The 1967 Rothmans 12 Hour was an endurance race for Sports Racing Cars & Improved Production Cars.
The event was staged at the
Surfers Paradise International Raceway
Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The long circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast who also designed and built the Adelaide Internationa ...
in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
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, subdivision_name = Australia
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, established_ ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
on 3 September 1967.
[Racing Car News, October 1967, pages 31-34]
Class Structure
The 27 starters competed in four classes as follows:
* Sports Racing Cars Over 2000cc
* Sports Racing Cars Under 2000cc
* Improved Production Cars Over 2000cc
* Improved Production Cars Under 2000cc
This was the second of two Rothmans 12 Hour sports car races to be held at the Surfers Paradise circuit before the event was downsized to become the
Surfers Paradise 6 Hour in 1968.
Results
References
Further reading
* A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
* Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1968
* Modern Motor, November 1967, pages 98 & 99
External links
Race report and imagesRetrieved from www.imca-slotracing.com on 17/6/08
Retrieved from www.bowdensown.com.au on 17/6/08
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Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway
Rothmans 12 Hour