South African 6 Hours 1959 - Grid

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Event: Third South African Six-Hour Endurance Test For Special Series Production and Sports Cars		Date: 28.3.1959
Track: Roy Hesketh Circuit, Pietermaritzburg (South Africa), 2.575 kms	Organiser: unknown
South African 6 Hours
Non championship race

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1^st	1	John Myers / John Mason-Gordon	Protea - Triumph	J. R. Mason-Gordon
2^nd	3	Gordon Henderson / Clive Mitchell	MGA Twin Cam Coupe	McCarthy Rodway Ltd.
3^rd	4	Tony Woodley	Triumph TR3A	Standard Motor Co. (S.A.) (Pty.) Ltd.
4^th	5	Mario Lupini / G. Lupini	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce	Scuderia Lupini

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
8	George Mennie / Dave Wright	MGA Twin-Cam	G. E. Mennie
12	Horse Boyden / Michael Renton	Volvo Californian	H. C. Boyden
14	O. G. Wilson / A. F. Wilson	Volvo Californian	O. G. Wilson
16	Mike Hutchons / Geoff Mortimer	Austin-Healey Sprite	Forsdick Motors Ltd.
24	Dennis Cockerell / Ron Wright	Peugeot 403	Stanley Motors Ltd.

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
2	Ian Fraser Jones / Tony Fergusson	Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster	Team Porsche
6	H. B. Thomas / L. S. Greig	MGA Twin Cam	Scottish Motors
7	Bob Olthoff / H. L. Pierce	MGA Twin Cam	J. R. Olthoff
9	Ernie Pieterse / André Pieterse	Alfa Romeo TI	Continental Cars
10	Gene Bosman / Van der Bergen	Alfa Romeo TI	E. Bosman
11	Nigel Payne / S. P. Viljoen	Alfa Romeo TI	Titan Industrials (Pty.) Ltd.
15	N. A. Hall-Jones / M. B. Hall-Jones	Turner Sports	Jones Car Tyre & Retreading Co. (Pty.) Ltd.
17	G. Turner / Rob Wilson	Austin-Healey Sprite	Forsdick Motors Ltd.
18	Les Miller / R. K. Eaton	Austin-Healey Sprite	Forsdick Motors Ltd.
19	M. Ashe / P. Venter	Austin-Healey Sprite	Chris Venter's Garage
20	J. Gompels / T. Guy	Borgward	Lucy's Motor Car Sales (Natal) Ltd.
21	Francis Tucker / O. L. Williamson	Volvo 444	F. B. K. Tucker
22	G. Shrives / J. Gray	Volvo 444	G. Shrives
23	Peter Huxtable / B. Henning	Peugeot 403	Stanley Motors Ltd.
25	Justin Caro / Paddy O'Keefe	Morris 1000	McCarthy Rodway Ltd.
26	J. Langmuss / W. P. Frisby	Saab 93B	Truck & Car Co. (Vereeniging) Ltd.
27	S. D. Turner / R. C. Williamson	Renault Dauphine	Denham Motors Ltd.
28	L. Lipschitz / S. Francisco	Fiat-Abarth	Auto Spares & Accessories
29	P. J. Potgieter / E. C. K. Johnson	Fiat-Abarth	Maxwell Campbell Ltd.
30	J. C. Thomson / H. C. A. Nieman	Lloyd	Thomson Motors
31	W. Bosch / C. Newton	Lloyd	Van Roux Motors

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