The 1949 All Powers Long Handicap was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst[1] in New South Wales, Australia on 18 April 1949.[2] It was contested over 25 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles.[1] The race utilised a handicap start with the last car commencing 18 minutes and 30 seconds after the first cars.[1][3]
Results edit
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| Position[1][3] | Driver[1][3] | No.[1][3] | Car[1][3] | Entrant[1][3] | Handicap[1][3] | Race time[1][3] | Laps[1][3] |
| 1 | Arthur Rizzo | 19 | Rizzo Riley | A Rizzo | 14.00 | 92.16 | 25 |
| 2 | AH Brydon | 29 | MG TC | AH Brydon | 17.00 | 93.11 | 25 |
| 3 | Frank Kleinig | 2 | Kleinig Hudson | F Kleinig | 5.00 | 94.38 | 25 |
| 4 | Ray Gordon | 20 | MG TC s/c | RS Gordon | 14.00 | 94.39 | 25 |
| 5 | Tony Gaze | 21 | HRG | FAO Gaze | 14.00 | 94.43 | 25 |
| 6 | Tommy Sulman | 33 | Sulman Singer | TN Sulman | 17.00 | 94.52 | 25 |
| 7 | Tony Mann | 25 | MG TC | HE Mann | 16.00 | 95.16 | 25 |
| 8 | Ken Coglan | 27 | MG TC | K Coglan | 17.00 | 95.19 | 25 |
| 9 | Ron Ward | 26 | MG TB | RS Ward | 16.00 | 95.30 | 25 |
| 10 | George Pearse | 17 | MG TB Special | GE Pearse | 14.00 | 96.00 | 25 |
| 11 | Garry Coglan | 28 | MG TC | G Coglan | 17.00 | 96.07 | 25 |
| NC | Irwin Luke | 35 | Bugatti Type 37 | IC Luke | 18.30 | 22 | |
| NC | George Thame | 18 | Riley | HG Thame | 14.00 | 19 | |
| NC | Ken Tubman | 34 | MG N Magnette | F Elbourne | 18.30 | 19 | |
| DNF | Dick Bland | 7 | G Reed Special | CR Bland | 8.00 | 21 | |
| DNF | Bill MacLachlan | 4 | Mackellar V8 s/c (Bugatti Ford) | DA MacLaughlan | 6.30 | 15 | |
| DNF | Peter Critchley | 31 | MG TB | EP Critchley | 17.00 | 13 | |
| DNF | Jack Murray | 5 | Bugatti Ford (Day Special)[4] | JE Murray | 6.30 | 9 | |
| DNF | Ray Mansell | 9 | Mercury Special | CR Bland | 10.00 | 7 | |
| DNF | Harry Monday | 11 | Mercury Special | HS Monday | 10.00 | 7 | |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 1 | Alfa Romeo 2.9 s/c | AN Davison | 0.00 | 7 | |
| DNF | Warwick Pratley[2] | 8 | G Reed Special | FW Pratley | 9.00 | 1 | |
| DNF | Wally Feltham | 36 | Waltham Special (MG Magna / Magnette) | WD Feltham | 18.30 | 1 |
Notes edit
- Attendance: Over 20,000[3]
- Race distance: 25 laps, 100 miles[1]
- Race format: Handicap start[1]
- Starters: 23[3]
- Finishers: 11[1]
- Fastest lap: Frank Kleinig, 3 min 7 secs (74.6 mph)[1]
- Fastest time: Frank Kleinig, 1 hr 21 min 8 secs (71.6 mph)[1]
- Luke, Thame & Tubman were flagged off at the expiration of the race time limit[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Peter Baird, Bathurst Car Races, Australian Motor Sports, 16 May 1949, pages 37-41
- ^ a b 100 Mile Motor Race, National Advocate, Tuesday 19 April 1949, page 1 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 77 to 83
- ^ "....Murray himself in the Day Special (entered as a Bugatti Ford)," John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 77