The 1964 Lowood 4 Hour was a motor raceCortina GT is first home in Lowood 4-hour touring event, Australian Motor Sports, June 1964, pages 51 to 53 for production touring carsCover, Official Programme, Lowood 4hr. Production Touring Car Race, Sunday April 12, 1964 staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland,

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on 12 April 1964. The race, which was promoted by the Queensland Racing Drivers' Club Ltd., was the first of three Lowood 4 Hour races to be held at the circuit. Whilst the emphasis was on class results, the Ford Cortina GT driven by Harry Firth and John Raeburn had completed the greatest number of laps at the end of the four hours. This same car, driven by Harry Firth and Bob Jane, had won the

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endurance race at Bathurst six months before and was using the same set of tyres that had been on the car during its earlier victory.

Classes

Cars competed in four classes grouped according to the retail selling price of each car. * Class A : Up to £900 * Class B : £901 to £1,000 * Class C : £1,001 to £1,200 * Class D : £1,201 to £2,000

Results

Notes

* Of the 20 cars which started the race, 17 finished and three retired. * The Butler Car Electrics Trophy for the first Queensland entrant was awarded to the Downshift Racing Team (Morris Cooper).

References

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