1969 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race

The 1969 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race was an endurance race for Series Production Touring Cars staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 1969.^[1] It was the fourth running of the race which was to become the Sandown 500.

The race was won by Allan Moffat and John French driving a Ford XW Falcon GTHO.

Classes

Each car competed in one of five classes:

Class A : Up to $1850^[1]
Class B : $1851 to $2250^[1]
Class C : $2251 to $3000^[1]
Class D : $3001 to $4500^[1]
Class E : Over $4500^[1]

Results

The Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 driven in the race by Spencer Martin and Kevin Bartlett. The car is pictured at the Sandown circuit in 2014.

Of the 41 cars which started the race,^[3] six have not been accounted for 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.^[2]

References

^ a b c d e f g h i j Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday 14 September 1969
^ a b c d e Adrian Ryan, HO-HO-HO! Ford's New Idea, Racing Car News, October 1969, pages 50 to 52
^ Sandown 3-Hour Datsun Trophy Race, Australian Auto Sports, November 1969, page 17

Further reading

Australian Motor Manual, November 1969
Holden, The official racing history, © 1988
The Age, Monday, 15 September 1969
The Age, Wednesday, 17 September 1969
The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989

External links

Touring Cars 1969, www.autopics.com.au