Event: Palm Springs Road Races and Concours d' EleganceDate: 23.3.1952
Track: Palm Springs (United States), 3.701 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Palm Springs [Sports]

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.Pos.Div.
1st6Chuck ManningManning Mercury SpecialChas. Manning441:45:20.2000162.8656 kms93.02011stS+1.51stPSC
2nd3Don ParkinsonJaguar XK120 SpecialDonald Parkinson441:46:17.40002ndS+1.52ndPSC
3rd1Michael GrahamAllard J2 CadillacJames Chapman441:47:10.00003rdS+1.53rdPSC
4th88Jack McAfeeMG TC Special s/cJohn Edgar4thS+1.54thPSC
5th69Irving RobbinsCunningham C-2R5thS+1.55thPSC
6th35Howard WheelerJaguar XK120Howard L. Wheeler6thS+1.56thPSC
7th24Doug TrotterAston Martin DB2Douglas Trotter7thS+1.57thPSC
8th2Jr.Dave AddisonMG TC V-8 60Jack Burkhard8thS+1.58thPSC
9th56Leo Caton, Jr.Morgan Plus 4Leo Caton, Jr.9thS+1.59thPSC
62Roger BarlowSimca SpecialRoger Barlow5thS1.55thDT
71John BiehlMG TD Mk IIJohn R. Biehl6thS1.56thDT
76Robert A JohnsonMG TD Mk IIRobert A. Johnson7thS1.57thDT
30Dale McBrideMG TDDale McBride8thS1.58thDT
39Don BlanksMG TDDon H. Blanks, Jr.9thS1.59thDT
28Charles BeckerMG TD Mk IIChas. Becker10thS1.510thDT
53Bob WillettMG TC SpecialRobert Willett11thS1.5DT
25Bruce MooneyJowett JupiterL. Mooney12thS1.5
73John CoxMorris SpecialC. Ganschow13thS1.5
23Al CoppelMG TC SpecialAlfred Coppel, Jr.331:25:27.5000122.1492 kms85.61711stS1.51stDT
5Bill PringleSimca Special '51Roger Barlow331:26:43.50002ndS1.52ndDT
78Bill PollackSiata 1400 Gran SportJohn Edgar331:28:00.20003rdS1.53rdDT
9Tracy BirdMG TD SpecialTracy Bird331:28:44.00004thS1.54thDT

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.Div.
29George Bucknam, Jr.Riley BrooklandsGeo. Bucknam, Jr.DNF
Jim SeeleyCannon SpecialTed Cannon5DNFS+1.5
Richard SeifriedSeifried Mercury SpecialRichard Seifried, Jr.2Broken fan beltS+1.5PSC
2Phil HillCunningham C-2RGeorge Cameron0Cardan shaft U-jointS+1.5PSC

Started, result unknown:

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonPos.Gr.Pos.Div.
2Jr.Sterling EdwardsEdwards Special V-8 60 OHVS+1.5PSC
41Bill DavidMG TD Special
63Tom ElliottAllard K2F. T. Elliott, Jr.S+1.5PSC
Harold ErbMG TC s/cHarold Erb
John von NeumannPorsche 356 CoupeJ. Von NeumannS1.5DT
William BellMG TD SpecialWilliam BellS1.5DT
Paul PedigoMG TC V8/60Paul Trusdale

Did not start:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.Div.
Kelly BuchananStutz DV-32Kelly BuchananS+1.5

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.Div.
Newton SmallJowett JupiterN. S. Small
Carle ConwayNash-HealeyC. Conway
Bill BreezeCooper 500W. Breeze
Bill PollackAllard J2Thos. CarstensS+1.5
Sydney FranklinAston Martin DB2Sydney Franklin, Jr.S+1.5
Randy McDougallMG TDBurton Terhune, Jr.Not known if ran
Arthur B. NeilsenMG TCArthur B. NeilsenNot known if ran
Bill StroppeMG TDJohn CreanNot known if ran