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. It was held over 12 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.
The race, which was the second South Australian Grand Prix, was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 30 minutes before the "Scratch" car.
The race was won by South Australian Noel Campbell driving a Singer Bantam.

Race results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantHandicapTime
1Noel Campbell34Singer BantamNoel Campbell27:3097:37
2Colin Dunne3MG K3 MagnetteColin Dunne4:0077:39
3Tony Ohlmeyer24MG T-typeTony Ohlmeyer17:0090:55
4Ron Uffindell33Austin 7Ron Uffindell24:0098.33
5Jim Boughton27Morgan 4/4Jim Boughton18:0092:54
6Reg Nutt2Day SpecialJA Day1:3077:33
7Les Murphy20MG P-typeLes Murphy14:0090:31
8Fred Thwaites14Ford V8FJ Thwaites9:3089:20
?Arthur Beasley21MG P-typeD Sowter16:00
?GA Cowper35Morris 8/40GA Cowper30:00
?A Aitken22Riley 9A Aitken17:00
DNFRA Lea-Wright10TerraplaneRA Lea-Wright09:00
?Lyster Jackson4MG K3 MagnetteLJ Jackson05:00
?Alf Barrett30Morris CowleyA Barrett19:00
?AV McDonough13Ford V8AV McDonough12:00
DNFAsh Moulden17Sunbeam GPMA Moulden13:00
?G Joshua5Frazer NashG Joshua05:00
?JA Day23BugattiJA Day17:00
DNFJK Phillips7Ford V8JK Phillips08:00
?H Beith9TerraplaneH Beith09:00
DNFAllan Sinclair1AltaA SinclairScratch
?LE Vinall18Vauxhall 30/98LE Vinall13:00
?T Dowe12Fronty FordT Dowe09:00
?AE Powell31Alvis 12/50AE Powell21:30

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