1964 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1964 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 29 February 1964.^[1] It was the eighth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.^[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,^[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.^[2] It was won by Frank Matich driving a Lotus 19B.^[4]

Layout of the Longford Circuit (1953-1968)

Results

Frank Matich won the race driving a Lotus 19B, similar to the car pictured above.

Position[4]	Driver[4]	No.	Car[4]	Entrant	Class pos.[4]	Class[4]	Laps[4]	Time[4] / Remarks
1	Frank Matich	87[5]	Lotus 19B	Total Team Laurie O'Neill[6]	1	1501 to 3000cc	23	61:18.4
2	Bob Jane		Jaguar E-Type		1	3001cc and over	23	61:46.9
3	Greg Cusack[6]		Elfin Mallala	Scuderia Veloce[6]	1	1101 to 1500cc	23	63:23.8
?	Les Howard[6]		Lotus 23 Ford[4][6]		1	Up to 1100cc		63.09.2
?	David Price[6]		Elfin Coventry Climax[6]		2	Up to 1100cc	20	63:11.3
?	Ralph Terry[7]		Austin-Healey Sprite		3	Up to 1100cc	15
?	Alan Ling[6]		Lotus Super 7		2	1101 to 1500cc		62:36.0
?	John Pooley[7]		Pooley Mk II		3	1101 to 1500cc
?	Bryan Thomson[6]	17[8]	Elfin Mallala Coventry Climax[6]		2	1501 to 3000cc		65:57.5
?	J Edwards		Morgan Plus Six		3	1501 to 3000cc
DNF[9]	Frank Gardner[6]	1[10]	Lotus 23B[6]	Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd[6]	-	1101 to 1500cc[6]	20	Gearbox[11]
Disq[9]	Bib Stillwell[6][9]	6[9]	Cooper Monaco[9]		-
Disq[9]	Frank Coad[9]		Lotus 15[9]		-

Race statistics

• Race distance: 23 laps – 103½ miles^[4]
• Number of starters: not yet ascertained
• Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
• Race average: 101.25 mph^[4]
• Fastest lap: 2 minute 53.9 seconds, Frank Matich, (Lotus 19B)^[4]
• Best time on Flying Mile: 150 mph, Frank Matich, (Lotus 19B)^[4]

Stillwell was the first competitor to finish however he was disqualified for having received a push-start prior to the commencement of the race.^[9]

Coad was disqualified for a similar infringement.^[9]

References

1. Record crowd makes Longford car racing capital, The Mercury, Monday, 2 March 1964, page 20
2. Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
3. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1964 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 48 & 49
4. Results, Australian Motors Sports, May 1964, page 44
5. Image of Frank Matich, No 87 Lotus 19B, 1964 Australian Tourist Trophy, Longford, from Ray Bell article, Closed Circuit - Longford, Motor Racing Australia (magazine), January/February 1998, page 72
6. Hot competition in Tourist Trophy race, The Mercury, Saturday, 29 February 1964, page 11
7. Barry Green, Longford - Fast Track Back, page 110
8. Bryan Thomson Elfin Mallala Longford pits 1964....., www.oldracephotos.com, as archived at web.archive.org
9. David McKay, Matich takes TT, Modern Motor, May 1964, page 84
10. oldracephotos/Ellis Longford 1964 Gardner, Stillwell, Matich, Jane, primotipo.files.wordpress.com Retrieved 10 September 2018
11. Matich wins Australian Tourist Trophy, Racing Car News, April 1964, page 5