1969 Chevron Surfers Paradise 6 Hour

June 2020 August 2019 The 1969 Chevron Surfers Paradise 6 Hour was an endurance race for Sports Cars and Touring Cars.Official Programme, Speed Week '69', Surfers Paradise, Oct. 24th - Nov. 2nd The event was held at the Surfers Paradise circuit in Queensland, Australia on 2 November 1969.Surfers Six To Datsun, Australian Motor Manual, January 1970, page 53 The race was won by Kunimitsu Takahashi and Yoshikayo Sunago, driving a Nissan R380A-III. Classes Entries were divided into the following classes: Sports Cars (Over 2000cc) Sports Cars (Under 2000cc) Improved Production Sports Cars (Under 2000cc) Improved Production Touring Cars (Over 2000cc) Improved Production Touring Cars (Under 2000cc) Series Production Sports Cars (Over 2000cc) Series Production Sports Cars (Under 2000cc) Results thumb|A Nissan R380, similar to the winning car (Image from 2011) PositionDes White, Six-Hour Datsun Dominate, Racing Car News, December 1969, pages 60-62 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Class Pos. Laps1 Kunimitsu Takahashi, Yoshikayo Sunago 6 Nissan R380A-III Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. SC -2000 1 257 2 Moto Kitano, Motoharu Kurosawa 5 Nissan R380A-III Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. SC -2000 2 253 3 Glynn Scott, Joe Camilleri, Ann ThompsonPush Start Puts Matich Team Out, The Courier-Mail, Monday, Nov 3 1969, page 15 13 Lotus Elan Glyn Scott Motors IPSC -2000 1 236 4 Bob Beasley, Brian Davies 7 Lotus 47 Wright Ford Motors, Sydney SC -2000 3 233 5 Doug Whiteford, John Roxburgh, Barry Tapsall 12 Datsun 2000 Datsun Racing Team IPSC -2000 2 231 6 Keith Williams, David McKay, Alan Hamilton 28 Porsche 911S Keith Williams SPSP -2000 1 228 7 John Goss, Dennis Cribbin 3 Tornado Ford Carl Robertson Ford Pty. Ltd. SC +2000 1 225 8 Bill Fanning, Bob Holden 25 Ford Cortina Lotus Ian Hindmarsh Motors IPTC -2000 1 223 9 Harry Heath, Ross Bond 14 Lotus Europa Geoghegan's Sporty Cars IPSC -2000 3 217 10 Leo Geoghegan, Jim Bertram 15 Ford Falcon GTHO McCluskey Ford Pty. Ltd. IPTC +2000 1 216 11 Max Volkers, Brian Michelmore 16 Holden Monaro GTS327 M. Volkers IPTC +2000 2 215 12 Ron Kearns, Gerry Lister 23 Volvo 132 British and Continental Cars Pty. Ltd. IPTC -2000 2 211 13 Ray Gulson, Peter Brown 22 Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina Canberra Speed Shop IPTC -2000 3 207 14 Terry Friar, John Hoade 26 Mazda R100 Terry Friar IPTC -2000 4 206 15 Patricia Peck, Doug Macarthur 17 Ford Falcon GTHO D & P Traders Pty. Limited IPTC +2000 3 205 16 Brian Scoffell, Reg Fairley 29 MGB Mk. II New Formula Motors SPSC -2000 2 200 17 Bob Jemison, Doug Booty 20 Datsun 1600 Windmill Star Service Station IPTC -2000 5 Car not shown in Results table published in Australian Motor Manual 185 DNF The Datsun Racing Team Datsun 1600 is mentioned in the Racing Car News race report but is not included in the list of 17 finishers in the same publication. Doug Whiteford, John Roxburgh, Barry Tapsall 19 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team IPTC -2000 DNF Dave Moline, B. Rollinhoff 10 Elfin Ian Hindmarsh Motors SC -2000 DNF The Lolita is mentioned in the Racing Car News race report but is not included in the list of 17 finishers in the same publication. D. Wilkins, A Whitchurch 9 Lolita Rawlinson's Panel & Paint Racing Team SC -2000 DNF David Seldon, Digby Cooke 23 Volvo 142 British and Continental Cars Pty. Ltd. IPTC -2000 DNF Friedrick Kohout 21 Porsche 911S Friedrick Kohout IPTC -2000 DNF Howie Sangster, Henk Woelders 2 Lola T70 Mk. II Don O'Sullivan Racing Pty. Ltd. SC +2000 11Gary Stubbs, 6-Hour Won On Reliability, Australian Motoring News, Wednesday, November 19, 1969, page 6 Disq Frank Matich, Don O'Sullivan 1 Matich SR3 Repco Rothmans Team Matich SC +2000 Given that there were 29 entries, there may have been more starters than have been accounted for in the above table. Notes Entries in Official Programme: 29 Start: Le Mans-style Pole Position: Frank Matich, Don O'Sullivan, 1m 13.3s (set by Matich) Distance covered by winning car, 257 laps, 514 miles (827 km) Fastest lap: Frank Matich, 1m 13s References Further reading Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 147 External links Prince, Datsun, make that Nissan R380..., primotipo.com 28 0 59 S 153 22 34 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Category:Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway Chevron Paradise 6 Hour Category:November 1969 sports events in Australia