1963 Australian Touring Car Championship

Motor racing competition February 2015 February 2015 1963 Australian Touring Car Championship 1962 1964 The 1963 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Appendix J Touring Cars.Australian Titles https://web.archive.org/web/20090302135923/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/01_about.asp 2 March 2009 Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 20 February 2009 It was contested over a single 25 lap, 50 mile (80 km) race at the Mallala Race Circuit in South Australia on 15 April 1963 and was the fourth running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. The race was won by Bob Jane, driving a Jaguar Mark 2 4.1.The official history: Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years Greenhalgh David Howard Graham Wilson Stewart Chevron Publishing Group 2011 978-0-9805912-2-4 St Leonards, New South Wales 38–41 Race Much of the interest in the 1963 title centred on an anticipated duel between Bob Jane's much developed Jaguar Mark 2 and Norm Beechey's new Chevrolet Impala. The confrontation failed to eventuate after the Impala blew its engine the previous weekend and was a non-starter. Beechey raced his backup car, a Holden 48-215. Jane took pole position by one tenth of a second over the Valiant of Ern Abbott, with Clem Smith's Valiant another second behind. The second row comprised the Holden of Clive Millis and the Fiat 1500 of Pat James. Beechey retired on lap 1 after starting sixth, while Jane led from Abbott, Smith, Peter Manton, John Brindley, James, Harry Firth, George Reynolds and Richard Thurston. Jane set a new lap record of 1:57.2 on lap 2 as he extended his lead, while Firth passed James, Brindley and Manton to move into fourth place by lap 7. Abbott was able to stay with Jane as the two pulled away from Smith in third, who was ten seconds behind at half distance. Both Valiant drivers then encountered problems: Abbott's brakes began to fade and he fell back into the clutches of Smith, but Smith was low on fuel and had to conserve. Firth also had problems, with a bent throttle linkage putting him under pressure from Manton. Manton attempted to pass Firth at the last corner but was unable to take the place. Jane went on to become the fourth and final Jaguar driver to win an Australian Touring Car Championship, leading Abbott home by seven seconds, with Smith a further 22 seconds adrift. Firth finished one lap down in fourth ahead of Manton, Millis and Reynolds. 1963 also saw the first New Zealander to compete in the Australian Touring Car Championship – Car #64, an Austin A90 driven by Christopher Roskilly.https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/solving-the-mystery-of-supercars-first-kiwi/ Solving the mystery of Supercars' first Kiwi V8 Sleuth 15 April 2024 Results Class winners are indicated by bold text. Pos. Driver No. Car Entrant Class Laps Time/Retired 1 AUS Bob Jane 71 Jaguar Mark 2 4.1 R. Jane Over 3500cc 25 50:03.2 2 AUS Ern Abbott 99 Chrysler Valiant R Series E. Abbott Car Sales Over 3500cc 25 +7.0 3 AUS Clem Smith 46 Chrysler Valiant R Series C. Smith Motors Over 3500cc 25 +28.7 4 AUS Harry Firth 111 Ford Consul Cortina Mark I Ford Motor Co 1301–1600cc 24 +1 lap 5 AUS Peter Manton 59 Morris Cooper P. Manton Motors Up to 1000cc 24 +1 lap 6 AUS Clive Millis 87 Holden Merlyn Motors 2001–2600cc 24 +1 lap 7 AUS George Reynolds 49 Volkswagen G. Reynolds 1001–1300cc 24 +1 lap 8 AUS Gavin Baillieu 112 Morris Cooper H. Firth Up to 1000cc 23 +2 laps 9 AUS Pat James 78 Fiat 1500 Motor Improvements 1301–1600cc 23 +2 laps 10 AUS Cyril Nancarrow 30 Austin A90 Westminster C.G. Nancarrow 2601–3500cc 23 +2 laps 11 AUS B. Murphy 70 Holden B. Murphy 2001–2600cc 23 +2 laps 12 AUS L. Callaway 56 Morris Cooper O'Callaghan Motors Up to 1000cc 23 +2 laps 13 AUS W. Wauchope 57 Morris Cooper J.W. Taylor's Up to 1000cc 23 +2 laps 14 AUS Ken Virgin 50 Volkswagen K. Virgin 1001–1300cc 23 +2 laps 15 AUS Dave Sullivan 36 Holden 48/215 D. Sullivan Motors 2001–2600cc 23 +2 laps 16 AUS R. Brown 35 Simca Aronde B.J. Auto Service 1001–1300cc 23 +2 laps 17 AUS D. Dix 60 Holden D. Dix 2001–2600cc 23 +2 laps 18 AUS W. Nalder 92 Hillman Minx W. Nalder 1301–1600cc 22 +3 laps 19 AUS John Brindley 69 Holden 48/215Jane Retains Touring Title, Australian Autosportsman, June 1963, pages Eleven to Fourteen Car World 2001–2600cc 22 +3 laps 20 AUS Wally Wilson 114 Citroën ID19 Team SAAS 1601–2000cc 22 +3 laps Ret AUS N. Webb 62 Morris 850 C&S Motors Up to 1000cc 17 Ret AUS Terry Sully 73 Hillman Minx T. F. Sully 1301–1600cc 17 Ret AUS Richard Thurston 58 Morris 850 R.K. Thurston Up to 1000cc 16 Ret AUS B. Forbes 85 Holden Forcars Pty Ltd 2001–2600cc 11 Ret AUS V. Clancy 82 Holden V. Clancy 2001–2600cc 7 Ret AUS Brian Sampson 79 Austin Lancer Motor Improvements 1301–1600cc 4 Ret New Zealand Christoper (Nigel) Roskilly 64 Austin A90 Westminster C. N. Roskilly 2601–3500cc 3 Ret AUS R. Loader 39 Holden R. Loader 2001–2600cc 3 Ret AUS Norm Beechey 74 Holden 48-215 2001–2600cc 0 Sources:Official Results, Event 6, Australian Touring Car Championship, Sporting Car Club of South AustraliaEntry List, Race 6, Australian Touring Car Championship, Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Easter Monday, 15 April 1963 Statistics Attendance: More than 14,000Australian Touring Car Championship to Jane - Mallala, Sports Car World, June 1963, pages 54 & 55 Pole position: Bob Jane, 1:57.9 Fastest lap: Bob Jane, 1:57.2 Race distance: 25 laps, 84.50 km Average speed: 101.27 km/h References Further reading Bob Jane Makes It a Double, Australian Motor Sport, June 1963, pages 63–65 External links 1963 Australian touring car racing images Category:Australian Touring Car Championship seasons Touring Car Championship