The 1970 Formula Ford National SeriesFormula Ford National Series 1970 - Round Two, Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday, 19 April 1970 was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.Peter Wherrett, Formula Ford: Year One, Racing Car News, January 1971, pages 38-39 It was the first annual Australian series for Formula Fords.Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, Sportsbook Publishing Co., 1980, pages 87-88
The series was won by Richard Knight driving an Elfin 600.
Series schedule
The series was contested over six rounds with one race per round.Although Jim Shepherd's History of Australian Motor Sport indicates that the series was contested over the six rounds as shown, the Official Programme for Sandown 19 April 1970 lists the Formula Ford race as "Formula Ford National Series 1970 - Round Two" and the Warwick Farm report in Racing Car News, October 1970 indicates that the Formula Ford race was "the fifth round of the Formula Ford series" Round Circuit State Date Round winner Car 1 Sandown Victoria 19 April Richard Knight Elfin 600 2 Amaroo Park New South Wales Richard Knight Elfin 600 3 Oran Park New South Wales Richard Knight Elfin 600 4 Warwick Farm New South Wales 6 SeptemberPeter Wherrett, Beasley's Bonanza, Racing Car News, October 1970, page 46 Bob Beasley Bowin P4A 5 Phillip Island Victoria Richard Knight Elfin 600 6 Warwick Farm New South Wales 22 NovemberKnight Clinches Series, Racing Car News, January 1971, pages 30-31 Richard Knight Elfin 600
Points system Series points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round.
Series standings PositionFormula Ford Series, Australian Competition Yearbook 1971, page 99 Driver Car Entrant Points 1 Richard Knight Elfin 600 B.S. Stillwell & Co. 74 2 Bob Beasley Bowin P4A Wright Ford Motors 71 3 Gary Rush Bowin P4A Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. 30 4 Phillip Webber Elfin 600 New Oakley Motors 26 5 Larry Perkins Elfin 600 B.S. Stillwell & Co. 22 6 David Green Wren Morley Ford 18 7 Murray Coombs Wren John Lucas Ford 11 8 John Edmunds Aztec AR8 8 9 Geoff Hood Wren Peter Wright Ford 5 10 Peter Stege Elfin 600 Peter Stege 4
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