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The Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for sports cars and touring cars held annually in Western Australia, Australia from 1955 to 1972. Initially run at the Caversham Airfield circuit, the event was moved, along with all other WA circuit racing, to the then new Wanneroo Raceway in 1969.
| 1955 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100M |
| 1956 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100 |
| 1957 | Sydney Anderson / Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100-4 |
| 1958 | Jim Harwood / Bill Downey | Triumph TR2 |
| 1959 | Clem Dwyer / Vin Smith | Triumph TR3 |
| 1960 | Jack Ayers / Lionel Beattie | Holden Sports |
| 1961 | Ray Barfield | Aston Martin DB3S |
| 1962 | Derek Jolly / John Roxburgh | Lotus 15 Coventry Climax |
| 1963 | Jeff Dunkerton | Lotus Super 7 |
| 1964 | Harley Pederick / Stan Starcevich | Jaguar E-type |
| 1965 | Spencer Martin / David McKay | Ferrari 250LM |
| 1966 | Ron Thorp | AC Cobra 289 |
| 1967 | Jeff Dunkerton / Doug Mould | Morris Cooper S |
| 1968 | Fritz Kohout | Porsche 911S |
| 1969 | Don O'Sullivan / Frank Matich | Lola T70 |
| 1970 | Don O'Sullivan / Howie Sangster | Lola T70 Mk. II |
| 1971 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | Porsche 911S |
| 1972 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | Porsche 911S |
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The 1970 TVW Channel 7 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race for Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Wanneroo Park circuit in Western Australia on 1 June 1970 with forty cars lining up for the modified Le Mans type start. Results for the race are shown below.
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The 1965 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race open to Sports Cars, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 7 June 1965. Results were as follows:
The 1971 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 October 1971. The event was staged over a race distance of 106 laps, totalling 318 mi (512 km). It was Round 4 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The Ford works team was the unofficial name for an Australian motor racing team which was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was disbanded when Ford Australia withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973. Drivers for the works team included Allan Moffat, Fred Gibson, Harry Firth, Bob Jane, Barry Seton, Bruce McPhee, John French, Ian Geoghegan and his brother Leo Geoghegan. Ford Australia also supported a factory rally team in Australia from 1977 to 1980.
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The 1961 Armstrong 500 was an endurance motor race for standard production sedans. The event was held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 19 November 1961 over 167 laps of the 3.0 mile circuit, a total of 501 miles (807 km). The race was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and was sponsored by Armstrong York Engineering Pty Ltd.
The 1968 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race open to Sports Cars and Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1968.
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The 1962 Armstrong 500 was an endurance race for Australian built production cars. The race was held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 21 October 1962 over 167 laps of the 3.0 mile circuit, a total of 501 miles. Cars competed in four classes based on the retail price of each model. Officially, only class placings were awarded but the No 21 Ford Falcon driven by Harry Firth and Bob Jane was recognised as "First across the line". This was the third and last Armstrong 500 to be held at Phillip Island prior to the race being moved to the Mount Panorama Circuit at Bathurst in New South Wales where it later became known as the Bathurst 1000.
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