Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia

The 1994 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars held at the

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on 3 April 1994. It was the fourth running of the "

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". The race was open to cars of which at least ten examples had been sold and registered for use on Australian roads.Barry Lake, Group E Rules - OK, Official Programme, James Hardie 12 Hour, Bathurst, Easter '94, pages 34 to 36 Modifications in line with

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regulations, as published by the

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, were permitted.Series Production Cars go for 1994, CAMS Report, December 1993, page 1 The race was won by

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and

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driving a

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for BP Mazda Motorsport.

Class structure

The field for the event was divided into the following seven classes:Entry - James Hardie 12 Hour, Official Programme, James Hardie 12 Hour, Bathurst, Easter '94, page 58 * 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

Notes

* Pole Position: Mark Skaife (

), 2m 32.4837sMazda's three-peat, Australian Motor Racing Year 1994/95, pages 194 to 199 * Race time of winning car: 12h 1m 21.3868s * Winning margin: 1m 15.6047s

References

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