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1961 Australian GT Championship

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McPhee's car is referred to in the Sports Car World report as a Holden FC but the image published with the Racing Car News report shows it to be a Holden FE. It appears in the Official Programme simply as a
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The Racing Car News report notes that Ken Lindsay contested the second preliminary heat but did not finish. He is not included in the grid list published with that report.
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The Racing Car News report notes that Peter Manton contested the first preliminary heat but did not finish. He is not included in the grid list published with that report.
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Greg Cusack's Porsche Super 90 leads Brian Foley's Austin-Healey Sprite during the 1961 Australian GT Championship, www.foleyalfa.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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The Racing Car News report notes that Max Laroux contested the first preliminary heat but did not finish. He is not included in the grid list published with that report.
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The Racing Car News report notes that Peter Williamson contested the second preliminary heat. He is not included in the grid list published with that report.
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The Sports Car World report notes that Bill Mitchell crashed in practice. He is not included in the grid list published with the Racing Car News report.
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The Racing Car News report notes that Harry Howard contested the first preliminary heat. He is not included in the grid list published with that report.
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The report in Australian Motor Sport indicates that Malcolm finished the race but does not indicate the placing attained.
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The Racing Car News Report lists Laroux's car as a Morris Minor. The Official Programme lists it as a Morris 1000.
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Australian G.T. Championships at Warwick Farm, Australian Motor Sports, September 1961, pages 368 - 370
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Mike Kable, Matich runs away with GT title, Sports Car World, October 1961, pages 46 to 48
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Young Sydney Driver Wins Car Race Title, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 31 July 1961
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Mike Kable, The GT Jaguar That Ran Away, Wheels, October 1961, pages 34 & 35
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David McKay, Matich G.T. Champ, Modern Motor, October 1961, pages 26,27 & 98
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on 30 July 1961. The race was conducted by the Australian Automobile Racing Co.
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Matich Wins G.T. Title, Australian Motor Manual, 2 October 1961, page 39
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Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 184-185
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Warwick Farm - 30 July, Racing Car News, September 1961, pages 1 to 3
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Official Programme, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, 30 July 1961
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Coming Events In N.S.W, Racing Car News, July 1961, page 8
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Ltd. 728:Attendance: 25,000 600:Howard & Sons 578:Ecurie Shepparton 328:Howard & Sons 72:Appendix K GT cars 56: 1268: 1267: 720: 719: 655:Peter Williamson 640:Morris Minor 1000 555:Geoghegan Motors 428:Martin Faithfull 1298: 1098: 1091: 1084: 1075: 1046: 1043: 1037: 1034: 1028: 1025: 1019: 1016: 1010: 1007: 1001: 998: 992: 989: 983: 980: 974: 971: 965: 961: 955: 952: 933: 930: 899: 896: 865: 862: 856: 853: 832: 829: 812: 809: 803: 800: 789: 786: 780: 777: 239:Porsche Super 90 109: 21: 1306: 1305: 1301: 1300: 1299: 1297: 1296: 1295: 1271: 1270: 1269: 1264: 1107: 1102: 1065: 1055: 1053:Further reading 1050: 1049: 1044: 1040: 1035: 1031: 1026: 1022: 1017: 1013: 1008: 1004: 999: 995: 990: 986: 981: 977: 972: 968: 962: 958: 953: 936: 931: 902: 897: 868: 863: 859: 854: 835: 830: 815: 810: 806: 801: 792: 787: 783: 778: 774: 769: 737:Pole position: 725: 527:Coventry Climax 174:Scuderia Veloce 107: 84:New South Wales 44: 43: 42: 37: 34: 29: 25: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1304: 1302: 1294: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1273: 1272: 1266: 1265: 1263: 1262: 1255: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1112: 1109: 1108: 1103: 1101: 1100: 1093: 1086: 1078: 1072: 1071: 1064: 1063:External links 1061: 1060: 1059: 1054: 1051: 1048: 1047: 1038: 1029: 1020: 1011: 1002: 993: 984: 975: 966: 956: 934: 900: 866: 857: 833: 813: 804: 790: 781: 771: 770: 768: 765: 764: 763: 760: 757: 746: 735: 732: 729: 724: 721: 718: 717: 714: 711: 703: 700: 699:Bill Mitchell 697: 693: 692: 689: 686: 681: 678: 675: 671: 670: 667: 666:P. 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Mitchell 596:Simca Aronde 524:Lotus Eleven 517:Ron Hodgson 494:Bruce McPhee 456:MGA Twin Cam 393:MGA Twin Cam 302:MGA Twin Cam 232:Greg Cusack 186:Brian Foley 148:Team Leaton 136:Frank Matich 95:Frank Matich 92: 82:circuit, in 80:Warwick Farm 59: 57: 15: 633:Max Laroux 551:Lotus Elite 460:R. Orlando 449:Ralph Sach 414:Peugeot 203 386:Harry Cape 340:Harry Firth 317:Les Howard 160:David McKay 66:sanctioned 54:(1960-1973) 1275:Categories 767:References 618:Morris 850 407:H. Fenton 364:Bob Holden 348:Jaguar 3.8 265:B. Lawler 243:G. Cusack 97:driving a 68:Australian 502:Holden FE 197:B. Foley 112:Position 88:Australia 397:H. 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Index

Australian GT Championship
1960
1962

Warwick Farm Raceway
CAMS
Australian
Appendix K GT cars
Australian GT Championship
Warwick Farm
New South Wales
Australia
Frank Matich
Jaguar D-Type
Frank Matich
Jaguar D-Type
David McKay
Lola
Scuderia Veloce
Austin-Healey Sprite
Bob Jane
Maserati 300S
Porsche Super 90
Buckle
MGA Twin Cam
Austin-Healey Sprite
Harry Firth
Jaguar 3.8
Bob Holden
Austin-Healey Sprite

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