The 1940 South Australian Hundred was a motor race staged at the

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on 1 January 1940.Tony Parkinson, Legend of Lobethal, 2008, Vintage Motorpsort Carnivals Pty Ltd, pages 34 to 39 It was held over 12 laps of the 8¾ mile course,News from Australia, Motor Sport (magazine), May 1940, page 91 a total distance of 100 miles. The race was contested on a handicap basis with the slowest cars starting first and the fastest last.Official Programme, South Australian Hundred - Lobethal Fifty, Lobethal, South Australia, 1st January 1940, page 5 The "limit man", RS Uffindell (

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), commenced the race 23 minutes before the "virtual scratch man", Alf Barrett (

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). The race was won by Jack Phillips driving a

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Race results

* Race distance: 12 laps, 100 miles * Starters: 19 * Fastest time: Jack Phillips, 78 min 55 sec, 81.5 mph * Fastest lap: Alf Barrett, 5 min 48 sec, 92 mph * Attendance: 25,000 * Weather: Hot, about 102° F

References

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External links

Lobethal (SA) Car Races, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 2 January 1940, page 9, trove.nla.gov.au

Lobethal Collection at collections.slsa.sa.gov.au

South Australian Hundred Motorsport at Lobethal