1939 Australian Stock Car Road Championship

November 2018 November 2018 thumb|250px|Layout of the Lobethal Circuit (1937–1948) The 1939 Australian Stock Car Road Championship took place at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia on 2 January 1939.Thrills at corners in Lobethal car races, The Advertiser, Adelaide, Tuesday, 3 January 1939, page 4, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 8 July 2015 The race, which covered a total of 50 miles over six laps of the 8.6-mile course,Lobethal race history, www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, via web.archive.org was conducted under a handicap format where the slowest cars began the race first, while the fastest started last.Programme, Australian Grand Prix Meeting, Lobethal, South Australia, Monday, 2 January 1939 The race was open to standard touring and sports cars, fitted with standard equipment and operating on standard first grade fuel.Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, The ATCC: how it began..., Australian Touring Car Championship : 30 Fabulous Years, 1989, pages 9 and 10 The only modifications permitted to the cars were the raising of the compression ratio and alterations to the suspension. The race was won by Tom Brady driving a Singer Bantam. Results thumb|Tom Brady won the championship driving a Singer Bantam thumb|Jack McKinnon placed second driving a Ford V8 thumb|G.Brownsworth placed fourth, set the fastest race time and set the fastest lap driving an SS Jaguar 100 PositionAustralian Stock Car Road Championship - Timekeeper's Records, The Car, March 1939, pages Twelve & Thirteen Driver No. Car Entrant Finishing time HandicapCar races at Lobethal today, The Advertiser, Adelaide, Monday, 2 January 1939, page 10, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 8 July 2015 Actual racing time Laps 1 Tom BradyThe Advertiser articles of 2 January and 3 January both list TM Brady as the driver, however www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au lists Tom Bradey 45 Singer Bantam T. M. Brady 55:08 11 mins 54:08 6 2 Jack McKinnonThe Advertiser articles of 2 January and 3 January both list J McKinnon as the driver and www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au lists Jack McKinnon 7 Ford V8 J. McKinnon 55:46 3 mins 46:46 6 3 Ted ParsonsLegend of Lobethal (book), page 22Sensational Smash at Lobethal, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), Tuesday 3 January 1939, page 15 5 Ford V8 J. K. Phillips 56:07 3 mins 47:07 6 4 G. Brownsworth 1 SS Jaguar 100 G. Brownsworth 57:27 Scratch 45:27 6 5 D. E. Hutton 15 Morris 8/40 D. E. Hutton 59:15 12 mins 59:15 6 Ret. R. Uffindell 14 Austin 8 R. Uffindell 12 mins 5 Ret. Frank KleinigThe Advertiser article of 2 January lists WA McIntyre as the driver, however The ATCC: how it began..., Australian Touring Car Championship : 30 Fabulous Years states that McIntyre’s car was driven by Frank Kleinig 3 Hudson W. A. McIntyre Scratch 5 Ret. John SnowThe Advertiser article of 2 January lists J Snow as the driver and The ATCC: how it began..., Australian Touring Car Championship : 30 Fabulous Years confirms that John Snow contested the race. 2 Hudson J. F. Snow Scratch 5 Ret. S. A. Osborne 29 MG T-type S. A. Osborne 5 mins 2 Ret. Owen DibbsTimekeeper's Records as published in The Car show O. Dibbs. The Official Programme shows Owen Dibbs 12 MG T-type Mrs C. Jacques 5 mins 2 Ret. K. N. Brooks 13 Wolseley K. N. Brooks 5 mins 2 Ret. Selwyn HaigPre-war MG archives register, prewar.mgcc.info, as archived at web.archive.org 10 MG 18/80 "Tiger" M.G.s in Competition, prewar.mgcc.info, as archieved at web.archive.org S. R. Haig 4 mins 2 DNSMcGowan is listed as one of thirteen competitors in the race preview in The Advertiser, 2 January 1939 but is not listed in the Timekeepers Records published in The Car, March 1939 J. McGowan 9 Ford V8 J. McGowan 3 mins - Race notes Race distance: 50 miles Number of entries: 18 Number of starters: 12 Number of finishers: 5 Fastest time: G Brownsworth, SS Jaguar 100, 45:27 Fastest race lap: G Brownsworth, SS Jaguar 100, 7:27, 71 mph Notes & references Stock Car Road Championship Category:Motorsport at Lobethal