The 1965 International 6 Hour Touring Car Race was a six-hour endurance race for

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held at the Sandown Park circuit in

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, Australia on 21 November 1965.Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday, November 21, 1965 The race, which was open to cars classified in

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of international

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,Favorite for six-hour race, www.ebay.com
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. The race was won by Frank Gardner and Kevin Bartlett driving an

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entered by

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.Adrian Ryan, Sandown International Six-Hour - Mildren's Alfa makes it two in a row, Racing Car News, January 1966, pages 32 to 34

Classes

Cars competed in five classes according to engine capacity. *Class A : Over 3000cc *Class B : 2001–3000cc *Class C : 1501–2000cc *Class D : 1101–1500cc *Class E : Up to 1100cc

Results

39 cars started the race and 29 finished. Names of drivers who were entered in the car but did not drive during the race are shown within brackets.

Awards

* 1st automatic to finish – Car No 7 Alfa wins again in Sandown six hour race, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide, 12th Edition for 1967, pages 74 to 76 – Bill Burns & B Lawler ( Jaguar 3.8 Automatic) * 1st Woman's Team to finish – Car No 65 – Dianne Leighton & Kaye Whiteford (

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) * 1st Nominated Team – Cars 48 & 50 – Bob Holden (racing driver), Bob Holden & Ron Haylen (Morris Cooper S) and William Stanley & Digby Cooke (Morris Cooper S)

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Awards

References

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