1970 Rothmans 250 Production Classic

April 2021 November 2011 The 1970 Rothmans 250 Production Classic was an endurance motor race for Series Production Touring Cars staged at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 1 November 1970. Race distance was 125 laps of the 2 mile circuit, a total of 250 miles. The race was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO. Classes Cars competed in four classes based on purchase price.Rothman 250 race to end Speed Week, The Courier Mail, Thursday, October 22, 1970, page 25 Results thumb|Allan Moffat won the race driving a Ford Falcon GTHO thumb|Peter Brock and Digby Cooke placed second driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1 thumb|Colin Bond placed fifth driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1 PositionDes White, Moffats's Series Hat-Trick, Racing Car News, December 1970, pages 28 & 29Brier Thomas, Moffat's Hat Trick, Sports Car World, January 1971, page 27 & 28 Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps 1 Allan Moffat 63 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 125 2 Peter Brock, Digby Cooke 32 Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Fair Deal Car Sales 125 3 Bruce McPhee Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 124 4 Bob Morris, Lakis Manticas Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Lakis Manticas 124 5 Colin Bond 38 Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 124 6 Paul Zacka, Graham Perry Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 New Formula Motors 122 7 John French, J. Bertram Ford Falcon XW GTHO McClusky Ford P/L 122 8 Christine Cole 39 Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 121 9 Bob Holden Ford Falcon XW GTHO Alto Ford 119 10 Doug Whiteford 20 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 115 Class A 1 John Leffler 12Surfers Paradise 250, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 106 & 107 Mazda 1300 John Palmer Motors 112 2 Barry Tapsall Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 112 3 G. Leeds, L. Carne Mazda 1300 Tynan Motors 110 4 Bill Stanley Toyota Corolla 1200 108 5 P. Granger, K. Merz Toyota Corolla 1200 107 6 J. Leighton 5 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 103 Class B 1 Doug Whiteford 20 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 115 2 Bruce Stewart 24 Datsun 1600 WH Motors P/L 115 3 L. Massey, J. Massey Datsun 1600 WH Motors P/L 107 4 D. Jemison, D. Booty Datsun 1600 WH Motors P/L 103 Class C 1 Peter Brock, Digby Cooke 32 Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Fair Deal Car Sales 125 2 Bob Morris, Lakis Manticas Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Lakis Manticas 124 3 Colin Bond 38 Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 124 4 Paul Zacka, Graham Perry Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 New Formula Motors 122 5 Christine Cole 39 Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 121 6 S. Townsend, C. Wenzel Ford Escort Twin Cam 112 7 G. Giesberts. C. Clough Holden Torana LC GTR XU-1 102 8 L. Arnel, T. Kucks Ford Escort Twin Cam 99 Class D 1 Allan Moffat 63 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 125 2 Bruce McPhee 64 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 124 3 John French, J. Bertram Ford Falcon XW GTHO McClusky Ford P/L 122 4 Bob Holden Ford Falcon XW GTHO Alto Ford 119 5 Keith Self Ford Falcon XW GTHO Automatic 112 6 J. English, Harris Ford Capri V6 107 ? Leo Geoghegan, Tony Paul Chrysler Valiant Pacer? ? Bob Skelton Ford Falcon XW GTHO ? ? Whitchurch Chrysler Valiant Pacer? DNF Phil Barnes Ford Falcon XW GTHO ? DNF Trevor Meehan Ford Falcon XW GTHO ? Notes Attendance: 8,000Moffat in "250" Victory, The Courier Mail, Monday, November 2, 1971 Starters: 29 References 28 0 59 S 153 22 34 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Category:Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway Rothmans 250 Production Classic Category:November 1970 sports events in Australia