1970 Rothmans 12 Hour
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The 1970 Rothmans 12 Hour was an endurance motor race for Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway
in Queensland
, Australia
on 4 January 1970 with the field divided into four classes determined by the retail price of the vehicle.
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Surfers Paradise International Raceway
Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 4 January 1970 with the field divided into four classes determined by the retail price of the vehicle.
Results
Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
Class A | |||||
1 | Wally Scott, Eric Olsen | 43 | Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
WJ Scott | 398 |
2 | Peter Lefrancke, Blair Salter | Toyota Corolla | AMI Racing Team | 392 | |
3 | Lionel Cordingley, Frank Leggatt, Brian Scoffell | Morris Mini K Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
LW Cordingley | 373 | |
4 | Barry Tapsall, Bill Evans | Datsun 1000 | Datsun Racing Team | 329 | |
5 | G Geshopulos, D Fraser | Hillman GT Hillman Imp The Hillman Imp is a compact, rear-engined saloon car that was manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976... |
George Geshopulos | 152 | |
DISQ | Punch, Simpson | Datsun 1000 | Datsun Racing Team | ||
Class B | |||||
1 | Dave Morrow, Bob Wootton | Datsun 1600 Datsun 1600 Datsun 1600 may refer to one of the following Datsun cars:* Datsun 510* Datsun Fairlady 1600 Roadster SP311/SPL311... |
DJ Morrow | 413 | |
2 | Frank Coad Frank Coad Frank Coad, who was born on 3 September 1930, is a former Australian racing driver.Coad's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 Frank Coad, who was born on 3 September 1930, is a former Australian racing driver.Coad's career was highlighted by taking victory in... , Jon Leighton |
Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | 408 | |
3 | John Roxburgh John Roxburgh (racing driver) John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad... , Graham Cosworth |
31 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | 402 |
4 | Bill Beverley, Tony Basile | Mazda 1200 Coupe | Bill Beverley Motors | 384 | |
5 | B Jemison, D Booty | Datsun 1600 | Windmill Star Service Station | 382 | |
Class C | |||||
1 | Don Holland, Bob Skelton | Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
Miniland | 426 | |
2 | Joe Camilleri, John Humphrey | Morris Cooper S | Grand Prix Auto Service | 422 | |
3 | Trevor Meehan, T Strickland | Morris Cooper S | Trevor Meehan | 418 | |
4 | Ron Kearns, Bob Forbes | Fiat 125 Fiat 125 The Fiat 125 is a large family car introduced by Fiat in 1967 and produced by them until 1972. Derivatives were built under license outside Italy until the 1990s... |
Zanardo & Rodriguez Sales and Service | 415 | |
5 | Terry Friar, Bill Lubke | Mazda R100 Mazda R100 The Mazda R100 was the export name for the Mazda Familia Rotary Coupe, an automobile produced by Mazda in Japan from 1968 to 1973. It used the chassis from the Familia and the rotary 0820 engine similar to the one used in the Cosmo Sport Series II. It was a 2 door 2+2 coupé and was produced from... |
Terry Friar | 389 | |
6 | Mick McGregor, Bob Gibson | Morris Cooper S | Keith Beaney | 380 | |
7 | Roy Rogers, B O'Brien, F Hunt | Mazda R100 | Roy Rogers | 371 | |
? | George Giesberts, C Wenzel | 19 | Holden Torana LC GTR Holden Torana The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the... |
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? | Jenny Parker, Rod Arthur | Morris Cooper S | |||
DNF | Cronan, Cortese | Holden Kingswood V8 Holden Kingswood The Holden Kingswood is a full-size car that was manufactured by General Motors-Holden's, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors , from the beginning of the HK series in 1968 through to the conclusion of the WB series in 1984... |
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Class D | |||||
1 | Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team... , Tony Roberts Tony Roberts (racing driver) Anthony Roberts, , was an Australian race and rally driver.Roberts won the 1968 Sandown 3 Hours with Bob Watson, giving the Holden Monaro a debut victory... |
5 | Holden Monaro GTS 350 Holden Monaro The Holden Monaro is an automobile that was produced by GM Holden Ltd, an Australian subsidiary of General Motors, between 1968 and 1977 and between 2001 and 2005... |
Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s... |
435 |
2 | Bill Gates, Jim Bertram | 1 | Ford Falcon GTHO Ford Falcon (Australia) The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered... |
McCluskey Ford Pty Ltd | 434 |
3 | Barry Arentz, Brian Michelmore | 4 | Ford Falcon GTHO | Central Auto Sales and Service | 429 |
4 | Paul Zacka, Graham Perry | 6 | Holden Monaro GTS 350 | New Formula Motors | 409 |
5 | Pat Peck, Doug Macarthur | 3 | Ford Falcon GTHO | D & P Traders Pty Ltd | 405 |
6 | Keith Williams, Max Volkers | 7 | Holden Monaro GTS 350 | Lockhart Motors | 403 |
7 | Glynn Scott, Roy Griffiths | 2 | Ford Falcon GTHO | McCluskey Ford Pty Ltd | 398 |
DISQ | Bill Tuckey, Sib Petralia | 8 | Holden Monaro GTS 350 | Boyded |