1965 Lowood 4 Hour

The 1965 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race for production touring cars held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 28 March 1965.

There were 33 starters in the event, with the field divided into four classes according to the retail price of each vehicle.

The Morris Cooper S driven by John Harvey and Brain Foley was credited as being the "first across the line" however the official emphasis was on class placings.

Results

Position	Drivers	No	Car	Entrant	Laps
Class A : Cars Up to £900
1	Brian Flynn John Rout		Ford Cortina 1200	Barrie Broomhall Motors	91
2	Lionel Ayers Warren Blomfield	11	Hillman Imp	Stradbroke Motors	90
3	Des West Noel Eades		Vauxhall Viva	Des West	90
4	K Sawyer G Ferrar		Ford Cortina 1200	Coolangatta Motors	89
5	Williamson Harden		Hillman Imp
?			Morris 850
?	Donald Mudd		Vauxhall Viva
?	Shoesmith Robards		Vauxhall Viva
?			Volkswagen
Class B : £901 to £1,000
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 Paul Mander		Morris Cooper	Andrew Davis	93
5	Arthur Treloar Wal Donnelly		Isuzu Bellett	Arthur Treloar	93
6	Craig Bell Geoff Bernhagen		Isuzu Bellett	Craig Bell Motor Center	93
?	Jim Reutter	29	Isuzu Bellett
?	Volkers, Scott		Ford Cortina 1500	Ford Motor Company
?			Morris Cooper
?			Morris Cooper
?			Renault R8
Class C : £1,001 to £1,200
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	E Thomas E Wedmaier		Holden 179	J Thomas & Sons	93
?	Daly		Ford Cortina GT
?	Don Smith, Stewart		Holden HD X2		59
Class D : £1,201 to £2,000
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	Lotus Cortina	Ron O'Neil's Parking Station	97
4	Geoff Sakzewski Terry Kratzmann		Fiat 1500	Tony Basile Motors	92
5			Fiat 1500
?	Eric Pryor Zacka		Holden HD X2
DNF	Bill Burns Muller		Fiat 2300		24
DNF	Adrian Yannuccelli Gillmeister		Studebaker Lark		2

Note: Cars for which official class placings could not be determined have been listed in alphabetical order by make of car.

References

• Racing Car News, May 1965
• Sports Car World, June 1965