1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic

Map of the track

The 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic was an endurance race for production sedans and sports cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, on September 30, 1962.

There was no outright winner of the race, official results being declared only for the six divisions.

Division A : Touring Cars Up To ₤900
Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1			Frank Kleinig Frank Kleining, Jr	Morris 850	88
2			R Haylen A Hill	Morris 850	87
3			D West W Pitt	Škoda Super Octavia	87
4			Tony Allen David Hooker	Morris 850	87
5			W Shepherd R Morris	NSU Prinz	84
6			F McEnroe D Humphreys	Morris 850	83
7			J Cummins D Johnson	Hillman Husky	82
8			J Gates M Nedelko	Ford Anglia	79
9			Arnold Glass Noel Hall	Datsun Bluebird	78
10			W Weekes B Fleming	Morris 850	78
11			K Malcolm Ralph Sach	NSU Prinz	66
12			Lorraine Hill Virginia Lighezzolo	Škoda Super Octavia	63
13			Alwyn Rose T Sulman	Datsun Bluebird	61
DNF			John French Paul Bolton	Datsun Bluebird
Division B : Touring Cars ₤901 to ₤1050
Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1			John Martin Clyde Hodges	Škoda Felicia	88
2			Ron Hodgson Digby Cooke	Morris Major	88
3			K Lindsay A Heasman	Morris Major	87
4	22 [1]		Peter Wherrett [1] Frank Davidson [1]	Hillman Minx Australian DeLuxe [1]	87
5			Carl Kennedy Doug Stewart	Simca Aronde	87
6			W Parker A Stanfield	Fiat 1100	80
DNF			Bill March Albert Bridge	Renault Gordini	90
DNF			Downie Treglown	Morris Major
Division C : Touring Cars ₤1051 to ₤1250
Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1			Bruce McPhee Barry Mulholland	Morris Cooper	95
2	28		Charlie Smith B Maher	Austin Freeway	95
3			Barry Gurdon J Trevor-Jones	Austin Freeway	89
4			I Grant T Marden	Holden	89
5			Bob Holden K Brigden	Peugeot 403	88
6			Ron Marshall Bruce Marshall	Holden	79
DNF	29		Bob Jane Harry Firth	Ford Falcon	38
Division D : Touring Cars ₤1251 to ₤1700
Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	35		Don Algie Kingsley Hibbard	Studebaker Lark	99
2			David McKay Greg Cusack	Fiat 1500	98
3			Peter Williamson K Whightley	Fiat 1500	97
4			Bill Buckle Brian Foley	Citroën ID19	97
5			B Lawler H Gapps	Fiat 1500	96
6			Jim Wright Frank Hann	Studebaker Lark	95
7			Bill Slattery J Burge	Studebaker Lark	92
8			Lance Hill Ralph Long	Fiat 1500	91
9			Bill Burns M Crampton	Fiat 1500	14
DNF			Brian Shaw George Murray	Fiat 2300	0
Division E : Sports Cars Up To ₤1500
Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1			Tony Reynolds Les Howard	Morgan Plus 4	94
2			Bill Reynolds Kevin Bartlett	Austin-Healey Sprite	86
3			D Owen C Wear	MGA 1500	86
DNF			K John Peter Caldecoat	MGA 1600
Division F : Sports Cars ₤1501 to ₤2000
Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	52		Leo Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan	Daimler SP250	104
2			C Lansdowne Holt Binnie	Triumph TR4	100
3			Gordon Lansdowne Dianne Walker	Triumph TR4	98
4			Matt Daddo Bill Stanley	MGA Twin Cam	72
DNF			N Claydon F Gibson (Fred Gibson?)	MGA Twin Cam
DNF			John Clarke A Lazich	MGA Twin Cam

References

1. Peter Wherrett, The Quest for the Perfect Car, 1999, pages 58-59

Further reading

• A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
• Australian Motor Sport, November 1962
• The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 1 October 1962
• Wheels, December 1962

External links

• "Daimler SP250 in Australia" including image of the Geoghegan car in the 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic Retrieved from www.dlocaustralia.org on 15 April 2009
• Link to short video of the 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic