1965 Lowood 4 Hour

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 28th 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]

Results
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]

References
  1. Front cover, Official Programme, Lowood, 4 Hour Production Touring Car Race, Sunday, 18 March 1965
  2. Three out of four for Ford, Australian Motor Sports, June 1965, pages 40-41
  3. Lowood 4-Hour Race, Racing Car News, December 1964, page 3
  4. A Mixed Up Four Hour, Sports Car World, June 1965, page 54
  5. Wins to Cortinas & Morris, The Courier Mail, Thursday, 1 April 1965, page 22
  6. 4 Hours at Lowood, Racing Car News, May 1965, pages 32-33
  7. FoMoCo Dominate at Lowood, Australian Auto Sportsman, May 1965, pages 14 & 15 indicates that this car was No. 10 whereas 4 Hours at Lowood, Racing Car News, May 1965, pages 32-33 indicates No. 12
  8. FoMoCo Dominate at Lowood, Australian Auto Sportsman, May 1965, pages 14 & 15

Further reading
  • Lowood's 4-hour lap charts to be checked, The Courier Mail, Monday, 29 March 1965, pages 17
  • Wins to Cortinas & Morris, The Courier Mail, Thursday, 1 April 1965, page 22
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