1964 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1964 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Appendix J Touring Cars and Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[1] The championship was contested over a single race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 26 July 1964.[2] The race was won by Ian Geoghegan, the first of his five Australian Touring Car Championship title. Geoghegan drove a Ford Cortina in Ford's first championshi victory, the first time the Jaguars had been defeated for the title.
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Race
For the first time the race was held at a circuit within easy reach of a major city. Lakeside's proximity to Brisbane ensured a large crowd as for the first time the race appeared wide open with many fancied runners. The Jaguars had faded, although Bob Jane's Mark II was certainly a potential front runner, the rise of the Ford Cortina in either its GT specification or the Lotus tuned version, of which only Jim McKeown's was ready in time for the race. For the first time too Holden was a front runner with the S4 versions of the EH Holden. In the lead up to the race Ian Geoghegan rolled and destroyed his Cortina and a factory test car was driven up from Melbourne to get Geoghegan back in the race.
Brian Muir lead from the start but was picked off by Jim McKeown in the early running. Muir was then passed by Jane who then moved into the lead when McKeown had a brief off and dropped behind Muir to third. Later McKeown cliiped the abandon Warren Weldon Holden and hit the barriers, promoting Norm Beechey into third, a position he lost to Ian Geogehegan just passed half-distance. Jane struck clutch problems and dropped down the order putting Muir back into the lead. Beechey climed into second, not only was an Australian car leading the ATCC for the first but was second as well. With 13 laps to go though Muir pitted to replace a worn out tyre. Geoghegan pushed Beechey hard and with seven laps to go took the lead and won. Behind Beechey, Jane limped home for second ahead of the Minis of Brian Foley and Peter Manton with local Glynn Scott home for sixth position.[3]
Results
| Position [4] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Class Pos. | Class [5] | Laps |
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| 1 | Ian Geoghegan | 5 | Ford Cortina GT Mk.I | Total Team | 1 | 1301 to 2000cc | 50 |
| 2 | Norm Beechey | 4 | Holden EH Special S4 | Neptune Racing Team | 1 | Over 2600cc | 50 |
| 3 | Bob Jane | 7 | Jaguar 3.8 Mk II | 2 | Over 2600cc | 50 | |
| 4 | Brian Foley | Morris Cooper S | 1 | 1001 to 1300cc | 50 | ||
| 5 | Peter Manton | Morris Cooper S | Neptune Racing Team | 2 | 1001 to 1300cc | 50 | |
| 6 | Glyn Scott | Ford Cortina GT Mk.I | Max Volkers | 2 | 1301 to 2000cc | 49 | |
| 7 | Brian Muir | 1 | Holden EH Special S4 | Scuderia Veloce | 3 | Over 2600cc | 48 |
| 8 | John French | Morris Cooper S | 3 | 1001 to 1300cc | |||
| 9 | Barry Seton | 51 | Holden 48-215 | 1 | 2001 to 2600cc | ||
| 10 | Harry Firth | Ford Cortina GT Mk.I | 3 | 1301 to 2000cc | |||
| 11 | Richard Arblaster | Austin Cooper S | 4 | 1001 to 1300cc | |||
| 12 | Steve Harvey | 28 | Morris Cooper | 1 | Up to 1000cc | ||
| 13 | Malcolm Bailey | Ford Zephyr Mk.III | 2 | 2001 to 2600cc | |||
| 14 | Brendan Hare | 47 | Renault 750 | 2 | Up to 1000cc | ||
| DNF | Des West | Holden 48-215 | 2001 to 2600cc | 37 | |||
| DNF | Ron Clark | Morris Cooper S | 1001 to 1300cc | ||||
| DNF | Jim McKeown | 3 | Ford Cortina Lotus Mk.I | Neptune Racing Team | 1301 to 2000cc | 19 | |
| DNF | Warren Weldon | 91 | Holden 48-215 | 2001 to 2600cc | 14 | ||
| DNF | Brian Michelmore | Ford Cortina GT Mk.I | 1301 to 2000cc | ||||
| DNF | Clem Smith | 46 | Chrysler Valiant R Series | Over 2600cc | 1 | ||
| DNS | Bob Lidgate |
References
- ^ CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, 1964, pages 48–51
- ^ Jim Shephard, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 103
- ^ Howard, Graham; Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1964: Ford's first of twelve". Australian Touring Car Championship: 25 fabulous years. Gordon: R&T Publishing. pp. 50–56. ISBN 0-9590378-2-9.
- ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1989, pages 50–56
- ^ Australian Motor Sports, September 1964, page 50
External links
- Australian Titles Retrieved from CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport on 26 August 2008.
- Lakeside circuit history including photo of the start of the 1964 ATCC race Retrieved from tasman-series.com on 26 August 2008.
- 1964 Touring Car gallery including ATCC images Retrieved from Autopics on 7 September 2008
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