1971 National Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1971 National Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.^[1][2] It was the second annual Australian series for Formula Fords.^[1]

The series was won by Larry Perkins driving an Elfin 600.^[1]

Schedule

Larry Perkins won the series driving an Elfin 600 similar to that pictured above

The series was contested over twelve rounds.^[1]

Round[1]	Circuit[1]	State	Date	Round winner[1]	Car[1]
1	Calder	Victoria	21 March[3]	Larry Perkins	Elfin 600
2	Sandown	Victoria	4 April[4]	Larry Perkins	Elfin 600
3	Winton	Victoria	9 May[4]	Phil Webber	Elfin 600
4	Phillip Island	Victoria	16 May[5]	Gary Rush	Elfin 600
5	Hume Weir	Victoria	13 June[6]	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
6	Oran Park	New South Wales	27 June[7]	Larry Perkins	Elfin 600
7	Amaroo Park	New South Wales	25 July[8]	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a[9]
8	Amaroo Park	New South Wales	22 August[10]	Larry Perkins	Elfin 600
9	Warwick Farm	New South Wales	5 September[11]	Larry Perkins	Elfin 600
10	Oran Park	New South Wales	19 September[5]	Larry Perkins	Elfin 600
11	Hume Weir	Victoria	26 September[12]	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a
12	Phillip Island	Victoria	24 October[5]	Michael Stillwell	Elfin 600

Points system

Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round except the Sandown round, for which double points were awarded.^[5]

Series results

Position[1]	Driver[1]	Car[1]	Entrant	Points[1]
1	Larry Perkins	Elfin 600	BS Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd[13]	106
2	Bob Skelton	Bowin P4a	Byrt Ford[13]
3	Garry Rush	Elfin 600	Garry Rush[8]
4	Michael Stillwell	Elfin 600	BS Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd[13]
5	Bob Beasley	Bowin P4a	Jack Brabham Ford[14]
6	Len Searle	Bowin P4a

All cars were powered by a standard Ford Cortina 1600 GT engine.^[13]