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The 1991 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst,
1991 BATHURST 12 HOUR RACE '2 Hours To Go', www.youtube.com
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The 1991 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales
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, Australia
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, on 31 March 1991. It was the first " Bathurst 12 Hour". Of the 24 starters, 20 were classified as finishers.The History of the Bathurst 12 Hour 1991-2017, page 11
The race was won by Allan Grice
Allan Maxwell Grice (born 21 October 1942), known to motor-racing fans as "Gricey", is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 (1986 and 1990), and as a privateer driver o ...
, Peter Fitzgerald and Nigel Arkell driving a Toyota Supra
is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978. The name " supra" is derived from the Latin prefix, meaning "above", "to surpass" or "go beyond".
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.1st James Hardie 12-Hour, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/1992, page 304
Classes
The race was open to "Group E" carsConnor McNally & Steve Normoyle, Bathurst 1500, Motor Racing Australia, No 97 April/May 2007, pages 72 to 76 (officiallyGroup 3E Series Production Cars
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Group 3E Series Production Cars, 1991 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 222 to 224) and other production cars.
Cars competed in the following classes:
*Class A : Touring cars under 1600 cc
*Class B : Touring cars 1601 - 2500 cc
*Class C : Touring cars 2501 - 4000 cc
*Class D : Touring cars over 4000 cc
*Class S : Sports cars under 2200 cc
*Class T : Turbocharged cars
Results
* Fastest lap: Peter Fitzgerald ( Toyota Supra Turbo), 2:42.83 (137.36 km/h) on lap 225.References
Further reading
* Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/1992 * Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 1991External links
1991 BATHURST 12 HOUR RACE '2 Hours To Go', www.youtube.com
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