1964 Lowood 4 Hour

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The 1964 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 12 April 1964. The event, which was promoted by the Queensland Racing Drivers' Club Ltd. was effectively four races in one, as cars competed in separate classes according to the retail price of each model.

Whilst the official emphasis was on class results, the Ford Cortina GT driven by Harry Firth and John Raeburn was hailed by many as the winner, having completed the most number of laps at the end of the four hours. This same car, driven by Firth and Bob Jane, had won the 1963 Armstrong 500 endurance race at Bathurst, New South Wales six months before and was using the same set of tyres that had been on the car during its earlier victory.

Class results were as follows.

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps
	Class A (Up to £900)
1	Lionel Ayers, Denis Geary	11	Hillman Imp	Stradbroke Motors	87
2	Bruce Neville, Brian Tebble		Morris 850	Downshift Racing Team	87
3	G Ferrar, R Sawyer	15	Morris 850		83
4	G Sakzewski & E Sakzewski		Volkswagen	Adams Form Pty Ltd	81
	Class B (£991 to £1000)
1	Max Volkers, Glynn Scott		Ford Cortina 1500	Ford Motor Company	96
2	K Peters, K Shaw		Morris Cooper	Downshift Racing Team	95
3	W Bailey, V Eddy		Morris Cooper		94
4	B Fleming, G Symons	26	Renault R8	G.P. Cars	93
5	B Tapsall, D White		Renault R8		92
6	J Bertram, Bill Gates		Renault R8		85
DNF	Ron Hodgson		Morris Cooper	Peter Escinski Pty Ltd	69
DNF	D Gear, D Barrett		Morris Cooper		42
	Class C (£1001 to £1200)
1	Harry Firth, John Raeburn	30	Ford Cortina GT	Ford Motor Company	100
2	G Perry, B Flynn		Ford Cortina GT		94
	Class D (£1201 to £2000)
1	Spencer Martin, W Brown	43	Fiat 2300	Scuderia Veloce	97
2	Bill Burns, B Lawler		Fiat 2300		97
3	G Ward, B McPhee		Volvo B18		95
4	S Petralia, L Gillmeister	45	Fiat 2300	Europa Motors	94
5	G Griffith, G Perrin		Humber Vogue Sports		92
DNF	Fulla	42	Vauxhall VX 4/90	Clive Nolan Motors