Giants' Despair Hillclimb 1953 - Race Results

Event: Giants' Despair National Hill Climb Road Races		Date: 24.7.1953
Track: Giants' Despair (United States), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
Giants' Despair Hillclimb
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 8)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	21	Del Lee	Allard J2	Del Lee	1	1:04.400	1^st	B
2^nd	12	John Meyer	Meyer Special	John V. Meyer	1	1:04.500	2^nd	B
3^rd	11	John Negley	Allard Le Mans	John L. Negley, Jr.	1	1:07.600	3^rd	B
4^th	6	David Felix	Allard J2X	David H. H. Felix	1	1:10.000	4^th	B
5^th	36	Lindsey Parsons	Allard J2 Cadillac	Lindsey W. Parsons	1	1:10.400	5^th	B
6^th	4	Albert Garthwaite	Osca MT4 1350	Albert A. Garthwaite, Jr.	1	1:10.500	1^st	F
7^th	19	Stewart Rutherford	Allard K2	Stewart Rutherford	1	1:10.700	6^th	B
8^th	50	Roger Chambers	Allard J2 Cadillac	Roger J. Chambers, Jr.	1	1:10.800	7^th	B
9^th	91	Fritz Koster	Maserati A6GCS		1	1:11.000	1^st	E
10^th	10	Jim Hoe	Duesenberg J	Arthur J. Hoe	1	1:11.700	1^st	A
11^th	13	Jerry Gebby	Duesenberg SJ	Jerry E. Gebby	1	1:11.800	2^nd	A
12^th	67	Fred Procter	Glöckler Nr.3 Porsche	Frederic W. Proctor, Jr.	1	1:12.500	2^nd	F
13^th	63	Bill Lloyd	Lester T51 Offenhauser	William B. Lloyd	1	1:14.200	3^rd	F
14^th	43	Gordon Lipe	Cooper Mk VII	Gordon C. Lipe	1	1:14.700	1^st	FIII
15^th	17	Dean Gooderham	MG TD Special GMC	Dean N. Gooderham	1	1:14.800	1^st	C
15^th	31	William Burkey	Jaguar XK120	William A. Burkey	1	1:14.800	1^st	C
17^th	90	Fred F. Nemith	Jaguar Special		1	1:15.000	2^nd	C
18^th	95	Stan Hoffstein	Cooper		1	1:17.800	2^nd	FIII
19^th	34	John Gordon Bennett	MG TD Special	C. G. (John) Bennett	1	1:17.900	4^th	F
20^th	83	Whitney	Cooper		1	1:18.600	3^rd	FIII
21^st	38	William Brudereck	Porsche	William C. Brudereck	1	1:19.400	5^th	F
21^st	40	Gentry Smith	Allard K2	Gentry B. Smith	1	1:19.400	8^th	B
23^rd	24	Antonio Valdes-Dapena	Jaguar XK120	Antonio Valdes-Dapena	1	1:19.500	3^rd	C
24^th	20	Ray Leibensperger	MG TC V8 60	R. Leibensperger	1	1:20.800	1^st	D
25^th	54	Bud Fehnel	Nash-Healey	C. F. Fehnel, Jr.	1	1:20.900	4^th	C
26^th	30	William Burkey	Porsche	William A. Burkey	1	1:22.000	6^th	F
27^th	44	Dolph Vilardi	PBX Special	Candy Poole	1	1:22.300	1^st	H
28^th	16	William Infantino	Jaguar XK120	William G. Infantino	1	1:22.500	5^th	C
29^th	80	Glen Stautler	Auto Union		1	1:22.700	6^th	C
30^th	29	Douglas Morgan	Jaguar XK120 M	D. Morgan	1	1:23.800	7^th	C
31^st	52	James Killgore	Porsche 356 1500	James N. Killgore, Jr.	1	1:25.300	7^th	F
32^nd	8	John Negley	Porsche 356	J. L. Negley, Jr.	1	1:25.700	8^th	F
33^rd	64	Kasimir Krag	MG TD	Kasimir E. Krag	1	1:27.300	9^th	F
34^th	59	J. J. S. Sherman	Hispano-Suiza	J. J. Sherman	1	1:30.700	3^rd	A
35^th	14	E. W. Howell	MG TD Mk II	E. W. Howell	1	1:31.300	10^th	F
36^th	28	Peter Fairclough	MG TC	Peter Fairclough	1	1:34.400	11^th	F
37^th	79	Robert Morgan	Crosley V8 60		1	1:34.700	2^nd	D
38^th	61	Lester Smalley	Austin A90	Lester Smalley	1	1:39.800	3^rd	D
39^th	48	Clarence Reichard	MG TD	Clarence A. Reichard, Jr.	1	1:40.500	12^th	F
40^th	66	Kenneth Ahr	Siata 300BC Spyder Crosley	Kenneth A. Ahar	1	1:41.100	2^nd	H
41^st	39	Charles Sheldrake	MG TD	Charles K. Sheldrake	1	1:44.600	13^th	F
42^nd	68	Henry Wessells	MG TD	S. Feldman	1	1:44.800	14^th	F

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
2	Henry Rudkin	Bandini	Henry A. Rudkin, Jr.	Not known if ran	H
9	Traver McKenna	Jaguar XK120 M	T. H. McKenna, Jr.	Not known if ran	C
18	Montrose McMahon	Jaguar XK120	Montrose McMahon	Not known if ran	C
25	Richard Lyeth	Jaguar XK120 M	J. Lyeth, Jr.	Not known if ran	C
32	Fred Allen	MG Special	Fred F. Allen	Not known if ran	F
37	Frank Dominianni	Giaur	Francis J. Dominianni	Not known if ran	H
41	Robert Publicker	Ferrari	Robert B. Publicker	Not known if ran	D
42	Joe Helweg	MG TC	Joseph E. Helweg, Jr.	Not known if ran	F
45	Guy Atkins	MG TD	Guy W. Atkins	Not known if ran	F
47	Don Bridges	Jaguar XK120 M	Don Noel Bridges	Not known if ran	C
53	Ed Lunken	Ferrari 166 MM	Edmund Lunken	Not known if ran	E
55	Bob Salzgaber	MG TD	Bob Salzgaber	Not known if ran	F
57	Henry Brann	MG TC	Henry A. Brann, 3rd.	Not known if ran	F
60	William Milliken		Bill Milliken, Jr.	Not known if ran	C
62	Leonard Fanelli	Multi Plex	Leonard J. Fanelli	Not known if ran	F
65	W. C. Pollock	Chadwick Runabout	W. C. Pollock	Not known if ran	Vintage
66	Henry Wessells	Multi Plex	Leonard J. Fanelli		F
75	Lex duPont	Cooper 500 Mark VI	Alexis du Pont	Not known if ran	FIII