1946 New South Wales Grand Prix

May 2020 August 2017 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986) The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, AustraliaNSW 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 on 7 October 1946.1946, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org 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.Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 November 1946, pages 28-31 The race was won by Alf Najar driving an MG TB Monoposto. Results thumb|Race winner Alf Najar (MG TB) contesting the 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix thumb|The fifth placed Mackellar Special of Jack Murray. The combination recorded the fastest race time. thumb|The seventh placed Delahaye 135 driven by John Crouch. thumb|The Hudson Eight Special of Frank Kleinig retired from the race but set fastest lap Position Driver No. Car EntrantSouvenir Programme, Bathurst Road Races, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, October 7 1946 Handicap Laps Time / Remarks 1 Alf Najar 21 MG TB Monoposto A.S. Najar 7:00 25 1-33-19 2 Jack Nind 22 MG TB Special J.P. Nind 7:00 25 1-33-45 3 Alby Johnson 26 MG TC A.V. Johnson 3:00 25 1-39-59 4 Ted Gray 5 Alfa Romeo Ford E.W. Gray 14:30 25 1-31-12 5 Jack Murray 3 Mackellar Special (Bugatti Ford s/c) J.E. Murray 21:00 25 1-26.24 6 Walter Mathison 18 Jaguar SS100 W. Mathison 10:00 25 1-37-30 7 John Crouch 2 Delahaye 135 J.F. Crouch 22:02 25 1-26-34 NC Chas Whatmore 12 Ford V8 Special C.W. Whatmore 12:30 25 Finished outside race time limit DNF Bill MacLachlan 23 MG TA Monoposto D.A. McLauchlan 7:00 24 Silted radiator core NC Arthur Emerson 27 MG TA A. Emerson 1:00 23 Flagged off course - time limit expired DNF Bill Murray 9 Hudson Special W.B. Murray 13:36 23 Crashed DNF Alec Mildren 8 Ford V8 Special A.G. Mildren 13:36 19 Stalled engine DNF Hope Bartlett 10 MG TA s/c H. Bartlett 13:36 18 Broken push rods DNF Norman Tipping 17 Terraplane Six SpecialMotor Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 8 October 1946, page 1, via trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 27 April 2015 N.G. Tipping 12:00 11 Broken gear lever DNF Ron Ward 28 MG TA R.S. Ward 1:00 6 Retired at pits DNF Bill Conoulty 30 Austin 7 Comet s/c W. Conoulty 0:00 6 Big end bolt failed DNF Frank Kleinig 1 Hudson Eight Special F. Kleinig 22:02 5 Clutch failed DNF Ron Edgerton 7 Lycoming Special R. Edgerton 14:30 4 Fuel trouble DNF Norman Andrews 20 Willys Jeep Monoposto N.J.T. Andrews 9:00 4 Cylinder block split through overheating DNF Belf Jones 15 Buick Special B.J. Jones 12:00 3 Retired DNF Ron Ewing 4 Buick Special R.M. Ewing 19:00 1 Clutch failed DNF Bob Ledwidge 14 Terraplane Special R.E Ledwidge 12:00 0 Broken fuel filter bowl DNS John Read 6 Alta Ford V8 E.J. Read - - Differential failed in support race DNS Dick Bland 11 Ford V8 Special    R. Bland - - Clutch failed in support race DNS Warwick Pratley 16 Ford V8 Special    F. W. Pratley - - Big end failed in support race DNS Peter Vennermark 19 MG Q Type s/c P. Vennermark - - Non-acceptor DNS Ced James 24 MG NE Magnette C.H. James - - Brake adjustment failed in support race DNS W.T. Nunn 25 MG TB W.T. Nunn - - Car tired after winning support race DNS Len Golding 29 MG Magna L. Golding - - Water in cylinders Note: NC = Not Classified DNF = Did Not Finish DNS = Did Not Start Handicap = gap between start time of car and start time of first starter Time = Actual running time of car, not including handicap Notes Attendance: 27,000 (estimated) Race distance: 25 laps, 96.5 miles (155.4 km) Number of entries: 32 Number of starters: 22 Number of classified finishers: 7 First driver to start: Bill Conoulty Last drivers to start: Frank Kleinig and John Crouch Fastest race time: Jack Murray (Bugatti Ford s/c), 1h 26m 24s Fastest lap: Frank Kleinig (Hudson Eight Special), 3m 20s References External links Bathurst 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix, Video of 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix, believed also to include 1947 footage, www.theroaringseason.com 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix, primotipo.com Grand Prix Bathurst, October 1946, archival.sl.nsw.gov.au Category:1946 in Australian motorsport Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Category:New South Wales Grand Prix Category:October 1946 sports events in Australia