1966 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 7 March 1966.[1] It was the tenth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] It was won by Frank Matich [1] driving an Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile. [4][1]
Results

Frank Matich won the 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy driving an Elfin 400, similar to the example pictured above
Position [1] | Driver [1] | No. | Car [1] | Entrant | Class Pos. [1] | Class [1] | Laps [1] | Time [5] / Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Matich | 2 [4] | Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile [4] [1] | Laurie O'Neill [6] | 1 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 60:40.4 |
2 | Alan Hamilton | 60 [7] | Porsche 904 Spyder [7] [1] | Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd [6] | 1 | 1501 to 2000cc | 60:53.8 | |
3 | Spencer Martin | 1 [8] | Ferrari 250LM [6] | Scuderia Veloce [6] | 2 | 3001cc and over | 61:22.3 | |
4 [9] | Lionel Ayers [9] | 11 [10] | Lotus 23B [6] | 1 | 1101 to 1500cc | |||
5 [9] | Dick Thurston [9] | 66 [11] | Monaco Oldsmobile | 3 | 3001cc and over | |||
6 [9] | Kerry Cox [9] | 28 [12] | Paramount Jaguar | 4 [13] | 3001cc and over | |||
? | Wally Mitchell | 9 [14] | RM1 | 1 | 2001 to 3000cc | |||
? | Bruno Carosi | 19 [15] | Carosi B Type | 2 | 2001 to 3000cc | |||
? | Greg Ellis | 52 [16] | MGA | 2 | 1501 to 2000cc | |||
? | Ross Ambrose | 50 [15] | Elfin Ford Cortina | 2 | 1101 to 1500cc | |||
? | Bob Holden [1] [17] | 113 [17] | Lolita | 1 | Up to 1100cc | |||
? | John Stillard [18] | 13 [19] | Elfin [18] | ? | ||||
? | Alan Ling [18] | 30 [20] | Lotus Super 7 [18] | ? | ||||
DNF [21] | Paul Bolton [21] | Lotus 23 [21] | - | 11 [21] | Gearbox [18] | |||
DNF [22] | Frank Demuth [22] [6] | 5 [23] | Lotus 23B [22] + [23] | - | 8 [6] | Head gasket [18] | ||
DNF [18] | Steve Holland [18] | Lotus 23 [18] | - | Brakes [18] | ||||
DNF [22] | Kevin Bartlett [22] | 47 [24] | Alfa Romeo GTA [22] | - | Head gasket [18] | |||
DNF [18] | Max Brunninghausen [21] | 32 [25] | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ [21] | Ralph Sach Motors [6] | Head gasket [18] | |||
DNF [26] | Bob Wright [18] | Tasma 1500 [18] | - | 1 [26] | ||||
DNS [18] | Les Howard [18] | Lotus 23 [18] | - | - | Engine failure [18] | |||
Race Statistics:
- Race distance: 23 laps – 103½ miles [1]
- Pole position: Frank Matich [27]
- Number of starters: 19 [1]
- Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
- Fastest lap: Frank Matich - 2:28.7 [5]
- First Tasmanian: Kerry Cox (Paramount Jaguar) [1]
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References
- Record average speed proves Stewart now world’s best, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1966, page 23
- Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
- Conditions for Australia Titles, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 70 to 72
- Frank Matich Elfin 400 Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Last years results, Official Programme, Longford, 1967
- Sports car aces and machines, Courier Mail, Saturday, 5 March 1966
- Alan Hamilton Porsche 904 Spyder Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Spencer Martin Ferrari 250LM Mountford cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167
- Lionel Ayers, Glyn Scott Lotus 23, Max Brunninghausen Alfa GTZ Newry cnr Longfrod 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Dick Thurston ex Stillwell Cooper Monaco Longford 1966 Flying Mile, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Kerry Cox Paramount Ford after spinning on Long Bridge 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved 24 February 2018
- Class position not quoted in the Mercury report
- Wally Mitchell RM1 Climax leads Clubman Newry cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- "Thrills at Longford", The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1966, page 13
- Greg Ellis MGA Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Bob Holden Lolita Long Bridge Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Racing Car News, April 1966, pages 32-33
- John Stillard Elfin Aero Flying Mile Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved 24 February 2018
- Ross Ambrose Elfin Aero, Alan Ling Lotus Super 7 Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved 24 February 2018
- Romsey Quints, Longford Anti-Climax, Sports Car World, May 1966, pages 48 to 50
- Longford, Modern Motor, May 1966, page 33
- Frank Demuth Lotus 23B Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Kevin Bartlett Alfa GTA Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Max Brunninghausen Alfa Romeo GTZ Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- Quints in the Sports Car World report notes that "lap two saw the first retirement, a Tasmanian special"
- Barry Green, Longford - Fast Track Back, page 134
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