1960 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1960 Six Hour Le Mans was a motor race for sports cars and sedans.Full Details of 6-Hour Le Mans, The Visor, June 15, 1960, page 2 The event was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 6 June 1960.Easy End, But Hard Laps in Le Mans Race, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 7, 1960 It was the sixth annual Six Hour Le Mans race.Terry Walker, Around The Houses : The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980 The race was won by Jack Ayers and Lionel Beattie driving a Holden Sports. Results PositionWestern Australian Race Results 1960, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org Drivers No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class Laps 1 Jack Ayers, Lionel Beattie 9 Holden Sports Superior Cars 1 Sports 2001–3000cc 178 2 Jeff Dunkerton MGA 1500 Winterbottoms 1 Sports 1301–1600cc 177 3 Dave Sullivan, A Dodd Holden Northside Service Station 1 Sedan 2001–3000cc 176 4 Doug Green, Colin Weir Triumph TR3A Reimann Motors 1 Sports 1601–2000cc 173 5 Gavin Sandford-Morgan,Little Le Mans 1960, Sports Car World, August 1960, pages 58 to 60 Henry Short Lotus Elite DE Jolly Ltd 1 Sedan 1000–1300cc 172 6 Aubrey Melrose, Vin Smith Porsche 1600 AG Melrose 1 Sedan 1301–1600cc 172 7 Syd Negus, K Wilkinson Plymouth Sports SA Negus 1 Sports Over 3000cc 172 8 Bob Avery Simca Wentworth Motors Sedan – unknown 170 9 Mal Chapman Austin-Healey 100/6 Superior Cars Sports – unknown 167 10 George Wakelin, D Edwards Holden G Wakelin Sedan – unknown 161 11 David Sadique, S Templar Simca Ecurie Sainte Sedan – unknown 160 12 Don Reimann, Peter Bond Ford Anglia Duncan Motor Co Pty Ltd 1 Sedan 851–1000cc 160 13 Bob McDowall Volkswagen RS McDowall Sedan – unknown 158 14 T Rice, D McGuiness Austin-Healey Sprite T Rice 1 Sports 851–1000cc 157 15 TW Sands Volkswagen Webster Motors Sedan – unknown 155 16 L Allwood Ford Thames L Allwood Sedan – unknown 153 17 W Kruyssen, B Lemon Volkswagen W Kruyssen Sedan – unknown 152 18 R Betteridge, J Glasson Morris Minor 1000 Modern Motor Sales Sedan – unknown 151 19 Lloyd Trezise Ford V8 (1938) L Trezise 1 Sedan Over 3000cc 150 20 Jack Wynhoff Renault Dauphine Maison Motors 1 Sedan Up to 850cc 143 21 Frank Baden-Powell, S Campbell 32 Goggomobil Dart WJ Lucas Ltd 1 Sports Up to 850cc 134 DNF Wally Knox Holden DNF Ray Barfield Aston Martin DB3S 60 Notes Attendance: 6,000 Start: Le Mans-style1960 - 6 Hour race with Le Mans start. Photo: Ken Devine collection, www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com, as archived at web.archive.org References External links Morgan / BRM Morgan / Repco Holden Sports, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Six Hours Le Mans Six Hour Le Mans Category:June 1960 sports events in Australia