1956 Six Hour Le Mans

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The 1956 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Closed Production Cars and Sports Cars. [1] The event was held at the Caversham Airfield in Western Australia on 20 May 1956, utilizing the "Triangle" circuit. [1] It was the second Six Hour Le Mans race to be held in Western Australia. [2] The race was scheduled to be run on 13 May [3] but was postponed until 20 May. [4]

The race was won by Sydney Anderson and Sid Taylor driving an Austin-Healey 100.

Results

Position [1] Drivers [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Category [1] Class [1] Class pos. [1] Laps [1]
1Sydney Anderson, Sid Taylor15 Austin-Healey 100 Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd. [4] Sports CarsOver 1500cc1166
2Aubrey Melrose [4] Austin-Healey 100 Aubrey Melrose [4] 164 [4]
3Shirley Deane, [5] G. Bridges Austin-Healey 100 Miss S. Deane [4] 152
4T. Carboni, V. Carboni21 Holden Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd. [4] Closed Production Cars1501 to 2500cc1147
=5 [4] Aub Badger [6] 35 [4] Holden [6] 145
=5 [4] D. Alexander, [4] B. Wray24 [4]    145
7Noel Aldous, [4] F. Coxon38 MG TC Midget Sports CarsUp to 1500cc1139
=10 [7] Clem Dwyer, [4] Johnny Walker [4] 4 Renault 750 [7] Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd. [4] Closed Production Cars751 to 1100cc [8] 1136
 ?A. Mackintosh, W. Solloway19 Chevrolet Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd. [4] Closed Production CarsOver 2500cc1136
 ?E. Allwood, G. Magill33 Ford Anglia E. Allwood [4] Closed Production Cars1101 to 1500cc134
 ?J. Nelson, J. Harwood2 Renault 750 Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd. [4] Closed Production CarsUp to 750cc1126
 ?P. Morgan, [4] V. Smith [4] 3 [4] Renault 750 [4] Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd. [4] Closed Production CarsUp to 750cc [4]
 ?Murray Williamson, [6] Raymond Clarke [6] Ford V8 [6]  ?
 ? Standard Vanguard [7]  ?
 ? Fiat [7]  ?
 ? Volkswagen [7]  ?
 ? Triumph TR2 [7]  ?

The above results are incomplete.

The Teams Prize was awarded to the Diesel Motors Renault Team which comprised cars No 2 and the No 3 competing in the under 750cc class. [4]

Notes & references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Western Australian Motor Race Results 1956 Retrieved on 14 October 2011
  2. ↑ Terry Walker, Six Hour Le Mans, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980, page 56
  3. ↑ What's on in 1956, Australian Motor Manual, February 1 1956, page 58
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 The Visor - Motor Sports Journal, May 31 1956
  5. ↑ Car Repeats Win In Six-Hour Race, The West Australian, Monday, May 21 1956
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 1938 Car Steals Show In Race, The West Australian, Tuesday, May 22 1956, page 12
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Small car has a big heart, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 5 1956, page 19
  8. ↑ The Visor - Motor Sports Journal, May 31 1956, page 3 states that the Dwyer / Walker Renault was rated at 760cc rather than 747cc owing to a rebored cylinder

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