1948 South Australian 100

The 1948 South Australian 100 was a motor race staged at the Lobethal Circuit in South Australia on 1 January 1948.^[1] It was contested as a handicap race with the slowest cars starting first and the fastest cars last.^[2] The race was staged over 12 laps,^[1] a total distance of 105 miles.^[3] It was open to cars of any engine size.^[4]

Layout of the Lobethal Circuit (1937-1948)

The race, which was the second South Australian 100 to be held at Lobethal, was won by Jim Gullan driving a Ballot Oldsmobile.^[5]

Results

Jim Gullan won the 1948 South Australian 100 driving a Ballot Oldsmobile

Granton Harrison placed second and set the fastest race time driving the Phillips Ford V8

Position[3]	Driver[3]	No.[3]	Car[3]	Handicap[3]	Time[6]	Laps[3]
1	Jim Gullan	16	Ballot Oldsmobile	11:35	81m 5s	12
2	Granton Harrison	11	Phillips Ford V8	10:10	79m 49s	12
3	Ron Edgerton	32	MG TC Special	16:00	86m 19s	12
4	R. Hamilton	30	MG TC	16:00		12
5	A. Eadie	34	MG TC	16:00		12
6	Norman Andrews	4	Stewand Austin	7:00		12
7	Jim Skinner	24	Ballot Ford V8	13:50		12
8	Harold Clisby[7]	29	MG TC	16:00		12
9	Rick Howard	37	Austin 7 Ulster	20:00		12
10	Harold Tribe	10	Willys Mercury V8	10:10		12
11	David Harvey	35	MG TA	16:00		12
12	Tony Ohlmeyer	28	MG TA	15:00		12
13	Gordon Stewart	26	MG L-type Magna	14:00		12
NC	Tony Gaze	17	HRG Aerodynamic	?		11
NC	Gavin Sandford-Morgan	27	MG C-type s/c	15:00		11
NC	D. Howard	39	MG PB	23:00		11
DNF	Jack Nind	14	MG TB Special	11:00		9
DNF	Bill Patterson	19	MG TC	12:35		8
DNF	John Barraclough	18	MG NE Magnette	12:35		7
DNF	Doug Whiteford	6	Ford V8 Special[8]	9:00		3
DNF	Ern Seeliger	2	Itala Ford V8[8]	Scratch		1
DNS[6]	Lex Davison[6]	22	MG TC[6]	13:00		-
DNS[6]	Peter Vennermark[6]	9	MG Q-type s/c	9:35		-

Notes

• Weather: Cool and cloudy^[6]
• Attendance: 10,000^[6]
• Race distance: 12 laps, 105 miles^[3]
• Number of starters: 21^[6]
• Number of classified finishers: 13^[6]
• Fastest time: Granton Harrison, 79m 49s^[6]
• Fastest Lap: Doug Whiteford, 6m 7s (88 m.p.h.)^[6]
• Teams Prize: Harvey, Hamilton & Ohlmeyer^[8]