1950 New South Wales 100
The 1950 New South Wales 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 10 April 1950.[1] It was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club[2] and was contested over 25 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles.[1] The race was staged on a handicap basis with the first car, the MG J2/P of RW Fowler, scheduled to start 25 minutes before the last car, the Alta of Tony Gaze.[3]
The race was won by Doug Whiteford driving a Ford V8 Special.[3] Whiteford also achieved the fastest race time, for which he was awarded the New South Wales Road Racing Championship title.[4]
Results[edit]
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| Position[3] | Driver[3][2][4] | No[3] | Car[1][3] | Entrant[3] | Handicap[3] | Race time / Remarks[3] |
| 1 | Doug Whiteford | 14 | Ford V8 Special | D Whiteford | 6:00 | 1:21:32 |
| 2 | John Nind | 30 | MG Special | JP Nind | 11:40 | 1:28:32 |
| 3 | Stan Jones | 24 | HRG | S Jones | 11:00 | 1:28:35 |
| 4 | Jack Murray | 9 | Bugatti Ford s/c | JE Murray | 6:00 | 1:23:19 |
| 5 | George Pearse | 33 | MG TC | GW Pearse | 12:30 | 1:30:12 |
| 6 | George Reed | 11 | G Reed Special | GR Reed | 6:00 | 1:24:08 |
| 7 | Warwick Pratley | 10 | Ford Special | FW Pratley | 6:00 | 1:24:31 |
| 8 | Ron Edgerton | 37 | MG TC | RM Edgerton | 13:20 | 1:33:06 |
| 9 | Harry Monday | 15 | Mercury Special | HS Monday | 7:00 | |
| 10 | Tom Sulman | 47 | Sulman Singer | TN Sulman | 13:20 | |
| SR | David Chambers | 2 | Maserati 4C s/c | D Chambers | 1:40 | |
| SR | Curly Brydon | 31 | MG TC | AH Brydon | 12:30 | |
| SR | Ron Ward | 48 | MG TC | RS Ward | 13:20 | |
| SR | Phil Harrison | 49 | MG P-type Vauxhall | P Harrison | 17:30 | |
| SR | Don McDonald | 43 | MG TC | D McDonald | 13:20 | |
| SR | Bill Wilcox | 54 | Dodge Special | W Wilcox | 7:00 | |
| SR | John Crouch | 27 | MG TC Special | R Cobdon | 11:40 | |
| SR | Dan Landrigan | 40 | MG TC | DJ Landrigan | 13:20 | |
| SR | Bruce Riddell | 45 | MG TC | B Riddell | 13:20 | |
| DNF | Keith Martin | 3 | Cooper Mk IV JAP | Cooper Racing Car Distributors | 1:40 | Carburetion |
| DNF | Jack Saywell | 4 | Cooper Mk IV JAP | J Saywell | 1:40 | Oil pipe |
| DNF | Dick Bland | 5 | Ford Special | R Bland | 6:00 | |
| DNF | Bill MacLachlan | 8 | Bugatti Ford s/c | DA MacLachlan | 6:00 | |
| DNF | Clive Adams | 17 | Prad Ford V8 | CE Adams | 10:00 | |
| DNF | Garry Coglan | 19 | MG TB Special s/c | G Coglan | 10:00 | |
| DNF | Ray Gordon | 21 | MG Special | RS Gordon | 10:00 | |
| DNF | Bill Patterson | 22 | MG Special s/c | GW Patterson | 10:00 | |
| DNF | Ken Tubman | 26 | MG K3 s/c | KV Tubman | 11:00 | |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 29 | MG Special | Mrs AN Davison | 11:40 | |
| DNF | Irwin Luke | 32 | Bugatti Type 37 | IC Luke | 12:30 | |
| DNF | Bill Burrows | 35 | MG TC | WI Burrows | 13:20 | |
| DNF | Tony Douglas | 36 | MG TC | AP Douglas | 13:20 | |
| DNF | Alan Ferguson | 38 | MG TC | AG Ferguson | 13:20 | |
| DNF | Alec Mildren | 41 | MG TB | AG Mildren | 13:20 | |
| DNF | John Moody | 42 | MG TC | JS Moody | 13:20 | |
| DNF | Gordon Stewart | 46 | MG L-type Magna | GT Stewart | 13:20 | |
| DNF | Tom Geoghegan | 52 | Ford 10 special | T Geoghegan | 23:00 | |
| DNS | Tony Gaze | 1 | Alta | FAO Gaze | 0:00 | Engine |
| DNS | GJ Thame | 12 | Jaguar XK120 | GJ Thame | 6:00 | Fire |
| DNS | Laurie Oxenford | 16 | Alvis Mercury | LG Oxenford | 7:00 | Accident |
| DNS | Bill Ford | 20 | Hudson special | WD Ford | 10:00 | Broken crank |
| DNS | RM Reid | 18 | Terraplane | SJ Carpenter | 10:00 | Accident |
| DNS[5] | Peter Fellows | 18 | Morris | P Fellows | 11:00 | |
| DNS[5] | Peter Critchley | 28 | MG Special | P Critchley | 11:40 | |
| DNS | Alan John Bono | 51 | Rover special | AJ Bono | 23:00 | Engine |
| DNS | Ray Fowler | 53 | MG J2/P | RW Fowler | 25:00 |
Notes[edit]
- Organiser: Australian Sporting Car Club[2]
- Attendance: 30,000 (estimated)[4]
- Entries: 48[3]
- Starters: 37[3]
- Non Starters: 11[3]
- Finishers: 10[3]
- Still running when time limit for race expired: 9[5]
- Fastest lap: Jack Murray (Bugatti Ford): 3:08[3] (74.3 mph)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Souvenir Programme, Car Racing, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Easter Monday, 10 April 1950
- ^ a b c Motor races at Bathurst, The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, 7 April 1950, page 2
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n John Medley, Easter 1950, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 87 to 95
- ^ a b c Victorian first in big car race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 11 April 1950, page 9
- ^ a b c d Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, May 1950, pages 19 to 22