1968 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1968 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title open to Group C Improved Production Touring Cars. The championship, which was contested over a single race staged at the Warwick Farm
circuit in New South Wales
, Australia
on 8 September 1968 was the ninth running of the Australian Touring Car Championship
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Note:There were 30 cars allocated grid positions for the event and 28 cars started. 13 cars finished.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title open to Group C Improved Production Touring Cars. The championship, which was contested over a single race staged at the Warwick Farm
Warwick Farm Raceway
Warwick Farm Raceway was a motor racing facility which was in operation from 1960 to 1973. Warwick Farm Raceway hosted numerous major events during its life such as the Australian Grand Prix and rounds of both the Australian Touring Car Championship and the Tasman Series.-History:Warwick Farm...
circuit in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 8 September 1968 was the ninth running of the Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship
The Australian Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series awarded the trophy and title of Australian Touring Car Champion.-History:The...
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Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Ian Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene... |
1 | Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
34 | |
| 2 | Darrell King | Morris Cooper S | 34 | ||
| 3 | Alan Hamilton | 19 | Porsche 911T Porsche 911 classic The original Porsche 911 was a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963 and built until 1989... |
34 | |
| 4 | Fred Gibson Fred Gibson (motor racing) Fred Gibson is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner.-Competitor:After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA, and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition , Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks... |
Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
33 | ||
| 5 | Laurie Stewart | Morris Cooper S | 33 | ||
| 6 | John Millyard | Morris Cooper S | 33 | ||
| 7 | Peter Manton | 12 | Morris Cooper S | 33 | |
| 8 | Graeme Spence | Morris Cooper S | 33 | ||
| 9 | John Humphrey | Morris Cooper S | 33 | ||
| 10 | Bryan Thomson | 17 | Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
32 | |
| 11 | Dick Thurston | Toyota Corolla | 31 | ||
| 12 | Herb Taylor | Holden EH Holden EH The Holden EH is an automobile which was produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1963 to 1965.The EH was released in August 1963 replacing the Holden EJ series and was the first Holden to incorporate the new "Red" motor. This new "Red" motor featured 7 main bearings as opposed to 4... |
28 | ||
| 13 | Graham Ryan | Holden EH Holden EH The Holden EH is an automobile which was produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1963 to 1965.The EH was released in August 1963 replacing the Holden EJ series and was the first Holden to incorporate the new "Red" motor. This new "Red" motor featured 7 main bearings as opposed to 4... |
28 | ||
| DNF | Ian Dawson | Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
? | ||
| DNF | Rod Coppins | Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
? | ||
| DNF | Chris Brauer | 16 | Lotus Ford Cortina Mk 1 | ? | |
| DNF | Don Holland | Morris Cooper S | ? | ||
| DNF | Paul Fahey | 6 | Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
21 | |
| DNF | Phil Barnes | 11 | Morris Cooper S | 19 | |
| DNF | Brian Foley | 8 | Morris Cooper S |
12 | ||
| DNF | Norm Beechey Norm Beechey Norm Beechey was an Australian race car driver, given the nickname "Stormin Norman". To some, he was the closest thing Holden had to a star racing driver, before Peter Brock. Beechey competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1963 to 1972 winning the title in 1965 driving a Ford... |
4 | Chevrolet Camaro | 11 | |
| DNF | Bob Jane Bob Jane Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,... |
3 | Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
Bob Jane Racing Division | 8 |
| DNF | Nick Petrilli | Holden EH Holden EH The Holden EH is an automobile which was produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1963 to 1965.The EH was released in August 1963 replacing the Holden EJ series and was the first Holden to incorporate the new "Red" motor. This new "Red" motor featured 7 main bearings as opposed to 4... |
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| DNF | Jim McKeown Jim McKeown (racing driver) Jim McKeown was an Australian racing driver who competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1964 to 1972, with a best finish of 2nd in the 1970 title... |
7 | Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 2 | 7 | |
| DNF | Bob Morris | Toyota Corolla | 0 | ||
| ? | B Broomhall | Morris Cooper S | ? | ||
| ? | B Jones | Morris Cooper S | ? | ||
| ? | P Brown | Morris Cooper S | ? | ||
| ? | F Seery | Morris Cooper S | ? | ||
| ? | M Chenery | Holden EH Holden EH The Holden EH is an automobile which was produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1963 to 1965.The EH was released in August 1963 replacing the Holden EJ series and was the first Holden to incorporate the new "Red" motor. This new "Red" motor featured 7 main bearings as opposed to 4... |
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Class winners
| Class | Driver | Car |
| Over 3000 cc | Ian Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene... |
Ford Mustang Ford Mustang (first generation) The first-generation Ford Mustang is the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.It was initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale the following year... |
| 2001 to 3000 cc | Herb Taylor | Holden EH Holden EH The Holden EH is an automobile which was produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1963 to 1965.The EH was released in August 1963 replacing the Holden EJ series and was the first Holden to incorporate the new "Red" motor. This new "Red" motor featured 7 main bearings as opposed to 4... |
| 1501 to 2000 cc | Alan Hamilton | Porsche 911T Porsche 911 classic The original Porsche 911 was a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963 and built until 1989... |
| 1101 to 1500 cc | Darrell King | Morris Cooper S |
| Up to 1100 cc | Laurie Stewart | Morris Cooper S |
Note:There were 30 cars allocated grid positions for the event and 28 cars started. 13 cars finished.