The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 November 1965.Australian TT Lakeside Qld, Australian Motor Sports, January 1966, pages 47 to 49 It was the ninth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85 The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,Australian Title Conditions, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 70 and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars. It was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Lotus 23b.Des White, Lakeside: A.T.T., Racing Car News, January 1966, pages 20 & 21
Race review Australian international driver Frank Gardner set the fastest practice time driving Alec Mildren's Mildren Maserati, but an engine failure during a preliminary heat resulted in Gardner being a non-starter in the Tourist Trophy. Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23, dominated the race with Greg Cusack (Lotus 23) placed second and Spencer Martin (Ferrari 250LM) third. Englishman Ken Miles, driving a Shelby Cobra 427 entered by Shelby American, posed a threat to leaders Geoghegan and Cusack until a suspension failure on lap 34 led to his retirement.
Results
Position Driver No. Car Entrant Time / laps 1 Ian Geoghegan 5 Lotus 23b Total Team 85:38.9 2 Greg Cusack 7The Bruce Wells Collection - Lakeside, www.theroaringseason.com Retrieved 26 June 2014 Lotus 23 G.Cusack 85:59.6 3 Spencer Martin 1Geoghegan Takes Trophy, Modern Motor, January 1966, pages 62 & 63 Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce 80 4 Bob Jane 6 Jaguar E Type R. Jane 77 5 Frank Demuth 26 Lola Lane Cove Auto Port 76 6 Wal Donnelly Turner W. Donnelly 74 ? Bill Gates Lotus Elan ? ? Errol Sakzewski 91Bowden Family Cobra day at Lakeside, www.bowdensown.com.au, 14 April 2011 Retrieved 26 June 2014 Porsche Carrera ? ? Blair Salter 14K.Shaw, There was Music by the Lakeside, Australian Auto Sportsman, January 1966, pages 27 to 29 Elfin MG ? DNF Glyn Scott Lotus 15 Ann Thompson ? DNF Ken Miles 4 Shelby Cobra 427 Shelby American 34 DNF Denis Geary 3 Lotus 23B 23 DNF Les Howard Lotus 23 22 DNS Frank Gardner 2 Mildren Maserati Alec Mildren Racing - DNS Ron Thorp 69 AC Cobra -
Race statistics Race distance: 83 laps – 125 milesAnother car trophy to Geoghegan, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 November, page 14 (200 km) Pole position: Ian Geoghegan (Lotus 23b), 59.9s Number of starters: 13 Number of finishers: not yet ascertained Winner's race time: 1:25:38.90 Winner's average speed: 87.23 mph Fastest lap: 60.9 - Ian Geoghegan
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