1956 Argus Trophy
Appearance
The 1956 Argus Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 18 March 1956.[1] The race was contested over 48 laps, a total distance of 150 miles.[1] It was staged by the Light Car Club of Australia [1] as the feature event on the second Sunday of the two day "Moomba Meeting", which was held with the co-operation of the Moomba Festival organisers.[2]
The race was won by Reg Hunt driving a Maserati 250F.[2]
Results
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Position [2] | Driver [2] | No. [2] | Car [2] | Entrant [2] | Laps [2] |
1 | Reg Hunt | 2 | Maserati 250F | RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd | 48 |
2 | Lex Davison | 4 | Ferrari Type 500 [3] | 48 | |
3 | Kevin Neal | 3 | Maserati A6GCM [4] | RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd [5] | 47 |
4 | Tom Hawkes | 7 | Cooper Type 23 Repco Holden [6] | TV Hawkes | 45 |
5 | Bib Stillwell | 44 | Jaguar D-Type | BS Stillwell | 45 |
6 | Arthur Griffiths | 5 | HWM Jaguar | 45 | |
7 | Ken Wylie | 26 | Cooper Mark V Norton | K Wylie | 39 |
8 | E Milthorpe | 16 | Ford V8 Special | EC Milthorpe | 39 |
9 | Alex Strachan | 80 | Lotus Mark VI Coventry Climax | AW Strachan | 38 |
10 | H Thompson | 28 | HRG | H Thompson | 37 |
11 | Jock Cummins | 19 | Bugatti Type 37A Holden | JK Cummins | 37 |
12 | Harry McLaughlin | 14 [7] | Ford V8 Special | 29 | |
13 | Julian Barrett | 10 | BWA s/c | JS Barrett | 28 |
14 | Bruce Walton & Ted Gray | 12 | Tornado | LJ Abrahams & LW Gray | 25 |
15 | Reg Smith | 8 | Cooper Type 40 Bristol [8] | R Smith | 24 |
16 | Bill Craig | 11 | Alta Holden | WJ Craig | 21 |
17 | K McConville | 17 | Austin Special | KH McConville | 21 |
18 | Bill Wilcox | 9 [9] | Alta s/c | 18 | |
19 | G Nankervis | 24 | NR MG s/c [1] | G Nankervis | 13 |
20 | E Perkins | 25 | Volkswagen Special s/c | EB Perkins | 5 |
21 | Noel Wade | 23 | Austin A40 Special s/c | N Wade | 2 |
22 | E Clay | 21 | HRG | EA Clay | 0 |
- Starters: 22 [2]
- Winner's race time: 1:28:32 [2]
- Fastest lap: Reg Hunt, Maserati 250F, 1:59, 94.5 mph [2]
- Attendance: 70,000 [2]
Notes & references
- ^ a b c d Official Programme, 18 March 1956, Second Day, The Argus Moomba Motor Races, Albert Park Circuit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l JR Horman, Albert Park, Australian Motor Sports, April 1956, pages 136 to 143
- ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 146
- ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 221
- ^ Car 3 is listed in the Official Programme with RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd as the entrant and no nominated driver. Car 6 is listed in the Official Programme with RH Hunt & Co Pty Ltd as the entrant and KP Neal as the nominated driver. In the race itself Neal drove car 3 and car 6 did not start.
- ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 98
- ^ Car 14 is listed in the Official Programme as a Ford with W Wilcox as the Entrant & Driver. The meeting report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to McLaughlin driving the ex-Wilcox Ford V8.
- ^ John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 103
- ^ Car 9 is listed in the Official Programme as an Alta s/c with JH Scorer as the Entrant & Driver. The meeting report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to the car being bought by Bill Wilcox and being driven by him in the Argus Trophy.
Further reading
- Michael Armit, Only one car to pass - and his engine boiled, The Argus, Monday, 19 March 1956, page 14