The 1975 Tasman Series, (officially the Tasman Championship for Drivers[1]), was a motor racing competition open to Racing Cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[2] Contested over eight rounds in New Zealand and Australia beginning on 5 January and ending on 23 February,[3] it was the twelfth and final Tasman Series. The series was organised jointly by the Motorsport Association of New Zealand and the Confederation of Australian Motorsport[1] and was promoted as the Peter Stuyvesant International Series for the 1975 Tasman Championship.[2]
The series was won by Australian driver Warwick Brown in his fifth year of Formula 5000 racing with the Pat Burke Racing team, driving a Lola T332Chevrolet. The series was resolved in a dramatic final race inwhat turned out to be the final Tasman Series race of all, at Sandown Raceway. Brown, fellow Australian Johnnie Walker and New Zealander Graeme Lawrence all sat on 30 points prior to the last race. All three struck trouble but with a sixth position Brown claimed the final point in Tasman Series history, breaking the deadlock to win the crown by one point. Race wins had been shared around with Brown and Lawrence each winning twice, with single victories going to Walker, Chris Amon who finished fifth in the points behind the winless but consistent John McCormack, and to Graham McRae and John Goss who each completed partial series runs focussed on their home country events.
In the aftermath of this series, the two legs of the Tasman Series broke apart. The New Zealand half became the Peter Stuyvesant Series and converted to Formula Atlantic in 1977. The Australian half became the Rothmans International Series.[4]
^ abTasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975, pages 80 to 83
^ abcdOfficial Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, February 16th 1975
^ abcdeTasman Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 64 to 81
^ abAllen Brown. "Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com". from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
^Tasman Rd. 1, Racing Car News, February 1975, page 28
^ abcTasman Rd. 3, Racing Car News, February 1975, page 6
^ abTasman Rd. 4, Racing Car News, March 1975, page 30
^ abTasman Series 1975, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved 23 November 2015
^ abOfficial Programme, Sandown, February 23rd 1975
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Lola T332 Chevrolet The series was resolved in a dramatic final race inwhat turned out to be the final Tasman Series race of all at Sandown Raceway Brown fellow Australian Johnnie Walker and New Zealander Graeme Lawrence all sat on 30 points prior to the last race All three struck trouble but with a sixth position Brown claimed the final point in Tasman Series history breaking the deadlock to win the crown by one point Race wins had been shared around with Brown and Lawrence each winning twice with single victories going to Walker Chris Amon who finished fifth in the points behind the winless but consistent John McCormack and to Graham McRae and John Goss who each completed partial series runs focussed on their home country events In the aftermath of this series the two legs of the Tasman Series broke apart The New Zealand half became the Peter Stuyvesant Series and converted to Formula Atlantic in 1977 The Australian half became the Rothmans International Series 4 Contents 1 Races 2 Points system 3 Championship Standings 3 1 Key 4 ReferencesRaces Edit nbsp Warwick Brown won the series driving a Lola T332 similar to the example pictured aboveAdditional information sourced from 4 Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Winning entrant ReportNewZealand 1 Levin International Levin 5 January nbsp Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 Chevrolet Marlboro Singapore Airlines Wix Filters 5 Report2 New Zealand Grand Prix Pukekohe 12 January nbsp Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing Report3 Lady Wigram Trophy Wigram 19 January nbsp Graham McRae McRae GM2 Chevrolet Commercial Bank of Australia 6 Report4 Teretonga International Teretonga 26 January nbsp Chris Amon Talon MR 1 Chevrolet MacCormack Racing 7 ReportAustralia 5 Oran Park 100 Oran Park 2 February nbsp Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Pat Burke Racing Report6 Surfers Paradise 100 Surfers Paradise 9 February nbsp Johnnie Walker Lola T332 Repco Holden Walker Racing Report7 Adelaide 100 Adelaide 16 February nbsp Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 Chevrolet Singapore Airlines 2 Report8 Sandown Park Cup Sandown 23 February nbsp John Goss Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing ReportPoints system EditChampionship points were awarded at each round on the following basis Position 8 1 2 3 4 5 6Points 8 9 6 4 3 2 1Championship Standings EditPos 3 Driver 3 Car 3 Entrant 2 LEV PUK WIG TER ORA SUR ADE SAN Pts 3 1 nbsp Warwick Brown Lola T332 Chevrolet Part Burke Racing 2 1 Ret Ret 1 8 2 6 312 nbsp Graeme Lawrence Lola T332 Chevrolet Singapore Airlines 1 3 5 9 2 9 1 Ret 30 nbsp Johnnie Walker Lola T332 Repco Holden Walker Racing 4 4 3 4 3 1 3 Ret 304 nbsp John McCormack Elfin MR6 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin 8 6 2 2 5 5 DNS 2 235 nbsp Chris Amon Talon MR1 Chevrolet McCormack Racing Ret 7 Ret 1 4 Ret 4 5 176 nbsp John Goss Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing Ret 3 Ret 1 137 nbsp Graham McRae McRae GM2 Chevrolet Matich A51 Repco Holden Commercial Bank of Australia 6 Ampol Australia Ret Ret 1 DNS 8 4 12 nbsp Kevin Bartlett Lola T400 Chevrolet Chesterfield Filter Racing 3 Ret Ret 3 10 6 Ret 4 129 nbsp Ken Smith Lola T332 Chevrolet la Vilase Travel Agents 9 5 5 9 8 6 2 Ret 7 11 nbsp Max Stewart Lola T400 Chevrolet Max Stewart Motors Ret 8 4 5 7 Ret 5 3 1111 nbsp Jim Murdoch Begg 018 Chevrolet Begg amp Allen Ltd 6 2 7 Ret DNS 7 Ret 712 nbsp David Oxton Lola T330 Chevrolet Coca Cola Bottlers N Z Ltd 6 6 Ret 1 nbsp Baron Robertson Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Robertson Racing 7 9 11 DNS 6 1 nbsp Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 Repco Holden Ansett Team Elfin 9 Ret 7 6 8 1Pos Driver Car Entrant LEV PUK WIG TER ORA SUR SAN ADE Pts Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon 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 Key Edit Abbreviation CircuitADE AdelaideLEV LevinORA Oran ParkPUK PukekoheSAN SandownSUR Surfers ParadiseTER TeretongaWIG WigramReferences Edit a b Tasman Championship for Drivers CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1975 pages 80 to 83 a b c d Official Programme Adelaide International Raceway February 16th 1975 a b c d e Tasman Series Australian Competition Yearbook 1976 Edition pages 64 to 81 a b Allen Brown Tasman Cup F5000 races Formula 5000 OldRacingCars com Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 Retrieved 27 August 2009 Tasman Rd 1 Racing Car News February 1975 page 28 a b c Tasman Rd 3 Racing Car News February 1975 page 6 a b Tasman Rd 4 Racing Car News March 1975 page 30 a b Tasman Series 1975 www sergent com au Retrieved 23 November 2015 a b Official Programme Sandown February 23rd 1975 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 Tasman Series amp oldid 1179186405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
