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1961 Six Hour Le Mans

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Terry Walker, Six-Hour "Le Mans", Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing in Western Australia, 1980, pages 56 to 59
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The winning car covered a record 187 laps (385 miles / 620 km) despite the fact that it rained throughout the race.
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Western Australian Motor Race Results 1961, terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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was an endurance motor race for sports cars and sedans. The race was staged at the
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Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 151
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Caversham
Western Australia
Six Hour Le Mans
Aston Martin DB3S
Aston Martin DB3S
Triumph TR3A
Austin-Healey 100-4
Holden FX
Simca Montlhéry
Austin-Healey Sprite
Austin Lancer
Ford Anglia
Ford V8
David McKay
Renault Gordini
Standard Vanguard
Ford Anglia
Austin-Healey
Ford Anglia
Renault Dauphine
Elfin
Simca
HRG
Simca
NSU Prinz
Holden
Holden
Simca
Austin-Healey
Holden

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