1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

1956 Round Australia Trial
*Mobilgas Trial*
1956 Round Australia Trial; Mobilgas Trial
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Host country	Australia Australia
Rally base	Sydney
Dates run	4 – 19 August 1956
Stages	17
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	13,680 km (8,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews	83 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Australia Eddie Perkins ; Australia Lance Perkins

The 1956 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Trial was the fifth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 4 and 19 August 1956. The event covered 13,680 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Eddie Perkins and Lance Perkins, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	16	Australia E.B. Perkins	Australia Eddie Perkins Australia Lance Perkins	Volkswagen 1200	48
2	11	Australia Country Holden Dealers	Australia Jack Masling Australia Ken Miller Australia Harry Cape	Holden FE	62
3	14	Australia R.L. Foreman	Australia Bob Foreman Australia Geoff Easton	Volkswagen 1200	80
4	85	Australia A.A. Griffiths	Australia Arthur Griffiths Australia Maxwell Galt	Volkswagen 1200	101
5	21	Australia G.N. Horner	Australia George Horner Australia Bill Price Australia Alwyn Kurtz	Ford 1956 Customline	216
6	27	Australia J.R. Hall	Australia John Hall Australia James Alward	Volkswagen 1200	225
7	68	Australia Regal Motors	Australia Malcolm Brooks Australia Frank Tate	Standard Vanguard Phase III	241
8	38	Australia Mrs M.B. Blakeway	Australia Maude Blakeway Australia Norman Bolton Australia William Hubbard	Ford 1955 Customline	243
9	59	Australia J.K. Gamble	Australia Keith Gamble Australia Lorna Gamble Australia Geoff Ackerman	Volkswagen 1200	249
10	63	Australia P.J. Sullivan	Australia Patrick O'Sullivan Australia Les Innes	Volkswagen 1200	253
11	88	Australia A.H. Smith	Australia Arthur Smith Australia Archer Smith	Volkswagen 1200	305
12	36	Australia Ron Leech	Australia Ron Leech Australia Valerie Leech Australia Leslie Lee	Holden FJ	320
13	57	Australia Parkers	Australia Arthur Packer Australia Bill Parker Australia John Parker	Holden FE	348
14	89	Australia Greg Cusack	Australia Greg Cusack Australia Leigh Moore	Volkswagen 1200	385
15	47	Australia Doug Whiteford	Australia Doug Whiteford Australia Jim Hawker	Peugeot 403	388
16	89	New Zealand Alma Braddock	New Zealand Alma Braddock New Zealand Gerald McMillan	Volkswagen 1200	846
17	49	Australia Jack Vaughan	Australia Jack Vaughan Australia Bob Lancet	Volkswagen 1200	984
18	4	Australia D.M. Calvert	Australia Dave Calvert Australia Arthur Smith	Bristol 401	1,096
19	35	Australia N.L. Crowfoot	Australia Norman Crowfoot Australia Clarrie Newey	Simca Aronde	1,219
20	82	Australia D.K. Hose	Australia David Hose Australia H. Symons Australia James Gainger	Austin A70	1,545
21	51	Australia Austin Distributors Pty Ltd	Australia Jeff Brotherton Australia Patrick Case Australia Geoff Smith	Austin A90	1,724
22	90	Australia L.J. Spies	Australia Leo Spies Australia Michael Pines Australia Leslie Lee	Holden FJ	1,977
23	94	Australia Major Warwick	Australia Major Warwick Australia Allan Zimmerer	Škoda 440	2,235
24	72	Australia J.D. Fagan Pty Ltd	Australia John Fagan Australia Ken Limbrick Australia Bill Ellis	DeSoto 1955 Firedome	2,388
25	3	Australia Jack Hay	Australia Jack Hay Australia Jack Gore	Standard Vanguard Phase I	2,392
26	74	Australia Reg Lenaghan	Australia Reg Lenaghan Australia Len Lenaghan	Volkswagen 1200	2,438
27	23	Australia Richardson and Kurwan Pty Ltd	Australia Val Richardson Australia Max Kirwan	Humber Super Snipe Mark IV	2,717
Source:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 84-86
↑ "Mobilgas Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1956.
↑ "Too Easy Finish to Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1956.
↑ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 194-196

[1] Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 84-86

[2] "Mobilgas Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1956.

[3] "Too Easy Finish to Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1956.

[4] Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 194-196

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