1956 Moomba TT
Appearance
The 1956 Moomba TT was a motor race for open and closed sports cars, staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 11 March 1956.[1] It was the second Moomba TT, with a similar race having been run at Albert Park in 1955. Contested over 150 miles, it was the feature race on the first day of a two-day race meeting which was conducted on the two Sundays of Melbourne's Moomba Festival.[2] The meeting was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia for the Argus Moomba Motor Races Committee.[3]
The race was won by Tony Gaze driving a HWM Jaguar.
Results
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Position[2] | Driver[2] | No.[2] | Car[2] | Entrant[3] | Class[2][3] | Class pos.[2] | Laps[2] |
1 | Tony Gaze | 40 | HWM Jaguar | F.A.O. Gaze | Open | 1 | 48 |
2 | Bib Stillwell | 44 | Jaguar D-Type | B.S. Stillwell | Open | 2 | 48 |
3 | Ron Phillips[4] | 56 | Austin-Healey 100S | J.K. & R.K. Phillips | 2001-3000cc | 1 | 47 |
4 | Otto Stone | 70 | Porsche Spyder | N. McK. Hamilton | 1101-1500cc | 1 | 47 |
5 | Doug Whiteford | 69 | Triumph TR2 | D. Whiteford | 1501-2000cc | 1 | 46 |
6 | C.W. Miller | 55 | Austin-Healey | C.W. Miller | 2001-3000cc | 2 | 44 |
7 | Bill Patterson | 73 | MGA | Bill Patterson | 1101-1500cc | 2 | 44 |
8 | Stuart Charge | 51 | Healey Special | S. & N. Charge | 2001-3000cc | 3 | 43 |
9 | Paul England[5] | 62 | Ausca | P.T. England | 2001-3000cc | 4 | 43 |
10 | Neil Charge | 71 | MGTC | S. & N. Charge | 1101-1500cc | 3 | 41 |
11 | C. Porter | 84 | Austin-Healey | C. Porter | 2001-3000cc | 5 | 41 |
12 | L. Murphy | 74 | Porsche Super | L. Murphy | 1101-1500cc | 4 | 41 |
13 | M.R. Bottomley | 79 | MGTC s/c | M.R. Bottomley | 1101-1500cc | 5 | 38 |
14 | C. Martyr | 99 | Sunbeam 3-litre[6] | C. Martyr | Open | 3 | 37 |
15 | L. Marsh | 54 | Austin-Healey | L. Marsh | 2001-3000cc | 6 | 37 |
16 | Alex Strachan[7] | 80 | Lotus Mark VI Coventry Climax[1] | A.W. Strachan | Up to 1100cc | 1 | 37 |
17 | G.A. Hay | 67 | Triumph TR2 | G.A. Hay | 1501-2000cc | 2 | 34[8] |
18 | J.R. Lanyon | 78 | MGTC special | J.R. Lanyon | 1101-1500cc | 36 | |
19 | R.G. Gibbs | 52 | Austin-Healey | R.G. Gibbs | 2001-3000cc | 35 | |
20 | Frank Porter | 57 | Austin-Healey | F.R. Porter | 2001-3000cc | 34 | |
21 | A. Maxwell | 60 | Aston Martin DB2 | A. Maxwell | 2001-3000cc | 26 | |
22 | Alan Gray[1] | 46 | Jaguar XK140 | A.R. Gray | Open | 26 | |
23 | J. Haimson | 66 | Triumph TR2 | J. Haimson | 1501-2000cc | 25 | |
24 | Stan Jones | 41 | Cooper T33 Jaguar [9] | S.J. Jones | Open | 24 | |
25 | O. Bailey | 61 | Holden Special | O. Bailey | 2001-3000cc | 24 | |
26 | C. Oliver | 43 | Jaguar XK120 s/c | C. Oliver | Open | 23 | |
27 | Bill Leech[10] | 64 | MM Holden | W. Leech | 2001-3000cc | 17 | |
28 | Kevin Stuart | 48 | Austin-Healey | K.P. Stuart | 2001-3000cc | 16 | |
29 | Jeff Brotherton[11] | 50 | Austin-Healey 100S | J. Brotherton | 2001-3000cc | 14 | |
30 | A.C. Newman | 76 | MGTF | A.C. Newman | 1101-1500cc | 14 | |
31 | G. Baillieu | 65 | Triumph TR2 | G. Baillieu | 1501-2000cc | 12 | |
32 | E. Davey-Milne | 88 | Frazer Nash s/c | E. Davey-Milne | 1101-1500cc | 11 | |
33 | N.F. Lewin | 53 | Austin-Healey | N.F. Lewin | 2001-3000cc | 11 | |
34 | L.J. Taylor | 59 | Austin-Healey | L.J. Taylor | 2001-3000cc | 8 | |
35 | K. Hahn | 82 | Austin-Healey | Grosvenor Motor Auctions | 2001-3000cc | 4 | |
36 | W.F. Coad | 63 | Vauxhall Special | W.F. Coad | 2001-3000cc | 4 | |
37 | E. Pearce | 75 | Javelin Jupiter[12] | E. Pearce | 1101-1500cc | 3 |
Notes
- Attendance: 100,000[1]
- Start: Le Mans type[1]
- Starters: 37[2]
- Race time: 1-49:04 (83.5 mph)[2]
- Fastest lap: Tony Gaze, Bib Stillwell & Stan Jones: 2:10 (86.5 mph)[2]
Notes & references
- ^ a b c d e David McKay, Moomba Races at Albert Park, Modern Motor, May 1956, pages 35-37 & pages 63-64
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k JR Horman, Albert Park, Australian Motor Sports, April 1956, pages 136-143
- ^ a b c Official Programme, First Day, The Argus Moomba Motor Races, Albert Park Circuit, 11 March 1956
- ^ John B Blanden, Austin Healey 100S, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 54
- ^ John B Blanden, Ausca Sports, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 43
- ^ Michael Armit, Gaze won but oil had him worried, The Argus, Monday, 12 March 1956, page 14, trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ John B Blanden, Lotus MK.6, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 192
- ^ It is not known why Hay, on 34 laps, was classified ahead of Lanyon, on 36 laps and Gibbs, on 35 laps
- ^ John B Blanden, Cooper T33 Jaguar, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 128
- ^ John B Blanden, MM Holden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 259
- ^ John B Blanden, Austin Healey 100S, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 55
- ^ It is possible that the "Javelin Jupiter" of E. Pearce was in fact a Jowett Jupiter