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Event: Date: 3.12.1955
Track: Palm Springs (United States), 3.701 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Preliminary Palm Springs [CP+DP+EP+FIII]
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
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Distance:6 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:unknown
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Started:58
Finished:46
Classified:46
Classes:StartClass
Class C - Production2218
Class D - Production1412
Class E - Production1815
Formula III41
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Race notes:
Officially race 3 & 4 but run together.
Winners:
Overall:83Jaguar XK120 MJim Peterson
Class D - Production:12Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRudy Cleye
Class E - Production:13Arnolt-BristolBob Willett
Formula III:201LMF IIIA JAPB. Wright
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (22), Triumph (11), Austin-Healey (8), Mercedes-Benz (6), Arnolt-Bristol (2), Morgan (2), Swallow (2)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (22), Triumph (15), BMC (8), Mercedes-Benz (6), Bristol (2), JAP (2)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar XK120 (14), Triumph TR2 (11), Jaguar XK140 (8), Austin-Healey 100 (8)
Driver nationalities:USA (57)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:2575 cc
Oldest known drivers:Bob Drake (31), Dan Gurney (24), Irwin Belsky (21)
Youngest known drivers:Lance Reventlow (19), Irwin Belsky (21), Dan Gurney (24)

Official Race Programme:

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