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 was 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

Position[3] Driver[2][3] No.[3] Car[2] Entrant[4] Handicap[3] Laps[3] Time / Remarks[3]
1 Alf Najar 21 MG TB Monoposto A.S. Najar 7:00 25 1-33-19
2 Jack Nind 22 MG TB Special J.P. Nind 7:00 25 1-33-45
3 Alby Johnson 26 MG TC A.V. Johnson 3:00 25 1-39-59
4 Ted Gray 5 Alfa Romeo Ford E.W. Gray 14:30 25 1-31-12
5 Jack Murray 3 Mackellar Special[4]
(Bugatti Ford s/c)[2] 		J.E. Murray 21:00 25 1-26.24
6 Walter Mathison 18 Jaguar SS100 W. Mathison 10:00 25 1-37-30
7 John Crouch 2 Delahaye 135 J.F. Crouch 22:02 25 1-26-34
NC Chas Whatmore 12 Ford V8 Special C.W. Whatmore 12:30 25 Finished outside race time limit
DNF Bill MacLachlan 23 MG TA Monoposto D.A. McLauchlan 7:00 24 Silted radiator core
NC Arthur Emerson 27 MG TA A. Emerson 1:00 23 Flagged off course - time limit expired
DNF Bill Murray 9 Hudson Special W.B. Murray 13:36 23 Crashed
DNF Alec Mildren 8 Ford V8 Special A.G. Mildren 13:36 19 Stalled engine
DNF Hope Bartlett 10 MG TA s/c H. Bartlett 13:36 18 Broken push rods
DNF Norman Tipping 17 Terraplane Six Special[5] N.G. Tipping 12:00 11 Broken gear lever
DNF Ron Ward 28 MG TA R.S. Ward 1:00 6 Retired at pits
DNF Bill Conoulty 30 Austin 7 Comet s/c W. Conoulty 0:00 6 Big end bolt failed
DNF Frank Kleinig 1 Hudson Eight Special[5] F. Kleinig 22:02 5 Clutch failed
DNF Ron Edgerton 7 Lycoming Special R. Edgerton 14:30 4 Fuel trouble
DNF Norman Andrews 20 Willys Jeep Monoposto N.J.T. Andrews 9:00 4 Cylinder block split through overheating
DNF Belf Jones 15 Buick Special B.J. Jones 12:00 3 Retired
DNF Ron Ewing 4 Buick Special R.M. Ewing 19:00 1 Clutch failed
DNF Bob Ledwidge 14 Terraplane Special R.E Ledwidge 12:00 0 Broken fuel filter bowl
DNS John Read 6 Alta Ford V8 E.J. Read - - Differential failed in support race
DNS Dick Bland 11 Ford V8 Special    R. Bland - - Clutch failed in support race
DNS Warwick Pratley 16 Ford V8 Special    F. W. Pratley - - Big end failed in support race
DNS Peter Vennermark 19 MG Q Type s/c P. Vennermark - - Non-acceptor
DNS Ced James 24 MG NE Magnette C.H. James - - Brake adjustment failed in support race
DNS W.T. Nunn 25 MG TB W.T. Nunn - - Car tired after winning support race
DNS Len Golding 29 MG Magna L. Golding - - Water in cylinders

Note:

  • NC = Not Classified
  • DNF = Did Not Finish
  • DNS = Did Not Start
  • Handicap = gap between start time of car and start time of first starter
  • Time = Actual running time of car, not including handicap

Notes

  • Attendance: 27,000 (estimated)[1]
  • Race distance: 25 laps, 96.5 miles (155.4 km)[2]
  • Number of entries: 32[4]
  • Number of starters: 22[2]
  • Number of classified finishers: 7[3]
  • First driver to start: Bill Conoulty[3]
  • Last drivers to start: Frank Kleinig and John Crouch[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. ^ a b c NSW Grand Prix won by Alf Najar, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 8, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 1946, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 November 1946, pages 28-31
  4. ^ a b c Souvenir Programme, Bathurst Road Races, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, October 7 1946
  5. ^ a b Motor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015
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