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
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