1965 Lowood 4 Hour
The 1965 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 28 March 1965.[1] The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers Club,[1] was the second annual Lowood 4 Hour.[2] It was open to Production Touring Cars which had been manufactured after 28 March 1961, 100 examples of which had been registered in Australia by the closing date for entries.[3] The field was divided into four classes according to the retail price of each vehicle.[4] There were 33 starters in the event.[2]
Although the Morris Cooper S driven by John Harvey and Brian Foley took "line honours",[4] outright results were not officially recognised[2] and official results were only issued for class placings.[5]
Results
[edit]| Position[2] | Drivers[2] | No.[6] | Car[2] | Entrant[6] | Laps[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A : Cars up to £900[2] | |||||
| 1 | Brian Flynn John Route |
Ford Cortina 1200 | Barrie Broomhall Motors | 91 | |
| 2 | Lionel Ayers Warren Blomfield |
11 | Hillman Imp | Stradbroke Motors | 90 |
| 3 | Geoff Shoesmith Anthony Robards |
? [7] | Vauxhall Viva | ||
| 4 | Des West Noel Eades |
Vauxhall Viva | Des West | ||
| 5 | Roy Sawyer Gordon Ferrar |
Ford Cortina 1200 | Coolangatta Motors | ||
| 6 | Bob Williamson Peter Harden |
Hillman Imp | |||
| 7 | Don Mudd Alan Kavanagh |
Vauxhall Viva | |||
| 8 | Chris McSorley R Skelton |
Hillman Imp | |||
| Class B : £901 to £1,000[2] | |||||
| 1 | Marie Nolan Denis Geary |
Ford Cortina 1500 | John Timmins Autos | 95 | |
| 2 | Des Kelly Leigh Mitchell |
Toyota Corona | Rockhampton Car Sales | 94 | |
| 3 | Steve Harvey Bill Stanley |
Morris Cooper | White Nicholson Racing Team | 94 | |
| 4 | Andrew Davis[6] Paul Mander |
Morris Cooper | Andrew Davis | 93 | |
| 5 | Arthur Treloar Paul Donnelly |
Isuzu Bellett | Arthur Treloar | 93 | |
| 6 | Craig Bell Geoff Bernhagen |
Isuzu Bellett | Craig Bell Motor Center | 93 | |
| 7 | Barry Tapsall Albert Ward |
Renault R8 | |||
| 8 | Keith Shaw Ken Peters |
61[8] | Morris Cooper | ||
| 9 | Kevin Johns Graham Lax |
Ford Cortina 1500 | |||
| 10 | Max Volkers Glyn Scott |
Ford Cortina 1500 | Ford Motor Company | ||
| 11 | Bob Bailey Jim Reuter |
29 | Isuzu Bellett | ||
| DNF | Barry Nixon-Smith Jack Hughes |
Morris Cooper | |||
| Class C : £1,001 to £1,200[2] | |||||
| 1 | Harry Firth John Raeburn |
36 | Ford Cortina GT | Ford Motor Company | 101 |
| 2 | Barry Arentz Brian Michelmore |
Ford Cortina GT | Barry Arentz | 94 | |
| 3 | Evan Thomas Eric Wedmaier |
Holden EH 179 | J Thomas & Sons | 93 | |
| 4 | Don Smith Bruce Stewart |
Holden HD X2 | 59 | ||
| 5 | Les Daly Ron Lang |
Ford Cortina GT | |||
| Class D : £1,201 to £2,000[2] | |||||
| 1 | John Harvey Brian Foley |
40 | Morris Cooper S | R C Phillips | 102 |
| 2 | Barry Gibson Tony Basile |
Studebaker Daytona | Barry Gibson | 100 | |
| 3 | Ron O'Neill Graham Perry |
51 | Ford Cortina Lotus | Ron O'Neil's Parking Station | 97 |
| 4 | Geoff Sakzewski Terry Kratzmann |
Fiat 1500 | Tony Basile Motors | 92 | |
| 5 | Greg Watkins Dave Harding |
Fiat 1500 | |||
| 6 | Bill Burns Brian Lawler |
Fiat 2300 | |||
| 7 | Adrian Yannuccelli John Gillmeister |
Studebaker Lark | |||
| DNF | Paul Zacka Eric Pryor |
Holden HD X2 | |||
Note: Car 51 was eligible for the race under a Lowood pro-rata clause.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Front cover, Official Programme, Lowood, 4 Hour Production Touring Car Race, Sunday, 18 March 1965
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Three out of four for Ford, Australian Motor Sports, June 1965, pages 40-41
- ^ Lowood 4-Hour Race, Racing Car News, December 1964, page 3
- ^ a b A Mixed Up Four Hour, Sports Car World, June 1965, page 54
- ^ Wins to Cortinas & Morris, The Courier Mail, Thursday, 1 April 1965, page 22
- ^ a b c d e 4 Hours at Lowood, Racing Car News, May 1965, pages 32-33
- ^ FoMoCo Dominate at Lowood, Australian Auto Sportsman, May 1965, pages 14 & 15 indicates that this car was No. 10 whereas 4 Hours at Lowood, Racing Car News, May 1965, pages 32-33 indicates No. 12
- ^ FoMoCo Dominate at Lowood, Australian Auto Sportsman, May 1965, pages 14 & 15
Further reading
[edit]- Lowood's 4-hour lap charts to be checked, The Courier Mail, Monday, 29 March 1965, pages 17
- Wins to Cortinas & Morris, The Courier Mail, Thursday, 1 April 1965, page 22