The 1939 Australian Stock Car Road Championship was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia on 2 January 1939. It was contested on a handicap basis over six laps of the 8.6 mile course, a total distance of 50 miles. The handicap format saw the slowest cars starting first and the fastest cars starting last.
The race was open to standard touring and sports cars, fitted with standard equipment and operating on standard first grade fuel. The only modifications permitted to the cars were the raising of the compression ratio and alterations to the suspension.
The race was won by Tom Brady driving a Singer Bantam.
Results
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| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Finishing time | Handicap | Actual racing time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brady | 45 | Singer Bantam | T. M. Brady | 55:08 | 11 mins | 54:08 | 6 |
| 2 | Jack McKinnon | 7 | Ford V8 | J. McKinnon | 55:46 | 3 mins | 46:46 | 6 |
| 3 | Ted Parsons | 5 | Ford V8 | J. K. Phillips | 56:07 | 3 mins | 47:07 | 6 |
| 4 | G. Brownsworth | 1 | SS Jaguar 100 | G. Brownsworth | 57:27 | Scratch | 45:27 | 6 |
| 5 | D. E. Hutton | 15 | Morris 8/40 | D. E. Hutton | 59:15 | 12 mins | 59:15 | 6 |
| Ret. | R. Uffindell | 14 | Austin 8 | R. Uffindell | 12 mins | 5 | ||
| Ret. | Frank Kleinig | 3 | Hudson | W. A. McIntyre | Scratch | 5 | ||
| Ret. | John Snow | 2 | Hudson | J. F. Snow | Scratch | 5 | ||
| Ret. | S. A. Osborne | 29 | MG T-type | S. A. Osborne | 5 mins | 2 | ||
| Ret. | Owen Dibbs | 12 | MG T-type | Mrs C. Jacques | 5 mins | 2 | ||
| Ret. | K. N. Brooks | 13 | Wolseley | K. N. Brooks | 5 mins | 2 | ||
| Ret. | Selwyn Haig | 10 | MG "Tiger" | S. R. Haig | 4 mins | 2 | ||
| DNS | J. McGowan | 9 | Ford V8 | J. McGowan | 3 mins | - |
Race notes
- Race distance: 50 miles
- Number of entries: 18
- Number of starters: 12
- Number of finishers: 5
- Fastest time: G Brownsworth, SS Jaguar 100, 45:27
- Fastest race lap: G Brownsworth, SS Jaguar 100, 7:27, 71 mph
Notes & references
- ^ Thrills at corners in Lobethal car races, The Advertiser, Adelaide, Tuesday, 3 January 1939, page 4, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 8 July 2015
- ^ Lobethal race history, www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au, via web.archive.org
- ^ Programme, Australian Grand Prix Meeting, Lobethal, South Australia, Monday, 2 January 1939
- ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, The ATCC: how it began..., Australian Touring Car Championship : 30 Fabulous Years, 1989, pages 9 and 10
- ^ Australian Stock Car Road Championship - Timekeeper's Records, The Car, March 1939, pages Twelve & Thirteen
- Car races at Lobethal today, The Advertiser, Adelaide, Monday, 2 January 1939, page 10, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 8 July 2015
- The Advertiser articles of 2 January and 3 January both list TM Brady as the driver, however www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au lists Tom Bradey
- The Advertiser articles of 2 January and 3 January both list J McKinnon as the driver and www.lobethalgrandcarnival.com.au lists Jack McKinnon
- Legend of Lobethal (book), page 22
- Sensational Smash at Lobethal, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), Tuesday 3 January 1939, page 15
- The Advertiser article of 2 January lists WA McIntyre as the driver, however The ATCC: how it began..., Australian Touring Car Championship : 30 Fabulous Years states that McIntyre’s car was driven by Frank Kleinig
- The Advertiser article of 2 January lists J Snow as the driver and The ATCC: how it began..., Australian Touring Car Championship : 30 Fabulous Years confirms that John Snow contested the race.
- Timekeeper's Records as published in The Car show O. Dibbs. The Official Programme shows Owen Dibbs
- Pre-war MG archives register, prewar.mgcc.info, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ McGowan is listed as one of thirteen competitors in the race preview in The Advertiser, 2 January 1939 but is not listed in the Timekeepers Records published in The Car, March 1939