1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour

The 1968 Surfers Paradise 6 Hour was an endurance race for sports cars and touring cars, staged at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 1 September 1968.

Leo Geoghegan and Ian Geoghegan won the race driving a Ferrari 250LM for Scuderia Veloce

The race was dominated by the Matich SR3 Repco V8 driven by Frank Matich and Glynn Scott, however an engine failure with just over an hour to run handed the victory to the Ferrari 250LM driven by brothers Leo and Ian Geoghegan.

Results

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps
1	Leo Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan	18	Ferrari 250LM	Scuderia Veloce	249
2	Bill Gates Jim Bertram		Lotus Elan	McLuskey Ford	237
3	Doug Whiteford John Roxburgh Frank Coad	4	Datsun 2000	Datsun Racing Team	230
4	Fritz Kahout Don O'Sullivan Howie Sangster Stan Starcevich		Porsche 911S	F Kahout	224
5	Don Holland John French	8	Morris Cooper S	Don Holland Motors	220
6	Kevin Bartlett Doug Chivas	38	Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV	Mildren Racing	220
Sports Racing Over 2000 cc
1	Leo Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan	18	Ferrari 250LM	Scuderia Veloce	249
Sports Racing 0 - 2000 cc
1	Doug Whiteford John Roxburgh Frank Coad	4	Datsun 2000	Datsun Racing Team	230
2	Don Holland John French	8	Morris Cooper S	Don Holland Motors	220
3	Sayer Tedman		Morris		201
Improved Production Sports Cars Over 2000 cc
1	Phil West George Reynolds		Ferrari 275 GTB/C	Scuderia Veloce	216
Improved Production Sports Cars 0 - 2000 cc
1	Bill Gates Jim Bertram		Lotus Elan	McLuskey Ford	237
2	Doug Whiteford John Roxburgh		Datsun 2000	Datsun Racing Team	201
Series Production Sports Cars 0 - 2000 cc
1	Fritz Kahout Don O'Sullivan Howie Sangster Stan Starcevich		Porsche 911S	F Kahout	224
2	Brian Foley Laurie Stewart		Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV		219
3	R Rouse		Datsun 2000		208
Improved Production Touring Cars Over 2000 cc
1	Bill Evans Max Volkers		Ford Falcon V8		207
2	Zacka Perry		Holden V8 Automatic		205
Improved Production Touring Cars 0 - 2000 cc
1	Kevin Bartlett Doug Chivas	38	Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV	Mildren Racing	220
2	Bill Goode Brian Michelmore		Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV		217
3	Basile Vasta		Fiat 125		208
Other Known Starters
DNF	Frank Matich Glyn Scott		Matich SR3 Repco
DNF	David Seldon Ron Kearns		Volvo	British and Continental Cars
DNF	Kerry Horgan Cape Ferguson		Triumph GT6
DNF	Don O'Sullivan Baltzer Bassett	16	Lola T70
DNF	Jim Palmer Bill Brown	17	Ferrari P4	Scuderia Veloce
	Thomas	24	NSU Prinz
	Leffler Carne		MG Midget
	O'Sullivan Lisle		Morris Cooper

References

• Modern Motor, November 1968
• Racing Car News, October 1968
• Sports Car World, November 1968
• Courier Mail, Monday, 1 September 1968