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Elfin Sports Cars
Elfin Sports Cars Pty Ltd (formerly known as Elfin Sports Cars) is an Australian car manufacturer company that was founded by Garrie Cooper. It has been an Australian manufacturer of sports cars and motor racing cars since 1959. Elfin Sports Cars is currently owned by the estate of former British racing driver Tom Walkinshaw, through his company Walkinshaw Performance which also owns Holden Special Vehicles. It was previously owned by businessmen and historic racing enthusiasts Bill Hemming and Nick Kovatch (who remains as technical director) who purchased it in 1998. Elfin is the oldest continuous sports car maker in Australia and one of the most successful with 29 championships and major Grand Prix titles. The original factory was located at Conmurra Avenue, Edwardstown in suburban Adelaide, South Australia. The company is currently located at Braeside, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. History The company was founded in South Australia as Elfin Sports Cars in October 1959 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANZAC Day
, image = Dawn service gnangarra 03.jpg , caption = Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kings Park, Western Australia, 25 April 2009, 94th anniversary. , observedby = Australia Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cook Islands New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Tokelau Tonga , duration = 1 day , frequency = Annual , scheduling = same day each year , date = 25 April , observances = Dawn services, commemorative marches, remembrance services , type = historical , longtype = Commemorative, patriotic, historic , significance = National day of remembrance and first landing of the Anzacs at Gallipoli , relatedto = Remembrance Day Anzac Day () is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served". Observed on 25 April eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Grand Prix
The Malaysian Grand Prix (officially the Malaysia Grand Prix from 1963–1965 and 2011–2017 and Malayan Grand Prix in 1962) was an annual auto race held in Malaysia. It was part of the Formula One World Championship from 1999 to 2017 and it was held during these years at the Sepang International Circuit. The Malaysian Grand Prix was held annually from 1962 to 1964 in Singapore, whilst it was a member of the Malaysian federation. Subsequent Grands Prix were held in Peninsular Malaysia. History Singapore and Shah Alam From 1962 to 1965 an annual race weekend for motorcycles and Formula Libre cars was held at the Thomson Road circuit in Singapore, named the Malaysia Grand Prix. After Singapore gained independence from Malaysia in 1965 the event was renamed the Singapore Grand Prix and continued until 1973. Between Singapore's departure from the Malaysian federation and the opening of Sepang Circuit, Malaysia hosted a range of other racing categories in the Malaysian Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Grand Prix
The Singapore Grand Prix; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் கிராண்ட் பிரிக்ஸ் is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship. The event takes place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit and was the inaugural night race and first street circuit in Asia designed for Formula One races. The original Singapore Grand Prix was held at Thomson Road from 1966 to 1973, before returning to the calendar in 2008 at Marina Bay. Fernando Alonso won the inaugural Formula One edition of the renewed Grand Prix, driving for the Renault team amid controversial circumstances, when it emerged a year later that his teammate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash on purpose by senior team management to bring out the safety car at a time chosen to benefit Alonso. The race itself was also notable for being the 800th Formula One World Championship race since its inception in 1950, and the first ever Formula One race held at night. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Formula Ford Series
The Australian Formula Ford Championship is an Australian motor racing competition for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars, held annually since 1970. From 1970 until 1992 it was a national series and from 1993 until 2013 the series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Formula Ford Championship. From 2014 to 2018 it reverted to national series status. The Australian Formula Ford Championship name was then applied to the series by the Formula Ford Association from 2019. Australian Formula Ford is renowned for producing future champions in other categories with many V8 Supercar drivers and Australian international open-wheeler drivers having had a background in the category. History The Formula Ford category was established in Great Britain in 1967 and two years later Australia's first Formula Ford race was staged at the Sandown Raceway, Sandown circuit in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. A national series was contested in Australia for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Tourist Trophy
The Australian Tourist Trophy is a Confederation of Australian Motor Sport-sanctioned national motor racing title, contested between 1956 and 1979 by Sports Cars and, since 2007, by GT cars. The trophy is currently awarded to the outright winners of the Bathurst 12 Hour. History The title was awarded for the first time in 1956 and then annually from 1958 until the introduction by CAMS of an Australian Sports Car Championship for 1969. It was reinstituted in 1975, restricted for the first time to Production Sports Cars and contested over two heats rather than as a single race. In 1976, with the Production Sports Car class now contesting the Australian Sports Car Championship, the Australian Tourist Trophy once again became a contest for purpose built Group A Sports Cars until it was discontinued after the 1979 event. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars. The championship was contested over a single race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 30 November 1975.Sports Car Championships, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 86-87 The race was run over 30 laps of the 4.76 km circuit, a total race distance of 143 km. It was the seventh Australian Sports Car Championship, and the only one in the twenty-year history of the title to be contested over a single race rather than over a series of races. The championship was won by Garrie Cooper Garrie Clifford Cooper (22 December 1935 - 25 April 1982) was the founder of the highly successful Elfin Sports Cars and a competitive racing driver in his own right, winning the 1968 Singapore Grand Prix, the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Champi ..., driving an Elfin MS7. Results * Number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1974 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 86 The title, which was the sixth Australian Sports Car Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6 was won by Henry Michell driving an Elfin 360 Repco.Sports Car Championship, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 160 to 163 Calendar The championship was contested over a four-round series with one race per round. Classes Cars competed in two engine displacement classes: * Up to and including 2,500cc * Over 2,500cc Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters in each class. Additional points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four place-getters outright, irrespective of class. Championship results {, class="wikitable" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1973 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 92 to 94 It was the fifth Australian Sports Car Championship.Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport, page 14-6 The title was won by South Australian Phil Moore, driving a 2.5 litre Repco V8 - engined Elfin 360.Sports Car Championships, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 176 to 179 Calendar The championship was contested over a six round series with one race per round. Classes and points system Car competed in two engine displacement classes: * Up to and including 2500cc * Over 2500cc Championship points were allocated on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six place-getters in each class at each round. Additional points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright place-getters, regardless o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78–82 It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. The title, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6 was won by Peter Woodward, driving an Elfin 350 Coventry Climax.Australian Sports Car Championship 1970, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 108–113 Schedule The championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat. * Heat 1, Endeavour Cup, Phillip Island, Victoria, 25 January * Heat 2, RAC Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 3 MayJim Morris, Allen Breaks Title Grip on RAC, Racing Car News, June 1970, pages 42–43 * Heat 3, Western Australian Sports Car Championship, Wanneroo Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Sports Car Championship
The Australian Sports Car Championship was the national title for sports car racing drivers sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 1969 to 1988. Each championship was contested over a series of races with the exception of the 1975 title, which was awarded on the results of a single race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria. Championship races were open to purpose-built sports racing cars complying with CAMS Group A Sports Car regulations except for the years 1976 to 1981 in which they were restricted to Group D Production Sports Cars. Local manufacturers Matich, Elfin, Kaditcha, and K&A Engineering ( Veskanda C1), along with McLaren dominated the series when run under Group A rules, while Porsche drivers won all six Group D based championships. The championship winners are listed below. {, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Champion ! Vehicle , - ! 1969 , Frank Matich , Matich SR4 Repco , - ! 1970 , Peter Woodward , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1975 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.''Conditions for Australian Titles'', 1975 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 85 The championship winner was awarded the 1975 CAMS "Gold Star". The title, which was the nineteenth Australian Drivers' Championship,''Past Title winners'', 1980 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 56 was won by John McCormack driving an Elfin MR6 Repco-Holden.''Australian National Formula One Review'', Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 116 to 128 Calendar The championship was contested over a five-round series. Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the first six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a current and valid full General Competition License issued by CAMS were eligible. Championship results Note: New Zealander Graeme Lawrence Graeme Lawrence (25 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
