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]
The race was won by Geordie Anderson, Chas Swinburne and Bill Pitt driving a Jaguar XK120 Coupe. [1]
Position [4] | Drivers [5] | No. [5] | Car [1] | Entrant [5] | Class pos. [1] | Class [1] | Laps [1] |
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1 | Geordie Anderson [6] Chas Swinburne [1] Bill Pitt [1] | 6 | Jaguar XK120 Coupe | Mrs. C. Anderson | 1 | Closed Cars 3001 cc and Over | 573 |
2 | Gordon Greig [1] Bill Reynolds [1] Peter Vennermark [1] | 4 | Bristol 400 | Sports Cars Pty. Ltd. | 1 | Closed Cars 1501 – 3000 cc | 569 |
3 | Tom Sulman [7] Nat Buchanan [1] J. A. Masling | 10 | Humber Super Snipe | T. N. Sulman | 563 | ||
4 | Dick Shaw [7] J. H. Shaw R. E. Long | 12 | Holden 48/215 | R. D. Shaw | 547 | ||
5 | John Crouch [1] J. Dowling David McKay [8] | 23 | Peugeot 203 | Harden Johnston Pty. Ltd. | 1 | Closed Cars 1101 – 1500 cc | 546 |
6 | R. M. Daniel P. Spring B. Polaine | 18 | MG TC | R. M. Daniel | 1 | Open Cars 1101 – 1500 cc | 537 |
7 | Ken Tubman [1] Kel Ebbeck [1] | 22 | Peugeot 203 | K. Tubman | 528 | ||
8 | Doug Chivas [1] Frank Dent [1] Peter Lowe [1] | 20 | MG TD | Lowe's Service Station | 491 | ||
9 | John Le Foe G. R. McColl | 9 | Standard Vanguard Spacemaster [4] | Marshalls Motors Pty. Ltd. | 481 | ||
10 | John Nind [1] A. McAlpine | 21 | MG TD | J. P. Nind | 441 | ||
11 | W. Collins K. French N. Senior | 16 | MG TD | W. Collins | 414 | ||
12 | K. Harrison B. Maher J. Johnston | 26 | Morris Minor Tourer [4] | K. Harrison | 1 | Open Cars Under 1100 cc | 406 |
13 | Reg Lewis [7] F. Samuels J. H. Richards | 15 | Jaguar Mark V | R. Lewis | 399 | ||
14 | I. Boydell M. Robinson P. Moffitt | 25 | Renault 760 | I. Boydell | 1 | Closed Cars Under 1100 cc | 396 |
15 | N. Perkins R. Barnard R. A. Dixon | 17 | Ford V8 (1938) [4] | N. Perkins | 323 | ||
16 | Peter Whitehead [1] Tony Gaze [1] Alf Barrett [1] | 1 | Jaguar XK120C | P. N. Whitehead | 1 | Open Cars 3001 cc and Over | 282 |
17 | Bill Ford [1] W. Hand P. Carter | 27 | Singer Nine [9] | C. H. C. Engineering Co. | 245 | ||
18 | John Webber [1] Ashton Marshall [1] | 28 | Fiat 500C | J. H. Webber | 2 | Closed Cars Under 1100 cc | 210 |
19 | Les Cosh [1] Dick Cobden [10] Stewart Moody [10] | 2 | Aston Martin DB2 | L. J. Cosh | 170 | ||
20 | Belf Jones [1] Col James [1] G. E. Turner | 7 | Austin A90 Atlantic | B. J. Jones | 153 | ||
21 | W. Broad W. Clarke S. Hall | 14 | MG TD | W. Broad | 140 | ||
22 | E. Wright B. J. Jones L. A. Painter | 11 | MG TD | E. Wright | 130 |