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1985 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

Tomas Mezera

The 1985 Motorcaft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 16th Australian Formula Ford Series and the first to be contested under the Motorcaft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series name.

The series was won by Tomas Mezera driving a Reynard.

Calendar

The series was contested over nine rounds with one race per round.

9	Oran Park	22 September	Richard Carter	Matek M1

Round 3 was declared a "non-event" after all drivers were excluded from the results for failing to slow sufficiently following an accident.

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions at each round.

Series standings

=28	Anthony Swan	Elwyn		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1

Note: Australian Formula Ford regulations in 1985 required cars to be powered by a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.

References

Programme, Mallala, Sunday, March 17, 1985
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150109021052/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2015-1.pdf ''Australian Titles'', docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
Allen Wise, Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 296-299
[http://www.reynardowners.com/listings.html Reynard Owners, www.reynardowners.com] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-12-17 Retrieved 13 July 2018)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120510074605/http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/records/1985.php 1985 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
Official Programme, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, September 14 and 15 1985
Formula Ford, CAMS Manual of MotorSport 1985, page 270

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