1953 New South Wales Grand Prix
The 1953 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit, Orange, New South Wales, Australia on 5 October 1953.[1] The race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club, was contested over a distance of 100 miles (161 km).[1] It was staged on a handicap basis with prize money allocated for the first ten handicap positions and additional prizes offered for the first three scratch placings.[2]
The handicap award was won by Jack Robinson (Jaguar XK120 Special)[1] whilst the Grand Prix title was awarded to Jack Brabham (Cooper Bristol)[3][4] who had set the fastest race time.[1]
Results
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Handicap Placings
[edit]| Position [5] | Driver [5] | No.[5] | Car [5] | Entrant [5] | Handicap [4] | Laps / Remarks[5] |
| 1 | Jack Robinson [1] | 20 | Jaguar XK120 Special [1] | J. H. Robinson | 6m 5s | 28 |
| 2 | Alec Mildren[1] | 63 | MG TC Special [1] | A. G. Mildren | 10m 15s | |
| 3 | Peter Lowe [1] | 13 | Bugatti Type 37 Holden[6] | P. Lowe | ||
| 4 | Jack Brabham[1] | 1 | Cooper Type 23 Bristol[6] | J. A. Brabham | Scratch [7] | |
| 5 | Larry Humphries [1] | 18 | Jaguar XK120 Special [1] | L. Humphfries | ||
| 6 | Clive Adams [8] | 47 | Prad | C. W. Adams | ||
| 7 | Curly Brydon [1] | 41 | MG TC s/c [1] | A. H. Brydon | ||
| 8 | Frank Dynon [8] | 81 | MG TC[9] | F. Dynon | ||
| 9 | Jack Murray[9] | 30 | Bug Ford | J. E. Murray | ||
| 10 | W. Clarke | 38 | HRG | W. Clarke | ||
| DNF [1] | David McKay[6] | MG TC[1] | Bearings [1] | |||
| DNF [1] | Col James [1] | 79 | MG TC[1] | Barclay Motors | Bearings [1] | |
| DNF [1] | Dick Cobden [6] | Riley-Rizzo Special [6] | Bearings [1] | |||
| DNF [1] | Tom Sulman [9] | 28 | Maserati 4C[6] | T. N. Sulman | Thrown treads [1] |
Fastest Times
[edit]| Position [5] | Driver [5] | No.[5] | Car [5] | Entrant [5] | Time |
| 1 | Jack Brabham[1] | 1 | Cooper Type 23 Bristol[6] | J. A. Brabham | 1h 17m 16s[1] |
| 2 | Jack Murray[9] | 30 | Bug Ford | J. E. Murray | |
| 3 | Jack Robinson [1] | 20 | Jaguar XK120 Special [1] | J. H. Robinson |
Note: The Grand Prix title was awarded to Jack Brabham who had set the fastest race time.[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Orange Races, Australian Motor Sports, October 1953, pages 45-47
- 1 2 3 4 The NSW Grand Prix – 1953, www.gnooblas.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ A.S.C.C. Races at Orange on October 5, Australian Monthly Motor Manual, October 1953, page 578
- 1 2 131 m.p.h. in Grand Prix, The Daily Telegraph, Tuesday, 6 October 1953, page 26, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Official Results - Orange Race Meeting, 5 October 1953
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
- ↑ Denis Gregory, Chequered Times, A History of Gnoo-Blas, Orange, 1953-1961, page 47
- 1 2 Six Car Races Provide Plenty Of Excitement, Central Western Daily, Tuesday, October 6, 1953, Page 12, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- 1 2 3 4 Spotlight, Australian Motor Sports, October 1953, Pages 12 & 13
- ↑ Huge Crowd Packed Orange For The Car Races, Central Western Daily, Tuesday, October 6, 1953, Page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au