1940 South Australian Hundred


The 1940 South Australian Hundred was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia on 1 January 1940.
It was held over 12 laps of the 8¾ mile course, a total distance of 100 miles.
The race was contested on a handicap basis with the slowest cars starting first and the fastest last. The "limit man", RS Uffindell, commenced the race 23 minutes before the "virtual scratch man", Alf Barrett.
The race was won by Jack Phillips driving a Ford V8.

Race results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantHandicapTimeLaps
1Jack Phillips8Ford V8J Phillips & Parsons10:0078:5512
2Tony Ohlmeyer19MGA Ohlmeyer18:0087:4712
3John Nind18MG TAJP Nind18:0088:4012
4Les Burrows9HudsonL Burrows10:0081:0812
5Tom Lancey17MG T-typeJF Crouch18:0090:5612
6Colin Dunne3MG K3 MagnetteCA Dunne8:0082:5412
7AV McDonough12Ford V8AV McDonough13:0093:3812
8Aub Ramsay21RileyJackson Motors Ltd18:0097:5112
9Frank Kleinig2HudsonF Kleinig2:0083:5212
NCJim Gullan7Ford BallotJ Gullan8:00-?
DNFAlf Barrett1Alfa Romeo MonzaAI Barrett1:00-?
DNFDoug Whiteford11Ford V8D Whiteford13:00-?
DNFJim Boughton14MorganJS Boughton18:00-?
DNFAllan Tomlinson4MG SpecialAG Tomlinson8:00-9
DNFJack Nelson5Ford BallotJ Nelson8:00-4
DNFTom Bradey22Bugatti BresciaTM Bradey19:00-4
DNFRS Uffindell23Austin 7RS Uffindell24:00-4
DNFC Anderson6Frazer Nash SpecialGM Joshua8:00-2
DNFNeville Bakewell20MGDV McMichael18:00-0