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Event: 2nd Annual Rose Festival Sports Car Road RacesDate: 20.5.1956
Track: Santa Rosa Course (United States), 4.989 kmsOrganiser: San Francisco Region SCCA

Santa Rosa - Classes: BM+CM+DM+EM

Weather:nice, dry
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:75 miles
Attendance:13500
Entered:unknown
Practiced:unknown
Started:unknown
Finished:unknown
Classified:21
Classes:Class
Class B - Modified3
Class C - Modified2
Class D - Modified6
Class E - Modified2
Class F - Modified3
Class C - Production5
Race notes:
Races 7 and 8 were ran together and Production Class C cars were classified not only for their own Race 7 but also among C Modified cars.
Winners:
Overall:44Hagemann Special ChryslerJohn Barneson
Class C - Modified:99MaseratiBob Gillespie
Class D - Modified:4Aston Martin DB3SJack Graham
Class E - Modified:39Frazer NashJames Lowe
Class F - Modified:55Porsche 550 SpyderSam Weiss
Leaders:
laps 1-24:108Kurtis - CadillacLou Brero
lap 25:44Hagemann SpecialJohn Barneson
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (5), Austin-Healey (4), Porsche (3), Aston Martin (2)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (5), BMC (4), Porsche (3), Aston Martin (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 550 (3), Aston Martin DB3S (2), Austin-Healey 100 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (21)
Team nationalities:USA (18)
Engine positions:front-engined (84%), mid-engined (16%)
Oldest known drivers:Lou Brero (48), Sam Weiss (32)
Youngest known drivers:Sam Weiss (32), Lou Brero (48)

Official Race Programme:

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