1992 James Hardie 12 Hour

The 1992 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 19 April 1992. Cars competed in six classes:

  • Class A - Cars Under 1600cc
  • Class B - Cars 1601 to 2500cc
  • Class C - Cars 2501 to 4000cc
  • Class D - Cars Over 4000cc
  • Class S - Sports Cars Under 2200cc
  • Class T - Turbo & Four Wheel Drive[1]
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit

Allan Grice and Brad Jones raced a Holden VP SS Ute (26th) sponsored by Akubra hats. Grice did his qualifying lap with a model of a blue cattle dog in the back of the ute. He entered the car due its V8 power and relatively light weight, though the weight distribution was such that he struggled with the handling of the car.

Results

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Position[2] Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps
1 Charlie O'Brien
Garry Waldon
Mark Gibbs
17 Mazda RX-7 Mazda Australia T 254
2 Neville Crichton
Alan Jones
Tony Longhurst
20 BMW M5 BMW Australia Pty Ltd C 251
3 Colin Bond
Glenn Seton
Ken Mathews
8 Saab 9000 CSS Saab Automobile Australia T 250
4 Warren Cullen
Glen Cullen
Kim Jane
40 Holden VN Commodore SS Warren Cullen D 249
5 John Bowe
Gregg Hansford
7 Mazda RX-7 Mazda Australia T 245
6 Graham Neilson
Wayne Park
Bill Gillespie
3 Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV Falken Tyres D 244
7 Geoff Morgan
Keith Carling
Rick Bates
28 Toyota MR2 John Smith S 243
8 Peter McLeod
Peter Dane
Peter Janson
16 Citroën BX16 Peter McLeod B 238
9 Jim Baird
Andrew Solness
Keith McLelland
77 Ford EB Falcon S XR8 James Baird D 238
10 Mick Monterosso
Steve Monterosso
Mark Poole
31 Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV JV Crash D 237
11 Mark Brame
Henry Draper
Clyde Lee
56 Suzuki Swift GTi Mark Brame A 237
12 Tom Watkinson
Garry Willmington
Terry Lewis
49 Toyota Corolla SX Tom Watkinson A 237
13 Peter Fitzgerald
Jim Zerefos
Brett Peters
1 Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV Hardie Dux Hot Water Systems D 236
14 Peter Brock
Neil Crompton
Paul Gover
45 Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot Concessionaires Australia B 235
15 Warwick Rooklyn
Mark Larkham
Jeff Hutchinson
43 Nissan Pulsar SSS Gould Motorsport B 235
16 Murray Carter
Ed Lamont
18 Nissan Pulsar SSS Murray Carter B 233
17 Melinda Price
Tracey Taylor
Michelle Callaghan
22 Nissan Pulsar SSS Garry Rogers Motorsport B 232
18 Andrew Wilson
Chris Walker
Geoff Crabtree
55 Suzuki Swift GTi Chris Walker A 232
19 Phil Alexander
Keith McCulloch
Warren Rush
52 Toyota Corolla SX Phil Alexander A 231
20 Sam Silvestro
Peter Godden
Ron Masing
51 Toyota Corolla SX Colin Osborne A 230
21 Harry Bargwanna
Brian Callaghan Jnr
Chris Symonds
48 Toyota Corolla Larry King A 229
22 Craig Dare
Brugestrass
Alan Curry
57 Suzuki Swift GTi Craig Dare A 228
23 Bill Harris
Ray Gulson
Glen Jordan
53 Suzuki Swift GTi Bill Harris A 228
24 David Sala
Steve Swaine
John Holmes
47 Toyota Corolla David Sala A 228
25 Mark Williamson
Ian Sawtell
Mike Reedy
58 Suzuki Swift GTi Carrier Airconditioning A 227
26 Allan Grice
Brad Jones
John Spencer
9 Holden VP Ute SS Akubra Felt Hats D 226
27 John McEntee
Tim Slako
Geoff Leeds
96 Holden VN Commodore SS WA Bathurst Assault Pty Ltd D 225
28 Garry Rogers
Possum Bourne
Alf Barbagallo
21 Subaru Liberty RS Garry Rogers Motorsport T 224
29 Peter McKay
Ian Luff
Bob Jennings
05 Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot Concessionaires Australia B 223
30 Ray Ryan
Jim Runciman
Harry Dutton
23 Nissan NX Coupe Tubemakers of Australia S 222
31 Bob Griffin
Trevor Hodge
Peter Taffa
39 Holden VN Commodore S Bob Griffin C 221
32 Mark Lyons
Darrell Dixon
Graham Lusty
34 Ford EA Falcon Mark Lyons C 217
33 Kevin Burton
Alan Lewis
Mark Arnold
59 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Kevin Burton A 214
34 Geoffrey Full
Neal Bates
Geoffrey Forshaw
15 Toyota Supra Mountain Motorsport T 212
35 Mike Imrie
Grant Munday
Chris Clearihan
46 Saab 900i MJ Imrie B 208
36 Alan Letcher
Steve Hitzman
Phillip Johnson
32 Holden VN Commodore S Alan Letcher C 207
37 Rod Jones
Ed Ordynski
George Fury
12 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Rodney Jones T 202
38 Peter Vorst
Richard Vorst
Paul Flottmann
27 Ford EA Falcon Sydney Allen Printers C 193
39 Gordon Leven
Wayne Bell
Gary McDonald
36 Holden VN Commodore S Gordon Leven C 191
DNF Peter Whitaker
Calvin Gardiner
Peter Hopwood
29 Toyota MR2 P Whitaker S 236
DNF Kent Youlden
Brett Youlden
Dick Johnson
2 Ford Laser TX3 Ford Motor Co of Australia T 230
DNF Ian Palmer
John English
Brett Bull
35 Holden VP Commodore SS Palmer Tube Mills C 205
DNF George Santana
Tony Farrell
24 Honda CRX Autoventure S 197
DNF John Bourke
John Smith
Steve Griffiths
4 Toyota Supra John Bourke T 189
DNF Glenn McIntyre
Graham Gulson
John Wright
14 Citroën BX16 Peter McLeod B 185
DNF Steve Hardman
David Stone
Marc Ducquet
10 Hyundai Lantra Steve Hardman A 161
DNF Warren Aubin
Jeff Edwards
Roland Hill
37 Holden VN Commodore S Roland Hill C 138
DNF Colin Osborne
David Thomas
Keith Byrn
50 Toyota Corolla Colin Osborne A 118
DNF Alf Grant
Jane Taylor
Peter Brierley
41 Holden VN Commodore S P Brierley C 115
DNF Tony Scott
Terry Shiel
Graham Moore
6 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Team Mitsubishi Ralliart T 108
DNF Damon Beck
Brian Wilshire
Tony Greig
87 Nissan Pulsar SSS Damon Beck B 65
DNF Mark McLaughlin
Troy Dunstan
David Parsons
25 Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot Concessionaires Australia B 27
DNF Glenn Clark
Ludwig Finauer
Christopher Wiles
19 Citroën BX16 Peter McLeod B 17
DNF Lou Renato
Malcolm Stenniken
David James
11 Hyundai Lantra Lou Renato A 17
DNF John Pollard
Rod Stevens
Ed Aitken
26 Honda CRX Eric Houghton S 4

References

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  1. ^ Auto Action, April 1992
  2. ^ Auto Action, 1 May 1992

Further reading

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  • Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 238-243 & 304
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