1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic

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The 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic was an endurance race for production touring cars and production sports cars.[1] The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, on 30 September 1962.[1]

There was no outright winner of the race, official results being declared only for the six divisions.[2]

Results[edit]

Division A : Production Touring Cars Up To £900
Pos.[2] Drivers[1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 F. Kleinig
Frank Kleinig, Jnr.[3] 		5 Morris 850 F. Kleinig Motors 88
2 R. Haylen
A. Hill 		3 Morris 850 Motoria Pty. Ltd. 87
3 D. West
W Pitt 		12 Škoda Super Octavia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. 87
4 Tony Allan[2]
David Hooker[2] 		4 Morris 850 Team Hooker-Allan 87
5 W. Shepherd
R. Morris 		2 NSU Prinz Ray Morris Motors 84
6 F. McEnroe
D. Humphreys 		9 Morris 850 John R. Malcolm Motors 83
7 J. Cummins
D Johnson 		15 Hillman Husky Sydney Speed Shop 82
8 J. Gates
M. Nedelko 		14 Ford Anglia Kloster Pty. Ltd. 79
9 Arnold Glass[4]
Noel Hall[3] 		7 Datsun Bluebird Capitol Motors 78
10 W. Weekes
B. Fleming 		10 Morris 850 G.P. Cars Racing Team 78
11 K. Malcolm
Ralph Sach[4] 		1 NSU Prinz Boss Hill Service Station 66
12 Lorraine Hill[3]
Virginia Lighezzolo[3] 		11 Škoda Super Octavia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. 63
13 Alwyn Rose[3]
T Sulman 		8 Datsun Bluebird Capitol Motors 61
DNF[2] John French[2]
Paul Bolton[3] 		6 Datsun Bluebird Capitol Motors
Division B : Production Touring Cars £901 to £1050
Pos.[2] Drivers[2][1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 John Martin[3]
C. Hodges 		21 Škoda Felicia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. 88
2 Ron Hodgson[3]
Digby Cooke[3] 		23 Morris Major Elite [3] Lovell Motors Pty. Ltd. 88
3 K. Lindsay
A. Heasman 		16 Morris Major Elite[2] Ken Lindsay Motors 87
4 Peter Wherrett[5]
Frank Davidson[5] 		22 Hillman Minx Australian DeLuxe[5] Lovell Motors Pty Ltd 87
5 Carl Kennedy[2]
Doug Stewart[3] 		20 Simca Aronde[2] Harden & Johnston Pty. Ltd. 87
6 W. Parker
A. Stanfield 		17 Fiat 1100 Bill Parker 80
DNF[3] Bill March[3]
Allan Bridge[3] 		18 Renault Gordini W. March
DNF[4] J. Downie
P. Treglown 		19 Morris Major Orana Auo Sales
Division C : Production Touring Cars £1051 to £1250
Pos.[2] Drivers[2][1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 Bruce McPhee[2]
Barry Mulholland[2] 		24 Morris Cooper Regal Motors Pty. Ltd. 95
2 Charlie Smith[3]
B. Maher 		28 Austin Freeway C. G. Smith 95
3 Barry Gurdon[2]
J. Trevor-Jones 		27 Austin Freeway Gurdon Motor Pty. Ltd. 89
4 I Grant
T Marden 		25 Holden Geissler Motors 89
5 Bob Holden[2]
K. Brigden 		30 Peugeot 403 Killara Motors 88
6 Ron Marshall[2]
Bruce Marshall[2] 		26 Holden Marshall's Garage 79
DNF[3] Bob Jane[3]
Harry Firth[3] 		29 Ford Falcon XK[2] Ford Motor Coy (Aust) Pty. Ltd. 38[2]
Division D : Production Touring Cars £1251 to £1700
Pos.[2] Drivers[2][1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 Don Algie[3]
Kingsley Hibbard[3] 		35 Studebaker Lark Hospital Hill Motors, Wollongong 99
2 David McKay[3]
Greg Cusack[3] 		37 Fiat 1500 Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd. 98
3 Peter Williamson[2]
K. Whightley 		40 Fiat 1500 P. Williamson 97
4 Bill Buckle[3]
Brian Foley[3] 		34 Citroën ID19[3] Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd. 97
5 B. Lawler
H. Gapps 		33 Fiat 1500 Otten Motors 96
6 Jim Wright[2]
Frank Hann[2] 		36 Studebaker Lark J. Wright 95
7 Bill Slattery[2]
J. Burge 		38 Studebaker Lark Needham Motors Pty. Ltd. 92
8 Lance Hill[2]
Ralph Long[2] 		32 Fiat 1500 L. Hill 91
9 Bill Burns[4]
Mike Crampton[2] 		31 Fiat 1500 Bill Burns Hire Cars 14
DNF[3] Brian Shaw[3]
George Murray[3] 		39 Fiat 2300 B. G. Shaw 0[3]
Division E : Production Sports Cars Up To £1500
Pos.[2] Drivers[2][1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 Tony Reynolds[2]
Les Howard[2] 		45 Morgan Plus 4 A. J. Reynolds 94
2 Bill Reynolds[2]
Kevin Bartlett[2] 		41 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk I[2] Mrs E. Peck 86
3 D. Owen
C. Wear 		42 MGA 1500[2] P. A. Owen 86
DNF[4] K. John[4]
Peter Caldecoat[2] 		43 MGA 1600[2] K. S. John
Division F : Production Sports Cars £1501 to £2000
Pos.[2] Drivers[2][1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 Leo Geoghegan[3]
Ian Geoghegan[4] 		52 Daimler SP250 Geoghegan Motors, Liverpool 104
2 C. Lansdowne
Holt Binnie[3] 		46 Triumph TR4 G. Lansdowne 100
3 Gordon Lansdowne[2]
Dianne Walker[2] 		47 Triumph TR4 G. Lansdowne 98
4 Matt Daddo[2]
Bill Stanley[4] 		50 MGA Twin Cam Scuderia Octagon 72
DNF[6] N. Claydon[2]
F. Gibson[2] 		51 MGA Twin Cam N. Claydon
DNF[6] Jim Clarke[4]
A. Lazich 		49 MGA Twin Cam J. Clarke

Notes:

  • The Team's Prize was won by the Studebaker Larks entered by Hospital Hill Motors, Wollongong, J. Wright and Needham Motors Pty. Ltd.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Official Programme, Bathurst 6 Hour Classic, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Sunday, 30 September 1962
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba Mike Kable, Bathurst's Six-Hour Battlers, Wheels, December 1962, pages 40 to 43 & 75
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae David McKay, Six Hours on the Mount, Modern Motor, December 1962, pages 38 to 40 & 95 to 96
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bruce Polain, 6 Hours of speed at Mt. Panorama, Australian Motor Sport, November 1962, pages 26, 27 & 5
  5. ^ a b c Peter Wherrett, The Quest for the Perfect Car, 1999, pages 58-59
  6. ^ a b The MGA Twin Cams of Claydon / Gibson & Clarke / Lazich were not listed as finishers in the Wheels race results

Further reading[edit]

  • A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
  • 118 MPH Speeds in Gruelling Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 1 October 1962
  • 1962 Bathurst 6 Hour Classic, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 64, pages 114 to 118

External links[edit]

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