1965 Lowood 4 Hour

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The 1965 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race for production touring cars held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 28 March 1965. There were 33 starters in the event, with the field divided into four classes according to the retail price of each vehicle. The Morris Cooper S driven by John Harvey and Brain Foley was credited as being the "first across the line" however the official emphasis was on class placings.


[edit] Results

Position Drivers No Car Entrant Laps
Class A : Cars Up to £900
1 Brian Flynn, John Rout Ford Cortina 1200 Barrie Broomhall Motors 91
2 Lionel Ayers, Warren Blomfield 11 Hillman Imp Stradbroke Motors 90
3 Des West, Noel Eades Vauxhall Viva Des West 90
4 K Sawyer, G Ferrar Ford Cortina 1200 Coolangatta Motors 89
5 Williamson, Harden Hillman Imp
 ? Morris 850
 ? Donald Mudd Vauxhall Viva
 ? Shoesmith, Robards Vauxhall Viva
 ? Volkswagen
Class B : £901 to £1,000
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, Paul Mander Morris Cooper Andrew Davis 93
5 Arthur Treloar, Wal Donnelly Isuzu Bellett Arthur Treloar 93
6 Craig Bell, Geoff Bernhagen Isuzu Bellett Craig Bell Motor Center 93
 ? Jim Reutter 29 Isuzu Bellett
 ? Volkers, Scott Ford Cortina 1500 Ford Motor Company
 ? Morris Cooper
 ? Morris Cooper
 ? Renault R8
Class C : £1,001 to £1,200
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 E Thomas, E Wedmaier Holden 179 J Thomas & Sons 93
 ? Daly Ford Cortina GT
 ? Don Smith, Stewart Holden HD X2 59
Class D : £1,201 to £2,000
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 Lotus Cortina Ron O'Neil's Parking Station 97
4 Geoff Sakzewski, Terry Kratzmann Fiat 1500 Tony Basile Motors 92
5 Fiat 1500
 ? Eric Pryor, Zacka Holden HD X2
DNF Bill Burns, Muller Fiat 2300 24
DNF Adrian Yannuccelli, Gillmeister Studebaker Lark 2

Note: Cars for which official class placings could not be determined have been listed in alphabetical order by make of car.

[edit] References

  • Racing Car News, May 1965
  • Sports Car World, June 1965