1991 James Hardie 12 Hour
The 1991 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, on 31 March 1991. It was the first "Bathurst 12 Hour". Of the 24 starters, 20 were classified as finishers.[1]
The race was won by Allan Grice, Peter Fitzgerald and Nigel Arkell[1] driving a Toyota Supra.[2]
Classes
[edit]The race was open to "Group E" cars[3] (officially Group 3E Series Production Cars[4]) and other production cars.[3]
Cars competed in the following classes:[1]
- Class A : Touring cars under 1600 cc[1]
- Class B : Touring cars 1601 - 2500 cc[1]
- Class C : Touring cars 2501 - 4000 cc[1]
- Class D : Touring cars over 4000 cc[1]
- Class S : Sports cars under 2200 cc[1]
- Class T : Turbocharged cars[1]
Results
[edit]| Pos.[1] | Drivers[1] | No.[1] | Car[1] | Entrant | Class[1] | Class pos.[1] | Laps[1] |
| 1 | Allan Grice Peter Fitzgerald Nigel Arkell | 2 | Toyota Supra Turbo[2] | Fitzgerald Racing | T | 1 | 242 |
| 2 | Kent Youlden Ken Douglas Brett Youlden | 7 | Ford Laser KF TX3 4WD Turbo[5] | Ford Motor Company | T | 2 | 239 |
| 3 | Warren Cullen Glenn Cullen Gary Cooke | 19 | Holden Commodore VN | D | 1 | 236 | |
| 4 | Peter Brock Neil Crompton Peter McKay | 05 | Holden Commodore VN | C | 1 | 235 | |
| 5 | John Bourke Bryan Thomson | 15 | Toyota Supra Turbo[2] | T | 3 | 234 | |
| 6 | Colin Bond John Smith Bruce Stewart | 8 | Toyota MR2 | Caltex CXT Racing | S | 1 | 233 |
| 7 | Garry Rogers Paul Fordham | 10 | Nissan 300ZX | Garry Rogers Motorsport | C | 2 | 232 |
| 8 | Tony Nicholson Gary McDonald Roland Hill | 9 | Holden Commodore VN | Positive Performance | D | 2 | 227 |
| 9 | George Fury Rod Jones Alf Grant | 4 | Mitsubishi Galant VR4[3] | T | 4 | 227 | |
| 10 | Geoff Forshaw Mark Brame Henry Draper | 27 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | 1 | 226 | |
| 11 | Tony Farrell Andrew Newton | 3 | Honda CRX | S | 2 | 224 | |
| 12 | Ray Vincent Todd Wanless Rod Dawson | 17 | Ford Falcon EA | C | 3 | 223 | |
| 13 | Peter Whitaker Calcin Gardner Geoff Full | 29 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | 2 | 222 | |
| 14 | Robin Bennett David Borg Andrew Solness | 18 | Toyota Corolla | A | 3 | 222 | |
| 15 | Richard Vorst Kevin Burton Peter Johnston | 28 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | 4 | 217 | |
| 16 | Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch Warren Rush | 35 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | 5 | 216 | |
| 17 | Neal Bates Rick Bates Geoff Morgan | 12 | Toyota Celica | B | 1 | 215 | |
| 18 | David Ratciff Garry Wilmington Tom Watkinson | 11 | Toyota Corolla | A | 6 | 214 | |
| 19 | Damon Beck Colin Osborne Aaron McGill | 32 | Suzuki Swift GTi | A | 7 | 192 | |
| 20 | Peter McLeod Glenn Clark Barry Jones | 16 | Citroën BX 16v | B | 2 | 191 | |
| DNF | John Giddings Wayne Park Graham Nelson | 22 | Holden Commodore VN | D | - | 165 | |
| DNF | Tony Kavich Bob Griffin Trevor Hodge | 23 | Holden Commodore VN | C | - | 150 | |
| DNF | Max Bonney Malcolm Stenniken David James | 26 | Holden Commodore VN | C | - | 149 | |
| DNF | Paul Flottman Mal Rose | 44 | Holden Commodore VN | C | - | 67 |
- Fastest lap: Peter Fitzgerald (Toyota Supra Turbo), 2:42.83 (137.36 km/h) on lap 225.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour 1991-2017, page 11
- ^ a b c 1st James Hardie 12-Hour, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/1992, page 304
- ^ a b c Connor McNally & Steve Normoyle, Bathurst 1500, Motor Racing Australia, No 97 April/May 2007, pages 72 to 76
- ^ Group 3E Series Production Cars, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 222 to 224
- ^ "Laser KF TX3" in The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour 1991-2017 and "Ford Laser TX3 4WD Turbo" in Motor Racing Australia, No 97 April/May 2007
Further reading
[edit]- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/1992
- Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 1991