Port Wakefield, 28 Mar 1959 « Australian Gold Star (libre)

South Australia Trophy

Port Wakefield, 28 Mar 1959

Results			Laps	Time/Speed
1	Stan Jones	(libre) 4.6-litre Maybach 3 - Chevrolet Corvette 283 ci V8 #4	35	36m 43s
2	Len Lukey	(2.5 F1) 2-litre Cooper Mk III 'T45' [F2-10-58] - Climax FPF 4 #5
3	Keith Rilstone	(libre) 2.3-litre Zephyr Special - Ford 6
4	Murray Trenberth	(libre) 2.4-litre Alta F2 [F2-5] - Holden 6
5	Jim Goldfinch	(unknown) 2.7-litre Austin-Healey Sprite - Austin 4
6	Tom Stevens	(unknown) 1.5-litre MG Special [MG TB TA0718]
7	Kevin Fuss	(unknown) JCW Special
8	R McDonald	(unknown) MG Special
9	Jon Leighton	(sports racing) 1.2-litre Lotus 11 [158] - Ford #25
10	Roger Yates	(unknown) 1-litre Austin-Healey 100S - BMC
11	J G Walsh	(unknown) Austin 7
R	Alec Mildren	(2.5 F1) 2-litre Cooper Mk III 'T45' [F2-21-58] - Climax FPF 4 #2	24	fuel pump
R	John Ampt	(sports racing) 1.1-litre Decca Special Mk.2 - Climax FWA	20	bearings
R	Arnold Glass	(libre) 3.4-litre Ferrari 555 [FL9001] - 860 Monza 4	6	fuel pressure
R	Steve Tillett	(unknown) 1.5-litre MG Special [MG TC 4893]	4	accident
DNS	Austin Miller	(libre) 1.5-litre Miller Spl (Cooper T41) ['F2-2-56'] - Climax FWB (see note 1)	Did not start
DNS	Greg McEwin	(libre) 2.7-litre MacHealey - Austin 4	Did not start

Qualifying
1	Stan Jones	(libre) 4.6-litre Maybach 3 - Chevrolet Corvette 283 ci V8
2	Alec Mildren	(2.5 F1) 2-litre Cooper Mk III 'T45' [F2-21-58] - Climax FPF 4
3	Len Lukey	(2.5 F1) 2-litre Cooper Mk III 'T45' [F2-10-58] - Climax FPF 4
4	Arnold Glass	(libre) 3.4-litre Ferrari 555 [FL9001] - Ferrari 860 Monza 4
5	Keith Rilstone	(libre) 2.3-litre Zephyr Special - Ford 6
6	Austin Miller *	(libre) 1.5-litre Miller Spl (Cooper T41) ['F2-2-56'] - Climax FWB
7	Murray Trenberth	(libre) 2.4-litre Alta F2 [F2-5] - Holden 6
8	Greg McEwin *	(libre) 2.7-litre MacHealey - Austin 4
9	John Ampt	(sports racing) 1.1-litre Decca Special Mk.2 - Climax FWA
10	Jon Leighton	(sports racing) 1.2-litre Lotus 11 [158] - Ford
11	Jim Goldfinch	(unknown) 2.7-litre Austin-Healey Sprite - Austin 4
12	Steve Tillett	(unknown) 1.5-litre MG Special [MG TC 4893] - MG
13	R McDonald	(unknown) MG Special
14	Tom Stevens	(unknown) 1.5-litre MG Special [MG TB TA0718] - MG
15	Kevin Fuss	(unknown) JCW Special
16	Roger Yates	(unknown) 1-litre Austin-Healey 100S - BMC
17	J G Walsh	(unknown) Austin 7

* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

Miller Spl (Cooper T41) ['F2-2-56'] (Austin Miller): The fouth and final Mk 1 built for 1956 went to Ken Wharton and was then shipped out to New Zealand for the Internationals. Ater Wharton's death in a sports car race, the Mk 1 returned to the UK and was sold to Bill Whitehouse for the early 1957 races. When Whitehouse took delivery of his Mk II, the ex-Wharton Mk I went to Paul England, on holiday from Australia. England later sold the car to Austin Miller, another Aussie over in Europe and he shipped it back to Australia. It ran as the Miller Special for several seasons and remained in Australia with later owners. (Sources: Cooper Cars, Nye; Historic Racing Cars in Australia, Blanden)

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

These results have been compiled by David McKinney from a wide rangle of sources, including his own magazine articles and books. The 1959-1963 results are complete but for the 1957 and 1958 seasons, the only cars currently shown in the results are the F1, Intercontinental and F2 cars that feature elsewhere on this site plus the major Australian specials.

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