1968 Surfers Paradise 4 Hour

The 1968 Surfers Paradise 4 Hour was an endurance race for production cars. The event was held at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 9 June 1968. Cars competed in five classes according to the retail price of each model.

Results

Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps
Class A : Up to $1800
1 Peter Lefranke, K Turner Toyota Corolla Farsley Motors 132
2 Jim Laing-Peach, Bob Drane Toyota Corolla Dranes Tuning Shoppe 128
3 Johns, D Frazer Hillman GT Johns 127
4 Sayers, G Finan Morris Mini De Luxe Sayers 127
Class B : $1801 to $2100
1 Barry Tapsall 26 Datsun 1600 B Tapsall 137
2 Ann Thomson, Toni Lefranke Morris Cooper Grand Prix Auto Service 131
3 W Collins, N McLeod Morris Cooper W Collins 126
4 Gilltrap, Stu Anderson 22 Hillman Arrow Gilltrap 124
Disq Radford, D Seldon Morris Cooper Varsity Auto Centre 135
Class C : $2101 to $3000
1 M McGregor, F Hunt Morris Cooper S M McGregor 140
2 Mike Champion, Barry Arentz Ford Falcon V8 Competition Cars 140
3 T Basile, Joe Vasta Fiat 125 Tony Basile 135
4 Glynn Scott, Max Volkers Ford Falcon V8 G Scott Motors 134
 ? Paul Zacka, Graham Perry Holden Kingswood HK V8 Automatic
DNF Gracie, James Cooper Morris Cooper S
DNF Cam Skinner Morris Cooper S Marque Motors
Disq Mal Brewster, Digby Cooke Morris Cooper S Marque Motors 142
Class D : $3001 to $4500
1 Bill Gates, J Bertram Ford Falcon XR GT Bill Gates 143
2 Ken Stacey, B McIntyre Ford Falcon GT Wright Ford Motors 142
3 D Geary, Murray Harrod Ford Falcon GT Denis Geary Motors 140
4 R Griffiths, I Ferguson Ford Falcon GT R Griffith 138
5 Gerry Trebilcock, Neville Trebilcock BMW 1600 G Trebilcock 133
Class E : Over $4500
1 John French 61 Alfa Romeo GTV Alec Mildren (Qld.) 146
2 K Littlemore, Graham Littlemore 63 Alfa Romeo GTV Grand Prix Auto Service 139
3 Frank Perry, D Morrow Alfa Romeo GTV F Perry 137

Note : Although the official emphasis was on class results, the Class E winning Alfa Romeo driven by John French was recognised as the outright winner of the event.

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