1957 Round Australia Trial (Ampol) Explained

1957 Round Australia Trial
Native Name:	Ampol Trial
Previous Round:	1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
Next Round:	1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
Startdate:	7
Enddate:	21 July 1957
Stages:	35
Overallkm:	9660
Surface:	Tarmac and Gravel
Driver1:	Jack Witter Doug Stewart
Teamsstart:	79
Teamsfinish:	42

The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the sixth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 7 and 21 July 1957. The event covered 9,660 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Jack Witter and Doug Stewart, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

Results

		Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	26	J.A. Witter	Jack Witter Doug Stewart	Volkswagen 1200	3
2	27	Team Perkins and Reynolds	Eddie Perkins George Reynolds	Volkswagen 1200	5
3	77	Yaralin Ampol Service Station	John Garard Jack Garard Greg Garard	Holden FE	21
4	70	Bob Scarlett	Bob Scarlett Joe Dunlop Ron Mountford	Standard Vanguard Phase II	48
5	58	Mrs Blanche Brown	Blanche Brown Vince Brown Cathy Price	Rolls-Royce Phantom I	61
6	5	Des West	Des West Kevin Thomas Noel Eade	Holden FE	74
7	19	Team Sheedy and Roberts	Col Sheedy M. Roberts	Volkswagen 1200	76
8	64	Team Dean and Houstein	John Dean Bill Houstein	Volkswagen 1200	107
9	78	Woodger Brothers	Rex Woodger D. Woodger	Standard Vanguard Phase II	133
10	60	Team Tosh and Gilbert	Sid Tosh Allan Gilbert	Simca Aronde	157
11	49	W.J. Robinson	Bill Robinson Kevan Houley	Volkswagen 1200	159
12	69	W.A. Burns	William Burns Ron Coulston	Holden FE	187
13	17	Doreen and Bill Parker	Doreen Parker Bill Parker Eric Vigar		266
14	30	R.E. Gudgeon	Bob Gudgeon Lionel Jenkins	Peugeot 403	297
15	82	Pascoe Brothers	Phil Pascoe Norm Pascoe	Holden FE	322
16	10	Garard's Taxi Trucks and Hire Cars	Don Garard Jim Roberts Ross Garard	Holden FJ	408
17	61	A.A. Anderson	'Duck' Anderson Tony Anthony	Peugeot 403	453
18	50	Ted Kelly	Ted Kelly George Hughes B. Hopkins	Holden FJ	476
19	79	Mrs Kathleen Christie	Kathleen Christie Ray Christie Ron Grose	Standard Vanguard Phase II	477
20	66	Laurie Sanders	Laurie Sanders David Pitt G. Shipham	Holden FE	482
21	7	Bill Lee	Bill Lee John Thurston	Peugeot 403	490
22	71	Team Anderson and Kingham	David Anderson R. Kingham	Morris Minor 1000	521
23	31	C.E. Hook	Charles Hook Vera Bayliss H. Blake	Peugeot 403	537
24	29	Robertson Brothers	George Robertson Mick Hughes	Volkswagen 1200	567
25	37	Warren Williamson	Warren Williamson William Whiting John Collins	Volkswagen 1200	601
26	1	M.L. Arentz	Martin Arentz Ray Davie		612
27	12	Team Scott and Shelton	Alan Scott Aub Shelton	Holden FE	669
28	9	G.S. Ross	George Ross T.D. Harry	Fiat 600	676
29	39	A.C. Stone	Angus Stone Unknown	Volkswagen 1200	687
30	68	Team Sly and Townsend	Leon Sly M. Townsend J. Feloy		694
31	20	Hughes and Stewart	Stewart Hughes D. Scarlett	Standard Ten	719
32	53	J.N. Davis	Norton Davis Ron Johnston	Volkswagen 1200	792
33	80	Greg Featherstone	Greg Featherstone Graham Blowes	Peugeot 403	818
34	6	John Lefoe	John Lefoe Jim Allen	Standard Vanguard Phase III	846
35	51	Parade Motors Limited	Cecil Dix Ronald Dix Dennis Dix	Dodge 1948	982
36	8	Ken Christie	Ken Christie Edna Christie	Morris Minor 1000	1,016
37	11	J.B. Davey	John Davey Unknown	Holden FJ	1,075
38	45	Vic Wilson	Vic Wilson John McDonnell Ian Gibson	Plymouth 1955	1,081
39	33	Delore Motors	Joe Freedman Hayden Cadwallader	Morris Minor 1000	1,202
40	72		Jack Davey Eric Nelson Bill Murison	Chrysler Royal V8 AP1	1,276
41	54	L.A. Cave	Len Cave Bernie Prentice	Morris Minor 1000	1,340
42	76	L.N. Young	Leslie Young Unknown	Holden FE	1,444
Source:^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Ballot for '57 Motor Trial . The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1957.
2. News: Only 42 Cars Finish of 79 in Trial . The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 1957.
3. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 196-198