1938 South Australian Grand Prix

thumb|250px|Layout of the Lobethal Circuit (1937-1948) The 1938 South Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 3 January 1938.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36401088 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINS GRAND PRIX AT LOBETHAL The Advertiser (Adelaide) South Australia 4 January 1938 22 May 2017 18 National Library of Australia It was held over 12 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.Lobethal Race History, www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The race, which was the second South Australian Grand Prix, was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 30 minutes before the "Scratch" car.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36400654 GRAND PRIX AT LOBETHAL TODAY The Advertiser (Adelaide) South Australia 3 January 1938 22 May 2017 12 National Library of Australia The race was won by South Australian Noel Campbell driving a Singer Bantam. Race results thumb|The race winning Singer Bantam of Noel Campbell thumb|Reg Nutt's No 2 Day Special and Colin Dunne's No 3 MG K3 Magnette prior to the start. Nutt established the fastest race time and Dunne set the fastest lap of the race Position DriverIt has been assumed that the Entrant (as per lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au) was also the driver unless otherwise known No. Car Entrant Handicap Time 1 Noel Campbell 34 Singer Bantam Noel Campbell 27:30 97:37 2 Colin Dunne 3 MG K3 Magnettehttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41601507 MOTORING. The West Australian 53 16,065 Western Australia 23 December 1937 22 May 2017 7 National Library of Australia Colin Dunne 4:00 77:39 3 Tony Ohlmeyer 24 MG T-type Tony Ohlmeyer 17:00 90:55 4 Ron Uffindell 33 Austin 7 Ron Uffindell 24:00 98.33 5 Jim Boughton 27 Morgan 4/4Official Programme, South Australian Grand Prix for Motor Cars, Lobethal, Sunday, 3 January 1938 Jim Boughton 18:00 92:54 6 Reg Nutt 2 Day Special JA Day 1:30 77:33 7 Les MurphyPre-war MG Archives Register, prewar.mgcc.info https://web.archive.org/web/20150404193143/http://prewar.mgcc.info/Archives/archives%203.htm 2015-04-04 Retrieved 10 August 2015 20 MG P-type Les Murphy 14:00 90:31 8 Fred Thwaites 14 Ford V8 FJ Thwaites 9:30 89:20 ? Arthur Beasley 21 MG P-type D Sowter 16:00 ? GA Cowper 35 Morris 8/40 GA Cowper 30:00 ? A Aitken 22 Riley 9 A Aitken 17:00 DNF Bob Lea-WrightThe Spook, The Baron and the 1938 South Australian GP, Lobethal..., primotipo.com (First names of Lea-Wright, Joshua, Day & Phillips are sourced from this article) Retrieved 29 December 2020 10 Terraplane RA Lea-Wright 09:00 ? Lyster Jackson 4 MG K3 Magnette LJ Jackson 05:00 ? Alf BarrettTony Parkinson, Legend of Lobethal, 2008, Vintage Motorsport Carnivals Pty Ltd, pages 10 to 15 30 Morris Cowley A Barrett 19:00 ? AV McDonough 13 Ford V8 AV McDonough 12:00 DNF Ash Moulden 17 Sunbeam GP MA Moulden 13:00 ? Tim Joshua 5 Frazer Nash G Joshua 05:00 ? Jack Day 23 Bugatti JA Day 17:00 DNF Jack Phillips 7 Ford V8 JK Phillips 08:00 ? Harry BeithLobethal 1938 Cars Gallery (thumbnails only) www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org 9 Terraplane H Beith 09:00 DNF Allan Sinclair 1 Alta A Sinclair Scratch ? LE Vinall 18 Vauxhall 30/98 LE Vinall 13:00 ? T Dowe 12 Fronty Ford T Dowe 09:00 ? AE Powell 31 Alvis 12/50 AE Powell 21:30 Notes: Race distance: 100 miles Starters: 24 Finishers: 8 Fastest Time: Reg Nutt, Day Special, 77 min 33 sec Fastest Lap: Colin Dunne, MG K3 Magnette, 6 min 17 sec, 83 mph References South Australian Grand Prix Category:Motorsport at Lobethal