Competitors
Many rally drivers of the day entered the event, including:
- Rauno Aaltonen
- Andrew Cowan (winner of the 1968 London-Sydney marathon)
- Brian Culcheth
- Tony Fall
- Paddy Hopkirk
- Timo Mäkinen
- Hannu Mikkola
- Rene Trautmann
- Guy Verrier
- Gastón Perkins
- Jose Migliore
- Alcides Rodriguez (Peugeot #33)
As well as professional rally drivers, the event attracted a number of well known people, including the footballer Jimmy Greaves, who finished a very creditable sixth, and HRH Prince Michael of Kent, who failed to finish.
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