1966 Lowood 4 Hour

The 1966 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race for production sedans held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 27 March 1966.[1] The 34 starters [2] competed in four classes based on vehicle retail price with an additional class for cars with automatic transmission.[3] Officially, only class placings were recognised but the well publicised if unofficial "line honours" went to the Scuderia Veloce entered Volvo 122S driven by David McKay and Bill Orr.[2] Initial reports had the Firth / Seton Ford Cortina GT500 listed as taking line honours [4] but this was later corrected.

Results

Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps
Class A : Up to $1720
1 M Schneider, M Brewster Morris Mini Deluxe Marque Motors 93
2 Joe Camilleri, L Gould Morris Mini Deluxe J Camilleri 91
3 H Beiers, I Beiers Morris Mini Deluxe H&I Beiers 90
4 J Humphrey, J Osborne Morris Mini Deluxe Humphreys Golden Fleece Service Station 90
5 Harrison Ford Anglia
? Williams Fiat 850S
? Kennedy, Perrett Morris Mini Deluxe
DNF Gary Shoesmith, Woelders Vauxhall Viva
Class B : $1721 – $2200
1 Bill Stanley, Digby Cooke Morris Cooper Marque Motors 99
2 Max Volkers, G Perry Ford Cortina 1500 R O'Neill's Parking Station 98
3 B Tapsall, B Gates Datsun Bluebird SS B Tapsall 98
4 Rod Park, Paul Zacka Holden EH R O'Neill's Parking Station 97
? Brown 37 Datsun Bluebird SS Scuderia Veloce
? Hughes Morris Cooper
? Bailey Isuzu Bellett
? Stewart Isuzu Bellett
DNF Woodford Ford Cortina 1500
DNF Ayer, Warren Bloomfield Toyota Corona 44
DNF Griffith Ford Cortina 1500
DNF Grimson & Mitchell Ford Cortina 1500
Class C : $2201 - $ 3200
1 Harry Firth, Barry Seton 51 Ford Cortina GT500 Ford Motor Company 106
2 Bob Holden, R Haylen 58 Morris Cooper S BMC (Australia) 105
3 D Holland, L Stewart Morris Cooper S Don Holland Motors 103
4 P Brown, J Sediatis Ford Cortina GT500 P Brown 102
5 R Page, B Tatham Prince Skyline GT R Page 102
6 M Bailey, J Hicks Prince Skyline GT M Bailey 100
? Sachs Chrysler Valiant
? Morris Cooper S
? Morris Cooper S
DNF John French Morris Cooper S 92
DNF Beasley Morris Cooper S 78
Class D : $3201 – $6000
1 David McKay, Bill Orr 70 Volvo 122S Scuderia Veloce 107
2 Ron O'Neill, J Reilly Ford Cortina Lotus 102
Class E : Automatics only, unlimited price
1 I Knowles, Glyn Scott Holden HD X2 88

Note: Above results have been compiled from the various referenced sources, none of which list all competing vehicles.

References

  1. ↑ Big battle at Lowood, Brisbane Courier Mail, Saturday, 26 March 1966
  2. 1 2 4 Hours at Lowood, Racing Car News, May 1966, pages 24-25
  3. ↑ Lowood Four Hours, Modern Motor, June 1966, page 65
  4. ↑ Ford 2 Win at Lowood, Brisbane Courier Mail, Monday, 28 March 1966, page 14
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