1994 James Hardie 12 Hour
The 1994 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 3 April 1994. It was the fourth running of the "Bathurst 12 Hour".
The race was open to cars of which at least ten examples had been sold and registered for use on Australian roads. Modifications in line with Group 3E Series Production Cars regulations, as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, were permitted.
The race was won by Gregg Hansford and Neil Crompton driving a Mazda RX-7 for BP Mazda Motorsport.
Class structure
The field for the event was divided into the following seven classes:- Class A : Small cars up to 1850cc
- Class B : Medium cars 1801-2500cc
- Class C : Large cars 2601-4000cc
- Class S : Sports Cars up to 2200cc
- Class T : Turbo and four-wheel-drive cars
- Class V : V8 engines / high performance six cylinder cars
- Class X : Extra high performance cars
Results
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
| 1 | Gregg Hansford Neil Crompton | 7 | Mazda RX-7 | BP Mazda Motorsport | X | 262 |
| 2 | Peter Fitzgerald Jim Richards Nicolas Leutwiler | 4 | Porsche 968CS | Falken Tyres / Hardie Dux HotWater Systems | X | 262 |
| 3 | Brad Jones Brett Peters Geoff Morgan | 14 | Porsche 968CS | Falken Tyres / Hardie Dux HotWater Systems | X | 258 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio II Neal Bates Rick Bates | 2 | Toyota MR2 | Rick Bates | S | 249 |
| 5 | John Smith Jason Bargwanna Scott Bargwanna | 30 | Toyota MR2 | Mercantile Mutual Dealer Team | S | 248 |
| 6 | Dick Johnson Steven Johnson Danny Osborne | 17 | Ford EB Falcon XR6 | Dick Johnson Racing | V | 245 |
| 7 | John Bourke Matthew Martin Wayne Park | 11 | Subaru Impreza WRX | John Bourke | T | 245 |
| 8 | Graham Neilsen Bill Gillespie Keith Carling | 10 | Maserati Shamal | Falken Tyres | X | 245 |
| 9 | Andrew Wilson Russell Becker Chris Walker | 33 | Honda Integra VTi-R | Andrew Wilson | S | 241 |
| 10 | John Trimbole Ron Barnacle | 22 | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | Metropolis City Promotions | T | 241 |
| 11 | Andrew Solness Gary Merlino Michael Craig | 23 | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | Andrew Solness | T | 239 |
| 12 | Mark Brame Henry Draper Barry Devlin | 43 | Suzuki Swift GTi | Mark Brame | A | 237 |
| 13 | Kevin Burton Richard Vorst Darren Pate | 20 | Ford EB Falcon SS | Kevin Burton | V | 236 |
| 14 | John Morriss Phil Morriss Craig Lowndes | 36 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | John Morriss | B | 236 |
| 15 | Chris Wiles Glenn Clark | 45 | Ford Laser TX3 | Chris Wiles | A | 235 |
| 16 | Ron Masing Rod Jones | 26 | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | Ron Masing | T | 235 |
| 17 | Mark Ferrier Neal Robson Phillip Parsons | 54 | Honda Civic | Mark Ferrier | A | 235 |
| 18 | Bill Harris Glenn Jordan Paul Wilken | 47 | Suzuki Swift GTi | P Wilken | A | 235 |
| 19 | Phil Alexander Warren Rush Geoff Forshaw | 35 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Procar Racing Pty Ltd | B | 235 |
| 20 | Chris Sexton Allan Letcher | 49 | Ford EB Falcon XR6 | Chris Sexton | V | 234 |
| 21 | Mal Rose Ian Luff | 44 | Ford EB Falcon SS | Fairfax Community Newspapers | V | 233 |
| 22 | Terry Skene Chis Madden | 15 | Ford EB Falcon SS | Spirit of Logan | V | 230 |
| 23 | Brian Callaghan Michelle Callaghan Chris Symonds | 55 | Toyota Corolla GTi | Brian Callaghan Jnr | A | 229 |
| 24 | Bob Griffin Ken Neale Ray Vincent | 16 | Holden VP Commodore SS | David Little | V | 226 |
| 25 | Peter Brock Tony Scott | 05 | Volvo 850 T-5 | Volvo Car Australia | T | 225 |
| 26 | Peter McLeod Peter Dane Des Wall | 50 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter McLeod | X | 225 |
| 27 | Bill Seiders Jeff Edwards Paul Flottman | 42 | Ford EB Falcon S | Sydney Allen Printers | C | 217 |
| 28 | Martin Welsh Keith McCulloch Dennis Rogers | 34 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Procar Racing Pty Ltd | B | 211 |
| 29 | David Sala Steve Swaine Peter Vorst | 12 | Holden VP Commodore SS | David Sala | V | 210 |
| 30 | Steve Hardman Daryl Smith Keith Forbes | 40 | Hyundai Lantra GLS Levant | Steve Hardman | A | 209 |
| 31 | Bevan Purcell Troy Curling | 37 | Nissan Pintara TRX | Bevan Purcell | B | 165 |
| DNF | Murray Carter Ed Lamont Damon Beck | 18 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Murray Carter | B | 225 |
| DNF | Danny Bogut Cameron McConville | 39 | Mazda 626 | Danny Bogut | B | 218 |
| DNF | Kent Youlden John English Terry Shiel | 6 | Volvo 850 GLT | Volvo Car Australia | B | 199 |
| DNF | Rod Wilson Andrew Newton John Pollard | 28 | Honda Integra VTiR | Rod Wilson | S | 191 |
| DNF | Garry Waldon Mark Skaife | 1 | Mazda RX-7 | BP Mazda Motorsport | X | 168 |
| DNF | Ken Douglas Phil Kirkham | 32 | Mazda 626 | Rebound Sportswear | B | 159 |
| DNF | George Santana Carl Schembri | 56 | Honda CRX | Revolution Racegear | S | 131 |
| DNF | Colin Osborne Kevin Bryn Tony Regan | 52 | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne | A | 125 |
| DNF | Gary Hinton Kratzmann Briely | 25 | Toyota Celica Group A Rallye | G Hinton | T | 122 |
| DNF | Alan Jones John Bowe Neville Crichton | 9 | BMW M3 | Neville Crichton | X | 120 |
| DNF | Peter Hopwood Terry Bosnjak Warwick Rooklyn | 8 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Hopwood | X | 120 |
| DNF | Brian Wilshire Gerard McConkey Graham Gulson | 19 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Murray Carter | B | 114 |
| DNF | Heather Baillie Gwenda Searle | 3 | Toyota Celica ZR | Rick Bates | S | 112 |
| DNF | Dennis Cribben Ryan McLeod Geoff Fickling | 51 | Citroen BX 16V | Peter McLeod | B | 110 |
| DNF | Richard Wilson Troy Nicholson Roland Hill | 21 | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | Richard Wilson | V | 101 |
| DNF | Chris Kousparis Paul Barrett Anthony Wilson | 41 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Nepean EFI | B | 99 |
| DNF | Geoff Full Richard Shaw Jim Baird | 53 | Toyota Corolla GTi | Colin Osborne | A | 94 |
| DNF | Alf Grant Tim Grant | 57 | Porsche 968CS | Alf Grant Racing | X | 87 |
| DNF | Tom Watkinson Terry Lewis Graham Blanch | 46 | Toyota Corolla GTi | Tom Watkinson | A | 75 |
| DNF | Harry Bargwanna Chris Symmons | 38 | Nissan Pulsar SSS | Larry King | B | 72 |
| DNF | Calvin Gardiner Mike Conway Peter Verheyan | 29 | Toyota MR2 | Acme Photo Video | S | 71 |
| DNF | Jim Faneco Bryan Sala George Parkinson | 24 | Hyundai S Coupe Turbo | James Faneco | T | 66 |
| DNF | Craig Dare Chris Clearihan | 27 | Ford Laser TX3 4WD Turbo | Craig Dare | T | 25 |