The 1965 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race held at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 28 March 1965.[1] The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers Club,[1] was the second annual Lowood 4 Hour.[2] It was open to Production Touring Cars which had been manufactured after 28 March 1961, 100 examples of which had been registered in Australia by the closing date for entries.[3] The field was divided into four classes according to the retail price of each vehicle.[4] There were 33 starters in the event.[2]
Although the Morris Cooper S driven by John Harvey and Brian Foley took "line honours",[4] outright results were not officially recognised[2] and official results were only issued for class placings.[5]
| Position | Drivers | No.[6] | Car | Entrant | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A : Cars up to £900 | ||||||
| 1 | Brian Flynn John Route | Ford Cortina 1200 | Barrie Broomhall Motors | 91 | ||
| 2 | Lionel Ayers Warren Blomfield | 11 | Hillman Imp | Stradbroke Motors | 90 | |
| 3 | Geoff Shoesmith Anthony Robards | ? [7] | Vauxhall Viva | |||
| 4 | Des West Noel Eades | Vauxhall Viva | Des West | |||
| 5 | Roy Sawyer Gordon Ferrar | Ford Cortina 1200 | Coolangatta Motors | |||
| 6 | Bob Williamson Peter Harden | Hillman Imp | ||||
| 7 | Don Mudd Alan Kavanagh | Vauxhall Viva | ||||
| 8 | Chris McSorley R Skelton | Hillman Imp | ||||
| Class B : £901 to £1,000 | ||||||
| 1 | Marie Nolan Denis Geary | Ford Cortina 1500 | John Timmins Autos | 95 | ||
| 2 | Des Kelly Leigh Mitchell | Toyota Corona | Rockhampton Car Sales | 94 | ||
| 3 | Steve Harvey Bill Stanley | Morris Cooper | White Nicholson Racing Team | 94 | ||
| 4 | Andrew Davis Paul Mander | Morris Cooper | Andrew Davis | 93 | ||
| 5 | Arthur Treloar Paul Donnelly | Isuzu Bellett | Arthur Treloar | 93 | ||
| 6 | Craig Bell Geoff Bernhagen | Isuzu Bellett | Craig Bell Motor Center | 93 | ||
| 7 | Barry Tapsall Albert Ward | Renault R8 | ||||
| 8 | Keith Shaw Ken Peters | 61[8] | Morris Cooper | |||
| 9 | Kevin Johns Graham Lax | Ford Cortina 1500 | ||||
| 10 | Max Volkers Glyn Scott | Ford Cortina 1500 | Ford Motor Company | |||
| 11 | Bob Bailey Jim Reuter | 29 | Isuzu Bellett | |||
| DNF | Barry Nixon-Smith Jack Hughes | Morris Cooper | ||||
| Class C : £1,001 to £1,200 | ||||||
| 1 | Harry Firth John Raeburn | 36 | Ford Cortina GT | Ford Motor Company | 101 | |
| 2 | Barry Arentz Brian Michelmore | Ford Cortina GT | Barry Arentz | 94 | ||
| 3 | Evan Thomas Eric Wedmaier | Holden EH 179 | J Thomas & Sons | 93 | ||
| 4 | Don Smith Bruce Stewart | Holden HD X2 | 59 | |||
| 5 | Les Daly Ron Lang | Ford Cortina GT | ||||
| Class D : £1,201 to £2,000 | ||||||
| 1 | John Harvey Brian Foley | 40 | Morris Cooper S | R C Phillips | 102 | |
| 2 | Barry Gibson Tony Basile | Studebaker Daytona | Barry Gibson | 100 | ||
| 3 | Ron O'Neill Graham Perry | 51 | Ford Cortina Lotus | Ron O'Neil's Parking Station | 97 | |
| 4 | Geoff Sakzewski Terry Kratzmann | Fiat 1500 | Tony Basile Motors | 92 | ||
| 5 | Greg Watkins Dave Harding | Fiat 1500 | ||||
| 6 | Bill Burns Brian Lawler | Fiat 2300 | ||||
| 7 | Adrian Yannuccelli John Gillmeister | Studebaker Lark | ||||
| DNF | Paul Zacka Eric Pryor | Holden HD X2 | ||||
Note: Car 51 was eligible for the race under a Lowood pro-rata clause.[6]