1938 South Australian Grand Prix

The 1938 South Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 3 January 1938.[1] It was held over 12 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.[2] The race, which was the second South Australian Grand Prix,[1] was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 30 minutes before the "Scratch" car.[3]

The race was won by South Australian Noel Campbell driving a Singer Bantam.[1]

Race results
The race winning Singer Bantam of Noel Campbell
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 [2] Driver [4] No.[2] Car [2] Entrant [2] Handicap [2] Time [2]
1 Noel Campbell [1] 34 Singer Bantam Noel Campbell 27:30 97:37
2 Colin Dunne [1] 3 MG K3 Magnette [5] 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 4/4 [6] Jim Boughton 18:00 92:54
6 Reg Nutt [2] 2 Day Special JA Day 1:30 77:33
7 Les Murphy [7] 20 MG P-type Les Murphy 14:00 90:31
8 [1] Fred Thwaites [8] 14 Ford V8 FJ Thwaites 9:30 89:20 [1]
? Arthur Beasley [7] 21 MG P-type D Sowter 16:00  
? GA Cowper 35 Morris 8/40 [6] GA Cowper 30:00  
? A Aitken 22 Riley 9 A Aitken 17:00  
DNF [1] Bob Lea-Wright [9] 10 Terraplane RA Lea-Wright 09:00  
? Lyster Jackson [8] 4 MG K3 Magnette [5] LJ Jackson 05:00  
? Alf Barrett [8] 30 Morris Cowley A Barrett 19:00  
? AV McDonough 13 Ford V8 AV McDonough 12:00  
DNF [1] Ash Moulden [8] 17 Sunbeam GP MA Moulden 13:00  
? Tim Joshua [9] 5 Frazer Nash G Joshua 05:00  
? Jack Day [9] 23 Bugatti JA Day 17:00  
DNF [1] Jack Phillips [9] 7 Ford V8 JK Phillips 08:00  
? Harry Beith [10] 9 Terraplane H Beith 09:00  
DNF [1] Allan Sinclair [1] 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 [5] AE Powell 21:30  

Notes:

  • Race distance: 100 miles [1]
  • Starters: 24 [1]
  • Finishers: 8 [1]
  • Fastest Time: Reg Nutt, Day Special, 77 min 33 sec [1]
  • Fastest Lap: Colin Dunne, MG K3 Magnette, 6 min 17 sec, 83 mph [2]

References
  1. "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINS GRAND PRIX AT LOBETHAL". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 4 January 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 22 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Lobethal Race History, www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. "GRAND PRIX AT LOBETHAL TODAY". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 3 January 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 22 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. It has been assumed that the Entrant (as per lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au) was also the driver unless otherwise known
  5. "MOTORING". The West Australian. 53 (16, 065). Western Australia. 23 December 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 22 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Official Programme, South Australian Grand Prix for Motor Cars, Lobethal, Sunday, 3 January 1938
  7. Pre-war MG Archives Register, prewar.mgcc.info Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 August 2015
  8. Tony Parkinson, Legend of Lobethal, 2008, Vintage Motorsport Carnivals Pty Ltd, pages 10 to 15
  9. The 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
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