1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic

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]

Map of the track

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]
1 F. Kleinig
Frank Kleinig, Jnr.[3]		 5 Morris 850 F. Kleinig Motors 88
2 R. Haylen
A. Hill		 3 Morris 850 Motoria Pty. Ltd. 87
3 D. West
W Pitt		 12 Škoda Super Octavia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. 87
4 Tony Allan[2]
David Hooker[2]		 4 Morris 850 Team Hooker-Allan 87
5 W. Shepherd
R. Morris		 2 NSU Prinz Ray Morris Motors 84
6 F. McEnroe
D. Humphreys		 9 Morris 850 John R. Malcolm Motors 83
7 J. Cummins
D Johnson		 15 Hillman Husky Sydney Speed Shop 82
8 J. Gates
M. Nedelko		 14 Ford Anglia Kloster Pty. Ltd. 79
9 Arnold Glass[4]
Noel Hall[3]		 7 Datsun Bluebird Capitol Motors 78
10 W. Weekes
B. Fleming		 10 Morris 850 G.P. Cars Racing Team 78
11 K. Malcolm
Ralph Sach[4]		 1 NSU Prinz Boss Hill Service Station 66
12 Lorraine Hill[3]
Virginia Lighezzolo[3]		 11 Škoda Super Octavia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. 63
13 Alwyn Rose[3]
T Sulman		 8 Datsun Bluebird Capitol Motors 61
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]
1 John Martin[3]
C. Hodges		 21 Škoda Felicia Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. 88
2 Ron Hodgson[3]
Digby Cooke[3]		 23 Morris Major Elite [3] Lovell Motors Pty. Ltd. 88
3 K. Lindsay
A. Heasman		 16 Morris Major Elite[2] Ken Lindsay Motors 87
4 Peter Wherrett[5]
Frank Davidson[5]		 22 Hillman Minx Australian DeLuxe[5] Lovell Motors Pty Ltd 87
5 Carl Kennedy[2]
Doug Stewart[3]		 20 Simca Aronde[2] Harden & Johnston Pty. Ltd. 87
6 W. Parker
A. Stanfield		 17 Fiat 1100 Bill Parker 80
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
2 Charlie Smith[3]
B. Maher		 28 Austin Freeway C. G. Smith 95
3 Barry Gurdon[2]
J. Trevor-Jones		 27 Austin Freeway Gurdon Motor Pty. Ltd. 89
4 I Grant
T Marden		 25 Holden Geissler Motors 89
5 Bob Holden[2]
K. Brigden		 30 Peugeot 403 Killara Motors 88
6 Ron Marshall[2]
Bruce Marshall[2]		 26 Holden Marshall's Garage 79
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]
1 Don Algie[3]
Kingsley Hibbard[3]		 35 Studebaker Lark Hospital Hill Motors, Wollongong 99
2 David McKay[3]
Greg Cusack[3]		 37 Fiat 1500 Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd. 98
3 Peter Williamson[2]
K. Whightley		 40 Fiat 1500 P. Williamson 97
4 Bill Buckle[3]
Brian Foley[3]		 34 Citroën ID19[3] Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd. 97
5 B. Lawler
H. Gapps		 33 Fiat 1500 Otten Motors 96
6 Jim Wright[2]
Frank Hann[2]		 36 Studebaker Lark J. Wright 95
7 Bill Slattery[2]
J. Burge		 38 Studebaker Lark Needham Motors Pty. Ltd. 92
8 Lance Hill[2]
Ralph Long[2]		 32 Fiat 1500 L. Hill 91
9 Bill Burns[4]
Mike Crampton[2]		 31 Fiat 1500 Bill Burns Hire Cars 14
DNF[3] Brian Shaw[3]
George Murray[3]		 39 Fiat 2300 B. G. Shaw 0[3]
Division E : Production Sports Cars Up To £1500
Pos.[2] Drivers[2][1] No.[1] Car[1] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 Tony Reynolds[2]
Les Howard[2]		 45 Morgan Plus 4 A. J. Reynolds 94
2 Bill Reynolds[2]
Kevin Bartlett[2]		 41 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk I[2] Mrs E. Peck 86
3 D. Owen
C. Wear		 42 MGA 1500[2] P. A. Owen 86
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, Liverpool 104
2 C. Lansdowne
Holt Binnie[3]		 46 Triumph TR4 G. Lansdowne 100
3 Gordon Lansdowne[2]
Dianne Walker[2]		 47 Triumph TR4 G. Lansdowne 98
4 Matt Daddo[2]
Bill Stanley[4]		 50 MGA Twin Cam Scuderia Octagon 72
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

Notes:

  • The Team's Prize was won by the Studebaker Larks entered by Hospital Hill Motors, Wollongong, J. Wright and Needham Motors Pty. Ltd.[4]

References
  1. Official Programme, Bathurst 6 Hour Classic, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Sunday, 30 September 1962
  2. Mike Kable, Bathurst's Six-Hour Battlers, Wheels, December 1962, pages 40 to 43 & 75
  3. David McKay, Six Hours on the Mount, Modern Motor, December 1962, pages 38 to 40 & 95 to 96
  4. Bruce Polain, 6 Hours of speed at Mt. Panorama, Australian Motor Sport, November 1962, pages 26, 27 & 5
  5. Peter Wherrett, The Quest for the Perfect Car, 1999, pages 58-59
  6. The MGA Twin Cams of Claydon / Gibson & Clarke / Lazich were not listed as finishers in the Wheels race results

Further reading
  • A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
  • 118 MPH Speeds in Gruelling Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 1 October 1962
  • 1962 Bathurst 6 Hour Classic, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 64, pages 114 to 118
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