Race Meeting

Name 4th Ohakea Trophy
Location Ohakea Airfield
Date 14/3/1953 (prev) (next)
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Races

Race Name 4th Ohakea Trophy
Date 14/3/1953

Entries

Driver Car Number Grid Result Time Notes
Freeman, Allan (A. T.) Morgan plus 4 11 1 48m 37s
Roycroft, Ron (R. J.) Alfa Romeo Tipo B 36 2 49m 50s
Gibbons, Bob (R. A.) Cooper Mk V 35 3 50m 20s
Bern, Wally (S. W.) MG TD 1 4 50m 30s
Smith, George (G. C.) GeeCeeEss 34 5 50m 36s
Palmer, George Palmer Special 29 6
Frost, Ron (R. W. A.) JBS 23 7
Shuter, Frank Edelbrock Special 32 8
Logan, Halsey (H. R.) HRG 18 9
Stafford, Arnold JBS 27 10
Mansel, Johnny Bugatti Type 35A 19 11
Taylor, C MG TD 6 12
Bagnall, Rob (B. R.) Talbot Special 16 13
Edwards, Jack Ford 10 Special 2 14
Ward, Peter JBS-Norton 25 15
Tilsley, Don (D. N.) Singford 8 Ret Steering Arm
Lee, Bill (W. J.) Cooper Mk IV 26 Ret
McInally, Peter MG TD 4 Ret
Ching, Noel Ford 10 Special 10 Ret
Christie, Bessie Jaguar XK-120 20 Ret Accident
McLean, Hec Cooper Mk II 24 Ret Accident
Shuter, Vic McMillan Special 28 Ret
Clark, Tom (T. E.) Jaguar Mk VII 12 Ret
Gilroy, Herb FSS Special 14 Ret Engine
Lawrence, Bruce Ford 10 Special 5 Ret
Fanselow, Boxer Ford 10 Special 9 DNS
Aitken, Jock Aitken Special 3 DNS
McBeath, Alistair Mac Special 30 DNS
Harrison, Peter (P. J.) Jaguar XK-120 22 DNS
Chatteris, Harry Jaguar XK-120 21 DNS
Farland, Fordy Singer-Buick 17 DNS
Hutton, D Railton 13 DNA
McDonagh, Des Acme Special 31 DNA
Moore, Les (L. C.) Kieft C50 33 DNA
Roper, Keith Morgan plus 4 15 DSQ? 48m 44s Sergent site says 2nd but excluded from official results. Other source says DSQ.
Long, Dave MG TC 7

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References

Sergent.com.au NZ Motor Racing
https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/other1953.html
Racing Years website
https://www.racingyears.com/race/1953%2520IV%2520Ohakea%2520Trophy
Says Keith Roper was disqualified.