1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race

The 1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Druitt circuit in New South Wales, Australia from 31 January to 1 February 1954.Mt. Druitt 24-Hours Road Race, Australian Motor Sports, February 1954, pages 23 to 29 The race, which was organized by the Australian Racing Drivers' Club,Varied Entry for Mt Druitt Race, The Sun-Herald, Sunday 10 January 1954, page 78, as retrieved from nla.gov.au was the first motor race of 24 hours duration to be held in Australia.David McKay, Behind the Wheel, The Best Car and Sports Driver Magazine, Dec 1992 / Jan 1993, pages 104 & 105 Cars were required to be stock models, competing as purchased with no modifications permitted other than the removal of the silencer. All starters finished the race, with those that had retired rejoining to cross the finish line at the end of the 24 hours.Con rods at dawn, Australian Monthly Motor Manual, March 1954, pages 910-913 thumb|The winning Jaguar XK120 Coupe The race was won by Geordie Anderson, Chas Swinburne and Bill Pitt driving a Jaguar XK120 Coupe. Results Position DriversOfficial Souvenir Programme, The Grand Prix Circuit, Mt. Druitt, Australia Day Week-end, Jan. 30-31, Feb. 1 No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class Laps 1 Geordie AndersonThe Anderson XK120, www.jagqld.org.au as archived at web.archive.org Chas Swinburne Bill Pitt 6 Jaguar XK120 Coupe Mrs. C. Anderson 1 Closed Cars 3001 cc and Over 573 2 Gordon Greig Bill Reynolds Peter Vennermark 4 Bristol 400 Sports Cars Pty. Ltd. 1 Closed Cars 1501 – 3000 cc 569 3 Tom Sulman Woman Driver's Victory With Borrowed "Spare", The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 2 Feb 1954, Page 6, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Nat Buchanan J. A. Masling 10 Humber Super Snipe T. N. Sulman 563 4 Dick Shaw J. H. Shaw R. E. Long 12 Holden 48/215 R. D. Shaw 547 5 John Crouch J. Dowling David McKayDavid McKay, Australia's First Twenty Four Hour Race, Anniversary Day 1954, The Best Car and Sports Driver Magazine, Dec 1992 / Jan 1993, pages 104-105 23 Peugeot 203 Harden Johnston Pty. Ltd. 1 Closed Cars 1101 – 1500 cc 546 6 R. M. Daniel P. Spring B. Polaine 18 MG TC R. M. Daniel 1 Open Cars 1101 – 1500 cc 537 7 Ken Tubman Kel Ebbeck 22 Peugeot 203 K. Tubman 528 8 Doug Chivas Frank Dent Peter Lowe 20 MG TD Lowe's Service Station 491 9 John Le Foe G. R. McColl 9 Standard Vanguard Spacemaster Marshalls Motors Pty. Ltd. 481 10 John Nind A. McAlpine 21 MG TD J. P. Nind 441 11 W. Collins K. French N. Senior 16 MG TD W. Collins 414 12 K. Harrison B. Maher J. Johnston 26 Morris Minor Tourer K. Harrison 1 Open Cars Under 1100 cc 406 13 Reg Lewis F. Samuels J. H. Richards 15 Jaguar Mark V R. Lewis 399 14 I. Boydell M. Robinson P. Moffitt 25 Renault 760 I. Boydell 1 Closed Cars Under 1100 cc 396 15 N. Perkins R. Barnard R. A. Dixon 17 Ford V8 (1938) N. Perkins 323 16 Peter Whitehead Tony Gaze Alf Barrett 1 Jaguar XK120C P. N. Whitehead 1 Open Cars 3001 cc and Over 282 17 Bill Ford W. Hand P. Carter 27 Singer Nine C. H. C. Engineering Co. 245 18 John Webber Ashton Marshall 28 Fiat 500C J. H. Webber 2 Closed Cars Under 1100 cc 210 19 Les Cosh Dick CobdenTricky circuit limits top speed, The Sun-Herald, Sunday 24 January 1954, page 77, as retrieved from nla.gov.au Stewart Moody 2 Aston Martin DB2 L. J. Cosh 170 20 Belf Jones Col James G. E. Turner 7 Austin A90 Atlantic B. J. Jones 153 21 W. Broad W. Clarke S. Hall 14 MG TD W. Broad 140 22 E. Wright B. J. Jones L. A. Painter 11 MG TD E. Wright 130 Notes Entries: 28 Starters: 22The AMS report says there were 22 starters and lists results for 22 cars. The Motor Manual report says 24 starters but lists results for 22 cars. The Motor Manual report also says that all cars finished. Finishers: 22 Start format: Le Mans-style Start time: 2pm Distance covered by winning car: Approximately 1,260 miles (2,029 km)Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 142-143 Average speed of winning car: 53 m.p.h.Woman Wins First 24 Hour Race, Wheels, March 1954, pages 800 to 803 Attendance: 15,000 Prize money: 3,000 pounds References External links Video, 1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hour Road Race, NSW Australia, www.youtube.com Category:Auto races in Australia Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race Category:Motorsport in New South Wales Category:Sports competitions in New South Wales Category:January 1954 sports events in Australia Category:February 1954 sports events in Australia