1956 Moomba TT
The 1956 Moomba TT was a motor race for open and closed sports cars, staged at the Albert Park Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 11 March 1956.
It was the second Moomba TT, with a similar race having been run at Albert Park in 1955.
Contested over 150 miles, it was the feature race on the first day of a two-day race meeting which was conducted on the two Sundays of Melbourne's Moomba Festival.
The meeting was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia for the Argus Moomba Motor Races Committee.
The race was won by Tony Gaze driving a HWM Jaguar.
Results
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Class Pos. | Laps |
1 | Tony Gaze | 40 | HWM Jaguar | F.A.O. Gaze | Open | 1 | 48 |
2 | Bib Stillwell | 44 | Jaguar D-Type | B.S. Stillwell | Open | 2 | 48 |
3 | Ron Phillips | 56 | Austin-Healey 100S | J.K. & R.K. Phillips | 2001-3000cc | 1 | 47 |
4 | Otto Stone | 70 | Porsche Spyder | N. McK. Hamilton | 1101-1500cc | 1 | 47 |
5 | Doug Whiteford | 69 | Triumph TR2 | D. Whiteford | 1501-2000cc | 1 | 46 |
6 | C.W. Miller | 55 | Austin-Healey | C.W. Miller | 2001-3000cc | 2 | 44 |
7 | Bill Patterson | 73 | MGA | Bill Patterson | 1101-1500cc | 2 | 44 |
8 | Stuart Charge | 51 | Healey Special | S. & N. Charge | 2001-3000cc | 3 | 43 |
9 | Paul England | 62 | Ausca | P.T. England | 2001-3000cc | 4 | 43 |
10 | Neil Charge | 71 | MGTC | S. & N. Charge | 1101-1500cc | 3 | 41 |
11 | C. Porter | 84 | Austin-Healey | C. Porter | 2001-3000cc | 5 | 41 |
12 | L. Murphy | 74 | Porsche Super | L. Murphy | 1101-1500cc | 4 | 41 |
13 | M.R. Bottomley | 79 | MGTC s/c | M.R. Bottomley | 1101-1500cc | 5 | 38 |
14 | C. Martyr | 99 | Sunbeam 3-litre | C. Martyr | Open | 3 | 37 |
15 | L. Marsh | 54 | Austin-Healey | L. Marsh | 2001-3000cc | 6 | 37 |
16 | Alex Strachan | 80 | Lotus Mark VI Coventry Climax | A.W. Strachan | Up to 1100cc | 1 | 37 |
17 | G.A. Hay | 67 | Triumph TR2 | G.A. Hay | 1501-2000cc | 2 | 34 |
18 | J.R. Lanyon | 78 | MGTC special | J.R. Lanyon | 1101-1500cc | 36 | |
19 | R.G. Gibbs | 52 | Austin-Healey | R.G. Gibbs | 2001-3000cc | 35 | |
20 | Frank Porter | 57 | Austin-Healey | F.R. Porter | 2001-3000cc | 34 | |
21 | A. Maxwell | 60 | Aston Martin DB2 | A. Maxwell | 2001-3000cc | 26 | |
22 | Alan Gray | 46 | Jaguar XK140 | A.R. Gray | Open | 26 | |
23 | J. Haimson | 66 | Triumph TR2 | J. Haimson | 1501-2000cc | 25 | |
24 | Stan Jones | 41 | Cooper T33 Jaguar | S.J. Jones | Open | 24 | |
25 | O. Bailey | 61 | Holden Special | O. Bailey | 2001-3000cc | 24 | |
26 | C. Oliver | 43 | Jaguar XK120 s/c | C. Oliver | Open | 23 | |
27 | Bill Leech | 64 | MM Holden | W. Leech | 2001-3000cc | 17 | |
28 | Kevin Stuart | 48 | Austin-Healey | K.P. Stuart | 2001-3000cc | 16 | |
29 | Jeff Brotherton | 50 | Austin-Healey 100S | J. Brotherton | 2001-3000cc | 14 | |
30 | A.C. Newman | 76 | MGTF | A.C. Newman | 1101-1500cc | 14 | |
31 | G. Baillieu | 65 | Triumph TR2 | G. Baillieu | 1501-2000cc | 12 | |
32 | E. Davey-Milne | 88 | Frazer Nash s/c | E. Davey-Milne | 1101-1500cc | 11 | |
33 | N.F. Lewin | 53 | Austin-Healey | N.F. Lewin | 2001-3000cc | 11 | |
34 | L.J. Taylor | 59 | Austin-Healey | L.J. Taylor | 2001-3000cc | 8 | |
35 | K. Hahn | 82 | Austin-Healey | Grosvenor Motor Auctions | 2001-3000cc | 4 | |
36 | W.F. Coad | 63 | Vauxhall Special | W.F. Coad | 2001-3000cc | 4 | |
37 | E. Pearce | 75 | Javelin Jupiter | E. Pearce | 1101-1500cc | 3 |
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