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1956 South Pacific Championship for Racing Cars

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The 1956 South Pacific Championship for Racing Cars was a motor race[1] staged at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit, near Orange in New South Wales, Australia, on Monday, 30 January 1956.[2] The race was contested over 27 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.[1] It was the feature race at the South Pacific Road Racing Championships meeting, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club in conjunction with the Orange Cherry Blossom Car Racing Committee.[1]

The race was won by Reg Hunt driving a Maserati 250F.[3]

Results

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Reg Hunt won the race driving a Maserati 250F, similar to the example pictured above
Position[1] Driver[1] No. Car[1] Entrant[1] Race time / Remarks[1] Laps[1]
1 Reg Hunt 25[4] Maserati 250F[3] RH Hunt 1h 02m 45s 27
2 Jack Brabham   Cooper T40 Bristol[3] J Brabham 1h 06m 44s 27
3 Kevin Neal   Cooper T23 Bristol[3] K Neal 1h 07m 53s 27
4 Curley Brydon 4[4] Ferrari 166[3] R Cobden 1h 09m 37s 27
5 Col James   MG Special Barclay Motors 1h 12m 30s 27
6 Noel Barnes   MG TC Special N Barnes 1h 19m 36s 27
7 Jim Johnson   MG TC J Johnson 1h 23m 18s 27
DNF Stan Jones 6[1] Maybach 3[3]     22
DNF Holt Binnie
Frank Dent[5] 		  MG TD Special H Binnie   ?
DNF Jack Neal   Jaguar Special     11
DNF Les Wheeler 11[1] Stewart MG     9[5]
Disq Jack Robinson   Jaguar XK120 Special   Outside assistance  
DNS Reg Hunt   Maserati A6GCM/250F[3]   Drove Maserati 250F -
DNS Alf Harvey 2[4] Maserati 4CLT-48 OSCA[3]   Gearbox -
DNS Frank Kleinig   Porsche Spyder N Hamilton "Political reasons" -

Notes

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  • Race distance: 27 laps, 100 miles[1]
  • Starters: 12[1]
  • Winner's average speed: 97 mph (155 km/h)[6]
  • Fastest lap: Reg Hunt, 2m 16s, 99.5 mph[1] (lap record)[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n South Pacific Road Racing Championships, Australian Motor Sports, March 1956, pages 96-100
  2. ^ Official Programme, South Pacific Road Racing Championships, Gnoo-Blas Motor Racing Circuit, Orange, Monday, 30 January 1956
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 28 October 2017
  4. ^ a b c www.gnooblas.com Retrieved 28 October 2017
  5. ^ a b c 161 M.P.H. at Orange, Australian Motor Manual, 1 March 1956, page 16
  6. ^ Denis Gregory, Chequered Times, A History of Gnoo-Blas, Orange 1953-1961
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