1972 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1972 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the third annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.

The series was won by Bob Skelton driving a Bowin P4a.

Schedule

The series was contested over eight rounds.

Round	Circuit	State	Date	Winning driver	Car
1	Warwick Farm	New South Wales	13 February	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a
2	Sandown	Victoria	20 February	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
3	Calder	Victoria	19 March	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a
4	Sandown	Victoria	16 April	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
5	Hume Weir	Victoria	11 June	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
6	Oran Park	New South Wales	25 June	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
7	Warwick Farm	New South Wales	9 July	John Leffler	Bowin P4a
8	Amaroo Park	New South Wales	23 July	John Leffler	Bowin P4a

Points system

Series points were awarded on a 10-9-8-76-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each round.

Only the best three scores in Victorian races and the best three scores in New South Wales races were considered for each driver.

Series standings

Pos.	Driver	Car	Entrant	Points
1	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a	Finnie Ford P/L	57
2	John Leffler	Bowin P4a	John Leffler Racing Grace Bros. Race Team	55
3	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a	Jack Brabham Ford	53
4	Enno Busselmann	Elfin 600	Enno Busselmann	47
5	David Mingay	Birrana F71	David Mingay	38
6	Mike Hall	Elfin 600	Michael Hall	30
7	Peter Larner	Wren	Bill Reynolds	21
8	Len Searle	Bowin P4a	Len Searle Gary Cooke Motors	19
9	Gerry Murphy	Elfin 600	Gerry Murphy	17
10	David Green	Wren	Morley Ford	14
11	Murray Coombs	Wren	John Lucas Ford	13
=	Bob Kennedy	Elfin 600	Bob Kennedy	13
13	Doug Heasman	Bowin P4a	Doug Heasman	9
14	Peter Edwards	Elfin 600	Peter Edwards	8
15	Richard Carter	Hustler SC2 Talisman	Richard Carter	6
16	John Edmonds	Aztec AR8	John Edmonds	4
17	Mike Twigden	Elfin Catalina	Michael Twigden	1