1969 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race

February 2021 October 2011 The 1969 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race was an endurance race for Series Production Touring Cars staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 1969.Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday 14 September 1969 It was the fourth running of the race which was to become the Sandown 500. The race was won by Allan Moffat and John French driving a Ford XW Falcon GTHO. Classes Each car competed in one of five classes: Class A : Up to $1850 Class B : $1851 to $2250 Class C : $2251 to $3000 Class D : $3001 to $4500 Class E : Over $4500 Results thumb|The Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 driven in the race by Spencer Martin and Kevin Bartlett. The car is pictured at the Sandown circuit in 2014. PositionAdrian Ryan, HO-HO-HO! Ford's New Idea, Racing Car News, October 1969, pages 50 to 52 Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps 1 Allan Moffat John French 61 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia 118 2 Tom Roddy Murray Carter 64 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. 117 3 Fred Gibson Barry Seton 62 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia 116 Class A : Up to $1850 1 Bob Holden Don Toffolon 6 Datsun 1000 Datsun Racing Team 100 2 Allan Johns Warren Gracie 1 Hillman GT Allan Johns 96 DNF Bill Evans Barry Tapsall 7 Datsun 1000 Datsun Racing Team Class B : $1851 to $2250 1 John Roxburgh Doug Whiteford 8 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 105 2 Frank Coad Jon Leighton 9 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 104 3 Alf Barrett Mel Mollison 14 Morris 1500 R.G. Lanyon 101 ? Barry Robertson Peter Harding 10 Datsun 1600 C.B.M. Motors Pty. Ltd. DNF Rusty French 17 Hillman Gazelle Eiffel Tower Motors Pty. Ltd. Class C : $2251 to $3000 1 Jack Nougher David O'Keefe 38 Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer Eiffel Tower Motors Pty. Ltd. 112 2 Glyn Scott Des West 39 Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer Eiffel Tower Motors Pty. Ltd. 112 3 D Yeates Neil Edwards 45 Ford XT Falcon 500 V8 Bayford Motors Preston 111 ? Bob Brown Ted Brewster 43 Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer Max Manley Pty. Ltd. ? Paul Dyer Alan Vincent 33 Morris Cooper S Selby's Steering and Suspension Service ? Joe Camilleri John Humphrey 32 Morris Cooper S Ann Thompson ? Ron Simmonds A McIntyre 29 Morris Cooper S Ron Simmonds ? Clem Smith Clive Millis 42 Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer Clem Smith Motors Pty. Ltd. ? Bill Lord-Milne A. Moore 36 Renault R16TS Monaco Autos ? George Reynolds John Mooney 37 Renault R16TS John Mooney DNF Frank Leggatt Norm Blunt 31 Morris Cooper S Lionel W. Cordingley Class D : $3001 to $4500 1 Allan Moffat John French 61 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia 118 2 Tom Roddy Murray Carter 64 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. 117 3 Fred Gibson Barry Seton 62 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia 116 4 Terry Robertson Graham Blanchard 59 Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 Terry Robertson Motors 5 Bruce Rae Russell Kramer 53 Holden HK Monaro GTS 327 Bruce Rae ? Pat Peck Gloria Taylor 66 Ford XW Falcon GTHO D. & P. Traders Pty. Ltd. DNF Max Volkers Lionel Ayers 56 Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 Midway Motors Queensland DNF Spencer Martin Kevin Bartlett 57 Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 Holden Dealer Team DNF Peter Larner Richard Knight 65 Ford XW Falcon GTHO B. S. Stillwell & Co. Pty. Ltd. DNF Ian Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan 60 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia DNF David McKay Brian Foley 67 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Alto Ford Exc Bruce McPhee Barry Mulholland 63 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Bruce McPhee Class E : Over $4500 1 Bryan Thompson Graham Ritter 82 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bryan Thomson Motors 111 2 T Roberts John Ould 81 BMW 2002 John Ould Motors 108 3 Don Uebergang Garth Rhodes 93 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bryan Thomson Motors 107 Exc Ray Gulson Peter Brown 80 Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina Canberra Speed Shop Of the 41 cars which started the race,Sandown 3-Hour Datsun Trophy Race, Australian Auto Sports, November 1969, page 17 six have not been accounted for in the above table. The McPhee / Mulholland Ford Falcon, which was provisionally placed third outright, was excluded from the results as McPhee had exceeded the two hour maximum driving time allowed for each driver. References Further reading Australian Motor Manual, November 1969 Holden, The official racing history, © 1988 The Age, Monday, 15 September 1969 The Age, Wednesday, 17 September 1969 The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989 External links Touring Cars 1969, www.autopics.com.au Sandown Three Hour 1968 Datsun 3 Hour Trophy 1969 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race Category:Pre-Bathurst 500 Category:September 1969 sports events in Australia