1951 Redex 100 Explained

The 1951 Redex 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia[1] on 26 March 1951.[2] Promoted by the Australian Sporting Car Club,[3] it was held over 26 laps, a total distance of approximately 100 miles[1] (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.[1] 25,000 people watched the day's racing.[4]

Bathurst driver Warwick Pratley won the race driving the George Reed Monoskate Ford Special.[5]

Results

PositionDriverNoCarEntrantHandicapRace time
1Warwick Pratley 22G. Reed Special (Monoskate)G.R Reed8:1580:21
2Curley Brydon25MG TC special s/cA.H. Brydon9:1584:27
3Tom Hawkes1Talbot-LagoT.V. Hawkes0:0076:19
NCRon Edgerton2Alfa Romeo s/cR.M. Edgerton3:15-
NCBill Wilcox45Dodge specialW.H. Wilcox10:15-
NCJack Saywell[6] 12Cooper Mark IVJ. Saywell5:00-
NCGarry Coglan26MG TC special s/cG. Coglan9:15-
DNFBill MacLachlan16Bugatti Ford s/cD.A. MacLachlan6:00-
DNFJack Murray[7] 29Allard J2 CadillacR.A. Gardiner9:15-
DNFLaurie Oxenford34Alvis MercuryI. Oxenford9:15-
DNFGeorge Pearse47MG TB s/c G.E. Pearse11:30-

Race statistics

External links

Notes and References

  1. John Medley, Bathurst: Cradle of Australian Motor Sport, 1997, pages 109 to 120
  2. Souvenir Programme, Car Racing - Bathurst, Easter Monday, March 26th 1951
  3. Easter Monday Bathurst Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, April 1951, pages 13 to 18
  4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18205826/1046184 Local Driver Wins Big Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 27 March 1951, Page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161402685/17140698 PRATLEY WINS RACE CLASSIC, National Advocate, Tuesday 27 March 1951, Page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  6. John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia - Second Edition, page 128
  7. Phil Murray, Gelignite Jack Murray - An Aussie Larrikin Legend, page 107