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 dimissed.[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
| Pos.[1] | Driver [1] | No.[1] | Car [1] | Handicap [1] | Race time / laps [1] |
| 1 | John Barraclough | MG NE Magnette s/c | 18:30 | 90:18 | |
| 2 | Harry Monday | 16 | Mercury Special | 15:30 | 87:59 |
| 3 | Curley Brydon | 28 | MG TC | 21:00 | 93:52 |
| 4 | John Nind | 18 | MG TB Special | 17:00 | 91:38 |
| 5 | GW Patterson | 22 | MG TC | 21:00 | 95:47 |
| 6 | George Pearse | 26 | MG TB | 20:00 | 95:09 |
| 7 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 32 | MG TC | 21:00 | 97:32 |
| 8 | Alf Barrett | 3 | Alfa Romeo Monza s/c | 03:00 | 80:47 |
| 9 | Jack Murray | 5 | Day Special | 10:00 | 86:38 |
| 10 | RS Ward | 27 | MG TB | 21:00 | 97:50 |
| DNF | FB Walters | 17 | Plymord | 15:30 | 21 |
| DNF | Tony Mann | 30 | MG TB Special | 21:00 | 10 |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 1 | Alfa Romeo s/c | 00:00 | 8 [2] |
| DNF | Dick Bland | 14 | Mercury Special | 14:30 | 7 |
| DNF | Ray Mitchell | 15 | Ford V8 Jeep Special | 14:30 | 4 |
| DNF | F Kleinig | 4 | Kleinig Hudson | 06:30 | 3 |
| DNF | Bill Conoulty | 24 | Conoulty 500 | 20:00 | 2 |
| DNF | FAO Gaze | 2 | HRG Aerodynamic | 18:30 | 2 |
| DNF | AS Najar | 19 | MG TB Special | 19:00 | 1 |
| DNF | Alby Johnson | 29 | MG TC | 21:00 | |
| DNF | Arthur Rizzo | 20 | Riley Special | 17:00 | |
| DNF | Tom Sulman | 34 | Sulman Singer | 22:00 | |
| DNF | Bill Ford | 10 | Hudson 6 Special | 13:30 | |
| DNF | Reg Ewing | 25 | Spike Special | ? | |
| DNF [2] | EP Critchley | 33 | MG TC | 21:00 | |
| DNF [2] | Davis [2] | ||||
| DNS [2] | K Tubman [2] | MG NE Magnette [2] | |||
| DNS [2] | JE Johnson | 31 | MG TC | 21:00 |
Notes
- Limit starter: Reg Ewing [1]
- Scratch starter: Lex Davison [1]
- Winner's average speed: Nearly 70 mph [2]
- New lap Record: Alf Barrett, 3:01 [1]
- Fastest time: Alfa Barrett, 80:47 [1]
- Attendance: Between 15,000 and 20,000 [2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, pages 73-75
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Car blue riband won by Victorian, The Bathurst National Advocate, Tuesday, 30 March 1948, page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- 1 2 3 4 5 144 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