# 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Racing Cars complying with Australian Formula Ford regulations. It was the thirteenth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.
The series was won by Jeff Summers driving an Elfin 620B.

## Schedule

The series was contested over eight rounds.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Sandown | 14 February | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620B |
| 2 | Amaroo Park | 11 April | Garry Tully | Elfin 620B |
| 3 | Surfers Paradise | 16 May | Chris Clearihan | Bowin P4A |
| 4 | Oran Park | 6 June | Geoff Walters | Elwyn 003 |
| 5 | Amaroo Park | 11 July | Garry Tully | Elfin 620B |
| 6 | Calder | 1 August | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620B |
| 7 | Oran Park | 22 August | Jon McGinn | Bowin P6F |
| 8 | Sandown | 12 September | Warren Smith | Lola T440 |
Round 2 was to be held at an Oran Park meeting in March but, after that meeting was cancelled, an additional round was scheduled at a meeting at the same circuit in August.

## Points system

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

## Series standings

| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | San | Ama | Sur | Ora | Ama | Cal | Ora | San | Total |
| 1 | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620B | J Summers | 20 | - | 15 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 99 |
| 2 | Garry Tully | Elfin 620B | G Tully | 10 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 20 | - | 3 | 2 | 66 |
| 3 | Warren Smith | Lola T440 | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | - | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | - | 15 | 20 | 65 |
| 4 | Jon McGinn | Birrana F73 Bowin P6F | J McGinn Edward Vieusseux Racing | 6 | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | 20 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Geoff Walters | Elwyn 003 | G Walters | - | 10 | 2 | 20 | 8 | - | 10 | - | 50 |
| 6 | Chris Davison | Elfin 620B | C Davison | 4 | - | - | 15 | 10 | - | 8 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Warwick Rooklyn | Mawer 004 | W Rooklyn | 3 | 15 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 12 | - | 41 |
| 8 | Laurie Bennett | Wren | L Bennett | 15 | 12 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Bruce Connolly | Galloway | B Connolly | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | - | 10 | 27 |
| 10 | Chris Clearihan | Bowin P4A | C Clearihan | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 11 | Don Bretland | Van Diemen RF77 | D Bretland | 8 | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 20 |
| 12 | Tim Murray | Elwyn | T Murray | 12 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| = | Gary Brabham | Birrana | GT Brabham | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 12 | 18 |
| 14 | David Roberts | PRS RH01 | D Roberts | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| = | Alan Swindells | Bowin P6F | A Swindells | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 16 | David Stanley | Image Mk3 | D Stanley | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 17 | Neil Cunningham | Van Diemen | Alan Gow | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| = | Matthew Ruggles | Rennmax BN3 | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 19 | Tomas Mezera | Carlboro | T Mezera | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 20 | Steve Farrell | Elwyn 003 | Milldent Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| 21 | Roger Martin | PRS | R Martin | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| = | Robert Benson | Wren 004 | R Benson | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| = | Rodney Moody | Birrana F72 | R Moody | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Ron Barnacle | Elfin 620B | Nissalco Garage Equipment | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| = | John Edmonds | Birrana | J Edmonds | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 26 | Mark Day | Wren | M Day | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | Alan Bisset | Wren 801 | A Bisset | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Cars were powered by 1.6 litre Ford engines, as mandated by Australian Formula Ford regulations.