1946 New South Wales Grand Prix
The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia [1] on 7 October 1946.[2] It contested as a handicap event with the first of the 22 cars starting 22 minutes and 2 seconds before the last two starters.[3] The race was won by Alf Najar driving an MG TB Monoposto.[2]
Results
Race winner Alf Najar (MG TB) at the 1946 NSWGP Meeting
| Position [3] | Driver [2][3] | No.[3] | Car [2] | Start [3] | Laps [3] |
| 1 | Alf Najar | 21 | MG TB Monoposto | 7:00 | 25 |
| 2 | Jack Nind | 22 | MG TB Special | 7:00 | 25 |
| 3 | Alby Johnson | 26 | MG TC | 3:00 | 25 |
| 4 | Ted Gray | 5 | Alfa Romeo Ford | 14:30 | 25 |
| 5 | Jack Murray | 3 | Bugatti Ford s/c | 21:00 | 25 |
| 6 | Walter Mathieson | 18 | Jaguar SS100 | 10:00 | 25 |
| 7 | John Crouch | 2 | Delahaye 135 | 22:02 | 25 |
| NC | Chas Whatmore | 12 | Ford V8 Special | 12:30 | 25 |
| DNF | Bill MacLachlan | 23 | MG TA Monoposto | 7:00 | 24 |
| NC | Arthur Emerson | 27 | MG TA | 1:00 | 23 |
| DNF | Bill Murray | 9 | Hudson Special | 13:36 | 23 |
| DNF | Alec Mildren | 8 | Ford V8 Special | 13:36 | 19 |
| DNF | Hope Bartlett | 10 | MG TA s/c | 13:36 | 18 |
| DNF | Norman Tipping | 17 | Terraplane Six Special [4] | 12:00 | 11 |
| DNF | Ron Ward | 28 | MG TA | 1:00 | 6 |
| DNF | Bill Conoulty | 30 | Austin 7 Comet s/c | 0:00 | 6 |
| DNF | Frank Kleinig | 1 | Hudson Eight Special [4] | 22:02 | 5 |
| DNF | Ron Edgerton | 7 | Lycoming Special | 14:30 | 4 |
| DNF | Norman Andrews | 20 | Willys Jeep Monoposto | 9:00 | 4 |
| DNF | Belf Jones | 15 | Buick Special | 12:00 | 3 |
| DNF | Ron Ewing | 4 | Buick Special | 19:00 | 1 |
| DNF | Bob Ledwidge | 14 | Terraplane Special | 12:00 | 0 |
Notes
- Race distance: 25 laps, 96.5 miles (155.4 km) [2]
- Number of entries: 29 [2]
- Number of starters: 22 [2]
- Number of classified finishers: 7 [3]
- Whatmore finished outside race time limit [3]
- Emerson was flagged off the course as the time limit had expired [3]
- Fastest race time: Jack Murray (Bugatti Ford s/c), 1h 26m 24s [1]
- Fastest lap: Frank Kleinig (Hudson Eight Special), 3m 20s [2]
References
- 1 2 NSW Grand Prix won by Alf Najar, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 8, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved on 27 April 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1946, www.myautosite.com.au Retrieved on 27 April 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, November 15, 1946, pages 28-31
- 1 2 Motor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved on 27 April 2015
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