1968 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race
The 1968 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race was a motor race for Production Touring Cars, staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 15 September 1968.[1] It was the third race in the history of the event which was to become known as the Sandown 500.
The race was won by Tony Roberts and Bob Watson driving a Holden Monaro HK GTS327.
Results
[edit]Position[2] | Drivers[2][1] | No.[1] | Car[2][1] | Entrant[1] | Laps[2] |
1 | Tony Roberts, Bob Watson | 40 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | A.M. Roberts | 116 |
2 | Alan Jones, Clive Millis | 42 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | A. Jones | 116 |
3 | Alan Hamilton, Tony Jones | 53 | Porsche 911 Sportmatic | Porsche Distributors (Aust-NZ) P/L | 116 |
4 | Don Toffolon, Tom Roddy | 46 | Ford Falcon XT GT | Motor Improvements / STP Sales | 116 |
5 | Doug Chivas, John French | 51 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. | 115 |
6 | Bruce McPhee, Barry Mulholland | 44 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | Wyong Motors | 113 |
Class A : Up to $1800 | |||||
1 | William Evans, John Colwell | 1 | Datsun 1000 | Datsun Racing Team | 105 |
2 | Dick Sorensen, Bevan Gibson | 2 | Datsun 1000 | Datsun Racing Team | 103 |
3 | Brian Reid, Dick Thurston | 3 | Toyota Corolla | A.M.I. Racing Team | 103 |
? | Jon Leighton, Theile | 10 | Honda Scamp | Birchwood - Honda Racing | |
? | Rodger Withers, Bruce Hindhaugh | 6 | Hillman GT | Imp Spares and Repair | |
DNF | Brian Sampson, Barry Ferguson | 4 | Toyota Corolla | A.M.I. Racing Team | 78 |
DNF | Bert Balfour, Jim Smith | 9 | Morris Mini Deluxe | Goulds Motors Pty. Ltd. | |
Class B : $1801 – $2250 | |||||
1 | Jack Eiffeltower, David O'Keefe | 23 | Hillman Gazelle | Eiffel Tower Motors Pty. Ltd. | 108 |
2 | Fred Sutherland, John Ould | 25 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | 105 |
3 | Bryan Thomson, Adrian Ryan | 20 | Ford Cortina 220 | Bryan Thompson Racing | 99 |
? | George Garth, Bruce Stewart | 21 | Datsun 1600 | Peter Langwill Autos Pty. Ltd. | |
? | Doug Stewart, Geoffrey Hopkins | 22 | Morris Cooper | Anderson B.M.C. | |
? | Rusty French, A. Boddenberg | 26 | Hillman Gazelle | Vern Curtin Motors Pty. Ltd. | |
DNF | John Roxburgh, Doug Whiteford | 24 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | 80 |
Class C : $2251 – $3000 | |||||
1 | Bill Lord-Milne, Derrick Smith | 33 | Renault Gordini | Monaco Autos | 106 |
2 | Nick Ledingham, Barry Hickson | 34 | Holden HR | Scuderia Avanti | 104 |
3 | Arthur Olsen, Warren Gracie | 30 | Morris Cooper S | A. A. Olsen | 103 |
? | James Abbott, Ron Brownrigg | 32 | Fiat 125 | Willys Motors (Aust) Pty. Ltd. | |
Class D : $3001 – $4500 | |||||
1 | Tony Roberts, Bob Watson | 40 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | A.M. Roberts | 116 |
2 | Alan Jones, Clive Millis | 42 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | A. Jones | 116 |
3 | Don Toffolon, Tom Roddy | 46 | Ford Falcon XT GT | Motor Improvements / STP Sales | 116 |
4 | Bruce McPhee, Barry Mulholland | 44 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | Wyong Motors | 113 |
? | Murray Howard, Chris Brauer | 47 | Ford Falcon XT GT | Murray Howard | |
DNF | David Dalton, Ken Lindsay | 43 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | Australian Automobile Constructors | 68 |
DNF | Ian Haynes, Dave Price | 45 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | I. Haynes | 32 |
DNF | Henk Woelders, David Bennett | 41 | Holden Monaro HK GTS327 | Perfectune Automotive Services P/L | 10 |
Class E : Over $4500 | |||||
1 | Alan Hamilton, Tony Jones | 53 | Porsche 911 Sportmatic | Porsche Distributors (Aust-NZ) P/L | 116 |
2 | Doug Chivas, John French | 51 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. | 115 |
3 | Raymond Gulson, Peter Brown | 52 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | Canberra Speed Shop | 112 |
? | Brian Foley, Laurie Stewart | 50 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | Brian Foley Motors Pty. Ltd. |
Note: Given that there were 31 starters in the event,[2] one starter has not been accounted for in the above results.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Australian Motor Manual, December 1968
- Sports Car World, November 1968
- The Age, Monday, September 16, 1968
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988