Australian Tourist Trophy

The Australian Tourist Trophy was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for sports car drivers. [CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1962] The title was awarded for the first time in 1956 and then annually from 1958 until the introduction by CAMS of an Australian Sports Car Championship for 1969. The title was reinstituted in 1975, restricted for the first time to Production Sports Cars and contested over two heats rather than as a single race. [Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976, pages 86-87] . In 1976, with the Production Sports Car class contesting the Australian Sports Car Championship, the Australian Tourist Trophy once again became a contest for purpose built Group A Sports Cars until it was discontinued after the 1979 event. [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp Australian Titles] Retrieved from CAMS online Manual of Motor Sport on 15 August 2008]

After almost thirty years, the ATT title was again revived with the award going to the winner of the 2007 Sandown GT Classic. [ [http://www.cams.com.au/content.asp?PageID=Article&ObjectID=906 GT's to race for Australian Tourist Trophy Title at Sandown] Retrieved from CAMS website on 15 August 2008.]

Results

References

Further reading

* Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 181-183

External links

* [http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/item-6892public.html?cache=no Ian Geoghegan - 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy] Retrieved from Autopics on 15 August 2008