1956 New South Wales Road Racing Championship for Racing Cars

The 1956 New South Wales Road Racing Championship for Racing Cars was a motor race^[1] held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1956.^[2] It was staged over 26 laps,^[3] a total distance of 100 miles (160 km).^[2] The race utilised a handicap format with the first car, the MG TF of Barry Topen, scheduled to start 18 minutes and 12 seconds before the last car, the Maserati 250F of Stan Jones.^[3] The championship was awarded to the driver setting the fastest time for the event, regardless of handicap result.^[2]

The championship was won by Stan Jones driving a Maserati 250F.^[2]

Results

Position^[3]	Driver^[3]	No.^[3]	Car^[3]	Entrant^[3]	Laps^[1]	Time^[1]	Handicap^[3]	Han. Pos.^[3]	Han. Time^[3]
1^[4]	Stan Jones	1	Maserati 250F	Stan Jones Motors	26	1:13	18:12	3	1:29:13.3
2^[4]	Bill Pitt	9	Jaguar D-Type	Mrs G. Anderson	26	1:20	13:52	8	1:32:26.7
3^[4]	Jack Robinson	14	Jaguar Special	J. Robinson	26	1:23:52	8:40	6	1:30:22.9
4^[4]	John Archibald	15	MG TC Special	J. Archibald	26	1:24	4:20	1	1:26:49.2
5^[4]	Doug Chivas	88	Lotus 6	D. Chivas	26	1:24	4:20	2	1:26:51.4
?	Norm Crowfoot	6	Holden Special	N. Crowfoot	26	?	5:38	4	1:29:18.8
?	Harvey Clift	50	MG TC Special	LJC Motors	26	?	3:28	5	1:29:26.6
?	John Martin	111	MG TC Special	J. Martin	26	?	4:20	7	1:31:59.3
?	Charlie Campbell^[5]	29	Triumph TR2	C. Campbell	?	?	2:10	?	?
DNF	Barry Garner	52	Frazer Nash	B. Garner	?	-	2:10	-	-
DNF	J. Crawford	35	Wolseley 6/80 Special	J. Crawford	?	-	3:28	-	-
DNF	Wal Anderson	4	Holden Special	W. Anderson	?	-	5:38	-	-
DNF	Jack Neal	21	Jaguar Special	J. Neal	20	-	4:20	-	-
DNF	Vincent Profilio	34	MG TC Special	V. Profilio	15	-	2:10	-	-
DNF	Ray Revell	18	Cooper MG	R. Revell	14	-	9:58	-	-
DNF	Jack Myers	3	WM Cooper	J. Myer	14	-	6:30	-	-
DNF	Col James	7	MG Special s/c	Barclay Motors	13	-	11:42	-	-
DNF	Clive Adams	8	Prad Holden	C. Adams	8	-	5:38	-	-
DNF	Merv Ward	13	Ralt 500	M. Ward	8	-	3:28	-	-
DNF	Harry Gapps	24	MG TC Special s/c	H. Gapps	3	-	2:10	-	-
DNF	Les Wheeler	11	Stewart MG	L. Wheeler	1	-	4:20	-	-
DNS	Barry Topen	104	MG TF	B. Topen	-	-	0:00	-	-

Notes

Attendance: 8-10,000^[3]
Fastest Lap: Stan Jones (Maserati 250F), 2:44.4,^[1] 85.9 m.p.h.,^[2] (new lap record)^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Car Race Results, Wheels, December 1956, page 46
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f David McKay, Jones Slashes Bathurst Records, Modern Motor, November 1956, pages 14 to 16
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, Chapter 22, pages 179 to 187
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e New South Wales Road Racing Championships, Australian Motor Sports, November 1956, pages 420 to 423
^ "Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing" notes that Campbell competed in the race but does not indicate that he retired from the race or that he finished the race.

[Wheels-1] Car Race Results, Wheels, December 1956, page 46

[Modern_Motor-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f David McKay, Jones Slashes Bathurst Records, Modern Motor, November 1956, pages 14 to 16

[Cradle-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, Chapter 22, pages 179 to 187

[AMS-4] New South Wales Road Racing Championships, Australian Motor Sports, November 1956, pages 420 to 423

[5] "Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing" notes that Campbell competed in the race but does not indicate that he retired from the race or that he finished the race.

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