The 1955 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race,^[1] staged at the Caversham Airfield circuit near Perth in Western Australia ^[2] on 11 March 1955.^[3] The event was the first of a sequence of eighteen Six Hour Le Mans races to be held in Western Australia between 1955 and 1972.^[2]

The race, which attracted eleven starters, was staged on the Triangle layout of the Caversham circuit as the more commonly used D layout was considered to be too demanding for an event of this duration.^[2] The event was dominated by the Austin-Healey 100 driven by Sydney Anderson & Sid Taylor, with its only serious opposition, a Jaguar XK120, retiring near the halfway mark.^[2] Much of the race was held in wet conditions, a situation which would occur frequently during the history of the Six Hour.^[2]

Results

References

1. ↑ Quoted sources do not specify the categories of cars eligible for the event, however Wheels magazine, July 1955 page 51 noted that the second placed car was a modified Holden saloon .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Terry Walker, Around The Houses, 1980, pages 56-59
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Western Australian Motor Race Results, 1951-1955, at www.terrywalkersplace.com Retrieved on 29 November 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Wheels magazine, July 1955, pages 40-41