1994 Bathurst 12 Hour

August 2017 October 2020 1994 James Hardie 12 Hour 1993 1995 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit The 1994 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 3 April 1994. It was the fourth running of the "Bathurst 12 Hour". The race was open to cars of which at least ten examples had been sold and registered for use on Australian roads.Barry Lake, Group E Rules - OK, Official Programme, James Hardie 12 Hour, Bathurst, Easter '94, pages 34 to 36 Modifications in line with Group 3E Series Production Cars regulations, as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, were permitted.Series Production Cars go for 1994, CAMS Report, December 1993, page 1 The race was won by Gregg Hansford and Neil Crompton driving a Mazda RX-7 for BP Mazda Motorsport. Class structure The field for the event was divided into the following seven classes:Entry - James Hardie 12 Hour, Official Programme, James Hardie 12 Hour, Bathurst, Easter '94, page 58 Class A : Small cars up to 1850cc Class B : Medium cars 1801-2500cc Class C : Large cars 2601-4000cc Class S : Sports Cars up to 2200cc Class T : Turbo and four-wheel-drive cars Class V : V8 engines / high performance six cylinder cars Class X : Extra high performance cars Results PositionResults, Auto Action, 15 April 1994 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps 1 Gregg Hansford Neil Crompton 7 Mazda RX-7 BP Mazda Motorsport X 262 2 Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards Nicolas Leutwiler 4 Porsche 968CS Falken Tyres / Hardie Dux HotWater Systems X 262 3 Brad Jones Brett Peters Geoff Morgan 14 Porsche 968CS Falken Tyres / Hardie Dux HotWater Systems X 258 4 Juan Manuel Fangio II Neal Bates Rick Bates 2 Toyota MR2 Rick Bates S 249 5 John Smith Jason Bargwanna Scott Bargwanna 30 Toyota MR2 Mercantile Mutual Dealer Team S 248 6 Dick Johnson Steven Johnson Danny Osborne 17 Ford EB Falcon XR6 Dick Johnson Racing V 245 7 John Bourke Matthew Martin Wayne Park 11 Subaru Impreza WRX John Bourke T 245 8 Graham Neilsen Bill Gillespie Keith Carling 10 Maserati Shamal Falken Tyres X 245 9 Andrew Wilson Russell Becker Chris Walker 33 Honda Integra VTi-R Andrew Wilson S 241 10 John Trimbole Ron Barnacle 22 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Metropolis City Promotions T 241 11 Andrew Solness Gary Merlino Michael Craig 23 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Andrew Solness T 239 12 Mark Brame Henry Draper Barry Devlin 43 Suzuki Swift GTi Mark Brame A 237 13 Kevin Burton Richard Vorst Darren Pate 20 Ford EB Falcon SS Kevin Burton V 236 14 John Morriss Phil Morriss Craig Lowndes 36 Nissan Pulsar SSS John Morriss B 236 15 Chris Wiles Glenn Clark 45 Ford Laser TX3 Chris Wiles A 235 16 Ron Masing Rod Jones 26 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Ron Masing T 235 17 Mark Ferrier Neal Robson Phillip Parsons 54 Honda Civic Mark Ferrier A 235 18 Bill Harris Glenn Jordan Paul Wilken 47 Suzuki Swift GTi P Wilken A 235 19 Phil Alexander Warren Rush Geoff Forshaw 35 Nissan Pulsar SSS Procar Racing Pty Ltd B 235 20 Chris Sexton Allan Letcher 49 Ford EB Falcon XR6 Chris Sexton V 234 21 Mal Rose Ian Luff 44 Ford EB Falcon SS Fairfax Community Newspapers V 233 22 Terry Skene Chis Madden 15 Ford EB Falcon SS Spirit of Logan V 230 23 Brian Callaghan Michelle Callaghan Chris SymondsAustralian Motor Racing Year 1994/95, page 284 55 Toyota Corolla GTi Brian Callaghan Jnr A 229 24 Bob Griffin Ken Neale Ray Vincent 16 Holden VP Commodore SS David Little V 226 25 Peter Brock Tony Scott 05 Volvo 850 T-5 Volvo Cars Australia T 225 26 Peter McLeod Peter Dane Des Wall 50 Mazda RX-7 Peter McLeod X 225 27 Bill Seiders Jeff Edwards Paul Flottman 42 Ford EB Falcon S Sydney Allen Printers C 217 28 Martin Welsh Keith McCulloch Dennis Rogers 34 Nissan Pulsar SSS Procar Racing Pty Ltd B 211 29 David Sala Steve Swaine Peter Vorst 12 Holden VP Commodore SS David Sala V 210 30 Steve Hardman Daryl Smith Keith Forbes 40 Hyundai Lantra GLS Levant Steve Hardman A 209 31 Bevan Purcell Troy Curling 37 Nissan Pintara TRX Bevan Purcell B 165 DNF Murray Carter Ed Lamont Damon Beck 18 Nissan Pulsar SSS Murray Carter B 225 DNF Danny Bogut Cameron McConville 39 Mazda 626 Danny Bogut B 218 DNF Kent Youlden John English Terry Shiel 6 Volvo 850 GLT Volvo Cars Australia B 199 DNF Rod Wilson Andrew Newton John Pollard 28 Honda Integra VTiR Rod Wilson S 191 DNF Garry Waldon Mark Skaife 1 Mazda RX-7 BP Mazda Motorsport X 168 DNF Ken Douglas Phil Kirkham 32 Mazda 626 Rebound Sportswear B 159 DNF George Santana Carl Schembri 56 Honda CRX Revolution Racegear S 131 DNF Colin Osborne Kevin Bryn Tony Regan 52 Toyota Corolla GTi Colin Osborne A 125 DNF Gary Hinton Kurt Kratzmann Peter Briely 25 Toyota Celica Group A Rallye G Hinton T 122 DNF Alan Jones John Bowe Neville Crichton 9 BMW M3 Neville Crichton X 120 DNF Peter Hopwood Terry Bosnjak Warwick Rooklyn 8 Mazda RX-7 Peter Hopwood X 120 DNF Brian Wilshire Gerard McConkey Graham Gulson 19 Nissan Pulsar SSS Murray Carter B 114 DNF Heather Baillie Gwenda Searle 3 Toyota Celica ZR Rick Bates S 112 DNF Dennis Cribben Ryan McLeod Geoff Fickling 51 Citroen BX 16V Peter McLeod B 110 DNF Richard Wilson Troy Nicholson Roland Hill 21 Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV Richard Wilson V 101 DNF Chris Kousparis Paul Barrett Anthony Wilson 41 Nissan Pulsar SSS Nepean EFI B 99 DNF Geoff Full Richard Shaw Jim Baird 53 Toyota Corolla GTi Colin Osborne A 94 DNF Alf Grant Tim Grant 57 Porsche 968CS Alf Grant Racing X 87 DNF Tom Watkinson Terry Lewis Graham Blanch 46 Toyota Corolla GTi Tom Watkinson A 75 DNF Harry Bargwanna Chris Symmons 38 Nissan Pulsar SSS Larry King B 72 DNF Calvin Gardiner Mike Conway Peter Verheyan 29 Toyota MR2 Acme Photo Video S 71 DNF Jim Faneco Bryan Sala George Parkinson 24 Hyundai S Coupe Turbo James Faneco T 66 DNF Craig Dare Chris Clearihan 27 Ford Laser TX3 4WD Turbo Craig Dare T 25 Notes Pole Position: Mark Skaife (Mazda RX-7), 2m 32.4837sMazda's three-peat, Australian Motor Racing Year 1994/95, pages 194 to 199 Race time of winning car: 12h 1m 21.3868s Winning margin: 1m 15.6047s References Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales James Hardie 12 Hour Category:Bathurst 12 Hour Category:April 1994 sports events in Australia