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1948 South Australian 100

The 1948 South Australian 100 was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia on 1 January 1948.[1] It was contested as a handicap race with the slowest cars starting first and the fastest cars last.[2] The race was staged over 12 laps,[1] a total distance of 105 miles.[3] It was open to cars of any engine size.[4]

Layout of the Lobethal Circuit (1937-1948)

The race, which was the second South Australian 100 to be held at Lobethal, was won by Jim Gullan driving a Ballot Oldsmobile.[5]

Results

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Jim Gullan won the 1948 South Australian 100 driving a Ballot Oldsmobile
 
Granton Harrison placed second and set the fastest race time driving the Phillips Ford V8
Position[3] Driver[3] No.[3] Car[3] Handicap[3] Time[6] Laps[3]
1 Jim Gullan 16 Ballot Oldsmobile 11:35 81m 5s 12
2 Granton Harrison 11 Phillips Ford V8 10:10 79m 49s 12
3 Ron Edgerton 32 MG TC Special 16:00 86m 19s 12
4 R. Hamilton 30 MG TC 16:00 12
5 A. Eadie 34 MG TC 16:00   12
6 Norman Andrews 4 Stewand Austin 7:00   12
7 Jim Skinner 24 Ballot Ford V8 13:50   12
8 Harold Clisby[7] 29 MG TC 16:00   12
9 Rick Howard 37 Austin 7 Ulster 20:00   12
10 Harold Tribe 10 Willys Mercury V8 10:10   12
11 David Harvey 35 MG TA 16:00   12
12 Tony Ohlmeyer 28 MG TA 15:00   12
13 Gordon Stewart 26 MG L-type Magna 14:00   12
NC Tony Gaze 17 HRG Aerodynamic ?   11
NC Gavin Sandford-Morgan 27 MG C-type s/c 15:00   11
NC D. Howard 39 MG PB 23:00   11
DNF Jack Nind 14 MG TB Special 11:00   9
DNF Bill Patterson 19 MG TC 12:35   8
DNF John Barraclough 18 MG NE Magnette 12:35   7
DNF Doug Whiteford 6 Ford V8 Special[8] 9:00   3
DNF Ern Seeliger 2 Itala Ford V8[8] Scratch   1
DNS[6] Lex Davison[6] 22 MG TC[6] 13:00 -
DNS[6] Peter Vennermark[6] 9 MG Q-type s/c 9:35 -

Notes

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  • Weather: Cool and cloudy[6]
  • Attendance: 10,000[6]
  • Race distance: 12 laps, 105 miles[3]
  • Number of starters: 21[6]
  • Number of classified finishers: 13[6]
  • Fastest time: Granton Harrison, 79m 49s[6]
  • Fastest Lap: Doug Whiteford, 6m 7s (88 m.p.h.)[6]
  • Teams Prize: Harvey, Hamilton & Ohlmeyer[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Victorians win at Lobethal, The Advertiser, Friday, 2 January 1948, page 4, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 22 November 2021
  2. ^ Official Programme, South Australian "100", Lobethal, January 1st, 1948
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h South Australian 100, www.myautosite.com.au Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2 August 2015
  4. ^ Lobethal Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, October 15, 1947, page 11
  5. ^ Lobethal Race History, www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The First Post-War Lobethal, Australian Motor Sports, January 15, 1948, pages 22 & 23
  7. ^ Tony Parkinson, Legend of Lobethal, Lane Group, 2008, pages 40 to 48
  8. ^ a b c Racing in Australia, Motor Sport, March 1948, page 72
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