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

External links

• "Daimler SP250 in Australia", including image of the Geoghegan car in the 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic, wwww.dlocaustralia.org via web.archive.org
• Link to short video of the 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic at www.motorsportarchive.com