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:
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Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
, Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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
Results
Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
1 | Charlie O'Brien Charlie O'Brien (racing driver) This article is about the Australian racing driver. For other people, see Charles O'Brien.Charles Lindsay O'Brien is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.-Career results:-References:... , Garry Waldon, Mark Gibbs |
17 | Mazda RX-7 Mazda RX-7 Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980... |
Mazda Australia | T | 254 |
2 | Neville Crichton, Alan Jones, Tony Longhurst Tony Longhurst Tony Longhurst is an Australian former racing driver and Australian Champion water skier. He is most noted for his career in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercar series.... |
20 | BMW M5 BMW M5 The first BMW M5, based on the E28 5 Series, made its debut at Amsterdam Motor Show in February 1984. It was the product of demand for an automobile with the carrying capacity of a saloon , but the overall performance of a sports car. It utilized the 535i chassis and an evolution of the engine from... |
BMW Australia Pty Ltd | C | 251 |
3 | Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team... , Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Glenn Seton is an Australian racing driver.Seton, father of Courtney and Aaron Seton and husband to Jayne Seton, retired from full time racing after the 2005 V8 Supercar season, and is only one of five drivers to have competed in over 200 rounds in the series. The other drivers are Dick Johnson ,... , Ken Mathews |
8 | Saab 9000 CSS Saab 9000 The Saab 9000 is an automobile that was produced by the Swedish company Saab from 1984 to 1997. The 9000 was replaced by the 9-5 in the late 1997.... |
Saab Automobile Australia | T | 250 |
4 | Warren Cullen, Glen Cullen, Kim Jane | 40 | Holden VN Commodore SS Holden VN Commodore The Holden VN Commodore was the sixth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian automotive marque, Holden. It is essentially made out of an Opel donor body mated to either a Buick V6 or Holden V8, depending on the model, with slight tweaks to the front and rear ends... |
Warren Cullen | D | 249 |
5 | John Bowe John Bowe (racing driver) John Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a 1969 Ford Mustang in the historic series, Touring Car Masters.... , Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford Gregg Hansford was an Australian motorcycle and touring car racer.-Racing career:Hansford began racing motorcycles in Australia, winning the 1973 500cc Unlimited title, as well as competing in the New Zealand Marlboro Series in 1975/76 and 1977/78 on Team Kawasaki 750s. He also won one leg of the... |
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 Toyota MR2 The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat, mid-engined, rear wheel drive sports car produced by Central Motors, a part of Toyota, from 1984 until July 2007 when production stopped in Japan... |
John Smith | S | 243 |
8 | Peter McLeod Peter McLeod Peter Gerard McLeod , was an Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst and for driving the distinctive yellow and black Slick 50 Mazda RX-7 Group C touring car during the early to mid 1980's.-Group C Touring Cars:McLeod began his racing career in... , Peter Dane, Peter Janson |
16 | Citroën BX16 Citroën BX The Citroën BX is a large family car that was produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1982 to 1994. In total, 2,315,739 BXs were built during its 12-year history. The hatchback was discontinued in 1993 with the arrival of the Xantia, but the estate continued for another year.-History:The... |
Peter McLeod | B | 238 |
9 | Jim Baird, Andrew Solness, Keith McLelland | 77 | Ford EB Falcon S XR8 Ford EB Falcon The Ford EB Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company in Australia between 1991 and 1993.Visually the 1991 EB remained nearly identical to its predecessor. The most noticeable change was the transfer of the Ford emblem from the tip of the bonnet to the grille... |
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 Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.- Predecessor :... |
Mark Brame | A | 237 |
12 | Tom Watkinson, Garry Willmington, Terry Lewis | 49 | Toyota Corolla SX Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
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 Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other... , Neil Crompton Neil Crompton Neil Crompton is a well-known V8 Supercars presenter and commentator for Australia's Channel Seven, having previously worked in a similar role at Network Ten... , Paul Gover |
45 | Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot 405 The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France. It used TU/XU petrol and XUD diesel engines.... |
Peugeot Concessionaires Australia | B | 235 |
15 | Warwick Rooklyn, Mark Larkham, Jeff Hutchinson | 43 | Nissan Pulsar SSS Nissan Pulsar The Nissan Pulsar is an automobile that was produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978, when it debuted as a subcompact car, to 2007, when it was replaced in all markets by the Nissan Tiida. It was originally conceived as a replacement for Nissan's first front-wheel drive platform, the... |
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 | 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, Brugetrass, 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 Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second... , Brad Jones, John Spencer |
9 | Holden VP Ute S Holden Ute The Holden Ute is a coupe utility built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, since 2000. Before then, Holden had marketed their Commodore-based utility models under the Holden Utility and Holden Commodore utility names, although the term “Holden Ute” was also used in their... |
Akubra Felt Hats | D | 226 |
27 | John McEntee, Tim Slako, Geoff Leeds | 96 | Holden VN Commodore | WA Bathurst Assault Pty Ltd | D | 225 |
28 | Garry Rogers, Possum Bourne, Alf Barbagello | 21 | Subaru Liberty RS Subaru Legacy The Subaru Legacy is a mid-size car built by the Japanese company Fuji Heavy Industries, and manufactured by its division Subaru since 1989, and is available as a sedan or wagon. Part of the original design goals for the Legacy model was to provide Subaru a vehicle in which they could compete in... |
Garry Rogers | 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 Nissan NX The Nissan NX is a car produced by Nissan Motors. The Nissan NX was essentially a B13 platform Nissan Sentra or Sunny with a different body shell... |
Tubemakers of Australia | S | 222 |
31 | Bob Griffin, Trevor Hodge, Peter Taffa | 39 | Holden VN Commodore | 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 Mitsubishi Lancer The Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times,... |
Kevin Burton | A | 214 |
34 | Geoffrey Full, Neal Bates Neal Bates Neal Bates is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Throughout his career Bates has been associated with Toyota in the Australian Rally Championship and for 19 years his Neal Bates Motorsport outfit ran Toyota's official rally program in Australia... , Geoffrey Forshaw |
15 | Toyota Supra Toyota Supra The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica... |
Mountain Motorsport | T | 212 |
35 | Mike Imrie, Grant Munday, Chris Clearihan | 46 | Saab 900 Saab 900 The Saab 900 was a car produced by Saab Automobile from 1978 until 1998 in two generations. The first generation from 1978 to 1993 is known as the "classic"; the generation from 1994 to 1998 is known as the "new generation" .... i |
MJ Imrie | B | 208 |
36 | Alan Letcher, Steve Hitzman, Phillip Johnson | 32 | Holden VN Commodore | Alan Letcher | C | 207 |
37 | Rod Jones, Ed Ordynski Ed Ordynski Ed Ordynski is an Australian former rally driver. He served as Chairman of the Australian Rally Commission in 2007.... , George Fury George Fury George Fury is a retired Australian rally and racing car driver. For the majority of his career Fury was associated with Nissan, twice winning the Australian Rally Championship, and twice runner up in the Australian Touring Car Championship.-Rallying:Born in Hungary, Fury rose to prominence during... |
12 | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Mitsubishi Galant The first generation of the car, initially known as the Colt Galant, was released in December 1969. The design was dubbed "Dynawedge" by Mitsubishi, referring to the influence of aerodynamics on the silhouette. Three models were available, powered by the new 'Saturn' engine in 1.3 or 1.5 L ... |
Rodney Jones | T | 202 |
38 | Peter Vorst, Vorst, Paul Flottman | 27 | Ford EA Falcon | Sydney Allen Printers | C | 193 |
39 | Gordon Leven, Wayne Bell, Gary McDonald | 36 | Holden VN Commodore | 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 Laser The 1985 KC Laser/GC Meteor was the model's first major redesign. All body styles were carried over, with the addition of a station wagon from 1986. A new "TX3" variant, which was half-way between "GL" & "Ghia" in specification level, replaced the "Sport" variant from the KB series. Unlike the... |
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 Hyundai Elantra Launched in 1990 , the Elantra received a mid-term facelift in 1993.The Elantra was powered by a Mitsubishi-designed 1.6 L straight-4 This DOHC 16-valve 1.6 L unit produced 113 hp at 6000 rpm and could push the Elantra to 60 mph in 9.5 seconds... |
Steve Hardman | A | 161 |
DNF | Warren Aubin, Jeff Edwards, Roland Hill | 37 | Holden VN Commodore | 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 | P Brierley | C | 115 |
DNF | Tony Scott, Terry Shiel, Graham Moore | 6 | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Mitsubishi Galant The first generation of the car, initially known as the Colt Galant, was released in December 1969. The design was dubbed "Dynawedge" by Mitsubishi, referring to the influence of aerodynamics on the silhouette. Three models were available, powered by the new 'Saturn' engine in 1.3 or 1.5 L ... |
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | T | 108 |
DNF | Damon Beck, Brian Wilshire, Tony Greig | 87 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Damon Beck | B | 65 |
DNF | Marl McLaughlin, Troy Dunstan, David Parsons David 'Skippy' Parsons David John 'Skippy' Parsons , was an Australian racing driver, who while never a full time racing driver, drove for the biggest racing teams in Australia.... |
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 |
External links
- Images of the winning Mazda RX-7 Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 9 December 2008