# 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 Holden | 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 | Les Murphy | 74 | Porsche 1500 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 | Jowett Javelin Jupiter | E. Pearce | 1101-1500cc | | 3 |
Notes
* Attendance: 100,000
* Start: Le Mans type
* Starters: 37
* Race time of winning car: 1:49:04 (83.5 mph)
* Fastest lap: Tony Gaze, Bib Stillwell & Stan Jones: 2:10 (86.5 mph)

## Notes & references

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 David McKay, Moomba Races at Albert Park, Modern Motor, May 1956, pages 35-37 & pages 63-64
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 JR Horman, Albert Park, Australian Motor Sports, April 1956, pages 136-143
* 1 2 3 Official Programme, First Day, The Argus Moomba Motor Races, Albert Park Circuit, 11 March 1956
* ↑ John B Blanden, Austin Healey 100S, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 54
* ↑ John B Blanden, Ausca Sports, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 43
* ↑ Michael Armit, Gaze won but oil had him worried, The Argus, Monday, 12 March 1956, page 14, trove.nla.gov.au
* ↑ John B Blanden, Lotus MK.6, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 192
* ↑ It is not known why Hay, on 34 laps, was classified ahead of Lanyon, on 36 laps and Gibbs, on 35 laps. It is likely that all of the competitors shown below Hay retired during the race.
* ↑ John B Blanden, Cooper T33 Jaguar, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 128
* ↑ John B Blanden, MM Holden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 259
* ↑ John B Blanden, Austin Healey 100S, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 55
* ↑ Victoria's Two-Day Meeting, Wheels, June 1956, pages 48 & 49