1956 Sahara Cup
Statistics
| October 13-14 | 2½ Mile Course |
| Lake Mead | 15 Mile Heats. |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-2 | Miss U.S. I | George Simon | 101.? | — |
| 2 | U-8 | Hawaii Kai III | Edgar Kaiser | 102.984 | 95.53 |
| 3 | U-12 | Maverick | Bill Waggoner | 102.069 | — |
| 4 | U-29 | Shanty I | Bill Waggoner | 103.746 | — |
| 5 | U-22 | Breathless | Phil Murphy | — | — |
| 6 | U-30 | Muvalong | Phil Murphy | — | — |
| 7 | U-37 | Miss Seattle | Jim Ausland | — | 87.596 |
| 8 | U-50 | Miss Wayne (2) | Bud Saile | — | 72.276 |
| 9 | U-60 | Miss Thriftway | Willard Rhodes | 97.6 | — |
| 10 | U-77 | Miss Wahoo | Bill Boeing | 101.? | — |
| 11 | G-13 | Tempo VII | Guy Lombardo | — | 90.645 |
| Heat One A | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanty I | Russ Schleeh | 400 | 95.212 |
| 2 | Miss Seattle | Norm Evans | 300 | 88.866 |
| 3 | Miss Thriftway | Bill Muncey | 225 | 62.036 |
| 4 | Breathless | Jay Murphy | DNF | — |
| 5 | Muvalong | Roger Murphy | DNF | — |
| Heat One B | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Hawaii Kai III | Jack Regas | 400 | 100.139 |
| 2 | Miss Wahoo | Mira Slovak | 300 | 98.146 |
| 3 | Tempo VII | Bill Cantrell | 225 | 91.277 |
| 4 | Miss Wayne | Bud Saile | 169 | 70.505 |
| 5 | Miss U.S. I | Fred Alter | DNF | — |
| Heat Two A | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Shanty I | Russ Schleeh | 400 | 100.055 |
| 2 | Tempo VII | Roy Duby | 300 | 93.896 |
| 3 | Miss Seattle | Norm Evans | 225 | 85.632 |
| 4 | Miss Wayne | Lee Schoenith | 169 | 72.376 |
| Heat Two B | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Hawaii Kai III | Jack Regas | 400 | 88.626 |
| 2 | Miss Thriftway | Bill Muncey | DNF | — |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Hawaii Kai III | Jack Regas | 400 | 98.684 |
| 2 | Maverick | Bill Stead | DSQ | 95.187 |
| 3 | Miss Seattle | Norm Evans | 300 | 88.365 |
| 4 | Tempo VII | Roy Duby | 225 | 87.201 |
| 5 | Miss Wayne | Lee Schoenith | 169 | 74.031 |
| 6 | Shanty I | Russ Schleeh | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | *Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii Kai III | 400 | 400 | 800 | 400 | 1200 |
| 2 | Miss Seattle | 300 | 225 | 525 | 300 | 825 |
| 3 | Shanty I | 400 | 400 | 800 | DNF | 800 |
| 4 | Tempo VII | 225 | 300 | 525 | 225 | 750 |
| 5 | Miss Wayne | 169 | 169 | 338 | 169 | 507 |
| 6 | Miss Wahoo | 300 | DNS | 300 | DNS | 300 |
| 7 | Miss Thriftway | 225 | DNF | 225 | DNS | 225 |
| 8 | Maverick | DNS | DNS | 0 | DSQ | 0 |
| 9 | Miss U.S. I | DNF | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 |
| 10 | Breathless | DNF | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 |
| 11 | Muvalong | DNF | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 |
Hawaii Kai III recorded a competition lap of 105.479 in heat 2-B, but since only two boats started this heat it is felt that this lap is not as significant with regard to the U-8 as another lap of 102.984.
Maverick, even though not eligible to run in the final heat, was voted in by the drivers and finished second. She received a DSQ for her trouble.
The day after the race a mile trial was made by the Miss Wayne. With Saile at the wheel Miss Wayne went through the trap at 124.423 and 121.580. Later Jack Regas of Hawaii Kai took the wheel and he made passes at 163.8, 156.8 and 145 m.p.h.
[Stats and comments from Greene, V.1]