1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race

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The 1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Druitt circuit in New South Wales, Australia from 31 January to 1 February 1954. [1] The race, which was organized by the Australian Racing Drivers' Club, [2] was the first motor race of 24 hours duration to be held in Australia. [3] Cars were required to be stock models, competing as purchased with no modifications permitted other than the removal of the silencer. [1] All starters finished the race, with those that had retired rejoining to cross the finish line at the end of the 24 hours. [4]

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The race was won by Geordie Anderson, Chas Swinburne and Bill Pitt driving a Jaguar XK120 Coupe. [1]

Results

The winning Jaguar XK120 Coupe Jaguar XK120 (1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hour Road Race).jpg
The winning Jaguar XK120 Coupe
Position [4] Drivers [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Class pos. [1] Class [1] Laps [1]
1Geordie Anderson, Chas Swinburne, Bill Pitt 6 [5] Jaguar XK120 Coupe Mrs D Anderson1Closed Cars 3001 cc and Over573
2Gordon Greig, Bill Reynolds, Peter Vennermark4 Bristol 400 G Greig1Closed Cars 1501 – 3000 cc569
3Tom Sulman, Nat Buchanan, Jack Masling Humber Super Snipe T N Sulman563
4Dick Shaw12 Holden 48/215 R D Shaw547
5John Crouch, Dowling, David McKay 23 Peugeot 203 Harden & Johnston1Closed Cars 1101 – 1500 cc546
6R Daniel, Philip Spring, Bruce Polain8 MG TC R M Daniel1Open Cars 1101 – 1500 cc537
7Ken Tubman, Kel Ebbeck22 [4] Peugeot 203 K V Tubman528
8 Doug Chivas, Frank Dent, Peter Lowe MG TD Lowes Service Station491
9John Lefoe, McColl Standard Vanguard Spacemaster [4] J Lefoe481
10John Nind MG TD J P Nind441
11W Collins [4] MG TD W Collins414
12K Harrison26 [4] Morris Minor Tourer [4] K Harrison1Open Cars Under 1100 cc406
13Reg Lewis [4] Jaguar Mark V R Lewis399
14I Boydell [4] 25 [6] Renault 760 I Boydell1Closed Cars Under 1100 cc396
15N Perkins [4] Ford V8 (1938) [4] N Perkins323
16 Peter Whitehead, Tony Gaze, Alf Barrett1 Jaguar XK120C P N Whitehead1Open Cars 3001 cc and Over282
17Bill Ford, Hand, Carter Singer CHC Engineering245
18John Webber, Ashton Marshall Fiat 500C J M Webber2Closed Cars Under 1100 cc210
19Les Cosh, Dick Cobden, [7] Stewart Moody [7] 2 Aston Martin DB2 L Cosh170
20Belf Jones, Col James, G Turner7 Austin A90 Atlantic B J Jones153
21W Broad [4] MG TD W Broad140
22E Wright [4] MG TD E Wright130

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mt. Druitt 24-Hours Road Race, Australian Motor Sports, February 1954, pages 23 to 29
  2. ↑ Varied Entry for Mt Druitt Race, The Sun-Herald, Sunday 10 January 1954, page 78, as retrieved from nla.gov.au
  3. ↑ David McKay, Behind the Wheel, The Best Car and Sports Driver Magazine, Dec 1992 / Jan 1993, pages 104 & 105
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Con rods at dawn, Australian Monthly Motor Manual, March 1954, pages 910-913
  5. ↑ The Anderson XK120, www.jagqld.org.au via web.archive.org
  6. ↑ CAMS, The Official History, Celebrating 60 Years, 1953-2013, pages 112 & 113
  7. 1 2 Tricky circuit limits top speed, The Sun-Herald, Sunday 24 January 1954, page 77, as retrieved from nla.gov.au
  8. 1 2 The AMS report says there were 22 starters and lists results for 22 cars. The Motor Manual report says 24 starters but lists results for 22 cars. The Motor Manual report also says that all cars finished.
  9. ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 142-143
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