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[alessandro silva]

I am looking for the results of the Race 7 of the first Goodwood meeting, Supercharged racing cars over 1450cc from scratch, 3 laps.
What I have is from Motor Sport and Weguelin's and Moore's books. I decided to buy a Goodwood book by Barker but I bought the wrong one, Motor Racing at Goodwood. The adult version showing everything should be "A record of Motor Racing at Goodwood". I do not feel like buying two books just for this race so I am asking the TNF members who own the latter to fill in for my question marks with the usual generosity.

Goodwood, September 18, 1948
3 laps, ????km.
- Over 1450cc s/c
- Organiser: JCC
- Spectators: 25,000

Starters:
?? Dennis Poore Alfa Romeo 8C-35 driver 50013
47. Nigel Mann Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6L driver 2211122
53. David Lewis Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3L driver 2111032
55. John Bolster ERA B 2L P.H. Bell R11B
56. George Nixon ERA A driver R2A
58. Peter Walker ERA B Leslie Brooke R7B
?? Graham Whitehead ERA B driver R10B
?? Geoff Richardson Riley-ERA driver
?? David Murray Maserati 4CL driver 1569
?? Geoffrey Ansell ERA B driver R9B
?? Michael C. Chorlton Bugatti T51 driver 51126
?? Foster Bugatti
DNS
?? Philip Fotheringham-Parker Delage

DNA
?? Anthony Baring Maserati 6CM
?? Gillie Tyrer Bugatti

Grid (drawn by ballot)
Ansell Murray Nixon
Mann Lewis Walker
Foster G. Whitehead Poore
Richardson Bolster Chorlton

Results:
1. Dennis Poore Alfa Romeo 8C-35 time? average ?(metric)
2. Peter Walker ERA B time?
3. John Bolster ERA B time?
??
??
etc
Fastest lap: John Bolster time average???

DNF
Graham Whitehead (ERA B)
Geoff Richardson (Riley-ERA)
??
??
etc

[GIGLEUX]

Sandro, here is the sheet from the official programme.

[GIGLEUX]

And the race account in Motorsport. Sorry but I can't provide more.

[john winfield]

Here is some Movietone footage of the Goodwood circuit's first meeting in September 1948, pre-chicane, pre-grandstands etc.

 

http://www.aparchive...age=41&b=8217ec

[Rupertlt1]

Event 7 — The Woodcote Cup

(Three lap race from scratch for

Racing Cars over 1450 c.c.)

 

1st—R. D. Poore (Alfa Romeo s/c)

5 min. 33.3 sec. 77.74 m.p.h.

2nd—P. D. C. Walker (E.R.A.)

3rd—J. V. Bolster (E.R.A. s/c)

 

Fastest lap—J. V. Bolster (E.R.A. s/c),

1 min. 46.1 sec, 81.4 m.p.h.

 

Source: B.A.R.C. Yearbook, 1953

 

RGDS RLT

[Doug Nye]

From the Barker book.  Answers some questions - but not all.  

 

Event 7 

 

Goodwood, September 18, 1948

 

Tim: 4.35pm

 

3 laps, 3.83kms - in original form without chicane.
- Over 1450cc s/c
- Organiser: JCC
- Spectators: 25,000

Starters:
48 Dennis Poore Alfa Romeo 8C-35 driver 50013
47. Nigel Mann Alfa Romeo Monza 2.6L driver 2211122
53. David Lewis Alfa Romeo Monza 2.3L driver 2111032
55. John Bolster ERA B 2L P.H. Bell R11B
56. George Nixon ERA A driver R2A 
58. Peter Walker ERA B Leslie Brooke R7B 
51 Graham Whitehead ERA B driver R10B
46 Geoff Richardson Riley-ERA driver
57 David Murray Maserati 4CL driver 1569
20 Geoffrey Ansell ERA B driver R9B
54 Michael C. Chorlton Bugatti T51 driver 51126
52 R.C. Foster Bugatti 
DNS
491 Philip Fotheringham-Parker Delage 15S8

DNA
191 Anthony Baring Maserati 6CM
501 Gillie Tyrer Bugatti

Grid (drawn by ballot)
Ansell Murray Nixon
Mann Lewis Walker
Foster G. Whitehead Poore
Richardson Bolster Chorlton

Results:
1. Dennis Poore Alfa Romeo 8C-35 time? average ?(metric)
2. Peter Walker ERA B time?
3. John Bolster ERA B time?
4. George Nixon ERA A
5. Geoff Richardson Riley-ERA? - cited as 5th?

6. David Murray Maserati 4CL

7. Graham Whitehead ERA B
etc
Fastest lap: John Bolster average speed 81.47mph 

DNF 
Geoffrey Ansell (ERA B)
Geoff Richardson (Riley-ERA) ? or 5th? 
R.C. Foster (Bugatti)
 

[Roger Clark]

I suppose that Alessandro Silva must have asked the original question on the thread while researching for what is now Back On Track.  He clearly found the answers because the book covers the race in some detail.

 

The qualifying criteria for the race - over 1,450cc s/c - is unusual to say the least.  The main race of the day, the Goodwood Trophy, was for supercharged cars up to 1,500cc; there was no mention of unsupercharged cars.  There was no kow-towing to formulae developed by foreigners here.  A band of 50cc allowed cars to appear in both races!

 

The meeting must have been one of the last, if not the very last, to be organised by the Junior Car Club before it became the BARC British Automobile Racing Club, not to be confused with the prewar BARC - Brooklands Automobile Racing Club.  When the 1962 British Grand Prix (organised by the BARC) was held at Aintree instead of Silverstone as convention would suggest, it was to celebrate 50 years since the founding of the JCC, not the BARC.  I hope I've got that right.

[Michael Ferner]

Oh Roger, you spoiled the fun! I was just going to suggest they have a look in "Back on Track"... 

[Doug Nye]