Australian F.Pacific 1981

[Chris Townsend]

As I work through the spread of F.Atlantic - Pacific around the world I've opted for the policy of trying to prepare the first season in each country for posting on oldracingcars.com. I've now got to Australia, and thanks to the good offices of Dave McKinney have remarkably good records assembled. The following are the missing data and I'm hoping that our Australian correspondents can help fill the gaps!

Australian GP 1981 [One of the great Atlantic races, Moreno blew off both Piquet and Jones in the year when they were battling for the world title.]

1: Moreno’s race time and speed.

2: Chassis numbers for
Costanzo’s Tiga FA81
Williamson’s Toleman [which was ex Rothengatter F2]
Cesario’s Ralt RT3

3: Which were AF2 cars apart from Cesario’s?

4: What happened to Cesario, on the basis of the ’81 results he was useful.

5: Did the Kaditcha have a model or chassis number?
Did the Galloway?

6 What happened to Mike Quinn in the race? Not mentioned in the report I have. Was this the Mike Quinn who raced FF2000 in UK in 1980 [a Delta T80 I seem to recall]

7 Peter Warren’s March 80A which didn’t show up.
Was this the ex Rob Wilson car? Any idea on chassis number and where it is now?

8 Creasey’s Birrana what engine?


Lakeside, 19 July 1981

1: Chassis number and previous history for Graham Brown’s March 76B

2: Ross Holden “Van Dieman” AF2 car? Model and chassis number? Engine? Was this a Van Diemen as built in Norfolk, or an Australian car?

3: Orphan, Elfin 700. Chassis number? Engine? Driver’s first name? AF2?

4: Finishing positions below 5th in Heat 1 and 6th in Heat 2

5: How did the scoring system for the championship work?

6: What determined grid position for second race?

Adelaide 26.7.81

1: Gary Cosser’s Elfin. Model and chassis number? Retirement reason in each heat? Laps completed?

2: Geoff Nicol March 74B. Bryan Miller, was this your car? Retirement reason? Laps?

3: Practice times from 9th downwards

Oran Park 23.8.81

1: Cosser now in a Bowin P6. Is this right? Chassis number?

2: Retirement reasons for Hamilton and Cosser in Heat 1; Bickley and Williamson in 2nd

3: What chassis number Bickley’s BT36 or are we in “Dolphin” territory here!?

4: Practice times below 9th?

Calder

1: Date?

2: Clive Millis, Hardman-BDA. An AF2 car converted to Atlantic? Model and Chassis number?

3: Joe Ricciardo in a March 74B entered by Graham Brown. Chassis number?

4: Retirement reasons for Creasey and Ricciardo in Heat 1?
Laps completed by Ricciardo in Heat 2?

5: Practice times from 11th down.

All help gratefully received

Chris