Meeting 5th NZ Championship Road Race (1st Dunedin Road Race)
Race Name 5th NZ Championship Road Race
Date 1/6/1953
Location Dunedin Street Circuit (Wharf)

Entries

Driver Car Number Grid Result Notes
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 Entered as HR Brown
Gilroy, Herb FSS Special 15 11
Darrell, Wally Ace Special (Vauxhall) 20 12
Drewery, Del Singer Special 17 13
O'Neill, Harold (H. G.) Chevrolet Special 8 14
Ransley, Don (C. A. C.) Ransley Riley 9 DNF
Smith, George (G. C.) GeeCeeEss 22 DNF
Campbell, Gordon Vauxhall Special 14 DNF
Bailey, Bob Alta 19 DNF
Ashton, Bill Anzani Special 18 DNF
Blackburn, Nola Cooper Special 13 DNF
Shadbolt, Alex JAP Special 21 DNF
McLean, Hec Cooper Mk II 1 DNF
Horton, John D. MG TD 12 DNF
Brewer, Jack (J. A.) RA Vanguard DNS
Palmer, George Palmer Special DNS
Winterbourn, Max MG TC DNS

References

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
Sergent.com.au NZ Motor Racing
https://www.sergent.com.au/motor/other1953.html