Race Meetings | Drivers | Cars | Locations | Images
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |