Castrol Six Hour

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Castrol Six Hour is a motorcycle race for motorcycle production, held in Australia from 1970 to 1987.

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The race was hosted by the Willoughby District Motorcycle Club and held at Amaroo Park until 1983, when it was transferred to Oran Park for 1984 until the last race in 1987. At that time it was the largest and most prestigious bike meeting in Australia, enjoying great support not only from Castrol and most of the motorcycle trade, but it is also a big blow to the motorcycle community that sees it as a real test of motorcycles they might want to buy. The main character of the race is the bikes should be stock and are strictly checked to ensure them. It also has considerable television coverage and contributes or is the result of an explosion in motorcycle sales. At 6 o'clock is very important for the industry, Honda designed the CB 1100R (B), to win the race. The first model does not have fairing and is completely handmade.

Initially the race was called Castrol 1000 in recognition of the prize money offered from Castrol. $ 1000 was a considerable amount in 1970, as can be seen by the fact that the winning motor of the first race, Triumph Bonneville 650, can be purchased for about $ 1,150.00 at the time.

Initially the race was for 3 classes, Unlimited, 500 cc and 250 cc. The race continued in that format until 1975, when the 250 cc class was dropped for "rider safety". Then in 1978 the class 500 cc was dropped and the 750 cc class was introduced. For 1983 Maximum capacity is limited to 1000 cc, possible to comply with ACCA regulations and in 1987, 250 cc class was reintroduced.

The first race runs on Sunday, October 18, 1970, when 68 drivers marched to start Le Mans.

The end came in part because Castrol pulled out of the road racing to concentrate efforts initially on Mr Motocross Series and then V8 Supercars, and partly because of the controversy that has dampened the event since the start over the feasibility of a bicycle or component. Also the race for production bikes is losing support as more people move to new Superbikes. Moving to Oran Park is also unpopular with many fans.

There was an attempt to revive the idea of ​​a six-hour endurance race, including one at Phillip Island, one at Eastern Creek and two at Oran Park in the 1990s and early 2000s but no one met the success of the first six hours.

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Star riders

Many famous names competed in the event, such as Mike (bike) Hailwood (UK), Wes Cooley (USA), John Kocinski (USA), Ken Blake, Robert Holden and Graeme Crosby (NZ Kawasaki). Winners of the show included the "who's" virtual of Australian motorcycle racing during the 1970s and 1980s, including Rob Phillis (Mick Hone Suzuki), Andrew Johnson (Mentor Motorcycles-Honda), Warren Willing (Team Yamaha), Wayne Gardner (Team Honda), Gregg Hansford (Tim Kawasaki), Michael Dowson, Malcolm Campbell (Team Honda) and Kevin Magee (TZ750), Michael Cole (Team Honda), Malcolm Campbell (Team Honda). A host that becomes privateers takes 6 hours to put them on a footing with a factory-backed racer.

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Results

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References

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External links

• "Ken Blake 1945 - 1981".
• "Castrol 6 Hour Production Race". Castrol 6 Hours . Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
• "Motorcycle Production Race 6 Hours".
• "6-Hour Castrol". Harry & amp; Jim Budd Motorsport . Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.

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