1954 Bathurst 100

Historical motor racing event (Australia) August 2017 August 2017 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986) The 1954 Bathurst 100 was a motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 19 April 1954.Big Bathurst Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 20 April 1954, page 4 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 27 September 2015 It was staged over 26 lapsJohn Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 147 & 148 of the 3.7 mile circuit, a total distance of approximately 100 miles. The race, which was open to 'racing cars of all powers',Bathurst Hundred, Australian Motor Sports, May 1954, pages 30 to 32 was contested on a handicap basis with the first car, the HRG of Eddie Senior, starting 17 minutes and 46 seconds before the last cars, the Maybach of Stan Jones and the Ferrari of Dick Cobden. The race was won by Bill Clark driving a HRG, with the Scratch section (disregarding handicaps) won by Stan Jones driving a Maybach. Race results thumb|Race winner Bill Clark (HRG), contesting the 1954 Bathurst 100 thumb|Stan Jones (Maybach) placed third and won the Scratch section Position Driver No. Car Handicap Race time Scratch section Time 1 Bill Clark 88 HRG 5.12 94.15 8 89.03 2 Jack Brabham 1 Cooper Bristol 16.28 95.13 2 78.45 3 Stan Jones 2 Maybach 17.46 95.45 1 77.59 4 John Nind 32 MG TB Special 5.12 97.33     5 Dick Cobden 3 Ferrari Type 125John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 144 17.46 97.58 3 80.12 6 Ray FowlerJohn Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 143 & 144 52 MG TC/J2 Special 9.32 98.07 6 88.12 7 Jack MurrayFast Cars for Bathurst Races, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 17 April 1954, page 4 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 27 September 2015 30 Bugatti Ford 13.26 98.25 4 84.01 8 Jack Robinson 20 Jaguar Special 11.42 99.17 5 87.15 9 Stan Coffey 4 Cooper Bristol 16.28 105.05 7 88.37 ? Frank Waters 35 SoCal V8 Special 6.04       DNF Bill Ford 54 Hudson Special 10.24       DNF Jim Madsen 7 Cooper 1100 13.26       DNF Larry Humphries 18 Austral Union 11.42       DNF Lex Davison 5 HWM Jaguar 16.28       DNF George Pearce 16 Cooper 1100 13.26       DNF Col James 79 MG TC Special 9.32       DNF Kevin Clement 80 Tobin V8 Special 6.04       DNF Bill Shipway 50 Cooper 500 6.04       DNF Tom Griffiths 72 Nutbug (Bugatti Ford)Bathurst 100 (entry list), Official Programme, Bathurst Car Races, Monday 19 April 1954 5.28       DNF Frank Dynon 81 MG TB Special 5.12       DNF Eddie Senior 91 HRG 0.00       Organiser: Australian Racing Drivers Club Attendance: more than 18,000 Entries: 25 Starters: 21 Non-starters: 4 Winner's average speed: 67.4 mph Fastest time: Stan Jones, 77 minutes 59 seconds (77.2 mph average speed) References External links 19th April 1954, Bathurst Car Races held in Australia on Easter Monday, www.youtube.com Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst 100 Category:April 1954 sports events in Australia