Race Meetings | Drivers | Cars | Locations | Images
Race Meeting
| Name | 5th NZ Championship Road Race (1st Dunedin Road Race) |
|---|---|
| Location | Dunedin Street Circuit (Wharf) |
| Date | 1/6/1953 (prev) (next) |
| Organiser | Otago Sports Car Club |
| Programme | |
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Races
| Race Name | 5th NZ Championship Road Race |
|---|---|
| Date | 1/6/1953 |
Entries
| Driver | Car | Number | Grid | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roycroft, Ron (R. J.) | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 19 | 2 | 1 | |
| Gibbons, Bob (R. A.) | Cooper Mk V | 3 | 2 | ||
| Frost, Ron (R. W. A.) | JBS | 4 | 3 | ||
| Shuter, Frank | Edelbrock Special | 23 | 4 | ||
| Jensen, Syd (S. H.) | JBS | 11 | 5 | ||
| Haigh, Doug (D. J.) | Citroen Special | 16 | 6 | ||
| Lupp, Sybil | Jaguar XK120 | 9 | 6 | 7 | |
| Hoare, Pat (P. M.) | RA Vauxhall | 10 | 8 | ||
| Tutton, Jack (J. F.) | Allard J2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Hay, Bruce | Jaguar XK120 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Gilroy, Herb | FSS Special | 15 | 11 | ||
| Darrell, Wally | Ace Special (Vauxhall) | 20 | 12 | ||
| Drewery, Del (D. S.) | Singer Special | 17 | 13 | ||
| O'Neill, Harold (H. G.) | Chevrolet Special | 8 | 14 | ||
| Ashton, Bill | Anzani Special | 18 | DNF | ||
| Bailey, Bob | Alta | 19 | DNF | ||
| Blackburn, Nola (N. D.) | Cooper Special | 13 | DNF | ||
| Campbell, Gordon | Vauxhall Special | 14 | DNF | ||
| Horton, John D. | MG TD | 12 | DNF | ||
| McLean, Hec | Cooper Mk II | 1 | DNF | ||
| Ransley, Don (C. A. C.) | Ransley Riley | 9 | DNF | ||
| Shadbolt, Alex | JAP Special | 21 | DNF | ||
| Smith, George (G. C.) | GeeCeeEss | 22 | DNF | ||
| Brewer, Jack (J. A.) | RA Vanguard | DNS | |||
| Palmer, George (G. J.) | Palmer Special | DNS | |||
| Winterbourn, Max | MG TC | DNS |
| Race Name | Sports Car Race |
|---|---|
| Date | 1/6/1953 |
Entries
| Driver | Car | Number | Grid | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waters, Dudley (D. G.) | Morris Minor | 17 | 1 | ||
| Tutton, Jack (J. F.) | Allard J2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Neill, P. | Ford Special | 5 | 3 | ||
| Brown, V. G. | BSA | 23 | |||
| Coster, F. C. | Singer Special | 29 | |||
| Gunn, E. R. | Morris Minor | 28 | |||
| Harrison, P. J. | Jaguar XK120 | 27 | |||
| Hay, Bruce | Jaguar XK120 | 11 | |||
| Henshaw, E. P. | Ford | 49 | |||
| Horton, John D. | MG TD | 7 | |||
| Johnson, B. | Austin 7 | 33 | |||
| McKee, A. | MG TD SC | 22 | |||
| Moffat, T. A. F. | SS90 | 32 | |||
| Moodie, Jim (J. B.) | Allard | 31 | |||
| Paape, Godfrey | Austin A90 | 24 | |||
| Reid, Ted (E. F.) | Morgan | 26 | |||
| Stuart, Allan (A. N.) | Morris Minor | 35 | |||
| Stuart, J. D. | Citroen | 30 |
| Race Name | Stock Car Race |
|---|---|
| Date | 1/6/1953 |
Entries
| Driver | Car | Number | Grid | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunn, E. R. | Morris Minor | 28 | 1 | ||
| Paape, Godfrey | Austin A40 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Reid, Ted (E. F.) | Morris Minor | 48 | 3 | ||
| Ballantyne, W. M. | Studebaker | 45 | |||
| Bright, I. R. | Morris Minor | 34 | |||
| Coster, F. C. | Singer | 40 | |||
| Haggit, Mike | Morris Minor | ||||
| Harris, Bill | Riley | ||||
| Hedges, H. | Armstrong Siddley | 43 | |||
| Ingle, Bill (W. I.) | Austin 7 | 42 | |||
| Kennard, Arthur (E. A.) | Morris Minor | 50 | |||
| Kennard, Arthur (E. A.) | Riley | 36 | |||
| Marra, D. | Austin A40 | 38 | |||
| Ross, A. F. | Citroen | 53 | |||
| Smith, W. H. | Everson-Cherub | 54 |
Images
References
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Streets Ahead - The story of the 1953 Dunedin Road Race (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqei0rZ0p7Q Presented by Dougal Stevenson, written and narrated by Scott Thomson, this is the story of the first road race around the streets of Dunedin. It uses archival footage interspersed with interviews with some of the original participants |
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Sergent.com.au NZ Motor Racing https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/other1953.html |