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1967 Australian Tourist Trophy

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The 1967 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit[1] in Queensland, Australia on 21 May 1967.[2] The race was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race.[3] It was the eleventh Australian Tourist Trophy.[2] The race was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR3 Oldsmobile.[2]

Results

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Frank Matich won the 1967 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Matich SR3. The example above is pictured in 1968.
Position Driver[4][1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Class[1] Class pos.
1[4] Frank Matich 1 Matich SR3 Oldsmobile[2] Frank Matich Pty. Ltd. Over 2000cc 1[4]
2[4] Allan Hamilton 9 Porsche 906 Spyder[5] Porsche Distributors Pty. Ltd. 1500-2000cc 1[4]
3[4] Glyn Scott 20 Lotus 23B Glyn Scott Motors 1500-2000cc 2[4]
4[4] Bill Gates 50 Lotus Elan G.P. Cars 1500-2000cc 3[4]
5[4] Bob Beasley 40 Lotus Elan Phipps Developments 1500-2000cc 4
6[6] Max Brunninghausen 30 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Ian Hindmarsh Motors 1500-2000cc 5
? Peter Lefrancke 46 Centaur Mk1b Peter Lefrancke 1100-1500cc 1[4]
? Barry Lock 87 Lotus Super 7 Barry Lock 1100-1500cc 2[4]
? John French 10 Mini BMC (Aust) Pty. Ltd. Up to 1100cc 1[4]
? Leigh Bayley 16 Austin-Healey Sprite Barry Broomhall Motors Up to 1100cc 2[4]
? Tim Harlock 42 Centaur T.D.J. Harlock Up to 1100cc 3[4]
? Anne Thompson 21 Lotus 15 Glyn Scott Motors 1100-1500cc ?
? Harry Cape 22 Lotus Elan Harry Cape 1500-2000cc ?
DNF[4] Barry Broomhall 56 Austin-Healey Sprite Barry Broomhall Motors Up to 1100cc -
DNS[4] John Scott-Davies 5 Lola T70 John Scott-Davies Over 2000cc -
DNS[4] Brian Foley 8 Broadspeed GTS Foley Motors 1100-1500cc -

Race statistics

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Official Programme, XIth Aust. Tourist Trophy, Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit, Sun. 21 May
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Lance Lowe, Race report, Australian Motor Manual, August 1967, page 25
  3. ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 69-71
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Des White, Matich Takes Third Aust. Tourist Trophy, Racing Car News, July 1967, pages 24 & 25
  5. ^ Complete Archive of Alan Hamilton, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved on 5 July 2014
  6. ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 168
  7. ^ Lap start by Matich, The Courier Mail, Monday, 22 May 1967, page 15

Further reading

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  • Matich in spin-off at high speed, The Courier Mail, Friday, 19 May 1967, page 13