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1940 Bathurst Grand Prix

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on 25 March 1940. The race was contested on a handicap basis over a distance of 150 miles, comprising 37 laps of the course. It was promoted by the New South Wales Light Car Club.
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Car Grand Prix - Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 14 March 1940, page 13, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
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Victorian Wins Bathurst Road Race, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 26 Mar 1940, Page 11, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
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Bathurst Grand Prix - To Be Staged Next Monday, The Advocate (Burnie, Tas), Wednesday 20 March 1940, page 12
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Bathurst Grand Prix - To-Day's Motor Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 25 March 1940, page 11
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Record Time - Barrett Wins Big Car Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 26 March 1940, page 13
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Jack Phillips – Ted Parsons Ford V8…, primotipo.com, as archived at webarchive.org
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John Medley, Bathurst : Cradle of Australian motor racing, pages 45 to 49
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Jack Phillips & Ted Parsons (Ford V8 Special) placed ninth
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Fastest lap: A. Barrett, 3m 4s, 78 mph (Lap record)
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Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama road racing circuit
Bathurst
New South Wales
Australia
Alfa Romeo "Monza"
Race winner Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo "Monza") contesting the 1940 Bathurst Grand Prix
Alfa Romeo "Monza"
Jack Phillips & Ted Parsons (Ford V8 Special) placed ninth
Alfa Romeo "Monza"
Delahaye
Ford V8
Ford V8
Alfa Romeo
Hudson
Offenhauser
MG NE Magnette
Ford V8
MG NE Magnette
Alta
Ford V8
Ford V8
Willys
Hudson
Singer 9
MG T
Buick
MG TA
Bentley 4½ Litre

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