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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

Preliminary March [Novice]
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:10 laps
Attendance:70000
Entered:74
Practiced:unknown
Started:51
Finished:unknown
Classes:PractStart
Class A - Modified11
Class B - Modified4
Class C - Modified6
Class D - Modified3
Class E - Modified1
Class F - Modified13
Class H - Modified3
Class C - Production4
Class E - Production0
Class F - Production5
Class F - Production MG11
Class G - Production0
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Race notes:
Race for novice drivers opened to all displacement classes sports cars, stock and modified.
Winners:
Overall:58Jaguar XK120CRiddelle Gregory
Class A - Modified:138Allard - CadillacPaul A. Miller
Class B - Modified:12Allard - LincolnMax Briney
Class D - Modified:105Simca V8-60Robert Salisbury
Class E - Modified:38Siata 208S FordDon Stables
Class F - Modified:133MG SpecialStan Lewis
Class H - Modified:8Siata 300BC Spider CrosleyJohn Cannon
Class C - Production:22Jaguar XK120Bill Tunstall
Class F - Production:86Jowett JupiterJack Carberry
Class F - Production MG:39MG TDRobert Brigham
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:MG (22), Jaguar (8), Siata (3), Allard (2), Kurtis Kraft (2), Simca (2), Jowett (2), Porsche (2)
Top engines by numbers:MG (21), Jaguar (8), Ford (3), Simca (2), Jowett (2), Porsche (2), Crosley (2)
Top car types by numbers:MG TD (15), Jaguar XK120 (5), MG TC (5)
Driver nationalities:USA (50)
Engine positions:front-engined (96%), rear-engined (4%)
Oldest known drivers:John Cannon (16)
Youngest known drivers:John Cannon (16)
Female drivers:Eleanor Mahon

Official Race Programme:

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