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The 1954 Bathurst 100 was a motor race held at the
Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 27 September 2015 It was staged over 26 lapsJohn Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 147 & 148 of the 3.7 mile circuit, a total distance of approximately 100 miles. The race, which was open to 'racing cars of all powers',''Bathurst Hundred'', Australian Motor Sports, May 1954, pages 30 to 32 was contested on a handicap basis with the first car, the HRG of Eddie Senior, starting 17 minutes and 46 seconds before the last cars, the
* Organiser: Australian Racing Drivers Club
* Attendance: more than 18,000
* Entries: 25
* Starters: 21
* Non-starters: 4
* Winner's average speed: 67.4 mph
* Fastest time: Stan Jones, 77 minutes 59 seconds (77.2 mph average speed)
The 1954 Bathurst 100 was a motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Mount Panorama (Wahluu) and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour ...
, Bathurst, New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
on 19 April 1954.Big Bathurst Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 20 April 1954, page 4Retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au on 27 September 2015 It was staged over 26 lapsJohn Medley, Bathurst - The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 147 & 148 of the 3.7 mile circuit, a total distance of approximately 100 miles. The race, which was open to 'racing cars of all powers',''Bathurst Hundred'', Australian Motor Sports, May 1954, pages 30 to 32 was contested on a handicap basis with the first car, the HRG of Eddie Senior, starting 17 minutes and 46 seconds before the last cars, the
Maybach
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of Stan Jones and the Ferrari
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of Dick Cobden.
The race was won by Bill Clark driving a HRG, with the Scratch section (disregarding handicaps) won by Stan Jones driving a Maybach
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Race results
* Organiser: Australian Racing Drivers Club
* Attendance: more than 18,000
* Entries: 25
* Starters: 21
* Non-starters: 4
* Winner's average speed: 67.4 mph
* Fastest time: Stan Jones, 77 minutes 59 seconds (77.2 mph average speed)
References
{{reflist Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst 100 April 1954 sports events in Australia