1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series

The 1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition^[1] open to Formula Ford racing cars.^[2] The series, which was the tenth national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia,^[3] was won by Russell Norden^[1] driving a Mawer 004.^[4]

Series schedule

The series was contested over eight rounds.^[5]

Round[5]	Circuit[5]	Date	Round winner[5]	Car[5]	Entrant[6]
1	Sandown	February[1]	Russell Nordern	Mawer 004[4]	Bonds Coats Patons Ltd
2	Oran Park	25 February[6]	Wally Storey	Elwyn 002	Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd
3	Calder		Russell Nordern	Mawer 004[4]	Bonds Coats Patons Ltd
4	Amaroo Park		Stephen Brook	Bowin P6F
5	Surfers Paradise		Russell Nordern	Mawer 004[4]	Bonds Coats Patons Ltd
6	Adelaide International Raceway[4]	3 June[4]	Russell Nordern	Mawer 004[4]	Bonds Coats Patons Ltd[4]
7	Amaroo Park		Russell Nordern	Mawer 004[4]	Bonds Coats Patons Ltd[4]
8	Oran Park	July[1]	Russell Nordern	Mawer 004[4]	Bonds Coats Patons Ltd[4]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round.^[2]

Series results

Position[7]	Driver[7]	Car[7]	Entrant[6]	Points[7]
1	Russell Nordern	Mawer 004[4]	Bonds Coats Patons Ltd	94
2	Wally Storey	Elwyn 002	Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd	91
3	Graham Smith	Bowin P4a	G Smith	63
4	Robyn Hamilton	Elfin 620B	R Hamilton W Toet[4]	58
5	Stephen Brook	Bowin P6F	Robert Curro Burwood Ian Grainger[1]	41
6	Richard Stiegler	Birrana F72	Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd	36
7	Russell Steel	Lola T440[4]	Es-Car-Go Auto World	22
8	Don Bretland	Van Diemen	Magicparts[8]	21
9	Gavin Green	Van Diemen	Ron Hodgson Racing[8]	19
10	Tim Murray	Elfin		11
=	David Earle	Elfin Aero	Thomson Motor Auctions	11
13	Graeme Wilson	Elfin 600	G Wilson	7
14	Colin Jack	Bowin P4a	C Jack	6
15	Jeff Summers	Elfin 620[6]	J Summers	5
=	Ian Grainger	Bowin P4a		5
=	Elwyn Bickley			5
=	Chris Davison	Elfin 620B	Chris Davison[4]	5
=	Chris Patterson	Carboro[6]	C Patterson	5
=	Alan Swindells	Bowin P6[6]	A Swindells	5
21	Russell Allen	Hawke[6]	Russell Allen	4
22	Alan Fisher			3
=	Geoff Howat	Bowin P4a[4]	Boris Orazem Automotive[4]	3
24	McLeod			2
=	Gary Parkinson			2
25	Sanderson			1
=	Stephen Finn			1

Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford production block engines.^[6]