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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