Dear Jaguar Lovers only few of us know about William (Bill)
Pitt, who is a former Australian racing driver and motor racing
official. His name has been well known for the XK120, D-Type, Mark VIII and
a Mark 1 touring. He worked with Queensland's Jaguar agents Cyril and
Geordie Anderson of Westco Motors to achieve distinguished positions among his
contemporary drivers.
Pitt first started his early racing career with in 1948
Australian Grand Prix and within just 2 years he was an eminent name in the
racing world. Through his selective involvement in the racing world he proved the triumph of quality over quantity. Veritably, among the other Aussie racing enthusiasts, Bill was the one who brought Australia into the real racing.
He and his co-drivers Geordie Anderson and Charlie Swinburne
won Australia’s first 24 hour car race
at Mt Druitt in Jan 1954 in a Jaguar XK 120. He finished 11th in the 1954
Australian G.P. at Southport driving an Anderson-Jaguar which was an XK 120
modified as an open wheeler.
His most reputed champsionship positions are given
hereunder:
1962
|
2nd
|
Australian
Touring Car Championship
|
1962
|
3rd
|
Bathurst
Six Hour Classic - Division A
|
1961
|
1st
|
Australian
Touring Car Championship
|
1960
|
2nd
|
Australian
Touring Car Championship
|
1959
|
2nd
|
Australian
Tourist Trophy
|
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| Bill sitting in his D-Type that was further sold in 1959 |
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| A scene from his glorious past |
