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Event: 6th Running Santa Barbara Road RacesDate: 2.9.1956
Track: Santa Barbara (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Santa Barbara [S+1.5]
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:1 hour
Attendance:9500
Entered:unknown
Practiced:unknown
Qualified:35
Started:35
Finished:28
Classified:26
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified43
Class C - Modified54
Class D - Modified53
Class E - Modified33
Class F - Modified43
Class C - Production11
Class D - Production75
Class E - Production64
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Winners:
Overall:6Kurtis - BuickBill Murphy
Class C - Modified:51Jaguar SpecialFred Woodward
Class D - Modified:11Ferrari 500 Mondial 3.0John von Neumann
Class E - Modified:39Frazer Nash - BristolJames Lowe
Class F - Modified:118Porsche 550 SpyderJean Pierre Kunstle
Class C - Production:69Jaguar XK140 MCBob Weller
Class D - Production:38Mercedes-Benz 300 SLJack Bates
Class E - Production:59AC Ace BristolBob Oker
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Austin-Healey (7), Jaguar (6), Porsche (5), Mercedes-Benz (4), Morgan (3)
Top engines by numbers:BMC (7), Porsche (6), Jaguar (6), Mercedes-Benz (4), Triumph (4)
Top car types by numbers:Austin-Healey 100 (6), Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (4), Porsche 550 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (34)
Engine positions:front-engined (83%), mid-engined (9%), rear-engined (8%)
Oldest known drivers:Ken Miles (38), John von Neumann (35), Richie Ginther (26)
Youngest known drivers:Bob Bondurant (23), Jim Parkinson (24), Dan Gurney (25)

Official Race Programme:

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