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circuit in

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on 6 June 1960.Easy End, But Hard Laps in Le Mans Race, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 7, 1960 It was the sixth annual

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race.Terry Walker, Around The Houses : The History of Motor Racing In Western Australia, 1980 The race was won by Jack Ayers and Lionel Beattie driving a Holden Sports.

Results

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/ref> , Drivers , align="center" , No. , Car , Entrant , align="center" , Class pos. , Class , align="center" , Laps , - , align="center" , 1 , Jack Ayers, Lionel Beattie , align="center" , 9 , Holden Sports , Superior Cars , align="center" , 1 , Sports 2001–3000cc , align="center" , 178 , - , align="center" , 2 , Jeff Dunkerton , align="center" , , MGA 1500 , Winterbottoms , align="center" , 1 , Sports 1301–1600cc , align="center" , 177 , - , align="center" , 3 , Dave Sullivan, A Dodd , align="center" , , Holden , Northside Service Station , align="center" , 1 , Sedan 2001–3000cc , align="center" , 176 , - , align="center" , 4 , Doug Green, Colin Weir , align="center" , , Triumph TR3A , Reimann Motors , align="center" , 1 , Sports 1601–2000cc , align="center" , 173 , - , align="center" , 5 , Gavin Sandford-Morgan,Little Le Mans 1960, Sports Car World, August 1960, pages 58 to 60 Henry Short , align="center" , ,

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, DE Jolly Ltd , align="center" , 1 , Sedan 1000–1300cc , align="center" , 172 , - , align="center" , 6 , Aubrey Melrose, Vin Smith , align="center" , , Porsche 1600 , AG Melrose , align="center" , 1 , Sedan 1301–1600cc , align="center" , 172 , - , align="center" , 7 , Syd Negus, K Wilkinson , align="center" , , Plymouth Sports , SA Negus , align="center" , 1 , Sports Over 3000cc , align="center" , 172 , - , align="center" , 8 , Bob Avery , align="center" , ,

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, Wentworth Motors , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 170 , - , align="center" , 9 , Mal Chapman , align="center" , , Austin-Healey 100/6 , Superior Cars , align="center" , , Sports – unknown , align="center" , 167 , - , align="center" , 10 , George Wakelin, D Edwards , align="center" , , Holden , G Wakelin , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 161 , - , align="center" , 11 , David Sadique, S Templar , align="center" , ,

, Ecurie Sainte , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 160 , - , align="center" , 12 , Don Reimann, Peter Bond , align="center" , ,

Ford Anglia The Ford Anglia is a small family car that was designed and manufactured by Ford UK. It is related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. The Anglia name was applied to various models between 1939 and 1967. In total, 1,594,486 Anglias ...

, Duncan Motor Co Pty Ltd , align="center" , 1 , Sedan 851–1000cc , align="center" , 160 , - , align="center" , 13 , Bob McDowall , align="center" , ,

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, RS McDowall , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 158 , - , align="center" , 14 , T Rice, D McGuiness , align="center" , ,

Austin-Healey Sprite The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car produced in the United Kingdom from 1958 until 1971. The Sprite was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation on 20 May 1958, two days after that year's Monaco Gran ...

, T Rice , align="center" , 1 , Sports 851–1000cc , align="center" , 157 , - , align="center" , 15 , TW Sands , align="center" , ,

, Webster Motors , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 155 , - , align="center" , 16 , L Allwood , align="center" , , Ford Thames , L Allwood , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 153 , - , align="center" , 17 , W Kruyssen, B Lemon , align="center" , ,

, W Kruyssen , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 152 , - , align="center" , 18 , R Betteridge, J Glasson , align="center" , ,

Morris Minor 1000 The Morris Minor is a British economy family car that made its debut at the Earls Court Motor Show, London, in October 1948. Designed under the leadership of Alec Issigonis, more than 1.6 million were manufactured between 1948 and 1972 in th ...

, Modern Motor Sales , align="center" , , Sedan – unknown , align="center" , 151 , - , align="center" , 19 , Lloyd Trezise , align="center" , , Ford V8 (1938) , L Trezise , align="center" , 1 , Sedan Over 3000cc , align="center" , 150 , - , align="center" , 20 , Jack Wynhoff , align="center" , ,

Renault Dauphine The Renault Dauphine () is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in a single body style – a three-box, 4-door sedan – as the successor to the Renault 4CV; more than two million were manufactured during its 1956–1967 ...

, Maison Motors , align="center" , 1 , Sedan Up to 850cc , align="center" , 143 , - , align="center" , 21 , Frank Baden-Powell, S Campbell , align="center" , 32 ,

Goggomobil Dart The Goggomobil Dart was a microcar which was developed in Australia by Sydney company Buckle Motors, Buckle Motors Pty Ltd. and produced from 1959 to 1961. The Dart was based on the chassis and mechanical components of the German Goggomobil micro ...

, WJ Lucas Ltd , align="center" , 1 , Sports Up to 850cc , align="center" , 134 , - , align="center" , DNF , Wally Knox , align="center" , , Holden , , align="center" , , , align="center" , , - , align="center" , DNF , Ray Barfield , align="center" , ,

Aston Martin DB3S The Aston Martin DB3S is a sports racing car that was built by Aston Martin. Following the failure of the heavy and uncompetitive Aston Martin DB3 designed by Eberan Eberhorst; William Watson, employed as Eberhorst's assistant, presented an alt ...

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Notes

* Attendance: 6,000 * Start: Le Mans-style1960 - 6 Hour race with Le Mans start. Photo: Ken Devine collection, www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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References

External links

Six Hours Le Mans

June 1960 sports events in Australia