1948 New South Wales Hundred
The 1948 New South Wales Hundred was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit[1] near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 29 March 1948.[2] The race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club,[3] was contested on a handicap basis over 25 laps, a distance of 100 miles.[1]
The race was won by John Barraclough driving an MG NE Magnette.[1] A protest against Barraclough by the second placed driver, alleging inaccuracies in the entrance certificate, was dismissed.[4]
Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo) registered the fastest time for the 100 miles, setting a new record for this distance.[3] Barrett also set a new lap record.[3] Lex Davison (Alfa Romeo) attained a speed of 144 mph during the race.[3] This was believed to be the fastest speed ever recorded on an Australian racing circuit[3] to this time.
Results[edit]
| Pos.[5] | Driver[1] | No.[1] | Car[1] | Handicap[5] | Race time[1] | Laps[5] |
| 1 | John Barraclough | 11 | MG NE Magnette s/c | 18:30 | 90:18 | 25 |
| 2 | Harry Monday | 16 | Mercury Special | 15:30 | 87:59 | 25 |
| 3 | Curley Brydon | 28 | MG TC | 21:00 | 93:52 | 25 |
| 4 | John Nind | 18 | MG TB Special | 17:00 | 91:38 | 25 |
| 5 | Bill Patterson | 22 | MG TC | 21:00 | 95:47 | 25 |
| 6 | George Pearse | 26 | MG TB | 20:00 | 95:09 | 25 |
| 7 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 32 | MG TC | 21:00 | 97:32 | 25 |
| 8 | Alf Barrett | 3 | Alfa Romeo Monza s/c | 03:00 | 80:47 | 25 |
| 9 | Jack Murray | 5 | Day Special | 10:00 | 86:38 | 25 |
| 10 | Ron Ward[5] | 27 | MG TB | 21:00 | 97:50 | 25 |
| DNF | Frank Walters | 17 | Plymord | 15:30 | 21 | |
| DNF | Alby Johnson | 29 | MG TC | 21:00 | 15 | |
| DNF | Arthur Rizzo | 20 | Riley Special | 17:00 | 15 | |
| DNF | Reg Ewing | 25 | Spike Special | 25:00 | 13 | |
| DNF | Bill Ford | 10 | Hudson 6 Special | 13:30 | 13 | |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 1 | Alfa Romeo s/c | 00:00 | 12 | |
| DNF | Tom Sulman | 34 | Sulman Singer | 22:00 | 10 | |
| DNF | Tony Mann | 30 | MG TB Special | 21:00 | 10 | |
| DNF | Dick Bland | 14 | Mercury Special | 14:30 | 8 | |
| DNF | Ray Mitchell | 15 | Ford V8 Jeep Special | 14:30 | 5 | |
| DNF | Alf Najar[5] | 19 | MG TB Special | 17:00 | 3 | |
| DNF | Frank Kleinig[5] | 4 | Kleinig Hudson | 06:30 | 3 | |
| DNF | Bill Conoulty | 24 | Conoulty 500 | 20:00 | 2 | |
| DNF | Tony Gaze | 2 | HRG Aerodynamic | 18:30 | 2 | |
| DNF | Clive Adams | 23 | Alvis FWD s/c | 20:00 | 0 | |
| DNS | Tony Gaze[5] | 2 | Alta[5] | 1:00 | - | |
| DNS | Norman Andrews | 6 | Stewand[5] | 10:30 | - | |
| DNS | Lipman Nathan | 7 | Mercury Bugatti | 12:30 | - | |
| DNS | John Snow | 8 | BMW 328[5] | 13:30 | - | |
| DNS | Ron Ewing | 9 | Mercury Special[5] | 13:30 | - | |
| DNS | K.V. Tubman[5] | 12 | MG NE Magnette[5] | 14:00 | - | |
| DNS | Jack Johnson | 31 | MG TC | 21:00 | - | |
| DNS | Peter Critchley | 33 | MG TC | 21:00 | - | |
| DNS | Fred Elbourne | 35 | MG N Magnette[5] | 22:00 | - |
Notes[edit]
- Starters: 25[5]
- Finishers: 10[5]
- Limit starter: Reg Ewing[1]
- Scratch starter: Lex Davison[1]
- Winner's average speed: Nearly 70 mph[2]
- Fastest lap & new lap record: Alf Barrett, 3:01[5]
- Fastest time: Alf Barrett, 80:47[1]
- Attendance: Between 15,000 and 20,000[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, pages 69-75
- ^ a b c Car blue riband won by Victorian, The Bathurst National Advocate, Tuesday, 30 March 1948, page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ a b c d e 144 M.P.H top speed, The Age, 30 March 1948, page 4, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ Records go in big motor race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 30 March 1948, page 8, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Bathurst Car Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 April 1948, pages 24 to 27 & 32