The 1965 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 28 March 1965. [1] The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers Club, [1] was the second annual Lowood 4 Hour. [2] It was open to Production Touring Cars which had been manufactured after 28 March 1961, 100 examples of which had been registered in Australia by the closing date for entries. [3] The field was divided into four classes according to the retail price of each vehicle. [4] There were 33 starters in the event. [2]
Although the Morris Cooper S driven by John Harvey and Brian Foley took "line honours", [4] outright results were not officially recognised [2] and official results were only issued for class placings. [5]
Position [2] | Drivers [2] | No. [6] | Car [2] | Entrant [6] | Laps [6] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class A : Cars up to £900 [2] | |||||
1 | Brian Flynn John Route |
Ford Cortina 1200 | Barrie Broomhall Motors | 91 | |
2 | Lionel Ayers Warren Blomfield |
11 | Hillman Imp | Stradbroke Motors | 90 |
3 | Geoff Shoesmith Anthony Robards |
? [7] | Vauxhall Viva | ||
4 | Des West Noel Eades |
Vauxhall Viva | Des West | ||
5 | Roy Sawyer Gordon Ferrar |
Ford Cortina 1200 | Coolangatta Motors | ||
6 | Bob Williamson Peter Harden |
Hillman Imp | |||
7 | Don Mudd Alan Kavanagh |
Vauxhall Viva | |||
8 | Chris McSorley R Skelton |
Hillman Imp | |||
Class B : £901 to £1,000 [2] | |||||
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
[6] Paul Mander |
Morris Cooper | Andrew Davis | 93 | |
5 | Arthur Treloar Paul Donnelly |
Isuzu Bellett | Arthur Treloar | 93 | |
6 | Craig Bell Geoff Bernhagen |
Isuzu Bellett | Craig Bell Motor Center | 93 | |
7 | Barry Tapsall Albert Ward |
Renault R8 | |||
8 | Keith Shaw Ken Peters |
61 [8] | Morris Cooper | ||
9 | Kevin Johns Graham Lax |
Ford Cortina 1500 | |||
10 | Max Volkers Glyn Scott |
Ford Cortina 1500 | Ford Motor Company | ||
11 | Bob Bailey Jim Reuter |
29 | Isuzu Bellett | ||
DNF | Barry Nixon-Smith Jack Hughes |
Morris Cooper | |||
Class C : £1,001 to £1,200 [2] | |||||
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 | Evan Thomas Eric Wedmaier |
Holden EH 179 | J Thomas & Sons | 93 | |
4 | Don Smith Bruce Stewart |
Holden HD X2 | 59 | ||
5 | Les Daly Ron Lang |
Ford Cortina GT | |||
Class D : £1,201 to £2,000 [2] | |||||
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 | Ford Cortina Lotus | Ron O'Neil's Parking Station | 97 |
4 | Geoff Sakzewski Terry Kratzmann |
Fiat 1500 | Tony Basile Motors | 92 | |
5 | Greg Watkins Dave Harding |
Fiat 1500 | |||
6 | Bill Burns Brian Lawler |
Fiat 2300 | |||
7 | Adrian Yannuccelli John Gillmeister |
Studebaker Lark | |||
DNF | Paul Zacka Eric Pryor |
Holden HD X2 |
Note: Car 51 was eligible for the race under a Lowood pro-rata clause. [6]
The 1965 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 28 March 1965. [1] The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers Club, [1] was the second annual Lowood 4 Hour. [2] It was open to Production Touring Cars which had been manufactured after 28 March 1961, 100 examples of which had been registered in Australia by the closing date for entries. [3] The field was divided into four classes according to the retail price of each vehicle. [4] There were 33 starters in the event. [2]
Although the Morris Cooper S driven by John Harvey and Brian Foley took "line honours", [4] outright results were not officially recognised [2] and official results were only issued for class placings. [5]
Position [2] | Drivers [2] | No. [6] | Car [2] | Entrant [6] | Laps [6] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class A : Cars up to £900 [2] | |||||
1 | Brian Flynn John Route |
Ford Cortina 1200 | Barrie Broomhall Motors | 91 | |
2 | Lionel Ayers Warren Blomfield |
11 | Hillman Imp | Stradbroke Motors | 90 |
3 | Geoff Shoesmith Anthony Robards |
? [7] | Vauxhall Viva | ||
4 | Des West Noel Eades |
Vauxhall Viva | Des West | ||
5 | Roy Sawyer Gordon Ferrar |
Ford Cortina 1200 | Coolangatta Motors | ||
6 | Bob Williamson Peter Harden |
Hillman Imp | |||
7 | Don Mudd Alan Kavanagh |
Vauxhall Viva | |||
8 | Chris McSorley R Skelton |
Hillman Imp | |||
Class B : £901 to £1,000 [2] | |||||
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
[6] Paul Mander |
Morris Cooper | Andrew Davis | 93 | |
5 | Arthur Treloar Paul Donnelly |
Isuzu Bellett | Arthur Treloar | 93 | |
6 | Craig Bell Geoff Bernhagen |
Isuzu Bellett | Craig Bell Motor Center | 93 | |
7 | Barry Tapsall Albert Ward |
Renault R8 | |||
8 | Keith Shaw Ken Peters |
61 [8] | Morris Cooper | ||
9 | Kevin Johns Graham Lax |
Ford Cortina 1500 | |||
10 | Max Volkers Glyn Scott |
Ford Cortina 1500 | Ford Motor Company | ||
11 | Bob Bailey Jim Reuter |
29 | Isuzu Bellett | ||
DNF | Barry Nixon-Smith Jack Hughes |
Morris Cooper | |||
Class C : £1,001 to £1,200 [2] | |||||
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 | Evan Thomas Eric Wedmaier |
Holden EH 179 | J Thomas & Sons | 93 | |
4 | Don Smith Bruce Stewart |
Holden HD X2 | 59 | ||
5 | Les Daly Ron Lang |
Ford Cortina GT | |||
Class D : £1,201 to £2,000 [2] | |||||
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 | Ford Cortina Lotus | Ron O'Neil's Parking Station | 97 |
4 | Geoff Sakzewski Terry Kratzmann |
Fiat 1500 | Tony Basile Motors | 92 | |
5 | Greg Watkins Dave Harding |
Fiat 1500 | |||
6 | Bill Burns Brian Lawler |
Fiat 2300 | |||
7 | Adrian Yannuccelli John Gillmeister |
Studebaker Lark | |||
DNF | Paul Zacka Eric Pryor |
Holden HD X2 |
Note: Car 51 was eligible for the race under a Lowood pro-rata clause. [6]