974 Tasman Series formally the Tasman Championship for Drivers 1 was an international motor racing competition which commenced on 5 January and ended on 23 February 1974 after eight races The championship which was the eleventh Tasman Championship 2 was open to Racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula 3 The winner was awarded the Tasman Cup 1 The championship was won by Peter Gethin of the United Kingdom driving a Chevron B24 Chevrolet 4 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Points system 3 Championship standings 4 ReferencesSchedule edit nbsp The championship was won by Peter Gethin pictured in 1971 The championship was contested over eight rounds with each round comprising a single race 5 Round Name Circuit 6 Date 6 Winning driver 5 Winning car 5 Winning entrant Report NewZealand 1 Peter Stuyvesant International Motor Race 7 Levin 5 January nbsp Johnnie Walker Lola T330 Repco Holden Johnnie Walker 7 Report 2 Air New Zealand International Race 8 Pukekohe 12 January nbsp Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS 8 Report 3 Peter Stuyvesant New Zealand Grand Prix for the Lady Wigram Memorial Trophy 9 Wigram 19 January nbsp John McCormack Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin 9 Report 4 Teretonga International 5 Teretonga 26 January nbsp Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors Report Australia 5 Peter Stuyvesant 100 000 10 Oran Park 3 February nbsp Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors 10 Report 6 Peter Stuyvesant 100 000 5 Surfers Paradise 10 February nbsp Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Report 7 Peter Stuyvesant 100 000 11 Sandown 17 February nbsp Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS 11 Report 8 Peter Stuyvesant 100 000 3 Adelaide 23 February nbsp Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing 3 ReportPoints system editChampionship points were awarded for race positions at each race on the following basis Position 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 1 9 6 4 3 2 1 Points from all races were counted 1 towards each driver s championship total Championship standings edit nbsp Peter Gethin won the title driving a Chevron B24 similar to the example pictured above Pos Driver 12 Car 12 Entrant 3 Lev Puk Wig Ter Ora Sur San Ade Pts 12 1 nbsp Peter Gethin Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS 4 1 3 5 5 2 1 2 41 2 nbsp Max Stewart Lola T330 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors 3 5 Ret 1 1 Ret 5 Ret 26 3 nbsp Teddy Pilette Chevron B24 Chevrolet Chevron Racing Team VDS Ret 4 2 Ret 6 1 4 Ret 22 4 nbsp Johnnie Walker Lola T330 Repco Holden J Walker 1 7 Ret Ret 2 5 3 Ret 21 nbsp John McCormack Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin Ret 2 1 Ret 4 4 10 Ret 21 6 nbsp Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing 6 6 Ret 4 3 7 6 1 19 7 nbsp Graham McRae McRae GM2 Chevrolet Crown Lynn Ret Ret Ret 2 DSQ 6 2 7 13 8 nbsp David Oxton Begg FM5 Chevrolet David Oxton Motor Racing 11 7 3 4 10 Ret 9 8 5 9 nbsp Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 Chevrolet Singapore Airlines WIX 11 Ret 6 3 7 11 Ret 3 9 10 nbsp Allan McCully Begg FM5 Chevrolet A McCully 11 2 Ret 7 6 7 nbsp Frank Matich Matich A53 Repco Holden Frank Matich Racing 3 Ret 4 7 12 nbsp Ken Smith March 732 Ford Air New Zealand 7 5 8 10 8 2 nbsp Garry Pedersen McLaren M18 Chevrolet Hi Fi Radio Racing Team 7 DNS 12 5 7 Ret DSQ Ret Ret 2 14 nbsp Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin 9 8 7 6 1 Pos Driver Car Entrant Lev Puk Wig Ter Ora Sur San Ade Pts Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non points finish Non classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX References edit a b c d e Tasman Championship for Drivers CAMS Manual of Motor Sport with National Competition Rules 1974 pages 80 to 83 Tony Loxley Tasman Cup 1964 1975 pages 472 to 475 a b c d Official Programme Adelaide International Raceway February 24th 1974 sergent com au Contains Tasman Series information Archived from the original on 7 October 2009 Retrieved 27 August 2009 a b c d e Tasman Series Australian Competition Yearbook 1975 Edition pages 46 to 67 a b Allen Brown Tasman Cup F5000 races Formula 5000 OldRacingCars com Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 Retrieved 27 August 2009 a b c d Official Programme Levin Motor Raceways 5th 6th Jan 1974 a b Official Programme Pukekohe 11th 12th Jan 1974 a b Official Programme Wigram 20th Jan 1974 a b Official Programme Oran Park Raceway 3rd February 1974 a b c d Official Programme Sandown February 17th 1974 a b c 1974 Tasman Championship Final Points Score Australian Competition Yearbook 1975 Edition page 46 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 Tasman Series amp oldid 1196180693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
