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1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic

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. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, on 30 September 1962.

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

Results

Pos.DriversNo.CarEntrantLaps12345678910111213DNFPos.DriversNo.CarEntrantLaps123456DNFDNFPos.DriversNo.CarEntrantLaps123456DNFPos.DriversNo.CarEntrantLaps123456789DNFPos.DriversNo.CarEntrantLaps123DNFPos.DriversNo.CarEntrantLaps1234DNFDNF
F. Kleinig
Frank Kleinig, Jnr.5Morris 850F. Kleinig Motors88
R. Haylen
A. Hill3Morris 850Motoria Pty. Ltd.87
D. West
W Pitt12Škoda Super OctaviaHercules Motors Pty. Ltd.87
Tony Allan
David Hooker4Morris 850Team Hooker-Allan87
W. Shepherd
R. Morris2NSU PrinzRay Morris Motors84
F. McEnroe
D. Humphreys9Morris 850John R. Malcolm Motors83
J. Cummins
D Johnson15Hillman HuskySydney Speed Shop82
J. Gates
M. Nedelko14Ford AngliaKloster Pty. Ltd.79
Arnold Glass
Noel Hall7Datsun BluebirdCapitol Motors78
W. Weekes
B. Fleming10Morris 850G.P. Cars Racing Team78
K. Malcolm
Ralph Sach1NSU PrinzBoss Hill Service Station66
Lorraine Hill
Virginia Lighezzolo11Škoda Super OctaviaHercules Motors Pty. Ltd.63
Alwyn Rose
T Sulman8Datsun BluebirdCapitol Motors61
John French
Paul Bolton6Datsun BluebirdCapitol Motors
Division B : Production Touring Cars £901 to £1050
John Martin
C. Hodges21Škoda FeliciaHercules Motors Pty. Ltd.88
Ron Hodgson
Digby Cooke23Morris Major EliteLovell Motors Pty. Ltd.88
K. Lindsay
A. Heasman16Morris Major EliteKen Lindsay Motors87
Peter Wherrett
Frank Davidson22Hillman Minx Australian DeLuxeLovell Motors Pty Ltd87
Carl Kennedy
Doug Stewart20Simca ArondeHarden & Johnston Pty. Ltd.87
W. Parker
A. Stanfield17Fiat 1100Bill Parker80
Bill March
Allan Bridge18Renault GordiniW. March
J. Downie
P. Treglown19Morris MajorOrana Auo Sales
Division C : Production Touring Cars £1051 to £1250
Bruce McPhee
Barry Mulholland24Morris CooperRegal Motors Pty. Ltd.95
Charlie Smith
B. Maher28Austin FreewayC. G. Smith95
Barry Gurdon
J. Trevor-Jones27Austin FreewayGurdon Motor Pty. Ltd.89
I Grant
T Marden25HoldenGeissler Motors89
Bob Holden
K. Brigden30Peugeot 403Killara Motors88
Ron Marshall
Bruce Marshall26HoldenMarshall's Garage79
Bob Jane
Harry Firth29Ford Falcon XKFord Motor Coy (Aust) Pty. Ltd.38
Division D : Production Touring Cars £1251 to £1700
Don Algie
Kingsley Hibbard35Studebaker LarkHospital Hill Motors, Wollongong99
David McKay
Greg Cusack37Fiat 1500Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd.98
Peter Williamson
K. Whightley40Fiat 1500P. Williamson97
Bill Buckle
Brian Foley34Citroën ID19Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd.97
B. Lawler
H. Gapps33Fiat 1500Otten Motors96
Jim Wright
Frank Hann36Studebaker LarkJ. Wright95
Bill Slattery
J. Burge38Studebaker LarkNeedham Motors Pty. Ltd.92
Lance Hill
Ralph Long32Fiat 1500L. Hill91
Bill Burns
Mike Crampton31Fiat 1500Bill Burns Hire Cars14
Brian Shaw
George Murray39Fiat 2300B. G. Shaw0
Division E : Production Sports Cars Up To £1500
Tony Reynolds
Les Howard45Morgan Plus 4A. J. Reynolds94
Kevin Bartlett]]41Austin-Healey Sprite Mk IMrs E. Peck86
D. Owen
C. Wear42MGA 1500P. A. Owen86
K. John
Peter Caldecoat43MGA 1600K. S. John
Division F : Production Sports Cars £1501 to £2000
Leo Geoghegan52Daimler SP250Geoghegan Motors, Liverpool104
C. Lansdowne
Holt Binnie46Triumph TR4G. Lansdowne100
Gordon Lansdowne
Dianne Walker47Triumph TR4G. Lansdowne98
Matt Daddo
Bill Stanley50MGA Twin CamScuderia Octagon72
N. Claydon F. Gibson51MGA Twin CamN. Claydon
Jim Clarke A. Lazich49MGA Twin CamJ. 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.

References

References

  1. Official Programme, Bathurst 6 Hour Classic, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Sunday, 30 September 1962
  2. Mike Kable, Bathurst's Six-Hour Battlers, Wheels, December 1962, pages 40 to 43 & 75
  3. David McKay, Six Hours on the Mount, Modern Motor, December 1962, pages 38 to 40 & 95 to 96
  4. Peter Wherrett, The Quest for the Perfect Car, 1999, pages 58-59

  5. [[Ian Geoghegan]]Bruce Polain, 6 Hours of speed at Mt. Panorama, Australian Motor Sport, November 1962, pages 26, 27 & 5
  6. The MGA Twin Cams of Claydon / Gibson & Clarke / Lazich were not listed as finishers in the Wheels race results
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