The 1970 Rothmans 12 Hour was an endurance motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the

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on 4 January 1970 with the field divided into four classes determined by the retail price of the vehicle. The race was won by Colin Bond and Tony Roberts driving a Class D Holden Monaro HT GTS350 for the Harry Firth run Holden Dealer Team. The pair, who four months earlier had won the

1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 The 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the tenth running of the Bathurst 500 production car race. It was held on 5 October 1969 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. Cars competed in five classes based on ...

at Bathurst, covered 435 laps of the 3.219 km (2.000 mi) circuit for a distance of 1,400.265 km (870 mi).

Results

References

* A History of Australian Motor Sport, © 1980 * Modern Motor, March 1970 * Racing Car News, February 1970 * The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989 * The Courier Mail, Monday, 5 January 1970 * The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988 {{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 January 1970 sports events in New Zealand