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] Start[3] Laps[3]
1 Alf Najar 21 MG TB Monoposto A.S. Najar 7:00 25
2 Jack Nind 22 MG TB Special J.P. Nind 7:00 25
3 Alby Johnson 26 MG TC A.V. Johnson 3:00 25
4 Ted Gray 5 Alfa Romeo Ford E.W. Gray 14:30 25
5 Jack Murray 3 Mackellar Special[4]
(Bugatti Ford s/c)[2]		 J.E. Murray 21:00 25
6 Walter Mathison 18 Jaguar SS100 W. Mathison 10:00 25
7 John Crouch 2 Delahaye 135 J.F. Crouch 22:02 25
NC Chas Whatmore 12 Ford V8 Special C.W. Whatmore 12:30 25
DNF Bill MacLachlan 23 MG TA Monoposto D.A. McLauchlan 7:00 24
NC Arthur Emerson 27 MG TA A. Emerson 1:00 23
DNF Bill Murray 9 Hudson Special W.B. Murray 13:36 23
DNF Alec Mildren 8 Ford V8 Special A.G. Mildren 13:36 19
DNF Hope Bartlett 10 MG TA s/c H. Bartlett 13:36 18
DNF Norman Tipping 17 Terraplane Six Special[5] N.G. Tipping 12:00 11
DNF Ron Ward 28 MG TA R.S. Ward 1:00 6
DNF Bill Conoulty 30 Austin 7 Comet s/c W. Conoulty 0:00 6
DNF Frank Kleinig 1 Hudson Eight Special[5] F. Kleinig 22:02 5
DNF Ron Edgerton 7 Lycoming Special R. Edgerton 14:30 4
DNF Norman Andrews 20 Willys Jeep Monoposto N.J.T. Andrews 9:00 4
DNF Belf Jones 15 Buick Special B.J. Jones 12:00 3
DNF Ron Ewing 4 Buick Special R.M. Ewing 19:00 1
DNF Bob Ledwidge 14 Terraplane Special R.E Ledwidge 12:00 0

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]
  • Whatmore finished outside race time limit[3]
  • Emerson was flagged off the course as the time limit had expired[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. 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. 1946, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 November 1946, pages 28-31
  4. Souvenir Programme, Bathurst Road Races, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, October 7 1946
  5. Motor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015
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