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[Shiney005]

I am chasing the dates of any non championship rounds at Oran Park during 1975. So no ATCC or Manchamp. I am trying to work out when Warren Cullen had his first race in his L34. The photo below was taken between July and September.

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Edited by Shiney005, 22 July 2020 - 10:47 PM.

[S pack]

The Oran Park Calendar for 1975 lists the following Races.

 

June 22

Grace Bros. Toby Lee Shirts Formula 1 Series  Round 3

Chesterfield Filter Sports Sedan Series  Round 3

Bars Leaks Golden Can 3 Litre Touring Cars  Round 2

 

July - no races

 

August 3

Australian Manufacturers Championship  Round 1

Grace Bros. Toby Lee Shirts Formula 1 Series  Round 4

Chesterfield Filter Sports Sedan Series  Round 4

 

September 21

Australian Drivers Championship "Gold Star"   Round 3

Bars Leaks Golden Can 3 Litre Touring Cars  Round 3

Edited by S pack, 23 July 2020 - 01:01 AM.

[arrimar]

Nice rubbing strip along the bodyline.

I jad a quick look at old Chequered Flag magazines. From what I saw they only mention his man champ attendance.

[S pack]

Think I didn't read your question correctly Laurie so,

 

Oran Park 1975 Non ATTC and Man Champ races.

Feb 2      Oran Park Races - Tasman Cup Round 5                 

March 9   Oran Park Races (Club Meeting)

March 23 Oran Park Races                  

May 18    Oran Park Races (International)

Nov 16    Oran Park Races - Australian Drivers Championship Gold Star Round 5

 

+ those June, August & September meets listed in my previous post.

Edited by S pack, 23 July 2020 - 02:34 PM.

[Shiney005]

I jad a quick look at old Chequered Flag magazines. From what I saw they only mention his man champ attendance.

I really need to find a school kid willing to work for 5 bucks an hour to scan all of my Australian Racing Car News magazines.  It is too cold to sit out in the shed going through them all.

 

Nice work Dave. There was nothing on the web that showed all of the rounds.

[arrimar]

The car looked much different by September when Brock drove it to 2nd place.

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[Shiney005]

I need to find some photos of under the bonnet and in the boot to identify if the one I'm looking at is the real deal.   Brock, Harvey, and Max Stewart all drove it.

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[S pack]

The car looked much different by September when Brock drove it to 2nd place.

Would that have been the 3rd round of the manchamp at Sandown on the 14th September?

[Shiney005]

The Brock - Cullen connection was through Michelle Downes. I think she was a sister in law to Warren?

[Shiney005]

Would that have been the 3rd round of the manchamp at Sandown on the 14th September?

Nup, couldn't have been. He was in his own car. It was the only time he had the decimal before the 05.  There were at least three race weekends at Sandown for Group C that year.

 

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