SCCA National Palm Springs [FM+GM+HM+FIII] 1956 - Race Results

Event: First Palm Springs National Championship Road Races		Date: 4.11.1956
Track: Palm Springs Airport (United States), 4.667 kms	Organiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA
SCCA National Palm Springs [FM+GM+HM+FIII]
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 11) West Coast Championship (round 18)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	45	Bob Drake	Cooper - Climax	Joe Lubin	30	1:22:56.0000	144.8410 kms	123.2757	1^st	FM
2^nd	88	Pete Lovely	Porsche 550 RS Spyder	John Edgar	30	1:23:00.0000			2^nd	FM
3^rd	211	Richie Ginther	Porsche 550 Spyder	John von Neumann	30	1:24:28.0000			3^rd	FM
4^th	89	Jack McAfee	Porsche 550 Spyder	John Edgar	30	1:24:30.0000			4^th	FM
5^th	5	Jim Kimberly	Osca MT4 1500	James H. Kimberly					5^th	FM
6^th	91	Harvey Mayer	Lotus Mark IX	Harvey M. Mayer					1^st	GM
7^th	117	Chick Leson	Maserati 150S	Chick Leson					6^th	FM
8^th	152	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus Eleven	Jay Chamberlain					2^nd	GM
9^th	27	Harry Banta	Cooper Mk I	Reno Racing Team					3^rd	GM
10^th	169	John Porter	Porsche 550 Spyder	Menagerie Aardvark					7^th	FM
11^th	23	George Keck	Porsche 550 Spyder	George D. Keck					8^th	FM
12^th	90	Skip Hudson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	John Edgar					4^th	GM
13^th	119	Robert Plass	MG Special	Robert Plass					9^th	FM
14^th	17	James Orr	Devin - Panhard						1^st	HM
15^th	61	William Boone	DB Le Mans						2^nd	HM
16^th	51	Chuck Schroeder	Lotus Eleven	Chuck Schroeder					5^th	GM
17^th	58	Edward Parker	Renault Spyder						3^rd	HM
18^th	157	Tommy Jamieson	Simca - Crosley						4^th	HM
	188	Tom Fox	Cooper Mk IX	Tom Fox	10				1^st	FIII
	213	T. Holcomb	JAP Special		10				2^nd	FIII
	201	Bill Black	Cooper Mk V		10				3^rd	FIII

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
7	Howard Wheeler	Osca MT4 1500	Howard Wheeler	Lost oil	FM
32	Robert Holbrook	Crosley Special		Fan belt	HM
42	John P. Young	Young Special		Stripped timing gears	HM
52	Robert Sutton	Siata Spyder	Robert Sutton	Out of fuel	GM
55	Ed Freutel	Lotus Eleven	Frank Monise	Stripped gears	GM
63	Ignacio Lozano	Lotus Mark IX MG	Ignacio Lozano	Overheating	FM
74	Don Miller	Triumph Special		DNF	HM
87	Dean Patterson	Crosley Special		DNF	HM
101	Harry Morrow	Cooper - Norton	Harry Morrow	DNF	FIII
105	Ody Fellows	MG TD Mk II Special		Piston	GM
118	Jean Pierre Kunstle	Porsche 550 Spyder	John P. Kunstle	Gearbox	FM
134	Don Burhop	Porsche Special	Don E. Burhop	DNF	GM
140	John Biehl	JRB Moretti		DNF	HM
179	Jean Geslin	Cooper - Norton	Joe Lubin	DNF	FIII
215	Bob Korst	Effyh - JAP		DNF	FIII

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
00	George Buchanan	Osca	George D. Buchanan	FM
4	Bill Pollack	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder	Max Hoffman	GM
8	Dusty Miller	MG Special	Dusty Miller	FM
40	Clarence Raville	Riviera Special Porsche	T. R: Corazza	FM
41	John Timanus	Lotus Mark VIII	John T. Timanus	FM
46	John Fox	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	Charles Rezzaghi	GM
57	W. R. Turner	Porsche 550 Spyder	W. R. Turner	FM
73	Perry Peron	Nichols - Panhard		HM
75	Rex Huddleston	Lotus Mark IX	Rex Huddleston	GM
77	Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Porsche 550 Spyder	John Edgar	FM
93	Bill Knowe	Lotus Eleven	William Knowe	GM
116	Lance Reventlow	Cooper	Lance Reventlow	GM
214	Karl Brigandi	Abarth 207A Spyder	Carmela Martin	GM
	Ed Kietz	Osca 1500		FM