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Event: 10th Running Palm Springs Sports Car RacesDate: 26.2.1956
Track: Palm Springs Airport (United States), 2.865 kmsOrganiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA

Palm Springs [FP+GP]
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:10:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:10 laps
Attendance:20000
Entered:26
Practiced:unknown
Started:25
Finished:21
Classified:20
Classes:StartClass
Class F - Production107
Class G - Production1513
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Race notes:
Porsche Super and Porsche Carrera not allowed to start this race.
Pre-race sessions:
practice session held on 25/2
Winners:
Overall:77MGAElliot Forbes-Robinson
Class G - Production:141MG TDSanford Sinclair
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:MG (18), Porsche (6)
Top engines by numbers:MG (15), Porsche (6), BMC (3)
Top car types by numbers:MG TD (10), Porsche 356 (6), MG A (3), MG TF (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (25)
Engine positions:front-engined (76%), rear-engined (24%)
Average engine size:1346 cc
Oldest known drivers:John Lawrence (36), Jim Parkinson (24)
Youngest known drivers:Jim Parkinson (24), John Lawrence (36)
Female drivers:Betty Shutes

Official Race Programme:

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