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1975 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Calder circuit in Victoria, Australia on 25 May 1975. The race was open to Production Sports Cars It was the thirteenth Australian Tourist Trophy and the first to be awarded since 1968. The race, which was contested over two heats, was won by Peter Warren driving a Bolwell Nagari.

Summary

The race was contested over two, 25 lap, 40 km heats. Points were awarded on a 15-14-13-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first fifteen finishers in each heat.

The first heat was won by Peter Warren and the second by Steve Webb, both driving Bolwell Nagaris. The decision was then revised with Trevethan determined to be the winner, having finished higher in the second heat. Warren lodged a successful protest based on his faster combined heat times, as per the race regulations.

Results

Peter Warren won the 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a [[Bolwell Nagari]], similar to the example pictured above

-	Warwick Henderson	12	Chevrolet Corvette	Warwick Henderson	DNS	DNS	-

Race statistics

Number of entries: 32
Number of cars which practiced: 28
Pole Position: Rex Colliver (Lotus 47), 48.8s
Fastest lap (Heat 1): Peter Woodward (Lotus 47)
Fastest lap (Heat 2): Peter Woodward (Lotus 47), 55.0

References

''Production Sports Cars'', Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 176 & 177
Tom Naughton, race report, Calder, 25 May 1975, Racing Car News, July 1975, pages 56 to 62 & page 82
and was recognized by the [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport]] as an [[Australia]]n national title race.''Australian Titles'', 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-9
Tourist Trophy Revival ... Trevethan or Warren, Chequered Flag, July 1975, Pages Thirty Seven to Thirty Nine
Calder - Souvenir Magazine, May 25, 1975

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