The 1969 Rothmans 12 Hour Classic was an endurance motor race for production cars
[45 In Road Race, The Courier Mail, Thursday, Jan 2, 1969 page 9] held 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
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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,
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 5 January 1969.
[Sweet Smell of Success, Racing Car News, February 1969, pages 30-33] It was the first of two such races to be held at the circuit.
[Paradise Lost, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 41, pages 88-98]
The race was won by Bill Gates and Jim Bertram driving a
Ford XT Falcon GT.
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Classes
Cars competed in five classes based on the retail price of the vehicle in Australian Dollars.[
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Results
References
Further reading
* The Australian racing history of Ford, 1989
* Family Sedan Battle, The Courier Mail, Monday, 6 January 1969, page 1
* Stewart Wilson, The official racing history of Holden, 1988, pages 61 & 331
* Ford Scores at Surfer's 12 Hour, Australian Motor Manual, March 1969, page 27
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Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway
Rothmans 12 Hour Classic
January 1969 sports events in Australia