Kyalami 9 Hours 1962 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Fifth Rand Daily Mail 9 Hour Endurance Race		Date: 3.11.1962
Track: Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (South Africa), 4.094 kms	Organiser: Sports Car Club of South Africa
Kyalami 9 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	14:00
Grid:	modified Le Mans start
Distance:	9 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	44
Practiced:	40
Qualified:	40
Started:	40
Finished:	21
Classified:	21

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Class A - Sports Cars over 1600 cc	1	1	0
Class B - Sports Cars 1151-1600 cc	2	2	1
Class C - Sports Cars 500-1150 cc	5	5	1
Class D - Grand Touring Cars over 2500 cc	2	2	2
Class E - Grand Touring Cars 1601-2500 cc	1	1	1
Class F - Grand Touring Cars 1151-1600 cc	2	2	1
Class G - Grand Touring Cars 500-1150 cc	2	2	1
Class H - Touring Assimilated to G.T. over 1250 cc	4	4	2
Class J - Touring Assimilated to G.T. 851-1250 cc	6	6	2
Class K - Touring Assimilated to G.T. 500-851 cc	2	2	1
Class L - Touring Cars costing R2000 and over	4	4	4
Class M - Touring Cars costing R1600-R2000	2	2	1
Class N - Touring Cars costing R1200-R1600	5	5	3
Class O Touring Cars costing R1200	2	2	1

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results

Race notes:
Team Award:
1. Scuderia Los Amigos (no.32 and no.34)
2. B.M.W. (no.39 and no.41)

Race recognized first time as 'National event with foreign participation authorized'.

Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held for a total of 600 minutes on 27/10 and 2/11

Winners:
Overall:	5	Ferrari 250 GTO	Piper / Johnstone
Class B - Sports Cars 1151-1600 cc:	1	Porsche Spyder RSK	Gous / Klesse
Class C - Sports Cars 500-1150 cc:	3	Lola Mk.1 Climax	Paterson / van den Broeck
Class E - Grand Touring Cars 1601-2500 cc:	12	Triumph TR3A	Pole / Wilson
Class F - Grand Touring Cars 1151-1600 cc:	15	TVR Grantura	Bosman / Austin
Class G - Grand Touring Cars 500-1150 cc:	20	GSM Dart Anglia	Kirkman / Jute
Class H - Touring Assimilated to G.T. over 1250 cc:	14	Volvo 122 S B18	Markham / van Rooyen
Class J - Touring Assimilated to G.T. 851-1250 cc:	21	Ford Anglia 105E	Pardini / Lupini
Class K - Touring Assimilated to G.T. 500-851 cc:	24	Austin 850	White / Puzey
Class L - Touring Cars costing R2000 and over:	30	Jaguar 3.8	Fraser Jones / Griffith
Class M - Touring Cars costing R1600-R2000:	33	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI	van Zyl / van der Merwe
Class N - Touring Cars costing R1200-R1600:	39	BMW 700 Coupé	Woodley / du Toit
Class O Touring Cars costing R1200:	42	Renault Dauphine	Pheiffer / Mostert
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Austin (4), Austin-Healey (3), Volvo (3), GSM (3), Renault (3)
Top engines by numbers:	BMC (8), Ford (4), Volvo (3), Climax (3), Alfa Romeo (3), Renault (3)
Top car types by numbers:	GSM Dart (3), Renault Dauphine (3), Volvo 122 (2), Lola Mk.1 (2), BMW 700 (2), Austin A40 (2), Ford Anglia (2), Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI (2), Opel Rekord (2), Austin-Healey Sprite (2)
Driver nationalities:	ZA (75), RSR (3), GB (2)
Average engine size:	1473 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Doug Serrurier (42), Dawie Gous (35), David Piper (32)
Youngest known drivers:	Clive Puzey (21), Neville Lederle (23), Basil van Rooyen (24)

Official Race Programme:

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