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1950 New South Wales 100

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

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

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The winning Ford V8 Special of Doug Whiteford at the 1950 New South Wales 100
The Maserati 4C of David Chambers at the 1950 New South Wales 100
The Cooper Mk IV JAP of Keith Martin at the 1950 New South Wales 100
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 Gearbox [5]
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[6] Peter Fellows 18 Morris P Fellows 11:00
DNS[6] 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

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  • 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[6]
  • Winner's average speed: 71.5 m.p.h.[6]
  • Fastest lap: Jack Murray (Bugatti Ford): 3:08[3] (74.3 mph)[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Souvenir Programme, Car Racing, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Easter Monday, 10 April 1950
  2. ^ a b c Motor races at Bathurst, The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, 7 April 1950, page 2
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b c Victorian first in big car race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 11 April 1950, page 9
  5. ^ N.S.W. Grand Prix Won By Victorian Driver, National Advocate, Tuesday 11 April 1950, Page 1
  6. ^ a b c d e Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, May 1950, pages 19 to 22
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