Preliminary Palm Springs [FM+GM+HM] 1955 - Race Results

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Event:		Date: 3.12.1955
Track: Palm Springs (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Preliminary Palm Springs [FM+GM+HM]
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	205	Ken Miles	Maserati 150S	Scuderia Parravano	10	22:03.0000	35.4056 kms	96.5606	1^st	FM
2^nd	174	Jean Pierre Kunstle	Porsche 550		10	22:11.0000			2^nd	FM
3^rd	50	Harry Hanford	MG Special	Ken Miles	10	22:30.0000			3^rd	FM
4^th	169	John Porter	Porsche 550		10	22:43.0000			4^th	FM
5^th	179	Bob Path	Lotus Special Offenhauser		10	23:11.0000			5^th	FM
6^th	55	Ed Freutel	Lotus Mark VI		10	23:35.0000			1^st	GM
7^th	159	William Eschrich	Eschrich Special		10	24:03.0000			6^th	FM
8^th	17	James Orr	Devin - Panhard		10	24:22.0000			2^nd	GM
9^th	178	Tony Settember	MG TC Special		9	22:08.0000			7^th	FM
10^th	38	Jack Duff	Panhard Special		9	22:55.0000			1^st	HM
11^th	142	Don Miller	Crosley Special		9	23:05.0000			2^nd	HM
12^th	112	Stan Mullin	DB - Panhard		9	23:09.0000			3^rd	HM
13^th	92	Manuel Betes	Panhard		9	23:04.0000			3^rd	GM
14^th	111	Hal Landaker	Fiat Harley Davidson		9	24:17.0000			4^th	GM
15^th	32	Robert Holbrook	Crosley Special		9	24:38.0000			4^th	HM
16^th	45	Paul Winters	Halliday - Renault		9	24:42.0000			5^th	HM
17^th	42	John P. Young	Young Special		8	22:04.0000			8^th	FM
18^th	27	James Wilson	MG TD		8	22:48.0000			6^th	FP
19^th	93	Clarke Whitney	MG TC		8	23:08.0000			9^th	FM
20^th	170	Jack Wilder	Nichols - Panhard		8	23:59.0000			7^th	HM
21^st	145	Marion Playan	Playan Special		8	24:11.0000			10^th	FM
22^nd	157	Tommy Jamieson	Simca Roadster		6	24:51.0000			8^th	HM
23^rd	54	Jack Douglas	Devin - Panhard		5	22:06.0000			9^th	HM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Reason	Gr.
16	John Benton	MG Special	Overheating	FM
41	John Timanus	MG TC Special	Broken axle	FM
44	Clarence Raville	MG TD	Dropped valve	FM
75	Rex Huddleston	Lotus Mark IX	Fuel line	FM
96	Bill Thomas	Porsche	Blown engine	FM
181	Bill Rhodes	MG TF	DNF	FM
215	Ron Pearson	MG Special	Oil leak	FM
250	Dusty Miller	MG Special	Brakes	FM

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