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Warwick Brown
Warwick Brown (born 24 December 1949 in Sydney) is a former racing driver from Australia. Racing career Brown participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, on 10 October 1976. He drove a Wolf–Williams Racing car at the 1976 United States Grand Prix and finished 14th, five laps behind the winner James Hunt. Brown suffered the loss of third and fifth gears during the race, as well as rear brake problems.Young, Eoin, "James Hunt: Against All Odds", Hamlyn, 1977, p. 132. Brown was more successful in the Tasman Series, which he won in 1975, driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet. He also won the Rothmans International Series in Australia twice, in 1977 driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet and in 1978 driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet, both for the VDS Team. In the course of winning these series Brown also won the 1975 New Zealand Grand Prix and the 1977 Australian Grand Prix. After competing in the SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship in North America from 1974 to 1976, Brown contested the Can-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosworth
Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industries. Cosworth is based in Northampton, England, with American facilities in Indianapolis and Mooresville, North Carolina. Cosworth has collected 176 wins in Formula One (F1) as engine supplier, ranking third with most wins, behind Ferrari and Mercedes. Corporate history The company was founded as a British racing internal combustion engine maker in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth. Its company name, "Cosworth", was derived as a portmanteau of the surnames of its two founders (Costin and Duckworth). Both of the co-founders were former employees of Lotus Engineering Ltd., and Cosworth initially maintained a strong relationship with Colin Chapman; and initial revenues of the company came almost exclusively from Lotus. When the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Rothmans International Series
The 1978 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competition''Rothmans International Series'', Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8, pages 68 to 79 open to Australian Formula 1 cars.Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 12 February 1978, page 3 The series, which was the third Rothmans International Series,Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, pages 55 to 61 was won by Warwick Brown, driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race, page 193 Schedule The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round. Points system Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round. Series results {, class="wikitable" generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7 , - style="font-weight:bold" , height="14" align="center" , Position , Driver , Car(Entry list), Programme, Adelaide International Racew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Rothmans International Series
The 1977 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competitionRothmans International, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 84 to 95 open to Formula 5000 Racing Cars.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 27 February 1977 The series, which was the second Rothmans International Series,Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, pages 54 to 56 was won by Warwick Brown driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet. Schedule The series was contested over four rounds with one race per round. Points system Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.Wolfgang Klopfer, Formula 5000 in New Zealand & Australia: Race by Race, page 181 Series results {, class="wikitable" generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7 , - style="font-weight:bold" , height="14" align="center" , Position , Driver , Car , Entrant , align="center" , Ora , align="center" , Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship Season
The 1976 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was the tenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier open wheel racing series and the third to be co-sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC).Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, page 81 The championship was won by Brian Redman driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet.Wolfgang Kopfler, ''1976 Formula 5000 Championship'', Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 101 & 102 It was Redman's third consecutive SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship title win.Gordon Kirby, ''The Season in the USA'', Automobile Year 1976/77, pages 191 to 192 For the first time in three years, a vehicle other than a Lola won a race, with March and Shadow winning one race each. 1976 also marked the first race win by a non-Chevrolet powered car since the 1971 season, with a Dodge-powered Shadow winning at Road America. 1976 was to be the final yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship
The 1975 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was the ninth running of the Sports Car Club of America's SCCA Continental Championship, professional open wheel automobile racing series and the second to be sanctioned jointly by the Sports Car Club of America and the United States Automobile Club. ''1967-1974'', myf5000.com Retrieved on 22 May 2014 The championship was open to cars complying with the SCCA's 5 litre (305 cid) American stock block engine specifications and to cars complying with the USAC's 161 cid turbocharger, turbocharged, 255 cid Double overhead camshaft, DOHC or 320 cid stock block engine regulations.''Facts Sheet'', www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 22 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Tasman Series
The 1975 Tasman Series, (officially the Tasman Championship for DriversTasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975, pages 80 to 83), was a motor racing competition open to Racing Cars complying with the Tasman Formula.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, February 16th 1975 Contested over eight rounds in New Zealand and Australia beginning on 5 January and ending on 23 February,Tasman Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 64 to 81 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 and was promoted as the ''Peter Stuyvesant International Series for the 1975 Tasman Championship''. 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 T332 Chevrolet small-block engine, Chevrolet. The series was resolved in a dramatic final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship Season
The 1974 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship was the eighth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier open wheel racing series.''1967-1974'', www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 6 May 2014 It was the first to be sanctioned jointly by the (SCCA) and the (USAC),David F Stone, ''Formula 5000'', Automobile Year 1974/75, page 168 and the first to be held under the "SCCA /USAC Formula 5000 Championship" name. Sponsorship by the L&M cigarette brand was not carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1974 Australian Drivers' Championship was a Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars with the winner awarded the 1974 CAMS "Gold Star".CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974, pages 84-85 It was the 18th Australian Drivers' Championship. The championship was won by Max Stewart driving a Lola T330 Chevrolet small-block engine, Chevrolet. Calendar The championship was contested over six rounds:Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975, pages 68-83 Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. Only holders of a CAMS General Competition Licence were eligible, therefore any placings gained by international licence holders were ignored by CAMS when allocating championship points. Championship standings References Further reading * * Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 67-68 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Tasman Series
The 1974 Tasman Series (formally the Tasman Championship for DriversTasman Championship for Drivers, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport with National Competition Rules 1974, pages 80 to 83) 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,Tony Loxley, Tasman Cup 1964 1975, pages 472 to 475 was open to Racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, February 24th 1974 The winner was awarded the Tasman Cup. The championship was won by Peter Gethin of the United Kingdom, driving a Chevron B24 Chevrolet. Schedule The championship was contested over eight rounds with each round comprising a single race.Tasman Series, Australian Competition Yearbook - 1975 Edition, pages 46 to 67 Points system Championship points were awarded for race positions at each race on the following basis: Points from all races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Cars
Lola Cars International Ltd. was a British race car engineering company in operation from 1958 to 2012. The company was founded by Eric Broadley in Bromley, England (then in Kent, now part of Greater London), before moving to new premises in Slough, Buckinghamshire and finally Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and endured for more than fifty years to become one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of racing cars in the world. Lola Cars started by building small front-engined sports cars, and branched out into Formula Junior cars before diversifying into a wider range of sporting vehicles. Lola was acquired by Martin Birrane in 1998 after the unsuccessful MasterCard Lola attempt at Formula One. Lola Cars was a brand of the Lola Group, which combined former rowing boat manufacturer Lola Aylings and Lola Composites, that specialized in carbon fibre production. After a period in bankruptcy administration, Lola Cars International ceased trading on 5 October 2012. Many of Lola's asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Tasman Series
The 1973 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia''Tasman Series'', Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 40 to 59 for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.Official programme, Final Round, Tasman International Series, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, February 25, 1973, page 3 The series, which began on 6 January and ended on 25 February after eight races, was the tenth Tasman Series. Retrieved on 21 February 2015 Officially known as the Tasman Championship for Drivers, it was organised jointly by the Motorsport Association New Zealand Incorporated and the |
