1993 James Hardie 12 Hour


The 1993 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales on 11 April 1993.

Class structure

The field was divided into six classes:

Class A

Class A : Touring Cars Under 1800cc - featured a battle between Toyota Corolla and smaller, lighter Suzuki Swift.

Class B

Class B : Touring Cars 1801- 2500cc - was made up of a variety of cars, Citroën BX, Hyundai Lantra, Mazda 323, Nissan Pintara and Nissan Pulsar

Class C

Class C : Touring Cars 2501-4000cc - a class intended for six cylinder Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore saw an influx of naturally aspirated sports cars, Honda NSX and Porsche 968 which were expected to be outright threats.

Class D

Class D : Touring Cars Over 4000cc - featured V8 powered Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore with the production car version of the Holden touring car expected to be fastest.

Class S

Class S : Sports Cars Under 2200cc - was dominated by Toyota MR2 but also contained Honda CRX and Nissan NX.

Class T

Class T : Turbo and 4WD Cars - mixed class featuring small turbos, Ford Laser, Hyundai Scoupe and Mitsubishi Lancer but also larger Mitsubishi Galant and Subaru Liberty but was largely dominated by larger sports cars, Lotus Esprit, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Toyota Supra and in particular the factory supported team of Mazda RX-7s.

Results

Results of the event are given below.
PositionDriversNo.CarEntrantClassLaps
1Alan Jones
Garry Waldon		7Mazda RX-7Mazda AustraliaT263
2Charlie O'Brien
Gregg Hansford		1Mazda RX-7Mazda AustraliaT261
3Ian Palmer
Wayne Gardner
Ross Palmer		8Honda NSXPalmer Tube MillsC253
4Graham Neilsen
Keith Carling
Bill Gillespie		3Nissan Skyline GT-RFalken TyresT247
5Kent Youlden
Brett Youlden
Chris Muscat		25Ford EB Falcon XR6Kent YouldenC245
6Juan Manuel Fangio II
Peter McKay
Rick Bates		2Toyota MR2Neal Bates MotorsportS245
7John Trimbole
Rohan Cooke
David Grose		41Mitsubishi Lancer GSRDaily Planet RacingT242
8Tony Scott
Peter Brock		6Holden VP Commodore SSCastle Hill RacingD242
9Peter Whitaker
Calvin Gardner
Neal Bates		20Toyota MR2Peter WhitakerS240
10James Baird
Andrew Solness
Ray Lintott		9Ford EB Falcon XR8James BairdD240
11Kevin Burton
Peter Vorst
Keith McCulloch		50Ford EB Falcon SSKevin BurtonC239
12Mark Brame
Henry Draper
Barry Devlin		56Suzuki Swift GTiMark BrameA238
13Robin Bennett
David Borg
Gary Merlino		32Toyota MR2Robin BennettS238
14Mark Williams
Darren Parmenter
Chris Madden		57Ford Laser TX3 TurboFourtech PerformanceT237
15Harry Bargwanna
Chris Symonds
Trevor Symonds		34Toyota CorollaLarry KingA237
16Murray Carter
Damon Beck
Brian Wilshire		12Nissan Pulsar SSSMurray Carter RacingB236
17Geoff Forshaw
Warren Rush
Phil Alexander		24Ford Laser TX3 TurboT235
18David Sala
John Faulkner
Geoff Full		30Toyota CorollaDavid SalaA235
19John Mathews
Rod Jones
Mick Newton		11Mitsubishi Galant VR4Ded. Micros AustraliaT234
20Chris Walker
Andrew Wilson
Russell Becker		33Mazda 323 Astina SPFalken TyresB234
21Steven Richards
Paul Fordham		22Nissan Pulsar SSSGarry Rogers MotorsportB234
22Glenn Jordan
Bill Harris		53Suzuki Swift GTiGlenn JordanA233
23Mark Ferrier
Phil Parsons
Neil Robson		28Suzuki Swift GTiClark AustraliaA230
24Colin Osborne
Keith Byrn
Tony Regan		51Toyota CorollaColin OsborneA228
25Terry Skene
Tim Grant
Kevin Heffernan		40Holden VP Commodore SSSpirit of LoganC227
26Roland Hill
Jeff Edwards
Evert Harder		37Holden VN Commodore SEvert HarderC226
27Danny Bogut
Fred Sayers
Warren Thompson		29Suzuki Swift GTiAutobarn SpringvaleA225
28Bevan Purcell
John Lusty
Steven Pocock		36Nissan Pintara TRXBevan PurcellB222
29Danny Osborne
Barney Morris
Adam Kaplan		52Toyota CorollaColin OsborneA221
30Ron Masing
Peter Howard		26Mitsubishi Lancer GSRRon MasingT216
31Glenn Clark
Glen McIntyre
Terry Lewis		16Citroën BX16Peter McLeodB215
32Mark Williamson
Ian Sawtell		58Suzuki Swift GTiCarrier Air ConditioningA215
33John Bourke
Allan Grice		15Toyota SupraHardie Iplex PipeT214
34Garry Rogers
Terry Sheil		21Subaru Liberty RS TurboGarry Rogers MotorsportT211
35Steve Vass
Trevor Hine
Phillip Johnson		54Ford Laser TX3 TurboSteve VassT207
36Peter Janssen
Mark Craig
David Gittus		47Nissan NXPeter JanssenS207
37Steve Hardman
David Stone
John Targett		10Hyundai LantraSteve HardmanB203
38Richard Wilson
Troy Nicholson
Darren Pate		43Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SVRichard WilsonD199
39Bob Griffen
Geoff Fickling
Peter Taffa		38Holden VP Commodore SSBob GriffenC199
DNFStephen Shedden
Jason Bargwanna
Scott Bargwanna		55Toyota MR2Fowler Bathroom ProductsS228
DNFJames Faneco
Alan Gough		35Hyundai ScoupeJames FanecoT194
DNFPeter McLeod
Peter Dane
Peter Janson		19Citroën BX16Peter McLeodB191
DNFDarrell Dixon
Graham Lusty
Alan Letcher		42Ford EA Falcon SDarrell DixonC191
DNFGeorge Santana
John Pollard		48Honda CRXRevolution RacegearS183
DNFLarry Perkins
Ron Barnacle		18Lotus Esprit S4Team Sony LotusT174
DNFChris Clearihan
Jane Taylor
Chris Wiles		14Citroën BX16Peter McLeodB74
DNFCraig Dare
Terry Finnigan
Brian Callaghan		27Ford Laser TX3 TurboCraig DareT54
DNFTom Watkinson
Garry Willmington		49Toyota CorollaTom WatkinsonA30
DNFChris Sexton
Rod Dawson
Wayne Osborne		39Ford EB Falcon SChistopher SextonC13
DNFRay Ryan
Harry Dutton
Jim Runciman		23Mitsubishi Lancer GSRRay RyanT2
DNFDick Johnson
Cameron McConville
Steven Johnson		17Ford Laser TX3 TurboDick Johnson RacingT1
DSQJohn Smith
Kevin Waldock		5Porsche 968 CSQuell Fire & Safety EquipmentC263
DSQPeter Fitzgerald
Brett Peters
Nicholas Leutweiler		4Porsche 968 CSHardie DuxC263

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