The 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the

Longford Circuit The Longford Circuit was a temporary motor racing course laid out on public roads at Longford, south-west of Launceston in Tasmania, Australia. It was located on the northern edges of the town and its lap passed under a railway line viaduct ...

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

on 7 March 1966.''Record average speed proves Stewart now world’s best'', The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1966, page 23 It was the tenth annual

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 winner ...

race.''Australian Tourist Trophy'', Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85 The race was open to sports cars as defined by the

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Au ...

(CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations, and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars. It was won by

Frank Matich Frank Matich (25 January 193511 May 2015) was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 1970s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own ...

driving an Elfin 400 Traco

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.Frank Matich Elfin 400 Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com
Retrieved on 29 June 2014

Results

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, Laurie O'Neill Peterbilt , align="center" , 1 , 3001cc and over , align="center" , 23 , align="center" , 60:40.4 , - , align="center" , 2 , Alan Hamilton , align="center" , 60 ,

Porsche 904 The Porsche 904 is an automobile which was produced by Porsche in Germany in 1964 and 1965. It was officially called Porsche Carrera GTS due to the same naming rights problem that required renaming the Porsche 901 to Porsche 911. History After ...

SpyderAlan Hamilton Porsche 904 Spyder Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com
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Ferrari 250LM The Ferrari P was a series of Italian sports prototype racing cars produced by Ferrari during the 1960s and early 1970s. Although Enzo Ferrari resisted the move even with Cooper dominating F1, Ferrari began producing mid-engined racing cars in th ...

''Sports car aces and machines'', Courier Mail, Saturday, 5 March 1966 ,

Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce was an Australian motor racing team founded by journalist racer David McKay (journalist), David McKay. The team, which competed in many motor racing categories in the 1960s, is regarded as the first professional motor racing ope ...

, align="center" , 2 , 3001cc and over , align="center" , , align="center" , 61:22.3 , - , align="center" , 4Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167 , Lionel Ayers , align="center" , 11 ,

Lotus 23B The Lotus 23 was designed by Colin Chapman as a small-displacement sports racing car. Nominally a two-seater, it was purpose-built for FIA Group 4 racing in 1962–1963. Unlike its predecessors Lotus 15 and 17, the engine was mounted amidship ...

, Motor Racing Components , align="center" , 1 , 1101 to 1500cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , 5 , Dick Thurston , align="center" , 66 , Monaco

, Pitstop Car Sales , align="center" , 3 , 3001cc and over , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , 6 , Kerry Cox , align="center" , 28 , Paramount

Jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus '' Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the th ...

, Mowbray Shell Service Station , align="center" , 4 , 3001cc and over , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , ? , Wally Mitchell , align="center" , 9 , RM1 , East Burwood Motors Pty. Ltd. , align="center" , 1 , 2001 to 3000cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , ? , Bruno Carosi , align="center" , 19 , Carosi B Type , Bruno Carosi , align="center" , 2 , 2001 to 3000cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , ? , Greg Ellis , align="center" , 52 ,

MGA MGA can refer to: Transport *MGA, IATA code for Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (Managua International Airport) in Managua, Nicaragua *Monongahela Railway, a former coal-hauling short line railroad in the United States *The MG MGA, a pop ...

, Greg Ellis , align="center" , 2 , 1501 to 2000cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , ? , Ross Ambrose , align="center" , 50 ,

Elfin Elfin may refer to: *ELFIN, a CubeSat developed by University of California, Los Angeles *Elfin (steamboat), a steamboat that ran on Lake Washington from 1891 to 1900 *Elfin of Alt Clut, ruler of Alt Clut, seventh century Scotland *Elfin, a charac ...

Ford Cortina The Ford Cortina is a medium-sized family car that was built initially by Ford of Britain, and then Ford of Europe in various guises from 1962 to 1982, and was the United Kingdom's best-selling car of the 1970s. The Cortina was produced in fi ...

, , R. Ambrose , align="center" , 2 , 1101 to 1500cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , ? ,

Bob Holden Robert Lee Holden Jr. (born August 24, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 53rd Governor of Missouri from 2001 to 2005. Previously, he served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1993 to 2001 a ...

Bob Holden Lolita Long Bridge Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com
Retrieved on 29 June 2014 , align="center" , 113 , Lolita , Killara Motor Garage , align="center" , 1 , Up to 1100cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , ? , John StillardRacing Car News, April 1966, pages 32-33 , align="center" , 13 ,

, Motor Improvements , align="center" , ? , 1501 to 2000cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , ? , Alan Ling , align="center" , 30 , Lotus Super 7 , Alan Ling , align="center" , ? , 1101 to 1500cc , align="center" , , , - , align="center" , DNFRomsey Quints, Longford Anti-Climax, Sports Car World, May 1966, pages 48 to 50 , Paul Bolton , align="center" , 3 ,

Lotus 23 The Lotus 23 was designed by Colin Chapman as a small-displacement sports racing car. Nominally a two-seater, it was purpose-built for FIA Group 4 racing in 1962–1963. Unlike its predecessors Lotus 15 and 17, the engine was mounted amidship ...

, Town & Country Garage Pty. Ltd. , align="center" , - , 1101 to 1500cc , align="center" , 11 , align="center" , Gearbox , - , align="center" , DNF , Frank Demuth , align="center" , 5 ,

Frank Demuth Lotus 23B Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com
Retrieved on 29 June 2014 , Lane Cove Auto Port , align="center" , - , 1101 to 1500cc , align="center" , 8 , align="center" , Head gasket , - , align="center" , DNF , Steve Holland , align="center" , 23 ,

, Team Harper , align="center" , - , , align="center" , , align="center" , Brakes , - , align="center" , DNF''Longford'', Modern Motor, May 1966, page 33 , Kevin Bartlett , align="center" , 47 ,

Alfa Romeo GTA The Alfa Romeo GTA is a coupé automobile manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1965 to 1971. It was made for racing (Corsa) and road use (Stradale). Giulia GTA In 1962, the successor for the very popular Giulietta series wa ...

, Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. , align="center" , - , 1501 to 2000cc , align="center" , , align="center" , Head gasket , - , align="center" , DNF , Max Brunninghausen , align="center" , 32 ,

Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (also known as the Alfa Romeo TZ or Tubolare Zagato) was a sports car and racing car manufactured by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to 1967. It replaced the Giulietta SZ. In 2011, the name was reduced from Giulia TZ to TZ in the n ...

, Ralph Sach Motors , align="center" , - , 1501 to 2000cc , align="center" , , align="center" , Head gasket , - , align="center" , DNFQuints in the Sports Car World report notes that "lap two saw the first retirement, a Tasmanian special" , Bob Wright , align="center" , 111 , Tasma 1500 , Burnie Speed Shop , align="center" , - , 1501 to 2000cc , align="center" , 1 , , - , align="center" , DNS , Les Howard , align="center" , 16 ,

, Howard & Sons Racing Team , align="center" , - , Up to 1100cc , align="center" , - , align="center" , Engine failure , - Race statistics: * Race distance: 23 laps – 103½ miles * Pole position:

Barry Green, Longford - Fast Track Back, page 134 * Number of starters: 19 * Number of finishers: not yet ascertained * Fastest lap:

- 2:28.7 * First Tasmanian: Kerry Cox (Paramount

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References

External links

Images from 1966 Longford, www.oldracephotos.com
Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Motorsport in Tasmania