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Event: 5th Running Santa Barbara Road RacesDate: 18.3.1956
Track: Santa Barbara Airport Course (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Santa Barbara - Consolation Race
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:11:30
Grid:unknown
Distance:unknown
Attendance:33000
Entered:48
Practiced:unknown
Started:26
Finished:21
Classified:20
Classes:PractStartClass
Class B111
Class C864
Class D200
Class E431
Class F171513
Class G111
Class H100
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Pre-race sessions:
All cars not qualified for any other Sunday race.
Winners:
Overall:29Baldwin SpecialWilliam Hanssen
Class B:172Victress BufordPowell
Class E:40Siata 208SBert Mouron
Class F:244MG TC SpecialClarence Raville
Class G:15Panhard DynaJim Peterson
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:MG (8), Jaguar (4), Porsche (4), Triumph (2)
Top engines by numbers:MG (8), Porsche (5), Jaguar (4), BMC (2), Triumph (2)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar XK120 (4), MG TD (3), Porsche 550 (2), Porsche 356 (2), MG A (2), Triumph TR2 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (26)
Team nationalities:USA (26)
Engine positions:front-engined (77%), mid-engined (11%), rear-engined (12%)
Oldest known drivers:John Lawrence (36)
Youngest known drivers:John Lawrence (36)
Female drivers:Bruce Turner

Official Race Programme:

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