The 1951 Redex 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 26 March 1951. Promoted by the Australian Sporting Car Club, it was held over 26 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles (161 km). The race was contested on a handicap basis with the first car starting 11 minutes and 30 seconds minutes before the last car. 25,000 people watched the day's racing.
Bathurst driver Warwick Pratley won the race driving the George Reed Monoskate Ford Special.
Results
| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Handicap | Race time |
| 1 | Warwick Pratley | 22 | G. Reed Special (Monoskate) | G.R Reed | 8:15 | 80:21 |
| 2 | Curley Brydon | 25 | MG TC special s/c | A.H. Brydon | 9:15 | 84:27 |
| 3 | Tom Hawkes | 1 | Talbot-Lago | T.V. Hawkes | 0:00 | 76:19 |
| NC | Ron Edgerton | 2 | Alfa Romeo s/c | R.M. Edgerton | 3:15 | - |
| NC | Bill Wilcox | 45 | Dodge special | W.H. Wilcox | 10:15 | - |
| NC | Jack Saywell | 12 | Cooper Mark IV | J. Saywell | 5:00 | - |
| NC | Garry Coglan | 26 | MG TC special s/c | G. Coglan | 9:15 | - |
| DNF | Bill MacLachlan | 16 | Bugatti Ford s/c | D.A. MacLachlan | 6:00 | - |
| DNF | Jack Murray | 29 | Allard J2 Cadillac | R.A. Gardiner | 9:15 | - |
| DNF | Laurie Oxenford | 34 | Alvis Mercury | I. Oxenford | 9:15 | - |
| DNF | George Pearse | 47 | MG TB s/c | G.E. Pearse | 11:30 | - |
Race statistics
- Starters: 11
- Finishers: 3 (within race time limit)
- Non-finishers: 8 (4 outside race time limit, 4 retirements)
References
- ^ John Medley, Bathurst: Cradle of Australian Motor Sport, 1997, pages 109 to 120
- Souvenir Programme, Car Racing - Bathurst, Easter Monday, March 26th 1951
- ^ Easter Monday Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, April 1951, pages 13 to 18
- Local Driver Wins Big Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 27 March 1951, Page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- PRATLEY WINS RACE CLASSIC, National Advocate, Tuesday 27 March 1951, Page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia - Second Edition, page 128
- ^ Phil Murray, Gelignite Jack Murray - An Aussie Larrikin Legend, page 107