1974 Tasman Series
Appearance
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]
Schedule
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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 | |
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New Zealand |
1 | Peter Stuyvesant International Motor Race[7] | Levin | 5 January | ![]() |
Lola T330 Repco Holden | Johnnie Walker[7] | Report |
2 | Air New Zealand International Race[8] | Pukekohe | 12 January | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Ansett Team Elfin[9] | Report | |
4 | Teretonga International[5] | Teretonga | 26 January | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet | Max Stewart Motors | Report | |
Australia | 5 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[10] | Oran Park | 3 February | ![]() |
Lola T330 Chevrolet | Max Stewart Motors[10] | Report |
6 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[5] | Surfers Paradise | 10 February | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS | Report | |
7 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[11] | Sandown | 17 February | ![]() |
Chevron B24 Chevrolet | Chevron Racing Team VDS[11] | Report | |
8 | Peter Stuyvesant $100,000[3] | Adelaide | 23 February | ![]() |
Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing[3] | Report |
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded for race positions at each race on the following basis:
Position[1] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Points[1] | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points from all races were counted[1] towards each driver's championship total.
Championship standings
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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