1949 All Powers Long Handicap

August 2017 August 2017 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1949 All Powers Long Handicap was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near BathurstPeter Baird, Bathurst Car Races, Australian Motor Sports, 16 May 1949, pages 37-41 in New South Wales, Australia on 18 April 1949.100 Mile Motor Race, National Advocate, Tuesday 19 April 1949, page 1 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au It was contested over 25 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles. The race utilised a handicap start with the last car commencing 18 minutes and 30 seconds after the first cars.John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 77 to 83 The race was won by Arthur Rizzo driving a Rizzo Riley. Results thumb|Arthur Rizzo won the race driving the Rizzo Riley Position Driver No. Car Entrant Handicap Race time Laps 1 Arthur Rizzo 19 Rizzo Riley A Rizzo 14.00 92.16 25 2 AH Brydon 29 MG TC AH Brydon 17.00 93.11 25 3 Frank Kleinig 2 Kleinig Hudson F Kleinig 5.00 94.38 25 4 Ray Gordon 20 MG TC s/c RS Gordon 14.00 94.39 25 5 Tony Gaze 21 HRG FAO Gaze 14.00 94.43 25 6 Tommy Sulman 33 Sulman Singer TN Sulman 17.00 94.52 25 7 Tony Mann 25 MG TC HE Mann 16.00 95.16 25 8 Ken Coglan 27 MG TC K Coglan 17.00 95.19 25 9 Ron Ward 26 MG TB RS Ward 16.00 95.30 25 10 George Pearse 17 MG TB Special GE Pearse 14.00 96.00 25 11 Garry Coglan 28 MG TC G Coglan 17.00 96.07 25 NC Irwin Luke 35 Bugatti Type 37 IC Luke 18.30 22 NC George Thame 18 Riley HG Thame 14.00 19 NC Ken Tubman 34 MG N Magnette F Elbourne 18.30 19 DNF Dick Bland 7 G Reed Special CR Bland 8.00 21 DNF Bill MacLachlan 4 Mackellar V8 s/c (Bugatti Ford) DA MacLaughlan 6.30 15 DNF Peter Critchley 31 MG TB EP Critchley 17.00 13 DNF Jack Murray 5 Bugatti Ford (Day Special)"....Murray himself in the Day Special (entered as a Bugatti Ford)," John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 77 JE Murray 6.30 9 DNF Ray Mansell 9 Mercury Special CR Bland 10.00 7 DNF Harry Monday 11 Mercury Special HS Monday 10.00 7 DNF Lex Davison 1 Alfa Romeo 2.9 s/c AN Davison 0.00 7 DNF Warwick Pratley 8 G Reed Special FW Pratley 9.00 1 DNF Wally Feltham 36 Waltham Special (MG Magna / Magnette) WD Feltham 18.30 1 Notes Attendance: Over 20,000 Race distance: 25 laps, 100 miles Race format: Handicap start Starters: 23 Finishers: 11 Fastest lap: Frank Kleinig, 3 min 7 secs (74.6 mph) Fastest time: Frank Kleinig, 1 hr 21 min 8 secs (71.6 mph) Luke, Thame & Tubman were flagged off at the expiration of the race time limit References External links Bathurst Car Championships, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 19 April 1949, page 2, trove.nla.gov.au All Powers Long Handicap Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales All Powers Long Handicap