1953 Round Australia Trial

The 1953 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial was the inaugural running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 30 August and 13 September 1953. The event covered 10,460 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Ken Tubman and John Marshall, driving a Peugeot 203.

Results Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 48 Team Tubman and Marshall Ken Tubman John Marshall Peugeot 203 19 2 191 John McGrath Motors Ken Robinson Russell Lane Anthony Peck Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 20 3 160 D.H. Antill Peter Antill George Reed Max Winkless Plymouth 1952 Concord 21 4 41 Preston Motors Pty Ltd Lex Davison Peter Ward Otto Stone Holden 48-215 22 5 64 Lloyd Davies Lloyd Davies Lisle Dunmore Jack Cherry Holden 48-215 23 6 91 E.A. Nelson Eric Nelson Bill Burrows S. Baker Standard Vanguard Phase II 23 7 51 J.A. Masling Jack Masling Leo Hennessy Don Baldry Humber Super Snipe Mark II 25 8 115 David McKay David McKay Rex Marshall Austin A40 Somerset 28 9 46 John McGrath Motors Tom Sulman John Hall Jock Morgan Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 30 10 57 W.T. Nunn Bill Nunn Leonard Voss Ron Smyth Mercury 1939 Eight 30 11 145 Footscray Motors M. Gilbert Laurie Oxenford Standard Vanguard Phase II 30 12 117 Jack Jeffrey Jack Jeffrey Neil Smyth Peugeot 203 33 13 5 A.L. Kipling 'Possum' Kipling John Hughes Holden 48-215 36 14 53 J.P. Crouch John Crouch John Dowling Jack Walker Peugeot 203 37 15 28 Neville Vale Neville Vale Spencer Vale Mercedes-Benz 170 D 42 16 13 E.B. Perkins Eddie Perkins Lance Perkins Rover 75 46 17 52 T.H. Farrell Tom Farrell Frank Denlay John Jones Ford 1952 Customline 50 18 122 T.L. Quill Tom Quill Frank Campbell Ford Consul 61 19 85 M.L. Arentz Martin Arentz Norman Bond Ricky Smidt Ford 1953 Customline 86 20 114 Preston Motors Pty Ltd Charlie Dean John Joyce Lou Molina Holden 48-215 88 21 93 D.L. West Des West Lindsay West Holden 48-215 91 22 150 D.B. Williams Doug Williams Donald Bain MG TD Midget 96 23 175 Team Brenchley and Brown Colin Brenchley Cliff Brown Plymouth 1948 De Luxe 108 24 113 F.W. Hecker Sam Hecker Norm Hutchison Norwood Warry Holden 48-215 121 25 158 A.F. Johnson Fred Johnson Ray Johnson Chevrolet 1950 Deluxe 125 26 167 Preston Motors Pty Ltd Stan Jones Bill Patterson Ern Seeliger Holden 48-215 126 27 143 Orrmans Service Station Kenneth Orrman Ian Mountain Robert Orrman Peugeot 203 127 28 129 E.J. Lefoe John Lefoe Ellis Glover Haugh Featherston Standard Vanguard Phase II 143 29 66 M. & B. Distributors Walter Luxton Frank Lobb Mercedes-Benz 170S 146 30 21 W.J. Locke Jim Locke Laurie Haysom David Maclure Holden 48-215 160 31 135 Jack Saywell Jack Saywell Dave Sullivan S. Fellows Mercedes-Benz 170 D 163 32 184 R.R. Noble Ron Noble Unknown Chevrolet 1937 Master 167 33 75 M.S. Law Martin Law Malcolm Robinson Pauline Barnes Humber Super Snipe Mark III 170 34 9 Larke Hoskins Barry Gurdon Unknown Austin A40 Devon 174 35 25 W.A. Burns William Burns Leonard Hubball Clive Odgers Norm Hord Holden 48-215 188 36 121 William Hayes William Hayes Len Slade Ken Walker Standard Vanguard Phase II 193 37 179 Bill English Bill English Ralph Newton Austin A40 Devon 208 38 156 Keith Jones Keith Jones William Shipway Riley 2.5 Litre 214 39 97 J.E. Roberts Don Roberts George Roberts Standard Vanguard Phase II 217 40 112 David Bowman David Bowman C. Bowman Paddy Fergusson Holden 48-215 226 41 82 R.A. Gardiner Rueb Gardiner Les Faulkner Ford 1947 V8 233 42 63 J.R. Seymour Ron Seymour Norm Foley Ford Consul 234 43 24 W. Allen W. Allen Clive Adams Holden 48-215 236 44 116 Reno Auto Sales Reg Smith Fred Allen Harley Mehegan Ford 1952 Customline 254 45 99 H.R. Smith Harry Smith Jim Clay Peugeot 203 255 46 92 A.E. Fraser A. Fraser C. White L. Arden Jaguar Mark VII 266 47 43 Don Gorringe Don Gorringe William Caldwell Trevor Gorringe Jowett Javelin 289 48 165 J.A. Bickett John Bickett Sam Miller Ford 1952 Customline 294 49 140 Gibson Industries 'Hoot' Gibson Les Ramsay Sid Gibson Standard Vanguard Phase II 305 50 108 C.W. Graham Colin Graham MacGregor Graham Terry Gilbert Peugeot 203 306 51 6 D.A. McLachlan Bill McLachlan Marie Higgs Malcolm McKay Ford 1952 Customline 308 52 133 W.K. Meier William Meier Stan Jones Austin A40 Devon 310 53 84 A.G. Melrose Aubrey Melrose Harry Murray John Van Lieven Austin A40 Devon 311 54 80 A.H. Gibson Alex Gibson H. Howell Mercedes-Benz 170 D 320 55 96 C.A. Roberts Chris Roberts Wallace Hair Guy Bristol Ford Zephyr Six 322 56 7 E.J. Brotherton Jeff Brotherton Maurie Monk Austin A30 331 57 181 J.A. Brabham Jack Brabham Bill Armstrong Ron Tauranac Holden 48-215 334 58 55 C.J. Arthur Cliff Arthur Edna Arthur Ron Campbell Peugeot 203 337 59 22 C.E. Dix Cecil Dix Ronald Dix Alec Dealtry Keith Pederson DeSoto 1947 Deluxe 346 60 166 Lionel Ryan Lionel Ryan Tom Day Edgar Ryan Holden 48-215 357 61 44 Team Tyas and Craigie Ken Tyas J. Craigie Ford Consul 372 62 87 Team Buly and Williams Lloyd Buly Stan Williams Lyle Gray Fred Haig Ford 1953 Customline 372 63 138 Jack Phillips Jack Phillips Ron Phillips Jack Cox Ford 1953 Customline 373 64 58 Harold Weal Harold Weal Harold Weal, Jr. Ford 1951 Custom 383 65 67 Keith McCrohon Keith McCrohon Raymond Fuller Alex Nicol Ford 1939 V8 Deluxe 398 68 132 J.B. Carrington Banks Carrington Neville Barnett Ernest Smith Morris Oxford Series MO 399 69 40 Bill Messenger Bill Messenger Unknown Mercury 1946 Eight 428 70 30 J.F. McCafferty John McCafferty Ray George Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe 453 71 88 Ron Muir and Sons Ron Muir Bill Dresser Ron Speet Ford Consul 456 72 73 Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service Robert Boddenberg A. Ghersi E.Pinkerton Peugeot 203 458 73 69 W.C. Zeh Willy Zeh Tom Buddle Mercedes-Benz 170 D 465 74 86 Titanic Steel Fab Dan Mott Eric Staples Jaguar Mark VII 478 75 176 Courtney and Patterson A. Patterson Lloyd Edwards Ford Prefect 486 76 168 Roy Rothwell Roy Rothwell Hugh Rothwell Clive Mitchell Holden 48-215 489 77 106 John McGrath Motors Nat Buchanan Len Weston Cedric James Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 490 78 146 J.E. O'Connell J. O'Connell Lou Hall Jack Kemp Chevrolet 1952 Deluxe 496 79 4 L.F. Bailey Lyle Bailey L. Black N. Bailey Mercedes-Benz 170S 500 80 38 D.R. McPherson Don McPherson Ossie Steer Ted Tallis Bill Wagner Ford 1953 Customline 547 81 149 D & K Taxis Limited Arthur Garner Jack Wade Mort Harvie Holden 48-215 550 82 33 Austin Distributors Pty Ltd Ken Smyth Geoff Smith Austin A30 560 83 90 Larke Hoskins Curly Brydon Tom Jemison Austin A40 Somerset 575 84 83 Frank Kleinig Frank Kleinig Clive Gibson Morris Minor Series II 622 85 45 Syd O'Halloran Syd O'Halloran Jim Savage Plymouth 1938 640 86 101 N.L. Olivier N. Olivier Geoff Kittle MG TD Midget 656 87 125 V.R. Burton Viv Burton Sam Craig Morris Minor MM 657 88 56 S.J. Carpenter Stanley Carpenter Richard Carpenter Terraplane 1937 660 89 185 Glandore Motors Charles Tabberer Bob Burnett-Reid Chevrolet 1937 Master Coupe 666 90 126 L.V. March Les March John Brooker MG TD Midget 677 91 107 Jack Davey Jack Davey Lou Moss Alan Taylor Arthur Cushing Ford 1952 Customline 681 92 137 Noel Sweeney Noel Sweeney B. Hutchison Jaguar Mark VII 707 93 136 Paramount Service Station Rex Sendy Murray Chesser Ford Consul 729 94 151 J.E. Pedley Joe Pedley Fred Hargrave Austin A70 Hereford 729 95 105 Harry Thompson Harry Thompson Wal Gillespie Singer Nine 783 96 152 S.C. Johnson Stan Johnson Len Reeves Eric Daley Studebaker 1947 Champion 788 97 189 J.A. Witter Jack Witter Raymond Pantlin Hudson Pacemaker 792 98 23 Team Milne and Conrad G. Milne Bill Conrad Vauxhall Velox 795 99 89 N.M. Hamilton Norm Hamilton Ken Harper Porsche 356 808 100 98 Miss Lois Rowe Lois Rowe Nola Rowe Diana Brunton Sunbeam-Talbot 90 854 101 187 F.A. Price Frank Price Dick Cobden Kethel Rooke Singer SM1500 868 102 170 W.J. Hamilton W. Hamilton Unknown Citroën Light 15 877 103 14 Team Drew and Cousins Harvey Drew Bill Cousins Studebaker 1938 Commander 900 104 103 Keith Napier Keith Napier Alan Dickson Allan Irish Plymouth 1934 927 105 29 Škoda Distributors Harry Atkinson Ronald Wiseman Kevin Murphy Škoda 1101 945 106 142 O.E. Yates Owen Yates Bob Collett Lou Edwards Austin A90 Atlantic 946 107 127 A.A. Anderson 'Duck' Anderson Tony Anthony Arthur Higgins Holden 48-215 951 108 59 Don Hassett Don Hassett Hank Edgar Geoff Walker Austin A40 Devon 960 109 17 R.C. Neeley Ray Neeley Allan Ashcroft Allard M2X 961 110 42 Woollahra Driving School Frank Eastlake Jack Fletcher John Webb Holden 48-215 977 111 130 D. and R. Charlesworth D. Charlesworth R. Charlesworth John Drew Humber Hawk Mark V 1,033 112 144 D.H. Heggie Don Heggie C. Heggie Ford Zephyr Six 1,125 113 148 C.R. Turner Claude Turner A. Burriss S. Waiber Humber Hawk Mark V 1,135 114 172 L.P. Dorgan Leo Dorgan Pat Riley Les Makin Buick 1939 Special 1,209 115 39 J.P. Nind John Nind Claude Jewson MG TD Midget 1,316 116 109 Stan Levy Stan Levy Unknown Ford 1953 Customline 1,321 117 77 R.J. Mulcahy R. Mulcahy N. Farmer Guy Cuthertson Austin A70 Hereford 1,348 118 36 D. Stanborough D. Stanborough Unknown MG TD Midget 1,419 119 74 Les Burrows Les Burrows Stan Shepheard Alf Barrett Standard Vanguard Phase II 1,447 120 155 Q.C. Smith Clem Smith Reg Sparks Terraplane 1935 1,472 121 162 St James Driving School John Moore Eric Pywell Barry Taylor Austin A40 Devon 1,483 122 159 B.D. Kingston Ben Kingston John Roe M. Kingston Jaguar Mark VII 1,500 123 2 K.F. Thallon Keith Thallon Harold Dowling Morris Minor Series II 1,617 124 169 C.V. Cresswell Charles Cresswell Sid Cresswell Arthur Lynn Plymouth 1947 De Luxe 1,629 125 177 Alan Carter Alan Carter Ann Carter Riley 2.5 Litre 1,659 126 31 Eric Roberts Eric Roberts Bert Endersby Morris Minor Series II 1,661 127 124 R.F. Templar Ray Templar 'Blue' Ryan Bill Williamson Rover 75 1,703 128 79 F.M. Higgins F. Higgins D. Cameron F. Gill Peugeot 203 1,726 129 164 Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service Robert Burgin M. Griffiths Roy Francis Peugeot 203 1,829 130 81 Fred Maguire Fred Maguire John Larkin John Wawn Nash 1946 600 1,899 131 163 C.F. Herbert Cyril Herbert Allen Hallett Standard Fourteen 1,935 132 34 Team Graham and Goldhurst Frank Graham Peter Hamilton Ford 1932 V8 Roadster 1,940 133 19 Mrs Winifred Conway Winifred Conway Denys Tanner Margaret Bruce Austin A40 Devon 1,979 134 192 Miss J. Hill Bill Mair Reg Lusby Renault 750 1,979 135 60 Commonwealth Motors Laurie Whitehead Ian Barns Bill Buckle Citroën Big Six 2,024 136 154 David Rance David Rance Len Taylor MG TD Midget 2,158 137 171 D.K. Carmody Keith Carmody Ray Melville Fiat 1400 2,383 138 173 Tom Mills Tom Mills Jack O'Hara Bert Easterbrook Hudson 1937 2,408 139 147 O.M. Joseph Oscar Joseph Jack Joseph Harry Tartlin Neville Branson Chrysler 77 2,409 140 95 M.D. von Sanden Max von Sanden Valda Marshall Lin Paltridge Nash 1928 Light Six 2,414 141 68 Interstate Car Rentals Donald Tottey Archie Barnett Ford Anglia Tourer 2,702 142 180 V.C. Hannaford Vic Hannaford Merv Barrie Rex Ellis Holden 48-215 3,169 Source: Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 33-51 Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 174-178

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