1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race
The 1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Druitt circuit in New South Wales, Australia from 31 January to 1 February 1954.[1] The race, which was organized by the Australian Racing Drivers' Club,[2] was the first motor race of 24 hours duration to be held in Australia.[3] It was won by Geordie Anderson, Chas Swinburne and Bill Pitt driving a Jaguar XK120 Coupe.[1]
Results
Position [1] | Drivers [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Class Pos. [1] | Class [1] | Laps [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Geordie Anderson, Chas Swinburne, Bill Pitt | 6 [4] | Jaguar XK120 Coupe | Mrs D Anderson | 1 | Closed Cars 3001 cc and Over | 573 |
2 | Gordon Greig, Bill Reynolds, Peter Vennermark | 4 | Bristol 400 | G Greig | 1 | Closed Cars 1501 – 3000 cc | 569 |
3 | Tom Sulman, Nat Buchanan, Jack Masling | Humber Super Snipe | T N Sulman | 563 | |||
4 | Dick Shaw | 12 | Holden 48/215 | R D Shaw | 547 | ||
5 | John Crouch, Dowling, David McKay | 23 | Peugeot 203 | Harden & Johnston | 1 | Closed Cars 1101 – 1500 cc | 546 |
6 | R Daniel, Spring, B Polain | 8 | MG TC | R M Daniel | 1 | Open Cars 1101 – 1500 cc | 537 |
7 | Ken Tubman, Kel Ebbeck | Peugeot 203 | K V Tubman | 528 | |||
8 | Doug Chivas, Frank Dent, Peter Lowe | MG TD | Lowes Service Station | 491 | |||
9 | John Lefoe, McColl | Standard Vanguard | J Lefoe | 481 | |||
10 | John Nind | MG TD | J P Nind | 441 | |||
11 | Collins | MG TD | W Collins | 414 | |||
12 | K Harrison | Morris Minor | K Harrison | 1 | Open Cars Under 1100 cc | 406 | |
13 | Lewis | Jaguar Mark V | R Lewis | 399 | |||
14 | L Boydell | Renault 760 | I Boydell | 1 | Closed Cars Under 1100 cc | 396 | |
15 | Perkins | Ford V8 | N Perkins | 323 | |||
16 | Peter Whitehead, Tony Gaze, Alf Barrett | 1 | Jaguar XK120C | P N Whitehead | 1 | Open Cars 3001 cc and Over | 282 |
17 | Bill Ford, Hand, Carter | Singer | CHC Engineering | 245 | |||
18 | John Webber, Ashton Marshall | Fiat 500C | J M Webber | 2 | Closed Cars Under 1100 cc | 210 | |
19 | Les Cosh, Dick Cobden,[5] Stewart Moody [5] | 2 | Aston Martin DB2 | L Cosh | 170 | ||
20 | Belf Jones, Col James, G Turner | 7 | Austin A90 Atlantic | B J Jones | 153 | ||
21 | Broad | MG TD | W Broad | 140 | |||
22 | ? | MG TD | E Wright | 130 |
Notes
- Entries: 28 [1]
- Starters: 22 [1]
- Start format: Le Mans-style [1]
- Start time: 2pm [1]
- Distance covered by winning car: Approximately 1,260 miles (2,029 km) [6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mt. Druitt 24-Hours Road Race, Australian Motor Sports, February 1954, pages 23 to 29
- ↑ Varied Entry for Mt Druitt Race, The Sun-Herald, Sunday 10 January 1954, page 78, as retrieved from nla.gov.au
- ↑ David McKay, Behind the Wheel, The Best Car and Sports Driver Magazine, Dec 1992 / Jan 1993, pages 104 & 105
- ↑ The Anderson XK120, www.jagqld.org.au via web.archive.org
- 1 2 Tricky circuit limits top speed, The Sun-Herald, Sunday 24 January 1954, page 77, as retrieved from nla.gov.au
- ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 142-143
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