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Event: Date: 19.8.1956
Track: Paramount Ranch Race Course (United States), 3.219 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Paramount Ranch [S1.5]
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:1 hour
Attendance:unknown
Entered:65
Practiced:unknown
Qualified:40
Started:40
Finished:27
Classified:27
Classes:StartClass
Class F - Modified97
Class G - Modified54
Class H - Modified95
Class F - Production1711
Class H - Production00
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Race notes:
Race opened to first 15 cars from production race, first 25 cars from modified race, first 5 cars from consolation race and first three in each class from all three races if not qualified otherwise.
Winners:
Overall:211Porsche 550 SpyderRichie Ginther
Class G - Modified:55Lotus Mark VI ClimaxFrank Monise
Class H - Modified:73Nichols Panhard SpecialPerry Peron
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:MG (16), Porsche (6), Lotus (6), Nichols (3)
Top engines by numbers:MG (10), Porsche (7), BMC (6), Panhard (5), Climax (4)
Top car types by numbers:MG A (6), MG TD (5), Porsche 550 (3), Lotus Mark IX (3), Porsche 356 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (40)
Team nationalities:USA (40)
Engine positions:front-engined (76%), mid-engined (13%), rear-engined (11%)
Oldest known drivers:Jack McAfee (34), Richie Ginther (26), Lance Reventlow (20)
Youngest known drivers:Lance Reventlow (20), Richie Ginther (26), Jack McAfee (34)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - Paramount Ranch [S1.5] 1956Entry List - Paramount Ranch [S1.5] 1956Schedule of Events - Paramount Ranch [S1.5] 1956Track Map - Paramount Ranch [S1.5] 1956