1992 James Hardie 12 Hour

1992 James Hardie 12 Hour
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The 1992 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 19 April 1992. Cars competed in six classes:

• Class A - Cars Under 1600cc
• Class B - Cars 1601 to 2500cc
• Class C - Cars 2501 to 4000cc
• Class D - Cars Over 4000cc
• Class S - Sports Cars Under 2200cc
• Class T - Turbo & Four Wheel Drive ^[1]

Allan Grice and Brad Jones raced a Holden VP SS Ute (26th) sponsored by Akubra hats. Ever the showman, Gricey did his qualifying lap with a (model) blue cattle dog in the back of the ute. He entered the car because for its V8 power the ute was relatively light weight, but the weight distribution was such he struggled with the handling. He was a crowd favourite though as he realised he could bounce the ute off the ripple strips to get it around the corners making his driving style quite spectacular. Many credit this as the birth of the V8 Ute series in Australia.

Results

Position [2]	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
1	Charlie O'Brien Garry Waldon Mark Gibbs	17	Mazda RX-7	Mazda Australia	T	254
2	Neville Crichton Alan Jones Tony Longhurst	20	BMW M5	BMW Australia Pty Ltd	C	251
3	Colin Bond Glenn Seton Ken Mathews	8	Saab 9000 CSS	Saab Automobile Australia	T	250
4	Warren Cullen Glen Cullen Kim Jane	40	Holden VN Commodore SS	Warren Cullen	D	249
5	John Bowe Gregg Hansford	7	Mazda RX-7	Mazda Australia	T	245
6	Graham Neilson Wayne Park Bill Gillespie	3	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	Falken Tyres	D	244
7	Geoff Morgan Keith Carling Rick Bates	28	Toyota MR2	John Smith	S	243
8	Peter McLeod Peter Dane Peter Janson	16	Citroën BX16	Peter McLeod	B	238
9	Jim Baird Andrew Solness Keith McLelland	77	Ford EB Falcon S XR8	James Baird	D	238
10	Mick Monterosso Steve Monterosso Mark Poole	31	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	JV Crash	D	237
11	Mark Brame Henry Draper Clyde Lee	56	Suzuki Swift GTi	Mark Brame	A	237
12	Tom Watkinson Garry Willmington Terry Lewis	49	Toyota Corolla SX	Tom Watkinson	A	237
13	Peter Fitzgerald Jim Zerefos Brett Peters	1	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	Hardie Dux Hot Water Systems	D	236
14	Peter Brock Neil Crompton Paul Gover	45	Peugeot 405 Mi16	Peugeot Concessionaires Australia	B	235
15	Warwick Rooklyn Mark Larkham Jeff Hutchinson	43	Nissan Pulsar SSS	Gould Motorsport	B	235
16	Murray Carter Ed Lamont	18	Nissan Pulsar SSS	Murray Carter	B	233
17	Melinda Price Tracey Taylor Michelle Callaghan	22	Nissan Pulsar SSS	Garry Rogers Motorsport	B	232
18	Andrew Wilson Chris Walker Geoff Crabtree	55	Suzuki Swift GTi	Chris Walker	A	232
19	Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch Warren Rush	52	Toyota Corolla SX	Phil Alexander	A	231
20	Sam Silvestro Peter Godden Ron Masing	51	Toyota Corolla SX	Colin Osborne	A	230
21	Harry Bargwanna Brian Callaghan Jnr Chris Symonds	48	Toyota Corolla	Larry King	A	229
22	Craig Dare Brugestrass Alan Curry	57	Suzuki Swift GTi	Craig Dare	A	228
23	Bill Harris Ray Gulson Glen Jordan	53	Suzuki Swift GTi	Bill Harris	A	228
24	David Sala Steve Swaine John Holmes	47	Toyota Corolla	David Sala	A	228
25	Mark Williamson Ian Sawtell Mike Reedy	58	Suzuki Swift GTi	Carrier Airconditioning	A	227
26	Allan Grice Brad Jones John Spencer	9	Holden VP Ute SS	Akubra Felt Hats	D	226
27	John McEntee Tim Slako Geoff Leeds	96	Holden VN Commodore SS	WA Bathurst Assault Pty Ltd	D	225
28	Garry Rogers Possum Bourne Alf Barbagallo	21	Subaru Liberty RS	Garry Rogers Motorsport	T	224
29	Peter McKay Ian Luff Bob Jennings	05	Peugeot 405 Mi16	Peugeot Concessionaires Australia	B	223
30	Ray Ryan Jim Runciman Harry Dutton	23	Nissan NX Coupe	Tubemakers of Australia	S	222
31	Bob Griffin Trevor Hodge Peter Taffa	39	Holden VN Commodore S	Bob Griffin	C	221
32	Mark Lyons Darrell Dixon Graham Lusty	34	Ford EA Falcon	Mark Lyons	C	217
33	Kevin Burton Alan Lewis Mark Arnold	59	Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	Kevin Burton	A	214
34	Geoffrey Full Neal Bates Geoffrey Forshaw	15	Toyota Supra	Mountain Motorsport	T	212
35	Mike Imrie Grant Munday Chris Clearihan	46	Saab 900i	MJ Imrie	B	208
36	Alan Letcher Steve Hitzman Phillip Johnson	32	Holden VN Commodore S	Alan Letcher	C	207
37	Rod Jones Ed Ordynski George Fury	12	Mitsubishi Galant VR4	Rodney Jones	T	202
38	Peter Vorst Richard Vorst Paul Flottmann	27	Ford EA Falcon	Sydney Allen Printers	C	193
39	Gordon Leven Wayne Bell Gary McDonald	36	Holden VN Commodore S	Gordon Leven	C	191
DNF	Peter Whitaker Calvin Gardiner Peter Hopwood	29	Toyota MR2	P Whitaker	S	236
DNF	Kent Youlden Brett Youlden Dick Johnson	2	Ford Laser TX3	Ford Motor Co of Australia	T	230
DNF	Ian Palmer John English Brett Bull	35	Holden VP Commodore SS	Palmer Tube Mills	C	205
DNF	George Santana Tony Farrell	24	Honda CRX	Autoventure	S	197
DNF	John Bourke John Smith Steve Griffiths	4	Toyota Supra	John Bourke	T	189
DNF	Glenn McIntyre Graham Gulson John Wright	14	Citroën BX16	Peter McLeod	B	185
DNF	Steve Hardman David Stone Marc Ducquet	10	Hyundai Lantra	Steve Hardman	A	161
DNF	Warren Aubin Jeff Edwards Roland Hill	37	Holden VN Commodore S	Roland Hill	C	138
DNF	Colin Osborne David Thomas Keith Byrn	50	Toyota Corolla	Colin Osborne	A	118
DNF	Alf Grant Jane Taylor Peter Brierley	41	Holden VN Commodore S	P Brierley	C	115
DNF	Tony Scott Terry Shiel Graham Moore	6	Mitsubishi Galant VR4	Team Mitsubishi Ralliart	T	108
DNF	Damon Beck Brian Wilshire Tony Greig	87	Nissan Pulsar SSS	Damon Beck	B	65
DNF	Mark McLaughlin Troy Dunstan David Parsons	25	Peugeot 405 Mi16	Peugeot Concessionaires Australia	B	27
DNF	Glenn Clark Ludwig Finauer Christopher Wiles	19	Citroën BX16	Peter McLeod	B	17
DNF	Lou Renato Malcolm Stenniken David James	11	Hyundai Lantra	Lou Renato	A	17
DNF	John Pollard Rod Stevens Ed Aitken	26	Honda CRX	Eric Houghton	S	4

References

1. Auto Action, April 1992
2. Auto Action, 1 May 1992

Further reading

• Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 238-243 & 304

External links

• Images of the winning Mazda RX-7 Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 9 December 2008