1958 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1958 Australian Tourist Trophy was a 100-mile motor race for sports cars, staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1958.[1] It was the second in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, each of which was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Championship for sports cars.[2] The race was won by David McKay driving an Aston Martin DB3S.[3]

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

Class Structure

Cars competed in six classes based on engine capacity:[4]

  • Up to 750cc[4]
  • 751 to 1100cc[4]
  • 1101 to 1500cc[4]
  • 1501 to 2000cc[4]
  • 2001 to 3000cc[4]
  • Over 3000cc[4]

Results
David McKay won the 1958 Australian Tourist Trophy driving an Aston Martin DB3S similar to that pictured above
Position[5] Driver[5] No.[5] Car[5] Entrant[5] Class[5] Class pos.[5] Laps[5]
1 David McKay 71 Aston Martin DB3S D McKay 2001 to 3000cc 1 26
2 Derek Jolly 16 Lotus 15 Coventry Climax[3] D Jolly 1101 to 1500cc 1 26
3 Ron Phillips 12 Cooper Type 33 Jaguar[3] J & R Phillips Over 3000cc 1 26
4 Frank Matich 87 Jaguar C-Type Leaton Motors Pty Ltd Over 3000cc 2 26
5 Gavan Sandford-Morgan 5 Decca Special MkII[3] D Jolly 751 to 1100cc 1 26
6 Warren Blomfield 116 Aston Martin DB3S W Blomfield 2001 to 3000cc 2 26
7 John Roxburgh[6] 77 Austin-Healey 100S J Roxburgh 2001 to 3000cc 3  
8 Lyn Archer 3 Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax[3] Ecurie van Diemen 751 to 1100cc 2  
9 Tony Basile 10 Porsche 356 A Basile 1101 to 1500cc 2  
10 Jim Downie 132 MG TB Special J Downie 1501 to 2000cc 1  
11 N Bolton 30 Porsche N Bolton 1501 to 2000cc 2  
12 Bruce Maher[7] 74[7] Buchanan Holden B Maher 1501 to 2000cc 2  
13 Charlie Campbell 94 Triumph TR2 C Campbell 2001 to 3000cc 4  
14 Jim Wright 126 Buchanan TR2 NJ Wright 1501 to 2000cc 3  
15 Jack Murray 76 Jaguar D-Type J Murray Over 3000cc 3  
16 Bill Clarke[6] 8 Prad Holden C Adams 2001 to 3000cc 5  
17 Ted Laker 101 Triumph TR3 E Laker 2001 to 3000cc 6  
18 Alan Wood[6] 118 MG A AR Wood 1101 to 1500cc 3  
19 H Cape 130 Jaguar XK120 H Cape Over 3000cc 4  
20 BG Moane 159 MG TF BG Moane 1101 to 1500cc 4  
21 SN Miller 22 Austin-Healey 100S SN Miller 2001 to 3000cc 7  
22 Merv Ward 13 Berkeley M Ward Up to 750cc 1  
DNF Doug Whiteford 7 Maserati 300S D Whiteford 2001 to 3000cc   11
DNF Bill Pitt 1 Jaguar D-Type Mrs DI Anderson Over 3000cc    
DNF Charlie Whatmore 4 Lotus Eleven Coventry Climax Chaz Whatmore's Sports Centre 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF Tom Corcoran 141 Dorcas MG T Corcoran 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF Frank Cantwell 6 Tojeiro Jaguar FD Cantwell (NZ) Over 3000cc    
DNF Harry Kwech[6] 154 Austin-Healey Leaton Motors Pty Ltd 2001 to 3000cc    
DNF G Websdale 81 Buchanan MG Buchanan Motor Co 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF Barry Taylor[6] 114 Gladiator MG B Taylor 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF H Binnie 26 MG TF Holden H Binnie 2001 to 3000cc    
DNF AP Roberts 110 Jaguar XK120 AP Roberts Over 3000cc    
DNF Alan Jack 9 Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax[3] Brifield Service Station 1101 to 1500cc    
DNF D Finch 92 Austin-Healey D Finch 2001 to 3000cc    
DNF Keith Malcolm 153 Skoden Repco Holden K Malcolm 2001 to 3000cc    

Notes
  • Attendance: 16,000[4]
  • Race distance: 26 laps, 100 miles[8]
  • Starters: 35[9]
  • Finishers: 22[5]
  • Winner's race time: 1 hour 19 minutes 21.9 seconds[1]

References
  1. David McKay, Davison again, Modern Motor, December 1958, pages 18, 19, 69 & 70
  2. National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53
  3. John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
  4. Wind sends driver crashing at 120 m.p.h., The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 6 October 1958, page 5
  5. John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 219-230
  6. 1958 Australian G.P., Australian Motor Sports (magazine), October 1958, pages 453 & 469-471
  7. Buchanan "Works" racecars 1957 - 1958, www.buchananmotorcompany.com Retrieved 24 March 2014
  8. Official Programme, Mt. Panorama, 5 & 6 October (1958)
  9. Medley lists 34 starters but does not include Merv Ward, who is shown by the same source as a finisher and class winner
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