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Event: Orange Empire National Sports Car RacesDate: 8.11.1953
Track: March Air Force Base (United States), 5.633 kmsOrganiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA

SCCA National March - Sports over 1500 cc
Weather:unknown
Start time:14:30
Grid:unknown
Distance:50 laps
Attendance:70000
Entered:53
Practiced:unknown
Started:36
Finished:unknown
Classes:Start
Class A - Modified3
Class B - Modified10
Class C - Modified12
Class D - Modified3
Class E - Modified6
Class C - Production1
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Race notes:
Race for over 1500 cc cars, stock and modified, for senior drivers only.
Winners:
Overall:15Cunningham C-4RJohn Fitch
Class A - Modified:129La Salle Ford
Class C - Modified:30Ferrari 340 MMBill Spear
Class D - Modified:104FerrariHoward Wheeler
Class E - Modified:64Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Mk.IIJames Lowe
Class C - Production:85Jaguar XK120Scotty MacGregor
Leaders:
lap 1:
laps 2-6:4Cunningham C5-RPhil Walters
laps 7-14:30Ferrari 340 MMWilliam Spear
laps 15-50:15Cunningham C4-RJohn Fitch
Fastest Laps:
Overall:4Cunningham C-5RPhil Walters (USA)147.8987 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (6), Jaguar (6), Allard (6), Kurtis Kraft (4), Cunningham (3), MG (3)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (6), Jaguar (6), Cadillac (5), Chrysler (2), Ford (2), Bristol (2), DeSoto (2), MG (2)
Top car types by numbers:Allard J2X (4), Kurtis Kraft 500S (3), Jaguar XK120 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (31)
Team nationalities:USA (36)
Most used colours:dark (24%), darker (18%), lighter (13%), white (12%), light (5%), blue (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:Briggs Cunningham (46), Jim Kimberly (46), John Fitch (36)
Youngest known drivers:Masten Gregory (21), Troy Ruttman (23), Bill Pollack (28)
Female drivers:Marion Lowe, Marvin Mendelson

Official Race Programme:

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