1969 Chevron Paradise 6 Hour
The 1969 Chevron Paradise 6 Hour was an endurance race for Sports Cars and Touring Cars. The event was held at the Surfers Paradise circuit in Queensland, Australia on 2 November 1969.[1]
The race was won by Kunimitsu Takahashi & Yoshikayo Sunago, driving a Datsun R380 Mk. 2.
Classes
[edit]Entries were divided into the following classes:[1]
- Sports Racing over 2000cc[1]
- Sports Racing under 2000cc[1]
- Sports Improved Production under 2000cc[1]
- Touring Improved Production over 2000cc[1]
- Touring Improved Production under 2000cc[1]
- Sports Series Production under 2000cc[1]
Results
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| Position[2] | Drivers[2] | No. | Car[2] | Entrant[2] | Class [1] | Laps[2] |
| 1 | Kunimitsu Takahashi, Yoshikayo Sunago | 6[2] | Datsun R380 Mk. 2 | Nissan Motor Co | SR - 2000 | 257 |
| 2 | Moto Kitano, Motoharu Kurosawa | 5 | Datsun R380 Mk. 2 | Nissan Motor Co | SR - 2000 | 253 |
| 3 | Glynn Scott, Joe Camilleri, Ann Thompson[3] | 13[2] | Lotus Elan | Glyn Scott Motors | SIP - 2000 | 236 |
| 4 | Bob Beasley, Brian Davies | 7 | Lotus 47 | Wright Ford Motors | SR - 2000 | 233 |
| 5 | Doug Whiteford, John Roxburgh, Barry Tapsall | Datsun 2000 | Datsun Racing Team | SIP - 2000 | 231 | |
| 6 | Keith Williams, David McKay, Alan Hamilton[4] | Porsche 911S | Keith Williams | SSP - 2000 | 228 | |
| 7 | John Goss, Dennis Cribbin | Tornado Ford | Carl Robertson Ford | SR + 2000 | 225 | |
| 8 | Bill Fanning, Bob Holden | Ford Cortina Lotus | Ian Hindmarsh Motors | TIP - 2000 | 223 | |
| 9 | Harry Heath, Ross Bond | Lotus Europa | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | SIP - 2000 | 217 | |
| 10 | Leo Geoghegan, Jim Bertram | Ford Falcon GTHO | McCluskey Ford | TIP + 2000 | 216 | |
| 11 | Max Volkers, Brian Michelmore | Holden Monaro GTS350 | M Volkers | TIP + 2000 | 215 | |
| 12 | Ron Kearns, Gerry Lister | Volvo 132[1] | British and Continental Cars | TIP - 2000 | 211 | |
| 13 | Ray Gulson, Peter Brown | Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina | Canberra Speed Shop | TIP - 2000 | 207 | |
| 14 | Terry Friar, John Hoade | Mazda R100 | Terry Friar | TIP - 2000 | 206 | |
| 15 | Patricia Peck, Doug Macarthur | Ford Falcon GTHO | D&P Traders | TIP + 2000 | 205 | |
| 16 | Brian Scoffell, Reg Fairley | MGB | New Formula Motors | SSP - 2000 | 200 | |
| 17 | Bob Jemison, Doug Booty | Datsun 1600 | Windmill Star Service Station | 185 | ||
| DNF | Dave Moline | Elfin | Hindmarsh Motors | |||
| DNF | Wilkins | Lolita | ||||
| DNF | David Seldon, Digby Cooke | Volvo 142[4] | ||||
| DNF | Fritz Kahout | Porsche 911S[4] | ||||
| DNF | Howie Sangster, Henk Woelders | 2[2] | Lola T70 | 11[4] | ||
| Disq | Frank Matich, Don O'Sullivan | 1[2] | Matich SR3 | Don O'Sullivan Racing Team[3] |
Given that there were 30 entries, there may have been more starters than have been accounted for in the above table.
Notes
[edit]- Entries: 30[4]
- Start: Le Mans-style[4]
- Pole Position: Frank Matich, Don O'Sullivan, 1m 13.3s (set by Matich)[2]
- Distance covered by winning car, 257 laps, 514 miles[4] (827 km)
- Fastest lap: Frank Matich, 1m 13s[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Surfers Six To Datsun, Australian Motor Manual, January 1970, page 53
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Des White, Six-Hour Datsun Dominate, Racing Car News, December 1969, pages 60-62
- ^ a b Push Start Puts Matich Team Out, The Courier-Mail, Monday, Nov 3 1969, page 15
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gary Stubbs, 6-Hour Won On Reliability, Australian Motoring News, Wednesday, November 19, 1969, page 6
Further reading
[edit]- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 147