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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 [FP+GP]
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:30 minutes
Attendance:33000
Entered:36
Practiced:unknown
Started:36
Finished:30
Classified:29
Classes:StartClass
Class E - Production43
Class F - Production3226
Class G - Production00
No Photos YetEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Pre-race sessions:
First 24 cars from Race 2 anmd cars finishing 13th to 24th in Race 3.
Winners:
Overall:77MGAElliot Forbes-Robinson
Class E - Production:7Morgan Plus 4Dan Levitt
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:MG (27), Porsche (4), Singer (2)
Top engines by numbers:MG (25), Porsche (4), BMC (2), Triumph (2)
Top car types by numbers:MG TD (14), MG TF (9), Porsche 356 (4)
Driver nationalities:USA (36)
Team nationalities:USA (36)
Engine positions:front-engined (88%), rear-engined (12%)
Average engine size:1379 cc
Oldest known drivers:John Lawrence (36), Bill Pollack (31)
Youngest known drivers:Bill Pollack (31), John Lawrence (36)
Female drivers:Betty Shutes

Official Race Programme:

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