1970 Rothmans 250 Production Classic

The 1970 Rothmans 250 Production Classic was an endurance motor race for Series Production Touring Cars staged at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 1 November 1970. Race distance was 125 laps of the 2 mile circuit, a total of 250 miles. Cars competed in four classes based on purchase price.

Results

Allan Moffat won the race driving a Ford Falcon GTHO

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps
1	Allan Moffat	63	Ford Falcon XW GTHO	Ford Motor Company	125
2	Peter Brock, Digby Cooke	32	Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Fair Deal Car Sales	125
3	Bruce McPhee		Ford Falcon XW GTHO	Ford Motor Company	124
4	R Morris, L Manticas		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Lakis Manticas	124
5	Colin Bond		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	124
6	P Zacka, G Perry		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	New Formula Motors	122
7	John French		Ford Falcon XW GTHO	McClusky Ford P/L	122
8	Christine Cole		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	121
9	Bob Holden		Ford Falcon XW GTHO	Alto Ford	119
10	Doug Whiteford	20	Datsun 1600	Datsun Racing Team	115
	Class A
1	John Leffler	12	Mazda 1300	John Palmer Motors
2	Barry Tapsall		Datsun 1200	Datsun Racing Team
3	G Leeds, L Carne		Mazda 1300	Tynan Motors
	Class B
1	Doug Whiteford	20	Datsun 1600	Datsun Racing Team	115
2	Bruce Stewart	24	Datsun 1600	WH Motors P/L
3	L Massey, J Massey		Datsun 1600	WH Motors P/L
	Class C
1	Peter Brock, Digby Cooke	32	Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Fair Deal Car Sales	125
2	R Morris, L Manticas		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Lakis Manticas	124
3	Colin Bond		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	124
	Class D
1	Allan Moffat		Ford Falcon XW GTHO	Ford Motor Company	125
2	Bruce McPhee		Ford Falcon XW GTHO	Ford Motor Company	124
3	John French		Ford Falcon XW GTHO	McClusky Ford P/L	122

Note: The above results table shows only the top ten outright finishers plus the top three placegetters in each class.

References

• Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971
• The Courier Mail, Thursday, 22 October 1970
• The Courier Mail, Monday, 2 November 1971