A bad move, as following adverse criticism, results for that section were disregarded. Murray did not attend the Ball, at which the winners should have been announced but were not, due to the protests still pending. The two leading Volkswagen drivers had protested swingeing penalties for non-structural cracks, and when their protests were upheld the provisional winner protested, vehemently criticising the Australian Sporting Car Club. There was no 1956 Redex Trial.