1953 Round Australia Trial

1953 Round Australia Trial
*Redex Trial*
1953 Round Australia Trial; Redex Trial
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Host country	Australia Australia
Rally base	Sydney
Dates run	30 August – 13 September 1953
Stages	15
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	10,460 km (6,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews	186 at start, 142 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Australia Ken Tubman ; Australia John Marshall

The 1953 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial was the inaugural running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 30 August and 13 September 1953. The event covered 10,460 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Ken Tubman and John Marshall, driving a Peugeot 203.

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	48	Australia Team Tubman and Marshall	Australia Ken Tubman Australia John Marshall	Peugeot 203	19
2	191	Australia John McGrath Motors	Australia Ken Robinson Australia Russell Lane Australia Anthony Peck	Humber Super Snipe Mark IV	20
3	160	Australia D.H. Antill	Australia Peter Antill Australia George Reed Australia Max Winkless	Plymouth 1952 Concord	21
4	41	Australia Preston Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Lex Davison Australia Peter Ward Australia Otto Stone	Holden 48-215	22
5	64	Australia Lloyd Davies	Australia Lloyd Davies Australia Lisle Dunmore Australia Jack Cherry	Holden 48-215	23
6	91	Australia E.A. Nelson	Australia Eric Nelson Australia Bill Burrows Australia S. Baker	Standard Vanguard Phase II	23
7	51	Australia J.A. Masling	Australia Jack Masling Australia Leo Hennessy Australia Don Baldry	Humber Super Snipe Mark II	25
8	115	Australia David McKay	Australia David McKay Australia Rex Marshall	Austin A40 Somerset	28
9	46	Australia John McGrath Motors	Australia Tom Sulman Australia John Hall Australia Jock Morgan	Humber Super Snipe Mark IV	30
10	57	Australia W.T. Nunn	Australia Bill Nunn Australia Leonard Voss Australia Ron Smyth	Mercury 1939 Eight	30
11	145	Australia Footscray Motors	Australia M. Gilbert Australia Laurie Oxenford	Standard Vanguard Phase II	30
12	117	Australia Jack Jeffrey	Australia Jack Jeffrey Australia Neil Smyth	Peugeot 203	33
13	5	Australia A.L. Kipling	Australia 'Possum' Kipling Australia John Hughes	Holden 48-215	36
14	53	Australia J.P. Crouch	Australia John Crouch Australia John Dowling Australia Jack Walker	Peugeot 203	37
15	28	Australia Neville Vale	Australia Neville Vale Australia Spencer Vale	Mercedes-Benz 170 D	42
16	13	Australia E.B. Perkins	Australia Eddie Perkins Australia Lance Perkins	Rover 75	46
17	52	Australia T.H. Farrell	Australia Tom Farrell Australia Frank Denlay Australia John Jones	Ford 1952 Customline	50
18	122	Australia T.L. Quill	Australia Tom Quill Australia Frank Campbell	Ford Consul	61
19	85	Australia M.L. Arentz	Australia Martin Arentz Australia Norman Bond Australia Ricky Smidt	Ford 1953 Customline	86
20	114	Australia Preston Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Charlie Dean Australia John Joyce Australia Lou Molina	Holden 48-215	88
21	93	Australia D.L. West	Australia Des West Australia Lindsay West	Holden 48-215	91
22	150	Australia D.B. Williams	Australia Doug Williams Australia Donald Bain	MG TD Midget	96
23	175	Australia Team Brenchley and Brown	Australia Colin Brenchley Australia Cliff Brown	Plymouth 1948 De Luxe	108
24	113	Australia F.W. Hecker	Australia Sam Hecker Australia Norm Hutchison Australia Norwood Warry	Holden 48-215	121
25	158	Australia A.F. Johnson	Australia Fred Johnson Australia Ray Johnson	Chevrolet 1950 Deluxe	125
26	167	Australia Preston Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Stan Jones Australia Bill Patterson Australia Ern Seeliger	Holden 48-215	126
27	143	Australia Orrmans Service Station	Australia Kenneth Orrman Australia Ian Mountain Australia Robert Orrman	Peugeot 203	127
28	129	Australia E.J. Lefoe	Australia John Lefoe Australia Ellis Glover Australia Haugh Featherston	Standard Vanguard Phase II	143
29	66	Australia M. & B. Distributors	Australia Walter Luxton Australia Frank Lobb	Mercedes-Benz 170S	146
30	21	Australia W.J. Locke	Australia Jim Locke Australia Laurie Haysom Australia David Maclure	Holden 48-215	160
31	135	Australia Jack Saywell	Australia Jack Saywell Australia Dave Sullivan Australia S. Fellows	Mercedes-Benz 170 D	163
32	184	Australia R.R. Noble	Australia Ron Noble Australia Unknown	Chevrolet 1937 Master	167
33	75	Australia M.S. Law	Australia Martin Law Australia Malcolm Robinson Australia Pauline Barnes	Humber Super Snipe Mark III	170
34	9	Australia Larke Hoskins	Australia Barry Gurdon Australia Unknown	Austin A40 Devon	174
35	25	Australia W.A. Burns	Australia William Burns Australia Leonard Hubball Australia Clive Odgers Australia Norm Hord	Holden 48-215	188
36	121	Australia William Hayes	Australia William Hayes Australia Len Slade Australia Ken Walker	Standard Vanguard Phase II	193
37	179	Australia Bill English	Australia Bill English Australia Ralph Newton	Austin A40 Devon	208
38	156	Australia Keith Jones	Australia Keith Jones Australia William Shipway	Riley 2.5 Litre	214
39	97	Australia J.E. Roberts	Australia Don Roberts Australia George Roberts	Standard Vanguard Phase II	217
40	112	Australia David Bowman	Australia David Bowman Australia C. Bowman Australia Paddy Fergusson	Holden 48-215	226
41	82	Australia R.A. Gardiner	Australia Rueb Gardiner Australia Les Faulkner	Ford 1947 V8	233
42	63	Australia J.R. Seymour	Australia Ron Seymour Australia Norm Foley	Ford Consul	234
43	24	Australia W. Allen	Australia W. Allen Australia Clive Adams	Holden 48-215	236
44	116	Australia Reno Auto Sales	Australia Reg Smith Australia Fred Allen Australia Harley Mehegan	Ford 1952 Customline	254
45	99	Australia H.R. Smith	Australia Harry Smith Australia Jim Clay	Peugeot 203	255
46	92	Australia A.E. Fraser	Australia A. Fraser Australia C. White Australia L. Arden	Jaguar Mark VII	266
47	43	Australia Don Gorringe	Australia Don Gorringe Australia William Caldwell Australia Trevor Gorringe	Jowett Javelin	289
48	165	Australia J.A. Bickett	Australia John Bickett Australia Sam Miller	Ford 1952 Customline	294
49	140	Australia Gibson Industries	Australia 'Hoot' Gibson Australia Les Ramsay Australia Sid Gibson	Standard Vanguard Phase II	305
50	108	Australia C.W. Graham	Australia Colin Graham Australia MacGregor Graham Australia Terry Gilbert	Peugeot 203	306
51	6	Australia D.A. McLachlan	Australia Bill McLachlan Australia Marie Higgs Australia Malcolm McKay	Ford 1952 Customline	308
52	133	Australia W.K. Meier	Australia William Meier Australia Stan Jones	Austin A40 Devon	310
53	84	Australia A.G. Melrose	Australia Aubrey Melrose Australia Harry Murray Australia John Van Lieven	Austin A40 Devon	311
54	80	Australia A.H. Gibson	Australia Alex Gibson Australia H. Howell	Mercedes-Benz 170 D	320
55	96	Australia C.A. Roberts	Australia Chris Roberts Australia Wallace Hair Australia Guy Bristol	Ford Zephyr Six	322
56	7	Australia E.J. Brotherton	Australia Jeff Brotherton Australia Maurie Monk	Austin A30	331
57	181	AustraliaJ.A. Brabham	Australia Jack Brabham Australia Bill Armstrong Australia Ron Tauranac	Holden 48-215	334
58	55	Australia C.J. Arthur	Australia Cliff Arthur Australia Edna Arthur Australia Ron Campbell	Peugeot 203	337
59	22	Australia C.E. Dix	Australia Cecil Dix Australia Ronald Dix Australia Alec Dealtry Australia Keith Pederson	DeSoto 1947 Deluxe	346
60	166	Australia Lionel Ryan	Australia Lionel Ryan Australia Tom Day Australia Edgar Ryan	Holden 48-215	357
61	44	Australia Team Tyas and Craigie	Australia Ken Tyas Australia J. Craigie	Ford Consul	372
62	87	Australia Team Buly and Williams	Australia Lloyd Buly Australia Stan Williams Australia Lyle Gray Australia Fred Haig	Ford 1953 Customline	372
63	138	Australia Jack Phillips	Australia Jack Phillips Australia Ron Phillips Australia Jack Cox	Ford 1953 Customline	373
64	58	Australia Harold Weal	Australia Harold Weal Australia Harold Weal, Jr.	Ford 1951 Custom	383
65	67	Australia Keith McCrohon	Australia Keith McCrohon Australia Raymond Fuller Australia Alex Nicol	Ford 1939 V8 Deluxe	398
68	132	Australia J.B. Carrington	Australia Banks Carrington Australia Neville Barnett Australia Ernest Smith	Morris Oxford Series MO	399
69	40	Australia Bill Messenger	Australia Bill Messenger Australia Unknown	Mercury 1946 Eight	428
70	30	Australia J.F. McCafferty	Australia John McCafferty Australia Ray George	Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe	453
71	88	Australia Ron Muir and Sons	Australia Ron Muir Australia Bill Dresser Australia Ron Speet	Ford Consul	456
72	73	Australia Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service	Australia Robert Boddenberg Australia A. Ghersi Australia E.Pinkerton	Peugeot 203	458
73	69	Australia W.C. Zeh	Australia Willy Zeh Australia Tom Buddle	Mercedes-Benz 170 D	465
74	86	Australia Titanic Steel Fab	Australia Dan Mott Australia Eric Staples	Jaguar Mark VII	478
75	176	Australia Courtney and Patterson	Australia A. Patterson Australia Lloyd Edwards	Ford Prefect	486
76	168	Australia Roy Rothwell	Australia Roy Rothwell Australia Hugh Rothwell Australia Clive Mitchell	Holden 48-215	489
77	106	Australia John McGrath Motors	Australia Nat Buchanan Australia Len Weston Australia Cedric James	Humber Super Snipe Mark IV	490
78	146	Australia J.E. O'Connell	Australia J. O'Connell Australia Lou Hall Australia Jack Kemp	Chevrolet 1952 Deluxe	496
79	4	Australia L.F. Bailey	Australia Lyle Bailey Australia L. Black Australia N. Bailey	Mercedes-Benz 170S	500
80	38	Australia D.R. McPherson	Australia Don McPherson Australia Ossie Steer Australia Ted Tallis Australia Bill Wagner	Ford 1953 Customline	547
81	149	Australia D & K Taxis Limited	Australia Arthur Garner Australia Jack Wade Australia Mort Harvie	Holden 48-215	550
82	33	Australia Austin Distributors Pty Ltd	Australia Ken Smyth Australia Geoff Smith	Austin A30	560
83	90	Australia Larke Hoskins	Australia Curly Brydon Australia Tom Jemison	Austin A40 Somerset	575
84	83	Australia Frank Kleinig	Australia Frank Kleinig Australia Clive Gibson	Morris Minor Series II	622
85	45	Australia Syd O'Halloran	Australia Syd O'Halloran Australia Jim Savage	Plymouth 1938	640
86	101	Australia N.L. Olivier	Australia N. Olivier Australia Geoff Kittle	MG TD Midget	656
87	125	Australia V.R. Burton	Australia Viv Burton Australia Sam Craig	Morris Minor MM	657
88	56	Australia S.J. Carpenter	Australia Stanley Carpenter Australia Richard Carpenter	Terraplane 1937	660
89	185	Australia Glandore Motors	Australia Charles Tabberer Australia Bob Burnett-Reid	Chevrolet 1937 Master Coupe	666
90	126	Australia L.V. March	Australia Les March Australia John Brooker	MG TD Midget	677
91	107	Australia Jack Davey	Australia Jack Davey Australia Lou Moss Australia Alan Taylor Australia Arthur Cushing	Ford 1952 Customline	681
92	137	Australia Noel Sweeney	Australia Noel Sweeney Australia B. Hutchison	Jaguar Mark VII	707
93	136	Australia Paramount Service Station	Australia Rex Sendy Australia Murray Chesser	Ford Consul	729
94	151	Australia J.E. Pedley	Australia Joe Pedley Australia Fred Hargrave	Austin A70 Hereford	729
95	105	Australia Harry Thompson	Australia Harry Thompson Australia Wal Gillespie	Singer Nine	783
96	152	Australia S.C. Johnson	Australia Stan Johnson Australia Len Reeves Australia Eric Daley	Studebaker 1947 Champion	788
97	189	Australia J.A. Witter	Australia Jack Witter Australia Raymond Pantlin	Hudson Pacemaker	792
98	23	Australia Team Milne and Conrad	Australia G. Milne Australia Bill Conrad	Vauxhall Velox	795
99	89	Australia N.M. Hamilton	Australia Norm Hamilton Australia Ken Harper	Porsche 356	808
100	98	Australia Miss Lois Rowe	Australia Lois Rowe Australia Nola Rowe Australia Diana Brunton	Sunbeam-Talbot 90	854
101	187	Australia F.A. Price	Australia Frank Price Australia Dick Cobden Australia Kethel Rooke	Singer SM1500	868
102	170	Australia W.J. Hamilton	Australia W. Hamilton Australia Unknown	Citroën Light 15	877
103	14	Australia Team Drew and Cousins	Australia Harvey Drew Australia Bill Cousins	Studebaker 1938 Commander	900
104	103	Australia Keith Napier	Australia Keith Napier Australia Alan Dickson Australia Allan Irish	Plymouth 1934	927
105	29	Australia Škoda Distributors	Australia Harry Atkinson Australia Ronald Wiseman Australia Kevin Murphy	Škoda 1101	945
106	142	Australia O.E. Yates	Australia Owen Yates Australia Bob Collett Australia Lou Edwards	Austin A90 Atlantic	946
107	127	Australia A.A. Anderson	Australia 'Duck' Anderson Australia Tony Anthony Australia Arthur Higgins	Holden 48-215	951
108	59	Australia Don Hassett	Australia Don Hassett Australia Hank Edgar Australia Geoff Walker	Austin A40 Devon	960
109	17	Australia R.C. Neeley	Australia Ray Neeley Australia Allan Ashcroft	Allard M2X	961
110	42	Australia Woollahra Driving School	Australia Frank Eastlake Australia Jack Fletcher Australia John Webb	Holden 48-215	977
111	130	Australia D. and R. Charlesworth	Australia D. Charlesworth Australia R. Charlesworth Australia John Drew	Humber Hawk Mark V	1,033
112	144	Australia D.H. Heggie	Australia Don Heggie Australia C. Heggie	Ford Zephyr Six	1,125
113	148	Australia C.R. Turner	Australia Claude Turner Australia A. Burriss Australia S. Waiber	Humber Hawk Mark V	1,135
114	172	Australia L.P. Dorgan	Australia Leo Dorgan Australia Pat Riley Australia Les Makin	Buick 1939 Special	1,209
115	39	Australia J.P. Nind	Australia John Nind Australia Claude Jewson	MG TD Midget	1,316
116	109	Australia Stan Levy	Australia Stan Levy Australia Unknown	Ford 1953 Customline	1,321
117	77	Australia R.J. Mulcahy	Australia R. Mulcahy Australia N. Farmer Australia Guy Cuthertson	Austin A70 Hereford	1,348
118	36	Australia D. Stanborough	Australia D. Stanborough Australia Unknown	MG TD Midget	1,419
119	74	Australia Les Burrows	Australia Les Burrows Australia Stan Shepheard Australia Alf Barrett	Standard Vanguard Phase II	1,447
120	155	Australia Q.C. Smith	Australia Clem Smith Australia Reg Sparks	Terraplane 1935	1,472
121	162	Australia St James Driving School	Australia John Moore Australia Eric Pywell Australia Barry Taylor	Austin A40 Devon	1,483
122	159	Australia B.D. Kingston	Australia Ben Kingston Australia John Roe Australia M. Kingston	Jaguar Mark VII	1,500
123	2	Australia K.F. Thallon	Australia Keith Thallon Australia Harold Dowling	Morris Minor Series II	1,617
124	169	Australia C.V. Cresswell	Australia Charles Cresswell Australia Sid Cresswell Australia Arthur Lynn	Plymouth 1947 De Luxe	1,629
125	177	Australia Alan Carter	Australia Alan Carter Australia Ann Carter	Riley 2.5 Litre	1,659
126	31	Australia Eric Roberts	Australia Eric Roberts Australia Bert Endersby	Morris Minor Series II	1,661
127	124	Australia R.F. Templar	Australia Ray Templar Australia 'Blue' Ryan Australia Bill Williamson	Rover 75	1,703
128	79	Australia F.M. Higgins	Australia F. Higgins Australia D. Cameron Australia F. Gill	Peugeot 203	1,726
129	164	Australia Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service	Australia Robert Burgin Australia M. Griffiths Australia Roy Francis	Peugeot 203	1,829
130	81	Australia Fred Maguire	Australia Fred Maguire Australia John Larkin Australia John Wawn	Nash 1946 600	1,899
131	163	Australia C.F. Herbert	Australia Cyril Herbert Australia Allen Hallett	Standard Fourteen	1,935
132	34	Australia Team Graham and Goldhurst	Australia Frank Graham Australia Peter Hamilton	Ford 1932 V8 Roadster	1,940
133	19	Australia Mrs Winifred Conway	Australia Winifred Conway Australia Denys Tanner Australia Margaret Bruce	Austin A40 Devon	1,979
134	192	Australia Miss J. Hill	Australia Bill Mair Australia Reg Lusby	Renault 750	1,979
135	60	Australia Commonwealth Motors	Australia Laurie Whitehead Australia Ian Barns Australia Bill Buckle	Citroën Big Six	2,024
136	154	Australia David Rance	Australia David Rance Australia Len Taylor	MG TD Midget	2,158
137	171	Australia D.K. Carmody	Australia Keith Carmody Australia Ray Melville	Fiat 1400	2,383
138	173	Australia Tom Mills	Australia Tom Mills Australia Jack O'Hara Australia Bert Easterbrook	Hudson 1937	2,408
139	147	Australia O.M. Joseph	Australia Oscar Joseph Australia Jack Joseph Australia Harry Tartlin Australia Neville Branson	Chrysler 77	2,409
140	95	Australia M.D. von Sanden	Australia Max von Sanden Australia Valda Marshall Australia Lin Paltridge	Nash 1928 Light Six	2,414
141	68	Australia Interstate Car Rentals	Australia Donald Tottey Australia Archie Barnett	Ford Anglia Tourer	2,702
142	180	Australia V.C. Hannaford	Australia Vic Hannaford Australia Merv Barrie Australia Rex Ellis	Holden 48-215	3,169
Source:^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 33-51
^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 174-178

[1] Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 33-51

[2] Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

[3] Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 174-178

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