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.[1]
Class Structure
editThe 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
edit| Position[2] | 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 48/215[3] | ? | ? | |||
| 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
edit- ^ Racing Car News, October 1967, pages 31-34
- ^ Australian Motor, November 1967, page 86
- ^ Image, forums.autosport.com Retrieved 6 October 2019
Further reading
edit- A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
- Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1968
- Modern Motor, November 1967, pages 98 & 99
External links
edit- 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