1967 Rothmans 12 Hour

Car endurance race June 2020 August 2019 The 1967 Rothmans 12 Hour was an endurance race for Sports Racing Cars & Improved Production Cars. The event was staged at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 3 September 1967.Racing Car News, October 1967, pages 31-34 Class Structure The 27 starters competed in four classes as follows: Sports Racing Cars Over 2000cc Sports Racing Cars Under 2000cc Improved Production Cars Over 2000cc Improved Production Cars Under 2000cc This was the second of two Rothmans 12 Hour sports car races to be held at the Surfers Paradise circuit before the event was downsized to become the Surfers Paradise 6 Hour in 1968. Results PositionAustralian Motor, November 1967, page 86 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class Laps 1 Bill Brown Greg Cusack 4 Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce 1 SR + 2000 490 2 Paul Hawkins Jackie Epstein 1 Lola T70 Mk 3 Chevrolet Epstein Enterprises 2 SR + 2000 468 3 Alan Hamilton Glyn Scott 9 Porsche 906 Spyder Porsche Distributors 1 SR - 2000 460 4 John Roxburgh Doug Whiteford 28 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 1 IP - 2000 447 5 Bob Holden Don Holland 8 Morris Cooper S BMC (Australia) Pty Ltd 2 SR - 2000 437 6 Charlie Smith Noel Hall MGB Smith BMC 2 IP - 2000 427 7 Gerry Lister David Seldon 15 Volvo 122S Wynns Friction Proofing 3 SR - 2000 424 8 R Kearns B Lawler C Wear 27 Volvo 122S Nat Zanardo Motors 3 IP - 2000 418 9 Ron Thorp R Strong 17 AC Cobra Ron Thorp's Bargain Barn 1 IP + 2000 416 10 John Keran Colin Bond M Winkless Volvo P1800S John Keran 4 IP - 2000 416 11 Barry Ferguson Max Stahl 11 MGB Fastback Racing Car News 4 SR - 2000 412 12 Harry Cape I Ferguson Triumph GT6 HC Cape 5 IP - 2000 402 13 D Hallam Robin Pare Ford Anglia Super Don Elliott 5 SR - 2000 374 14 Graham Wood D Haldane B Leer TVR Grantura Peter Owen Racing 6 SR - 2000 367 15 Max de Jersey Bill Birmingham A Shaw Holden FJ Race Car Engineering 3 SR + 2000 344 16 Peter Whitelaw K Woolf P Ganderton 18 Daimler SP250 Peter E Whitelaw 2 IP + 2000 300 17 Phil Barnes J Leighton Morris Cooper S Phil Barnes 7 SR - 2000 238 DNF Kevin Bartlett Doug Chivas Alfa Romeo GTA Alec Mildren ? ? DNF Ross Bond Digby Cooke Bill Stanley Austin-Healey 3000 ? ? DNF B Breen D Frazer Austin-Healey Sprite ? ? DNF B Tapsall Henk Woelders Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team IP - 2000 ? DNF D Moline I Hindmarsh Elfin ? ? DNF G Munyard R Crawford A Calvert Holden 48/215Image, forums.autosport.com Retrieved 6 October 2019 ? ? DNF Bill Gates Jim Bertram Lotus Elan ? ? DNF Doug Macarthur Alec Macarthur Lotus Elan ? ? DNF Brian Foley John French 7 MG Midget BMC (Australia) Pty Ltd ? ? DNF Harry Gapps R Drane Renault R8 Gordini ? ? References Further reading A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980 Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1968 Modern Motor, November 1967, pages 98 & 99 External links Race report and images Retrieved from www.imca-slotracing.com on 17/6/08 Ron Thorp AC Cobra images including 1967 Rothams 12 Hour Retrieved from www.bowdensown.com.au on 17/6/08 28 0 59 S 153 22 34 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Category:Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway Rothmans 12 Hour