Bakersfield [FM+GM+HM] 1956 - Race Results

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Event:		Date: 20.5.1956
Track: Bakersfield (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Bakersfield [FM+GM+HM]
West Coast Championship (round 6)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	50	Ken Miles	Porsche 550 Spyder	51	1:30:19.0000	188.7761 kms	121.8273	1^st	FM
2^nd	211	Richie Ginther	Porsche 550 Spyder	50	1:30:19.0000			2^nd	FM
3^rd	241	William Darnold	Porsche 550 Spyder	50	1:30:54.0000			3^rd	FM
4^th	159	William Eschrich	Lotus - Porsche	50	1:32:03.0000			4^th	FM
5^th	30	W. R. Turner	Porsche 550 Spyder	49	1:30:21.0000			5^th	FM
6^th	152	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus Mark IX	48	1:31:10.0000			1^st	GM
7^th	55	Ed Freutel	Lotus Mark VI	47	1:31:23.0000			2^nd	GM
8^th	81	Jay Hills	Porsche 356 Carrera	46	1:32:11.0000			6^th	FM	1^st	Production
9^th	104	David Smith	Porsche 356 Speedster	45	1:30:42.0000			7^th	FM	2^nd	Production
10^th	89	Edward Boyd	MG TD Special	43	1:31:03.0000			8^th	FM
11^th	72	Don Miller	Seifried Special	43	1:31:07.0000			1^st	HM
12^th	52	C. K. Enoch	Crosley	43	1:31:14.0000			2^nd	HM
13^th	267	Elliot Forbes-Robinson	MGA	42	1:31:02.0000			9^th	FM	3^rd	Production
14^th	100	Robert Schulman	MGA	42	1:31:16.0000			10^th	FM	4^th	Production
15^th	109	Bob Donner	Porsche 550 Spyder	42	1:31:51.0000			11^th	FM
16^th	116	Chuck Schroeder	MG TF	42	1:32:28.0000			12^th	FM	5^th	Production
17^th	36	Salem Spitz	MGA	38	1:31:27.0000			13^th	FM	6^th	Production
18^th	60	Jack Wilder	Nichols - Panhard	33	1:31:52.0000			3^rd	HM
19^th	26	Alan Kerns	MG TD Special	28	1:30:53.0000			14^th	FM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Reason	Gr.	Div.
8	Dusty Miller	MG Special	Plug trouble	FM
56	Troy McHenry	Porsche 550 Spyder	Fuel line	FM
61	William Boone	DB - Panhard	Oil leak	HM
73	Perry Peron	Panhard Special	Clutch	GM
75	Rex Huddleston	Lotus Mark IX	Oil leak	FM
92	Manuel Betes	Panhard	DNF	GM
126	Don Brauer	MG TC	Wheel, tyre	FM	Production
132	Duane Feuerhelm	MG TC	Water leak	FM	Production
134	Jerry Richards	MG Special	Lost wheel	FM
161	Charles Willis	Lotus Mark IX Climax	Blown piston	GM
193	Clarke Whitney	MG TC	Overheating, oil pressure	FM	Production
226	John Snider	MG TF	Decided to watch the race	FM	Production

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