The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in

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on 14 November 1965.''Australian TT Lakeside Qld'', Australian Motor Sports, January 1966, pages 47 to 49 It was the ninth annual

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(CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,''Australian Title Conditions'', 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 70 and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars. It was won by

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driving a

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.Des White, Lakeside: A.T.T., Racing Car News, January 1966, pages 20 & 21

Race review

Australian international driver Frank Gardner set the fastest practice time driving Alec Mildren's Mildren

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, but an engine failure during a preliminary heat resulted in Gardner being a non-starter in the Tourist Trophy.

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, dominated the race with Greg Cusack (Lotus 23) placed second and Spencer Martin ( Ferrari 250LM) third. Englishman

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, driving a Shelby Cobra 427 entered by

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, posed a threat to leaders Geoghegan and Cusack until a suspension failure on lap 34 led to his retirement.

Results

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Race statistics

* Race distance: 83 laps – 125 miles''Another car trophy to Geoghegan'', The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 November, page 14 (200 km) * Pole position:

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), 59.9s * Number of starters: 13 * Number of finishers: not yet ascertained * Winner's race time: 1:25:38.90 * Winner's average speed: 87.23 mph * Fastest lap: 60.9 -

References

Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Sports competitions in Queensland