The 1971 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in
New Zealand and
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 ...
[''And the V8s roared'', Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, pages 29 to 41] for cars complying with the
Tasman Formula
Tasman most often refers to Abel Tasman (1603–1659), Dutch explorer.
Tasman may also refer to:
Animals and plants
* Tasman booby
* Tasman flax-lily
* Tasman parakeet (disambiguation)
* Tasman starling
* Tasman whale
People
* Tasman ( ...
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[''Tasman Series'', www.nzfmr.co.nz]
Retrieved on 3 March 2015 The series, which began on 2 January and ended on 28 February after seven races,
[ was the eighth annual Tasman Series.][ It was won by Graham McRae of New Zealand, driving a ]McLaren M10B
The McLaren M10 was a Formula 5000 race car chassis built by McLaren that competed in North America and Europe between 1969 and 1973.
Design
The McLaren M10 was manufactured in large numbers. Built close to the weight limit, it was very light ...
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941) and ous ...
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Races
The series was contested over seven races.[
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Points system
Series points were awarded at each race on the following basis:[
All points scored by each driver were retained to determine final series placings.][
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Series standings
References
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The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
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Tasman Series
Tasman Series
Formula 5000