1947 Championship of New South Wales

June 2020 The 1947 Championship of New South Wales was a motor race held at Nowra in New South Wales, Australia on 16 June 1947.Nowra Car Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 July 1947, pages 26-31 It was staged over 25 laps of a circuit, 4 mile and 670 yards in length, laid out on the runways and connecting taxiways of the RAAF aerodrome. The total race distance was approximately 110 miles. The race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club, was contested on a handicap basis with the three "limit men" starting off a handicap of 24 minutes. The contest was originally to have been titled the New South Wales Grand Prix however advice was received from the AAA one week before the event informing the organisers that they would not be permitted to use that name. The race was won by Tom Lancey driving an MG TC. Results Pos.Australian Motor Racing Archive 1947, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Retrieved 7 August 2017 Driver No. Car Handicap Time / laps Comment 1 Tom Lancey 34 MG TC 21:30 1:32:20 2 Bill MacLachlan 22 MG TA Monoposto 14:30 1:27:18 3 Curley Brydon 30 MG TC 21:30 1:34:26 4 Dick Bland 10 Ford V8 Special 11:00 1:24:23 5 Bruce Myers 36 Riley Imp 24:00 1:38:19 6 Ron Ward 26 MG TB 19:30 1:34:35 7 Norman Andrews 7 Austin Special 5:00 1:20:41 8 John Crouch 3 Delahaye 135 3:00 1:20:18 9 Alf Barrett 1 Alfa Romeo Monza s/c Scratch 1:17:41 10 Jack Murray 5 Mackellar Ford s/c 3:00 1:20:42 11 Alf Najar 9 MG TB s/c 10:00 1:30:34 12 Bib Stillwell 38 MG L-type Magna 24:00 1:47:23 NC Jack Johnson 33 MG TC 21:30 24 Time limit NC Gordon Stewart 37 MG L-type Magna 24:00 24 Time limit NC Jack Nind 23 MG TB Special 14:30 22 Time limit DNF Bill Nunn 25 MG TB 19:30 20 Ignition DNF Alby Johnson 32 MG TC 21:30 19 Tyre DNF John Snow 2 Dixon Riley 2:00 18 Magnetto DNF Bill Patterson 35 MG TC 21:30 16 Big-end DNF Alec Mildren 14 Ford V8 Special 12:00 14 Overheating DNF Bill Murray 12 Hudson 12:30 12 Big-end DNF Hope Bartlett 11 MG TA s/c 12:00 10 Rocker DNF John Read 15 Alta Ford 12:30 9 Overheating DNF Ted Gray 6 Alfa Romeo Mercury s/c 4:00 7 Overheating DNF Ray Mitchell 19 Jeep Ford Special 13:00 7 Blown gasket DNF Ced James 29 MG NE Magnette 20:30 4 Brakes DNF Tom Sulman 24 Sulman Singer 15:30 3 Spark plug DNF Belf JonesThe report in Australian Motor Sports (page 30) indicates that Belf Jones was "driving the Brown Terraplane Special" in the race. 16 Terraplane Special 13:00 2 Safety belt DNF Ron Ewing 8 Buick Special 5:00 2 Hit barrier DNS Frank Kleinig 4 Hudson Special 3:00 - Piston DNS Lex Davison 13 Mercedes-Benz 38/250 s/c 12:30 - Pinion / Family issueThe report in Australian Motor Sports indicates that Davison's car broke its pinion during the last practice period and that he returned to Melbourne before the race due to a family issue. DNS Max Jones 17 Ford Special 13:00 - DNS Walter Mathieson 18 Jaguar SS100 13:00 - DNS Peter Vennermark 20 MG Q-type s/c 13:00 - DNS John Barraclough 21 MG NE Magnette 14:00 - Distributor DNS LJ Duff 27 MG Magnette 20:30 - Valve seat DNS Wally Feltham 28 MG N-type 20:30 - DNS Ron Edgerton 31 MG TC 21:30 - Notes Entries: 38Nowra Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, June 16 1947, page 11 Attendance: 15,000 (organising club's estimate) Fastest lap: Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo Monza s/c) 2:52 (92.9 mph) Fastest time: Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo Monza s/c) 1:17:41 References External links Big Crowd Sees Manly Driver Win Grand Prix, Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 17 June 1947, page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Lancey Wins Nowra Grand Prix, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Tuesday 17 June 1947, page 10, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au 1947 Championship of New South Wales-Nowra..., primotipo.com Championship of New South Wales Category:Motorsport in New South Wales Category:Sports competitions in New South Wales