Australian Formula 2 Race

Winton, 19 Aug 1979

All cars are 1.6-litre ANF2 unless noted.

Notes on the cars:

1. Rennmax BN7 (Ron Trim): New to Andrew Miedecke (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) and raced in the Australian Formula 2 championship in 1975, sponsored by Grace Bros-Levi's Racing Team. Retained for 1976, and again raced in the Australian Formula 2 championship. Then sold to Richard Fleming in Tasmania for 1977.
2. Cheetah Mk6 [63-1] (Brian Shead): Delivered on 17 January 1976 to Brian Shead and fitted with a Toyota Corolla engine. Raced by Shead in Australian Formula 3 in 1976 and 1977. Converted for 1978 to the new single cam Australian Formula 2 with a Toyota Celica engine and raced again by Shead in 1978 and 1979. Sold to Frank Curcio at the end of 1979, and raced by him in ANF2 in 1980. Later to Les Groom 1983, "A Ashley" 1986, and then to Peter Glover 1993 and rebuilt by Brian Shead during the 1990s. Then to Gray Malyon 2005 and retained 2006.
3. Cheetah Mk5 [53-6] (Peter Macrow): Delivered on 17 March 1975 to Peter Macrow and fitted with a Toyota Corolla engine. Raced extensively in ANF3 in 1975, 1976 and 1977. Then converted to the new single-cam ANF2 with a 1600cc Toyota Celica engine, and raced by Macrow in 1978 and 1979. Then to Grahame Blee and rebuilt with a Mk7 nose and sidepods. It was entered as a Mk6E from 1980 to 1982, and then as a Mk6GE from 1983 to 1986.
4. Ralt RT1/77 [91] (John Smith): New to Larry Perkins (Victoria, Australia) for the 1978 New Zealand Formula Pacific series. Then to John Smith (NEW, Australia) and raced in the 1979 New Zealand series. Smith used the car in some Rothmans International and Gold Star races later in 1979, still with its BDA engine, before converting it to single cam ANF2 specification for the Australian ANF2 series. Again raced by Smith in New Zealand in January 1980, then in ANF1 and ANF2 events in Australia. Retained for a third season in 1981, and used in the New Zealand series and in the National Panasonic Formula Pacific series in Australia. Smith then bought a new Ralt RT4/81, but the RT1 was retained as a spare car, and loaned to Brett Fisher for the 1982 Australian GP. Raced by Terry Ryan in ANF2 in 1984.
5. Cheetah Mk6 [63-2] (Brian Sampson): Delivered on 20 February 1976 to Brian Sampson and fitted with a Toyota Corolla engine. Raced by Sampson in Australian Formula 3 in 1976 and 1977. Converted for 1978 to the new single cam Australian Formula 2 with a Toyota Celica engine and raced again by Sampson in 1978 and 1979. Sold to Bernard Cashin (Sydney, Australia) at the end of 1979, and fitted with a VW Golf engine built for him by Paul McDonald of Leon Automotive. Cashin sold the car to McDonald in November 1982. Glenn Moulds advises that it later went through the hands of Damon Beck in June 1988 and Franke Burke in December 1988. Then to John Muddle in January 1989 and then Edward Gavin in August 2001. Gavin fitted it with a Toyota Celica engine on Brian Shead's advice and raced it extensively in historic racing. Still owned by Gavin in 2006.
6. Cheetah Mk5 [53-4] (Ian Bland): Delivered on 20 September 1974 to Peter Roach. Raced in ANF3 in 1975. Sold in late 1975 to Gary Scott (Queensland) and raced in ANF3 in 1976 and 1977. It was then raced in the new single-cam ANF2 by Ian Bland from 1979 to 1981, initially still with its 1300cc Toyota Corolla engine before moving to a 1600cc unit. To Derek Pingel for 1982, and later advertised by him in December 1984 as a Mk5 F2 with Toyota engine. CAMS records show later owners as Brian Sampson c1991, then Bob Romano, Blair Salter and Russ McBurnie. In 2005, it was said to be owned by a doctor in Queensland.

Sources

The identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' original results.

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