1964 Lowood 4 Hour

The 1964 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance race for production cars staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 12 April 1964. The event, which was promoted by the Queensland Racing Drivers' Club Ltd. was effectively four races in one, as cars competed in separate classes according to the retail price of each model.

Whilst the official emphasis was on class results, the Ford Cortina GT driven by Harry Firth and John Raeburn was hailed by many as the winner, having completed the most number of laps at the end of the four hours. This same car, driven by Firth and Bob Jane, had won the 1963 Armstrong 500 endurance race at Bathurst, New South Wales six months before and was using the same set of tyres that had been on the car during its earlier victory.

Class results were as follows.

References

*Australian Motor Sports, June 1964
*Racing Car News, May 1964
*The Courier Mail, Monday, April 13 1964