1949 All Powers Long Handicap

The 1949 All Powers Long Handicap was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst [1] in New South Wales, Australia on 18 April 1949.[2] It was contested over 25 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles.[1] The race utilised a handicap start with the last car commencing 18 minutes and 30 seconds after the first cars.[1] [3]

The race was won by Arthur Rizzo driving a Rizzo Riley.[1]

Results
Arthur Rizzo won the race driving the Rizzo Riley
Position [1] [3] Driver [1] [3] No. [1] [3] Car [1] [3] Entrant [1] [3] Handicap [1] [3] Race time [1] [3] Laps [1] [3]
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) [4] 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 [2] 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 [3]
  • Race distance: 25 laps, 100 miles [1]
  • Race format: Handicap start [1]
  • Starters: 23 [3]
  • Finishers: 11 [1]
  • Fastest lap: Frank Kleinig, 3 min 7 secs (74.6 mph) [1]
  • Fastest time: Frank Kleinig, 1 hr 21 min 8 secs (71.6 mph) [1]
  • Luke, Thame & Tubman were flagged off at the expiration of the race time limit [1]

References
  1. Peter Baird, Bathurst Car Races, Australian Motor Sports, 16 May 1949, pages 37-41
  2. 100 Mile Motor Race, National Advocate, Tuesday 19 April 1949, page 1 Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au
  3. John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 77 to 83
  4. "....Murray himself in the Day Special (entered as a Bugatti Ford)," John Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 77
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