1956 Six Hour Le Mans

Motor racing meeting The 1956 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Closed Production Cars and Sports Cars.Western Australian Motor Race Results 1956 Retrieved on 14 October 2011 The event was held at the Caversham Airfield in Western Australia on 20 May 1956, utilizing the "Triangle" circuit. It was the second Six Hour Le Mans race to be held in Western Australia.Terry Walker, Six Hour Le Mans, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980, page 56 The race was scheduled to be run on 13 MayWhat's on in 1956, Australian Motor Manual, February 1 1956, page 58 but was postponed until 20 May.The Visor - Motor Sports Journal, May 31 1956 The race was won by Sydney Anderson and Sid Taylor driving an Austin-Healey 100. Results Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Category Class Class pos. Laps 1 Sydney Anderson, Sid Taylor 15 Austin-Healey 100 Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd. Sports Cars Over 1500cc 1 166 2 Aubrey Melrose Austin-Healey 100 Aubrey Melrose 164 3 Shirley Deane,Car Repeats Win In Six-Hour Race, The West Australian, Monday, May 21 1956 G. Bridges Austin-Healey 100 Miss S. Deane 152 4 T. Carboni, V. Carboni 21 Holden Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd. Closed Production Cars 1501 to 2500cc 1 147 =5 Aub Badger1938 Car Steals Show In Race, The West Australian, Tuesday, May 22 1956, page 12 35 Holden 145 =5 D. Alexander, B. Wray 24       145 7 Noel Aldous, F. Coxon 38 MG TC Midget Sports Cars Up to 1500cc 1 139 =10Small car has a big heart, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 5 1956, page 19 Clem Dwyer, Johnny Walker 4 Renault 750 Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd. Closed Production Cars 751 to 1100ccThe 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 1 136 ? A. Mackintosh, W. Solloway 19 Chevrolet Sydney Anderson Automotoves Pty. Ltd. Closed Production Cars Over 2500cc 1 136 ? E. Allwood, G. Magill 33 Ford Anglia E. Allwood Closed Production Cars 1101 to 1500cc 134 ? J. Nelson, J. Harwood 2 Renault 750 Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd. Closed Production Cars Up to 750cc 1 126 ? P. Morgan, V. Smith 3 Renault 750 Diesel Motors Pty. Ltd. Closed Production Cars Up to 750cc ? Murray Williamson, Raymond Clarke Ford V8 ? ? Standard Vanguard ? ? Fiat ? ? Volkswagen ? ? Triumph TR2 ? 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. Notes & references Category:Six Hours Le Mans Six Hour Le Mans Category:May 1956 sports events in Australia