1947 Championship of New South Wales
The 1947 Championship of New South Wales was a motor race held at Nowra in New South Wales, Australia on 16 June 1947.[1] It was staged over 25 laps of a circuit, 4 mile and 670 yards in length, laid out on the runways and connecting taxiways of the RAAF aerodrome.[1] The total race distance was approximately 110 miles.[1] The race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club, was contested on a handicap basis with the three "limit men" starting off a handicap of 24 minutes.[1]
The contest was originally to have been titled the New South Wales Grand Prix however advice was received from the AAA one week before the event informing the organisers that they would not be permitted to use that name.[1]
The race was won by Tom Lancey driving an MG TC.[1]
Results
| Pos. [2] | Driver [2] | No. [2] | Car [2] | Handicap [2] | Time / laps [2] | Comment [2] |
| 1 | Tom Lancey | 34 | MG TC | 21:30 | 1:32:20 | |
| 2 | Bill MacLachlan | 22 | MG TA Monoposto | 14:30 | 1:27:18 | |
| 3 | Curley Brydon | 30 | MG TC | 21:30 | 1:34:26 | |
| 4 | Dick Bland | 10 | Ford V8 Special | 11:00 | 1:24:23 | |
| 5 | Bruce Myers | 36 | Riley Imp | 24:00 | 1:38:19 | |
| 6 | Ron Ward | 26 | MG TB | 19:30 | 1:34:35 | |
| 7 | Norman Andrews | 7 | Austin Special | 5:00 | 1:20:41 | |
| 8 | John Crouch | 3 | Delahaye 135 | 3:00 | 1:20:18 | |
| 9 | Alf Barrett | 1 | Alfa Romeo Monza s/c | Scratch | 1:17:41 | |
| 10 | Jack Murray | 5 | Mackellar Ford s/c | 3:00 | 1:20:42 | |
| 11 | Alf Najar | 9 | MG TB s/c | 10:00 | 1:30:34 | |
| 12 | Bib Stillwell | 38 | MG L-type Magna | 24:00 | 1:47:23 | |
| NC | Jack Johnson | 33 | MG TC | 21:30 | 24 | Time limit [1] |
| NC | Gordon Stewart | 37 | MG L-type Magna | 24:00 | 24 | Time limit [1] |
| NC | Jack Nind | 23 | MG TB Special | 14:30 | 22 | Time limit [1] |
| DNF | Bill Nunn | 25 | MG TB | 19:30 | 20 | Ignition |
| DNF | Alby Johnson | 32 | MG TC | 21:30 | 19 | Tyre |
| DNF | John Snow | 2 | Dixon Riley | 2:00 | 18 | Magnetto |
| DNF | Bill Patterson | 35 | MG TC | 21:30 | 16 | Big-end |
| DNF | Alec Mildren | 14 | Ford V8 Special | 12:00 | 14 | Overheating |
| DNF | Bill Murray | 12 | Hudson | 12:30 | 12 | Big-end |
| DNF | Hope Bartlett | 11 | MG TA s/c | 12:00 | 10 | Rocker |
| DNF | John Read | 15 | Alta Ford | 12:30 | 9 | Overheating |
| DNF | Ted Gray | 6 | Alfa Romeo Mercury s/c | 4:00 | 7 | Overheating |
| DNF | Ray Mitchell | 19 | Jeep Ford Special | 13:00 | 7 | Blown gasket |
| DNF | Ced James | 29 | MG NE Magnette | 20:30 | 4 | Brakes |
| DNF | Tom Sulman | 24 | Sulman Singer | 15:30 | 3 | Spark plug |
| DNF | Peter Brown | 16 | Terraplane Special | 13:00 | 2 | Safety belt |
| DNF | Ron Ewing | 8 | Buick Special | 5:00 | 2 | Hit barrier |
| DNS | Frank Kleinig | 4 | Hudson Special | 3:00 | - | Piston |
| DNS | Lex Davison | 13 | Mercedes-Benz 38/250 s/c | 12:30 | - | Pinion |
| DNS | Max Jones | 17 | Ford Special | 13:00 | - | |
| DNS | Walter Mathieson | 18 | Jaguar SS100 | 13:00 | - | |
| DNS | Peter Vennermark | 20 | MG Q-type s/c | 13:00 | - | |
| DNS | John Barraclough | 21 | MG NE Magnette | 14:00 | - | Distributor |
| DNS | LJ Duff | 27 | MG Magnette | 20:30 | - | Valve seat |
| DNS | Wally Feltham | 28 | MG N-type | 20:30 | - | |
| DNS | Ron Edgerton | 31 | MG TC | 21:30 | - |
Notes
- Attendance: 15,000 (organising club's estimate) [1]
- Fastest lap: Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo Monza s/c) 2:52 (92.9 mph) [2]
- Fastest time: Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo Monza s/c) 1:17:41 [2]