1940 South Australian Hundred
The 1940 South Australian Hundred was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia on 1 January 1940.[1] It was held over 12 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.[1] The race was contested on a handicap basis with the "limit man", R Uffindell, commencing 23 minutes before the "virtual scratch man", Alf Barrett.[1] It was won by Jack Phillips driving a Ford V8.[1]
Race results
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Race winner Jack Phillips (Ford V8)
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Handicap [1] | Time [1] | Laps [1] |
| 1 | Jack Phillips | 8 | Ford V8 | J Phillips & Parsons | 10:00 | 78:55 | 12 |
| 2 | Tony Ohlmeyer | 19 | MG | A Ohlmeyer | 18:00 | 87:47 | 12 |
| 3 | JP Nind | 18 | MG | JP Nind | 18:00 | 88:40 | 12 |
| 4 | Les Burrows | 9 | Hudson | L Burrows | 10:00 | 81:08 | 12 |
| 5 | Tom Lancey | 17 | MG T-type | JF Crouch | 18:00 | 90:56 | 12 |
| 6 | Colin Dunne | 3 | MG K3 Magnette | CA Dunne | 8:00 | 82:54 | 12 |
| 7 | AV McDonough | 12 | Ford V8 | AV McDonough | 13:00 | 93:38 | 12 |
| 8 | Aub Ramsay | 21 | Riley | Jackson Motors Ltd | 18:00 | 97:51 | 12 |
| 9 | Frank Kleinig | 2 | Hudson | F Kleinig | 2:00 | 83:52 | 12 |
| NC | Jim Gullan | 7 | Ford Ballot | J Gullan | 8:00 | - | ? |
| DNF | Alf Barrett | 1 | Alfa Romeo Monza | AI Barrett | 1:00 | - | ? |
| DNF | Doug Whiteford | 11 | Ford V8 | D Whiteford | 13:00 | - | ? |
| DNF | Jim Boughton | 14 | Morgan | JS Boughton | 18:00 | - | ? |
| DNF | Allan Tomlinson | 4 | MG Special | AG Tomlinson | 8:00 | - | 9 |
| DNF | Jack Nelson | 5 | Ford Ballot | J Nelson | 8:00 | - | 4 |
| DNF | Tom Bradey | 22 | Bugatti Brescia | TM Bradey | 19:00 | - | 4 |
| DNF | R Uffindell | 23 | Austin 7 | RS Uffindell | 24:00 | - | 4 |
| DNF | C Anderson | 6 | Frazer Nash Special | GM Joshua | 8:00 | - | 2 |
| DNF | Neville Bakewell | 20 | MG | DV McMichael | 18:00 | - | 0 |
- Race distance: 12 laps [1]
- Starters: 19 [1]
- Fastest time: Jack Phillips, 78 min 55 sec, 81.5 mph [1]
- Fastest lap: Alf Barrett, 5 min 48 sec, 92 mph [1]
References
External links
- Lobethal (SA) Car Races, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 9, trove.nla.gov.au
- Lobethal Collection at collections.slsa.sa.gov.au
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