Australian GT racing in the 50s/60s
#1
Posted 14 April 2012 - 14:07
They would have been from the early 60s, and included winter issues that covered the Tasman races down-under.I recall that the correspondent sent back photos of interesting cars he'd seen in the paddocks, and these included a D-type and Maser 300S which had been fitted with hardtops, presumably to qualify for some sort of GT racing.The Jag was I think white - was it one of Bob Jane's?
I should imagine that by that time these cars would have been outclassed in actual sports-car racing.What was going on? Where are they now?
#3
Posted 14 April 2012 - 21:31
#4
Posted 14 April 2012 - 21:42
IIRC the series ran with those cars for only one or two seasons though
#5
Posted 14 April 2012 - 22:39
Other 'GT' cars were 356 Porsche [Greg Cusack, Jack Bono, Graham White], Lotus Elite [Ron Hodgson], Buckle [Brian Lawler], Skoden [Keith Malcolm] etc.
Some sedans that didn't conform to Appendix J, such as Holdens [Bruce McPhee, Ken Linsay, etc.] also raced as Appendix K.
#6
Posted 15 April 2012 - 00:21
#7
Posted 15 April 2012 - 01:08
As I remember Appendix K, if the car did not fit into any other class then it was a K car.
#8
Posted 15 April 2012 - 11:26
As you say,"loose regs".
#9
Posted 16 April 2012 - 09:04
Some sedans that didn't conform to Appendix J, such as Holdens [Bruce McPhee, Ken Linsay, etc.] also raced as Appendix K.
Including the Geoghegans Black beauty??
#10
Posted 16 April 2012 - 09:37
Bob Jane Maserati 300S running as a GT car Bathurst October 1961.
And, here is the D-type... Both look like Forrest's Elbow at Bathurst.
http://www.jagweb.co...f...ORS D 2.JPG
Edited by Wirra, 16 April 2012 - 09:49.
#11
Posted 16 April 2012 - 09:52
Scrutineers were pretty tough on the Appendix J rules, knocking back things such as missing overriders, or floor mats. Geoghegan's Holden had no chance.Including the Geoghegans Black beauty??
#12
Posted 18 April 2012 - 12:25
It was merely a class for which some organisers created races.
I don't think I ever saw one of these races, so they were out of favour by the end of 1962.
#13
Posted 18 April 2012 - 15:17
#14
Posted 18 April 2012 - 20:46
This way the younger chaps won't come to the conclusion it was a 'Series'. Don't you think?
Did anyone mention the Carter Corvette yet?
#15
Posted 18 April 2012 - 21:23
Murray Carter's Corvette was one of many - perhaps dozens of - 'GT' cars.....it was really quite a popular class.
#16
Posted 18 April 2012 - 21:47
Sounds as if the modern Australian English education system is as bad as England's (or New Zealand's...)It's very tempting to remove 'series' from everything...
This way the younger chaps won't come to the conclusion it was a 'Series'. Don't you think?
#17
Posted 19 April 2012 - 04:18
#18
Posted 21 April 2012 - 00:15
Matich won the Australian GT title in the car at Warwick Farm in june 1961 in its first outing with hardtop in place. Barry Topen crashed it badly at a Sandown meeting in march 62.
Additionally Norman Thearle fitted a hardtop to his 140DHC and raced it between june 61 and feb 63 like this and the car retains its hardtop to this day.
Another 2 cars that had a hardtop fitted that is covered in the book is the Tojerio Jaguar 7GNO in NZ and the ex Davidson HWM alta formula 2 now fitted with a Jaguar motor it had a centaur fibreglass body fitted and it ran like this for the first time in july 62 at Lakeside.
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#19
Posted 21 April 2012 - 00:16
Matich won the Australian GT title in the car at Warwick Farm in june 1961 in its first outing with hardtop in place. Barry Topen crashed it badly at a Sandown meeting in march 62.
Additionally Norman Thearle fitted a hardtop to his 140DHC and raced it between june 61 and feb 63 like this and the car retains its hardtop to this day.
Another 2 cars that had a hardtop fitted that is covered in the book is the Tojerio Jaguar 7GNO in NZ and the ex Davidson HWM alta formula 2 now fitted with a Jaguar motor it had a centaur fibreglass body fitted and it ran like this for the first time in july 62 at Lakeside.
We have rewritten this book which will now be in 3 volumes totaling some 1500 pages and 3500 photos and these books will cover all these jaguars and jaguar specials
details of volume 1 are below
terry
Now available and over half of the limited edition sold
The long awaited for, second edition of the book "the Jaguar XK in
Australia" is in fact 1/3 of a 3 volume trilogy.
This just on 500 page, large size format 335mm x 247mm (13"x 10"), full colour book covers
the histories of some almost 1000 XK120's in Africa, Asia, Australia/NZ and
South America.
It contains almost 1,100 photos of which only 25 appear in the original volume.
Sample Pages at http://www.jtpublications.com.au/book/
Visit: www.jtpublications.com.au for full details
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#20
Posted 22 April 2012 - 09:14
And, here is the D-type... Both look like Forrest's Elbow at Bathurst.
http://www.jagweb.co...f...ORS D 2.JPG
Looks more like Jane's elbow to me....
#21
Posted 22 April 2012 - 10:42
Jane is at The Cutting
#22
Posted 16 August 2012 - 20:49
The GTS was running at the Winton Historic meeting, 11th and 12th August, this year.
Still a stunning looking car. Regards Simmo.