Jump to content

1958 Australian Tourist Trophy

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1958 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars, staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1958.[1] It was the second in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, each of which was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars.[2] The race was won by David McKay driving an Aston Martin DB3S.[3]

Class Structure

[edit]

Cars competed in six classes based on engine capacity:[4]

  • Up to 750cc[4]
  • 751 to 1100cc[4]
  • 1101 to 1500cc[4]
  • 1501 to 2000cc[4]
  • 2001 to 3000cc[4]
  • Over 3000cc[4]

Results

[edit]
The Aston Martin DB3S which David McKay drove to victory in the 1958 Australian Tourist Trophy.[5]
Position[6] Driver[6] No.[6] Car[6] Entrant[6] Class[6] Class pos.[6] Laps[6]
1 David McKay 71 Aston Martin DB3S D. McKay 2001 to 3000cc 1 26
2 Derek Jolly 16 Lotus 15 Coventry Climax[3] D. Jolly 1101 to 1500cc 1 26
3 Ron Phillips 12 Cooper T38 Jaguar[7] J. & R. Phillips Over 3000cc 1 26
4 Frank Matich 87 Jaguar C-Type Leaton Motors Pty. Ltd. Over 3000cc 2 26
5 Gavan Sandford-Morgan 5 Decca Special MkII[3] D. Jolly 751 to 1100cc 1 26
6 Warren Blomfield 116 Aston Martin DB3S W. Blomfield 2001 to 3000cc 2 26
7 John Roxburgh[8] 77 Austin-Healey 100S J. Roxburgh 2001 to 3000cc 3  
8 Lyn Archer 3 Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax[3] Ecurie van Diemen 751 to 1100cc 2  
9 Tony Basile 10 Porsche 356 A. Basile 1101 to 1500cc 2  
10 Jim Downie 132 MG TB Special J. Downie 1501 to 2000cc 1  
11 N. Bolton 30 Porsche N. Bolton 1501 to 2000cc 2  
12 Bruce Maher[9] 74[9] Buchanan Holden B. Maher 1501 to 2000cc 2  
13 Charlie Campbell 94 Triumph TR2 C. Campbell 2001 to 3000cc 4  
14 Jim Wright 126 Buchanan TR2 N.J. Wright 1501 to 2000cc 3  
15 Jack Murray 76 Jaguar D-Type J. Murray Over 3000cc 3  
16 Bill Clarke[8] 8 Prad Holden C. Adams 2001 to 3000cc 5  
17 Ted Laker 101 Triumph TR3 E. Laker 2001 to 3000cc 6  
18 Alan Wood[8] 118 MG A A.R. Wood 1101 to 1500cc 3  
19 H Cape 130 Jaguar XK120 H. Cape Over 3000cc 4  
20 B.G. Moane 159 MG TF B.G. Moane 1101 to 1500cc 4  
21 S.N. Miller 22 Austin-Healey 100S S.N. Miller 2001 to 3000cc 7  
22 Merv Ward 13 Berkeley M. Ward Up to 750cc 1  
DNF Doug Whiteford 7 Maserati 300S D. Whiteford 2001 to 3000cc   11
DNF Bill Pitt 1 Jaguar D-Type Mrs D.I. Anderson Over 3000cc    
DNF Charlie Whatmore 4 Lotus Eleven Coventry Climax Chaz Whatmore's Sports Centre 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF Tom Corcoran 141 Dorcas MG T. Corcoran 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF Frank Cantwell 6 Tojeiro Jaguar F.D. Cantwell (NZ) Over 3000cc    
DNF Harry Kwech[8] 154 Austin-Healey Leaton Motors Pty. Ltd. 2001 to 3000cc    
DNF G. Websdale 81 Buchanan MG Buchanan Motor Co 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF Barry Taylor[8] 114 Gladiator MG B. Taylor 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF H. Binnie 26 MG TF Holden H. Binnie 2001 to 3000cc    
DNF A.P. Roberts 110 Jaguar XK120 A.P. Roberts Over 3000cc    
DNF Alan Jack 9 Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax[3] Brifield Service Station 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF D. Finch 92 Austin-Healey D. Finch 2001 to 3000cc    
DNF Keith Malcolm 153 Skoden Repco Holden K. Malcolm 2001 to 3000cc    

Notes

[edit]
  • Attendance: 16,000[4]
  • Race distance: 26 laps, 100 miles[10]
  • Starters: 35[11]
  • Finishers: 22[6]
  • Winner's race time: 1 hour 19 minutes 21.9 seconds[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b David McKay, Davison again, Modern Motor, December 1958, pages 18, 19, 69 & 70
  2. ^ National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  3. ^ a b c d e John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Wind sends driver crashing at 120 m.p.h., The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 6 October 1958, page 5
  5. ^ ASTON MARTIN SPECIAL EDITION CREATED BY LES & ROSELEE JOHNSON, page 15, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 219-230
  7. ^ Mark Bisset, Home & Away: A Cooper-Jaguar's racing adventures, Motor Sport, April 2022, pages 137 to 143
  8. ^ a b c d e 1958 Australian G.P., Australian Motor Sports (magazine), October 1958, pages 453 & 469-471
  9. ^ a b Buchanan "Works" racecars 1957 - 1958, www.buchananmotorcompany.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  10. ^ Official Programme, Mt. Panorama, 5 & 6 October (1958)
  11. ^ Medley lists 34 starters but does not include Merv Ward, who is shown by the same source as a finisher and class winner
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1958_Australian_Tourist_Trophy&oldid=1219667759"