1969 Chevron Surfers Paradise 6 Hour

The 1969 Chevron Surfers Paradise 6 Hour was an endurance race for Sports Cars and Touring Cars.[1] The event was held at the Surfers Paradise circuit in Queensland, Australia on 2 November 1969.[2]

The race was won by Kunimitsu Takahashi and Yoshikayo Sunago, driving a Nissan R380A-III.

Classes

Entries were divided into the following classes:[1]

Results

Position[3] Drivers[3] [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Class [1] Class Pos. [2] Laps[3]
1 Kunimitsu Takahashi, Yoshikayo Sunago 6 Nissan R380A-III Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. SC -2000 1 257
2 Moto Kitano, Motoharu Kurosawa 5 Nissan R380A-III Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. SC -2000 2 253
3 Glynn Scott, Joe Camilleri, Ann Thompson[4] 13 Lotus Elan [3] Glyn Scott Motors IPSC -2000 1 236
4 Bob Beasley, Brian Davies 7 Lotus 47 Wright Ford Motors, Sydney SC -2000 3 233
5 Doug Whiteford, John Roxburgh, Barry Tapsall 12 Datsun 2000 [3] Datsun Racing Team IPSC -2000 2 231
6 Keith Williams, David McKay, Alan Hamilton[5] 28 Porsche 911S [2] Keith Williams SPSP -2000 1 228
7 John Goss, Dennis Cribbin 3 Tornado Ford Carl Robertson Ford Pty. Ltd. SC +2000 1 225
8 Bill Fanning, Bob Holden 25 Ford Cortina Lotus Ian Hindmarsh Motors IPTC -2000 1 223
9 Harry Heath, Ross Bond 14 Lotus Europa Geoghegan's Sporty Cars IPSC -2000 3 217
10 Leo Geoghegan, Jim Bertram 15 Ford Falcon GTHO [5] McCluskey Ford Pty. Ltd. IPTC +2000 1 216
11 Max Volkers, Brian Michelmore 16 Holden Monaro GTS327 [2] M. Volkers IPTC +2000 2 215
12 Ron Kearns, Gerry Lister 23 Volvo 132 [2] British and Continental Cars Pty. Ltd. IPTC -2000 2 211
13 Ray Gulson, Peter Brown 22 Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina [2] [3] Canberra Speed Shop IPTC -2000 3 207
14 Terry Friar, John Hoade 26 Mazda R100 [3] Terry Friar IPTC -2000 4 206
15 Patricia Peck, Doug Macarthur 17 Ford Falcon GTHO D & P Traders Pty. Limited IPTC +2000 3 205
16 Brian Scoffell, Reg Fairley 29 MGB Mk. II New Formula Motors SPSC -2000 2 200
17 Bob Jemison, Doug Booty 20 Datsun 1600 [3] Windmill Star Service Station IPTC -2000 5 [6] 185
DNF [7] Doug Whiteford, John Roxburgh, Barry Tapsall 19 Datsun 1600 [3] Datsun Racing Team IPTC -2000
DNF Dave Moline, B. Rollinhoff 10 Elfin Ian Hindmarsh Motors SC -2000
DNF [8] D. Wilkins, A Whitchurch 9 Lolita Rawlinson's Panel & Paint Racing Team SC -2000
DNF David Seldon, Digby Cooke 23 Volvo 142 [5] British and Continental Cars Pty. Ltd. IPTC -2000
DNF Friedrick Kohout 21 Porsche 911S [5] Friedrick Kohout IPTC -2000
DNF Howie Sangster, Henk Woelders 2 Lola T70 Mk. II Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. SC +2000 11[5]
Disq Frank Matich, Don O'Sullivan 1 Matich SR3 Repco [5] Rothmans Team Matich SC +2000

Given that there were 29 entries, there may have been more starters than have been accounted for in the above table.

Notes

  • Entries in Official Programme: 29 [1]
  • Start: Le Mans-style[5]
  • Pole Position: Frank Matich, Don O'Sullivan, 1m 13.3s (set by Matich)[3]
  • Distance covered by winning car, 257 laps, 514 miles[5] (827 km)
  • Fastest lap: Frank Matich, 1m 13s[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Official Programme, Speed Week '69', Surfers Paradise, Oct. 24th - Nov. 2nd
  2. ^ a b c d e f Surfers Six To Datsun, Australian Motor Manual, January 1970, page 53
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Des White, Six-Hour Datsun Dominate, Racing Car News, December 1969, pages 60-62
  4. ^ Push Start Puts Matich Team Out, The Courier-Mail, Monday, Nov 3 1969, page 15
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Gary Stubbs, 6-Hour Won On Reliability, Australian Motoring News, Wednesday, November 19, 1969, page 6
  6. ^ Car not shown in Results table published in Australian Motor Manual
  7. ^ The Datsun Racing Team Datsun 1600 is mentioned in the Racing Car News race report but is not included in the list of 17 finishers in the same publication.
  8. ^ The Lolita is mentioned in the Racing Car News race report but is not included in the list of 17 finishers in the same publication.

Further reading

  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 147

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