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The 1969 Chevron Paradise 6 Hour was an endurance race for Sports Cars and Touring Cars.
The event was held at the Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise International Raceway

Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara...

circuit in Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

on 2 November 1969.
Entries were divided into the following classes:

Sports Racing over 2000cc
Sports Racing under 2000cc
Sports Improved Production under 2000cc
Touring Improved Production
Group C (Australia)
In relation to Australian motorsport, Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for use in Australian touring car racing from 1965 to 1984...

over 2000cc
Touring Improved Production under 2000cc
Sports Series Production under 2000cc

Results

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Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
1	Kunimitsu Takahashi Kunimitsu Takahashi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan who is also considered as the "father of drifting". He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.-Motorcycle racing:... , Yoshikayo Sunago	6	Datsun R380 Mk. 2 Prince R380 The Prince R380 was a racing car built in 1965 by Prince Motor Company to compete in the Japanese Grand Prix. Following the merger of Prince Motor Company and Nissan Motors in 1966, the R380 was modified into the Nissan R380-II .-Development:In 1964, Prince had entered their new S54 Skyline GTs in...	Nissan Motor Co	SR - 2000	257
2	Moto Kitano, Motoharu Kurosawa	5	Datsun R380 Mk. 2	Nissan Motor Co	SR - 2000	253
3	Glynn Scott, Joe Camilleri, A Thompson	13	Lotus Elan Lotus Elan Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible cars and one fixed head coupé produced by Lotus Cars. The original Type 26, 26R Racing version , 36R Racing version , 36 Fixed Head Coupe, 45 Drop Head Coupe, and the "Type 50" +2 Coupe, circa 1962 to 1975, are commonly known as the '60s Elans...	Glyn Scott Motors	SIP - 2000	236
4	Bob Beasley, Brian Davies	7	Lotus 47	Wright Ford Motors	SR - 2000	233
5	Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.Whiteford was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix which he won three times in four years. He was fondly remember for his Talbot-Lago T26 Formula One car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the... , John Roxburgh John Roxburgh (racing driver) John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad... , Barry Tapsall		Datsun 2000	Datsun Racing Team	SIP - 2000	231
6	Keith Williams, David McKay David McKay (journalist) David McKay was an Australian journalist and prominent motoring identity.While most well known as a journalist, specifically as a motoring writer, McKay was also a prominent figure in motor racing as both a driver and a race team owner... , Alan Hamilton		Porsche 911S	Keith Williams	SSP - 2000	228
7	John Goss John Goss (race driver) John Goss is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races, the Bathurst 1000 , and the Australian Grand Prix .-Early career:... , Dennis Cribben		Tornado Ford	Carl Robertson Ford	SR + 2000	225
8	Bill Fanning, Bob Holden Bob Holden (racing driver) Robin John Holden born December 1, 1932, is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australias racing program for Minis which...		Ford Cortina Lotus Lotus Cortina The Lotus-Cortina is a high-performance car, which was produced in the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1970 by the Ford in collaboration with Lotus Cars. The original version, which was based on the Ford Cortina Mark 1, was promoted by Ford as the "Consul Cortina developed by Lotus", with "Consul"...	Ian Hindmarsh Motors	TIP - 2000	223
9	Harry Heath, Ross Bond		Lotus Europa Lotus Europa The Lotus Europa was a two door mid-engined GT coupé built by Lotus Cars from 1966 to 1975. In 2006 Lotus began production of a totally new, Lotus Elise-derived design, a mid-engined GT coupé named Europa S....	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	SIP - 2000	217
10	Leo Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan is a retired Australian racing driver.Geoghegan is the elder of two sons of New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, who went on to become two of the dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s... , Jim Bertram		Ford Falcon GTHO Ford Falcon (Australia) The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...	McCluskey Ford	TIP + 2000	216
11	Max Volkers, Brian Michelmore		Holden Monaro GTS350 Holden Monaro The Holden Monaro is an automobile that was produced by GM Holden Ltd, an Australian subsidiary of General Motors, between 1968 and 1977 and between 2001 and 2005...	M Volkers	TIP + 2000	215
12	Ron Kearns, Gerry Lister		Volvo 132 Volvo Amazon The Volvo Amazon was a mid-size car manufactured by Volvo Cars from 1956 to 1970, and introduced in the USA, as the 122S at the New York International Auto Show in April 1959....	British and Continental Cars	TIP - 2000	211
13	Ray Gulson, Peter Brown		Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina Alfa Romeo 1750 The Alfa Romeo 1750/2000 is a medium-priced range of cars presented in 1967 by Alfa Romeo.The 1750 Berlina sedan was introduced in 1967, together with the 1750 GTV coupe and 2000 Spider. The 1750 models replaced the earlier 2600 Berlina, Sprint and Spider at the top of the Alfa Romeo range...	Canberra Speed Shop	TIP - 2000	207
14	Terry Friar, John Hoade		Mazda R100 Mazda R100 The Mazda R100 was the export name for the Mazda Familia Rotary Coupe, an automobile produced by Mazda in Japan from 1968 to 1973. It used the chassis from the Familia and the rotary 0820 engine similar to the one used in the Cosmo Sport Series II. It was a 2 door 2+2 coupé and was produced from...	Terry Friar	TIP - 2000	206
15	Patricia Peck, Doug Macarthur		Ford Falcon GTHO	D&P Traders	TIP + 2000	205
16	Brian Scoffell, Reg Fairley		MGB MG MGB The MGB is a sports car launched by MG Cars in May 1962 to replace the MGA. Introduced as a four-cylinder roadster, a coupé with 2+2 seating was added in 1965...	New Formula Motors	SSP - 2000	200
17	Bob Jemison, Doug Booty		Datsun 1600 Datsun 1600 Datsun 1600 may refer to one of the following Datsun cars:* Datsun 510* Datsun Fairlady 1600 Roadster SP311/SPL311...	Windmill Star Service Station		185
DNF	Dave Moline		Elfin	Hindmarsh Motors
DNF	Wilkins		Lolita
DNF	David Seldon, Digby Cooke		Volvo 144
DNF	Frank Matich Frank Matich Frank Matich, born 1935, was an Australian racing car driver. A highly successful motor racing competitor in the 1960s and 70s, Matich built his own range of Matich sports cars and open wheel cars, mainly to support his own career, but some cars found success with other drivers... , Don O'Sullivan	1	Matich SR3	Don O'sullivan	SR + 2000
DNF	Fritz Kahout		Porsche 911S
DNF	Howie Sangster, Henk Woelders	2	Lola T70 Lola T70 The Lola T70 was built for sports car racing, popular in the mid to late 1960s. Developed by Lola Cars in 1965 in Great Britain, the T70 was made for endurance racing...	Don O'sullivan	SR + 2000

Note: There were most likely additional non-finishers that are not shown in the above table.

External links

Datsun 380 at Surfers Paradise Retrieved on 17 August 2008

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