1969 Rothmans 12 Hour Classic
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The 1969 Rothmans 12 Hour Classic was an endurance motor race for production cars45 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 ...
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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.


Classes

Cars competed in five classes based on the retail price of the vehicle in Australian Dollars.


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 {{coord, 28, 0, 59, S, 153, 22, 34, E, type:event_region:AU-QLD, display=title Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway Rothmans 12 Hour Classic January 1969 sports events in Australia