1969 Datsun Three Hour

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The 1969 Datsun Three Hour was an endurance race for production cars. The event was staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 1969.


[edit] Results

Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps
1 Allan Moffat, John French 61 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 118
2 Tom Roddy, Murray Carter 64 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Bob Rollington Pty Ltd 117
3 Fred Gibson, Barry Seton 62 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 116
Class A :
1 Bob Holden, D Toffolon Datsun 1000 Datsun Racing Team 100
2 Allan Johns, Warren Gracie Hillman Imp GT Allan Johns 96
DNF Barry Tapsall, Datsun 1000
DNF Bill Evans, Datsun 1000
Class B :
1 John Roxburgh, Doug Whiteford 1 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 105
2 F Coad, J Leighton Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 104
3 A Barrett, M Mollison 14 Morris 1500 RG Lanyon 101
 ? Barry Robertson, Peter Harding Datsun 1600
DNF Rusty French, Hillman Gazelle
Class C :
1 Jack Eiffeltower, David O'Keefe Chrysler Valiant VF Pacer Eiffeltower Motors 112
2 G Scott, Des West Chrysler Valiant VF Pacer Eiffeltower Motors 112
3 D Yeates, Neil Edwards 45 Ford Falcon XT V8 Bayford Motors 111
 ? Bob Brown, Chrysler Valiant VF Pacer
 ? Paul Dyer, Alan Vincent 33 Morris Cooper S
 ? Joe Camilleri, 32 Morris Cooper S
 ? Ron Simmonds, A McIntyre 29 Morris Cooper S
 ? Norm Blunt, Morris Cooper S
 ? Clem Smith, Chrysler Valiant VF Pacer
 ? Lord-Milne, Moore Renault R16TS
 ?  ? Renault R16TS
DNF Frank Leggatt, Morris Cooper S
Class D :
1 Allan Moffat, John French 61 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 118
2 Tom Roddy, Murray Carter 64 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Bob Rollington Pty Ltd 117
3 Fred Gibson, Barry Seton 62 Ford Falcon XW GTHO Ford Motor Company 116
4 Terry Robertson, Graeme Blanchard 59 Holden Monaro HT GTS 350
5 Bruce Rae, Russell Kramer Holden Monaro HK GTS 327
 ? Pat Peck, Gloria Taylor 66 Ford Falcon XW GTHO
DNF Lionel Ayers, Holden Monaro HT GTS 350
DNF Spencer Martin, Kevin Bartlett 57 Holden Monaro HT GTS 350
DNF Peter Larner, Richard Knight Ford Falcon XW GTHO
DNF Ian Geoghegan Ford Falcon XW GTHO
DNF Max Volkers Holden Monaro HT GTS 350
DNF David McKay, Brian Foley 67 Ford Falcon XW GTHO
Exc Bruce McPhee, Barry Mulholland 63 Ford Falcon XW GTHO
Class E :
1 Bryan Thompson, Graham Ritter Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bryan Thomson Motors 111
2 T Roberts, J Ould BMW 2002 John Ould Motors 108
3 Don Uebergang, G Rhodes 93 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bryan Thomson Motors 107
Exc Ray Gulson, Brown 80 Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina

Note :

  • There were 42 starters in the event, 4 of which are not shown in the above table.
  • The McPhee / Mulholland Ford Falcon, which was provisionally placed third outright, was excluded from the results as McPhee had exceeded the two hour maximum driving time allowed for each driver.

[edit] References

  • Australian Motor Manual, November 1969
  • Holden, The official racing history, © 1988
  • Racing Car News, October 1969
  • The Age, Monday, September 15, 1969
  • The Age, Wednesday, September 17, 1969
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
  • www.autopics.com.au