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| [[MG K3 Magnette]]<ref name=West_Australian>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41601507 |title=MOTORING. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |volume=53 |issue=16,065 |location=Western Australia |date=23 December 1937 |accessdate=22 May 2017 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| height="14" align="center" | DNF <ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
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| Bob Lea-Wright <ref name=primotipo>[https://primotipo.com/2018/11/08/the-spook-the-baron-and-the-1938-south-australian-gp-lobethal/ 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</ref>
| Bob Lea-Wright<ref name=primotipo>[https://primotipo.com/2018/11/08/the-spook-the-baron-and-the-1938-south-australian-gp-lobethal/ 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</ref>
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| Harry Beith <ref name=lobethalgrandcarnival_gallery>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110217105057/http://www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au/Gallery_Cars/Lobethal%201938%20Cars.html ''Lobethal 1938 Cars Gallery'' (thumbnails only) www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]</ref>
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Notes:
Notes:
* Race distance: 100 miles <ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Race distance: 100 miles<ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Starters: 24 <ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Starters: 24<ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Finishers: 8 <ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Finishers: 8<ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Fastest Time: Reg Nutt, Day Special, 77 min 33 sec <ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Fastest Time: Reg Nutt, Day Special, 77 min 33 sec<ref name=Advertiser_4_January/>
* Fastest Lap: Colin Dunne, [[MG K3 Magnette]], 6 min 17 sec, 83&nbsp;mph <ref name=lobethalgrandcarnival/>
* Fastest Lap: Colin Dunne, [[MG K3 Magnette]], 6 min 17 sec, 83&nbsp;mph<ref name=lobethalgrandcarnival/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:14, 17 December 2021

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.[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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b c "MOTORING". The West Australian. Vol. 53, no. 16, 065. Western Australia. 23 December 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 22 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b Official Programme, South Australian Grand Prix for Motor Cars, Lobethal, Sunday, 3 January 1938
  7. ^ a b Pre-war MG Archives Register, prewar.mgcc.info Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 August 2015
  8. ^ a b c d Tony Parkinson, Legend of Lobethal, 2008, Vintage Motorsport Carnivals Pty Ltd, pages 10 to 15
  9. ^ a b c d 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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