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]

Contents

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

Results

Division A : Production Touring Cars Up To £900
Pos. [2] Drivers [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Laps [2]
1F. Kleinig
Frank Kleinig, Jnr. [3]
5 Morris 850 F. Kleinig Motors88
2R. Haylen
A. Hill
3 Morris 850 Motoria Pty. Ltd.87
3D. West
W Pitt
12 Škoda Super Octavia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd.87
4Tony Allan [2]
David Hooker [2]
4 Morris 850 Team Hooker-Allan87
5W. Shepherd
R. Morris
2 NSU Prinz Ray Morris Motors84
6F. McEnroe
D. Humphreys
9 Morris 850 John R. Malcolm Motors83
7J. Cummins
D Johnson
15 Hillman Husky Sydney Speed Shop82
8J. Gates
M. Nedelko
14 Ford Anglia Kloster Pty. Ltd.79
9Arnold Glass [4]
Noel Hall [3]
7 Datsun Bluebird Capitol Motors78
10W. Weekes
B. Fleming
10 Morris 850 G.P. Cars Racing Team78
11K. Malcolm
Ralph Sach [4]
1 NSU Prinz Boss Hill Service Station66
12Lorraine Hill [3]
Virginia Lighezzolo [3]
11 Škoda Super Octavia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd.63
13Alwyn Rose [3]
T Sulman
8 Datsun Bluebird Capitol Motors61
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]
1John Martin [3]
C. Hodges
21 Škoda Felicia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd.88
2Ron Hodgson [3]
Digby Cooke [3]
23 Morris Major Elite [3] Lovell Motors Pty. Ltd.88
3K. Lindsay
A. Heasman
16 Morris Major Elite [2] Ken Lindsay Motors87
4 Peter Wherrett [5]
Frank Davidson [5]
22 Hillman Minx Australian DeLuxe [5] Lovell Motors Pty Ltd87
5Carl Kennedy [2]
Doug Stewart [3]
20 Simca Aronde [2] Harden & Johnston Pty. Ltd.87
6W. Parker
A. Stanfield
17 Fiat 1100 Bill Parker80
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
2Charlie Smith [3]
B. Maher
28 Austin Freeway C. G. Smith95
3Barry Gurdon [2]
J. Trevor-Jones
27 Austin Freeway Gurdon Motor Pty. Ltd.89
4I Grant
T Marden
25 Holden Geissler Motors89
5 Bob Holden [2]
K. Brigden
30 Peugeot 403 Killara Motors88
6Ron Marshall [2]
Bruce Marshall [2]
26 Holden Marshall's Garage79
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]
1Don Algie [3]
Kingsley Hibbard [3]
35 Studebaker Lark Hospital Hill Motors, Wollongong99
2 David McKay [3]
Greg Cusack [3]
37 Fiat 1500 Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd.98
3Peter Williamson [2]
K. Whightley
40 Fiat 1500 P. Williamson97
4Bill Buckle [3]
Brian Foley [3]
34 Citroën ID19 [3] Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd.97
5B. Lawler
H. Gapps
33 Fiat 1500 Otten Motors96
6Jim Wright [2]
Frank Hann [2]
36 Studebaker Lark J. Wright95
7Bill Slattery [2]
J. Burge
38 Studebaker Lark Needham Motors Pty. Ltd.92
8Lance Hill [2]
Ralph Long [2]
32 Fiat 1500 L. Hill91
9Bill Burns [4]
Mike Crampton [2]
31 Fiat 1500 Bill Burns Hire Cars14
DNF [3] Brian Shaw [3]
George Murray [3]
39 Fiat 2300 B. G. Shaw0 [3]
Division E : Production Sports Cars Up To £1500
Pos. [2] Drivers [2] [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Laps [2]
1Tony Reynolds [2]
Les Howard [2]
45 Morgan Plus 4 A. J. Reynolds94
2Bill Reynolds [2]
Kevin Bartlett [2]
41 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk I [2] Mrs E. Peck86
3D. Owen
C. Wear
42 MGA 1500 [2] P. A. Owen86
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, Liverpool104
2C. Lansdowne
Holt Binnie [3]
46 Triumph TR4 G. Lansdowne100
3Gordon Lansdowne [2]
Dianne Walker [2]
47 Triumph TR4 G. Lansdowne98
4Matt Daddo [2]
Bill Stanley [4]
50 MGA Twin Cam Scuderia Octagon72
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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Official Programme, Bathurst 6 Hour Classic, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Sunday, 30 September 1962
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Mike Kable, Bathurst's Six-Hour Battlers, Wheels, December 1962, pages 40 to 43 & 75
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 David McKay, Six Hours on the Mount, Modern Motor, December 1962, pages 38 to 40 & 95 to 96
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bruce Polain, 6 Hours of speed at Mt. Panorama, Australian Motor Sport, November 1962, pages 26, 27 & 5
  5. 1 2 3 Peter Wherrett, The Quest for the Perfect Car, 1999, pages 58-59
  6. 1 2 The MGA Twin Cams of Claydon / Gibson & Clarke / Lazich were not listed as finishers in the Wheels race results

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