1965 Lowood 4 Hour

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.

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.

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