1955 Six Hour Le Mans
The 1955 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race,[1] staged at the Caversham Airfield circuit near Perth in Western Australia[2] on 11 April 1955.[3] The event was the first of a sequence of eighteen Six Hour Le Mans races to be held in Western Australia between 1955 and 1972.[2]
The race, which attracted eleven starters, was staged on the "Triangle" layout of the Caversham circuit as the more commonly used "D" layout was considered to be too demanding for an event of this duration.[2] The event was dominated by the Austin-Healey 100 driven by Sydney Anderson & Sid Taylor, with its only serious opposition, a Jaguar XK120, retiring near the halfway mark.[2] Much of the race was held in wet conditions, a situation which would occur frequently during the history of the Six Hour.[2]
Results
[edit]| Position[3] | Drivers[3] | No. | Car[3] | Class[3] | Class pos.[3] | Laps[3] |
| 1 | Sydney Anderson, Sid Taylor | Austin-Healey 100 | Over 1500cc Sports | 1 | 127 | |
| 2 | Aub Badger | Holden FJ | Class D (2000 - 3000cc) | 1 | 119 | |
| 3 | Ray Bailey, Geoff Way[2] | MGTF | Under 1500cc Sports | 1 | 115 | |
| 4 | Tony Frederico | Fiat 1100 | Class G (750 - 1100cc) | 1 | 114 | |
| 5 | Hugh McKinlay | Ford Anglia | Class F (1100 - 1500cc) | 1 | 112 | |
| 6 | Ray Davies | MGTF | 108 | |||
| 7 | Barry Ranford Sr | Volkswagen | 102 | |||
| 8 | Syd Negus | Austin A30 | 99 | |||
| ? | F de Bonde[4] | 56[4] | Austin-Healey 100[4] | ? | ||
| DNF | ? | Simca | ? | |||
| DNF | ? | Jaguar XK120 | ? |
References
[edit]- ^ Quoted sources do not specify the categories of cars eligible for the event, however Wheels magazine, July 1955 page 51 noted that the second placed car was a "modified Holden saloon".
- ^ a b c d e f Terry Walker, Six Hour Le Mans, Around The Houses, 1980, pages 56-59
- ^ a b c d e f g Western Australian Motor Race Results, 1951-1955, at www.terrywalkersplace.com Retrieved on 29 November 2010
- ^ a b c Wheels magazine, July 1955, pages 40-41