Novice Santa Barbara [DP+EP+FP+GP+HP] 1959

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Event: Eleventh Running Santa Barbara Sports Car Road Races		Date: 30.5.1959
Track: Santa Barbara Airport at Goleta (United States), 3.541 kms	Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Novice Santa Barbara [DP+EP+FP+GP+HP]
Non championship race

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	8 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	unknown
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	48
Finished:	41
Classified:	41

Classes:	Start	Class
Class G - Modified	1	1
Class H - Modified	3	1
Class B - Production	2	0
Class D - Production	1	1
Class E - Production	12	10
Class F - Production	10	9
Class G - Production	4	4
Class H - Production	15	15

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Winners:
Overall:	160	Porsche 356 1600 Super Speedster	Steve McQueen
Class G - Modified:	210	Elva Mk III Climax	Norm Hart
Class D - Production:	232	AC - Bristol	Al Norman
Class F - Production:	189	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	Ed Lynch
Class H - Production:	42	Austin-Healey Sprite	David Grossman
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Austin-Healey (19), Porsche (7), MG (6), Alfa Romeo (3), Berkeley (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top engines by numbers:	BMC (21), Porsche (7), MG (4), Alfa Romeo (3), Crosley (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Austin-Healey Sprite (11), Austin-Healey 100 (7), Porsche 356 (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (48)
Team nationalities:	USA (48)
Most used colours:	white (20%), red (19%), blue (18%), black (16%), green (8%), maroon (4%), yellow (4%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (83%), rear-engined (17%)
Average engine size:	1560 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Paul Cunningham (33)
Youngest known drivers:	Paul Cunningham (33)

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