The 1992 James Hardie 12 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 19 April 1992. It was the second running of the James Hardie 12 Hour.
Cars competed in six classes: Class A - Cars Under 1600cc Class B - Cars 1601 to 2500cc Class C - Cars 2501 to 4000cc Class D - Cars Over 4000cc Class S - Sports Cars Under 2200cc Class T - Turbo & Four Wheel Drive1992 James Hardie 12 Hour Entry List, Australian Auto Action, April 17, 1992, Page 13
The race was won by Charlie O'Brien, Garry Waldon and Mark Gibbs driving a Mazda RX-7 entered by Mazda Australia.
Allan Grice and Brad Jones raced a Holden VP Ute S (26th) sponsored by Akubra hats. Grice did his qualifying lap with a model of a blue cattle dog in the back of the ute. He entered the car due its V8 power and relatively light weight, though the weight distribution was such that he struggled with the handling of the car.
Results
PositionAuto Action, 1 May 1992 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps 1 Charlie O'Brien Garry Waldon Mark Gibbs 17 Mazda RX-7 Mazda Australia T 254 2 Neville Crichton Alan Jones Tony Longhurst 20 BMW M5 BMW Australia Pty Ltd C 251 3 Colin Bond Glenn Seton Ken Mathews 8 Saab 9000 CSS Saab Automobile Australia T 250 4 Warren Cullen Glen Cullen Kim Jane 40 Holden VN Commodore SS Warren Cullen D 249 5 John Bowe Gregg Hansford 7 Mazda RX-7 Mazda Australia T 245 6 Graham Neilson Wayne Park Bill Gillespie 3 Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV Falken Tyres D 244 7 Geoff Morgan Keith Carling Rick Bates 28 Toyota MR2 John Smith S 243 8 Peter McLeod Peter Dane Peter Janson 16 Citroën BX16 Peter McLeod B 238 9 Jim Baird Andrew Solness Keith McLelland 77 Ford EB Falcon S XR8 James Baird D 238 10 Mick Monterosso Steve Monterosso Mark Poole 31 Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV JV Crash D 237 11 Mark Brame Henry Draper Clyde Lee 56 Suzuki Swift GTi Mark Brame A 237 12 Tom Watkinson Garry Willmington Terry Lewis 49 Toyota Corolla SX Tom Watkinson A 237 13 Peter Fitzgerald Jim Zerefos Brett Peters 1 Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV Hardie Dux Hot Water Systems D 236 14 Peter Brock Neil Crompton Paul Gover 45 Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot Concessionaires Australia B 235 15 Warwick Rooklyn Mark Larkham Jeff Hutchinson 43 Nissan Pulsar SSS Gould Motorsport B 235 16 Murray Carter Ed Lamont 18 Nissan Pulsar SSS Murray Carter B 233 17 Melinda Price Tracey Taylor Michelle Callaghan 22 Nissan Pulsar SSS Garry Rogers Motorsport B 232 18 Andrew Wilson Chris Walker Geoff Crabtree 55 Suzuki Swift GTi Chris Walker A 232 19 Phil Alexander Keith McCulloch Warren Rush 52 Toyota Corolla SX Phil Alexander A 231 20 Sam Silvestro Peter Godden Ron Masing 51 Toyota Corolla SX Colin Osborne A 230 21 Harry Bargwanna Brian Callaghan Jnr Chris Symonds 48 Toyota Corolla Larry King A 229 22 Craig Dare Brugestrass Alan Curry 57 Suzuki Swift GTi Craig Dare A 228 23 Bill Harris Ray Gulson Glen Jordan 53 Suzuki Swift GTi Bill Harris A 228 24 David Sala Steve Swaine John Holmes 47 Toyota Corolla David Sala A 228 25 Mark Williamson Ian Sawtell Mike Reedy 58 Suzuki Swift GTi Carrier Airconditioning A 227 26 Allan Grice Brad Jones John Spencer 9 Holden VP Ute S Akubra Felt Hats D 226 27 John McEntee Tim Slako Geoff Leeds 96 Holden VN Commodore SS WA Bathurst Assault Pty Ltd D 225 28 Garry Rogers Possum Bourne Alf Barbagallo 21 Subaru Liberty RS Garry Rogers Motorsport T 224 29 Peter McKay Ian Luff Bob Jennings 05 Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot Concessionaires Australia B 223 30 Ray Ryan Jim Runciman Harry Dutton 23 Nissan NX Coupe Tubemakers of Australia S 222 31 Bob Griffin Trevor Hodge Peter Taffa 39 Holden VN Commodore S Bob Griffin C 221 32 Mark Lyons Darrell Dixon Graham Lusty 34 Ford EA Falcon Mark Lyons C 217 33 Kevin Burton Alan Lewis Mark Arnold 59 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Kevin Burton A 214 34 Geoffrey Full Neal Bates Geoffrey Forshaw 15 Toyota Supra Mountain Motorsport T 212 35 Mike Imrie Grant Munday Chris Clearihan 46 Saab 900i MJ Imrie B 208 36 Alan Letcher Steve Hitzman Phillip Johnson 32 Holden VN Commodore S Alan Letcher C 207 37 Rod Jones Ed Ordynski George Fury 12 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Rodney Jones T 202 38 Peter Vorst Richard Vorst Paul Flottmann 27 Ford EA Falcon Sydney Allen Printers C 193 39 Gordon Leven Wayne Bell Gary McDonald 36 Holden VN Commodore S Gordon Leven C 191 DNF Peter Whitaker Calvin Gardiner Peter Hopwood 29 Toyota MR2 P Whitaker S 236 DNF Kent Youlden Brett Youlden Dick Johnson 2 Ford Laser TX3 Ford Motor Co of Australia T 230 DNF Ian Palmer John English Brett Bull 35 Holden VP Commodore SS Palmer Tube Mills C 205 DNF George Santana Tony Farrell 24 Honda CRX Autoventure S 197 DNF John Bourke John Smith Steve Griffiths 4 Toyota Supra John Bourke T 189 DNF Glenn McIntyre Graham Gulson John Wright 14 Citroën BX16 Peter McLeod B 185 DNF Steve Hardman David Stone Marc Ducquet 10 Hyundai Lantra Steve Hardman A 161 DNF Warren Aubin Jeff Edwards Roland Hill 37 Holden VN Commodore S Roland Hill C 138 DNF Colin Osborne David Thomas Keith Byrn 50 Toyota Corolla Colin Osborne A 118 DNF Alf Grant Jane Taylor Peter Brierley 41 Holden VN Commodore S P Brierley C 115 DNF Tony Scott Terry Shiel Graham Moore 6 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Team Mitsubishi Ralliart T 108 DNF Damon Beck Brian Wilshire Tony Greig 87 Nissan Pulsar SSS Damon Beck B 65 DNF Mark McLaughlin Troy Dunstan David Parsons 25 Peugeot 405 Mi16 Peugeot Concessionaires Australia B 27 DNF Glenn Clark Ludwig Finauer Christopher Wiles 19 Citroën BX16 Peter McLeod B 17 DNF Lou Renato Malcolm Stenniken David James 11 Hyundai Lantra Lou Renato A 17 DNF John Pollard Rod Stevens Ed Aitken 26 Honda CRX Eric Houghton S 4
References
Further reading Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 238-243 & 304
External links Image of the winning Mazda RX-7, autopics.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org