- Source: 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
Notes
Attendance: 100,000
Start: Le Mans type
Starters: 37
Race time: 1-49:04 (83.5 mph)
Fastest lap: Tony Gaze, Bib Stillwell & Stan Jones: 2:10 (86.5 mph)
Notes & references
External links
Speed thrilled 100,000, The Argus, Monday, 12 March 1956, page 5, trove.nla.gov.au
Car Racing (results), The Argus, Monday, 12 March 1956, page 13, trove.nla.gov.au