1949 Miscellaneous Rallies

XIX Monte Carlo Rally
24th-30th January 1949

47 competitors started from Glasgow, 47 from Stockholm, 94 from Monte Carlo,
23 from Lisbon, 3 from Oslo, 2 from Florence, 2 from Prague. 230 entries, 211 starters.

I Tulpenrallye (Tulip Rally)
26th-30th April 1949

Class 1 - over 1500cc
Class 2 - 1101-1500cc
Class 3 - 750-1100cc
Class 4 - under 750cc

III Stella Alpina
? 1949

 1     Francesco Simontacchi			Fiat Stanguellini 1100S
 5     Johnny Lurani				Bristol 400
 6     Maria Teresa di Filippis			Urania

A 1481 km course.

Bentley D.C. Eastbourne Rally
April 1949

Eastbourne Challenge Trophy
 1     W.A.L.Cook				Bentley			131 pts
 2     T.H.Stewart				Aston-Martin		122
 =     Police Sgt. Teer				Riley			122
 4     Police Sgt. Skeggs			Railton			119
 5     Police Sgt. Steele			Riley			118
       Bengry					Lagonda
       Crowther					Lancia
       Grieg					Frazer-Nash

For Aston-Martin, Lancia, Lagonda and Frazer-Nash cars driven by members of the
one-make clubs catering for them and also to the Metropolitan Police Driving School.

Masjid-i-Sulaiman (Iran) Rally
April 1949

       C.B.Wauton				Sunbeam Talbot Ten	1st cars up to 13 hp
       W.R.A.Reid				Vauxhall Fourteen	1st cars over 13 hp
       J.R.Lawrence				Chevrolet		1st pre-war cars
						1926 Buick
 7     Mrs T.J.Harper				1948 Vauxhall Velox
       D.S.Harrison				Standard Fourteen

Held by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Motor Club. Consisted of five timed
road sections over a course of approximately 60 km in length on a disused airfield.

Lisbon Rally
June 1949

 1     Godfrey Imhof				Allard			1st >3000cc class
 2     Ken Wharton				Ford Pilot		2nd >3000cc class
 3     Teixeira					Standard Vanguard	1st 1501-3000cc class
       Lacasta					Mercury			3rd >3000cc class
       Goncalves				Austin A90		2nd 1501-3000cc class
       Lacerda					Citroen			3rd 1501-3000cc class
 5     Simon "Hansen" Knudsen			HRG-Aerodynamic		1st 1500cc class
       Wise					Jowett Javelin		2nd 1500cc
       de Oliveiras				MG			3rd 1500cc
       Mrs Cooke				Ford			1st Ladies Cup
       de Azevedo				Simca			1st up to 1100cc
       de Meto					Simca			2nd up to 1100cc
       Duray					Simca			3rd up to 1100cc
       Oakley					Sunbeam-Talbot

Brighton & Hove MC Rally
July 1949

Class A and B (open and closed cars up to 1100cc)
 1     D.A.Pierpoint				Fiat 500
 2     E.W.Quero				Triumph
 3     R.W.Christmas				MG

Class C (open cars up to 1500cc)
 1     S.G.E.Tett				HRG
 2     G.A.Ruddock				HRG
 3     E.G.Spence				FMW Special

Class D (closed cars up to 1500cc)
 1     P.T.Harrington				Hillman Minx
 2     R.F.Peacock				Ford
 3     G.G.Harrington				Hillman Minx

Class E (open cars over 1500cc)
 1     G.Parker					Jaguette Special
 =     K.E.C.Burgess				Allard
 3     R.Chappell				CSM
 4     F.P.Dent					Allard

Class F (closed cars over 1500cc)
 1     K.H.Downing				Healey
 2     C.C.D.Miller				Healey
 3     R.S.Henson				Sunbeam Talbot 90

BARC Eastbourne Rally
July 1949

XII Rallye des Alpes Françaises
13-21 July 1949

       Gaston Gautruche				Citroën 11		0 pts	1st 2000cc class
       Donald Healey/Ian Appleyard		Silverstone Healey	1st 3000cc class
       Wadsworth				Silverstone Healey	2nd 3000cc class
       Heredia					Riley			3rd 3000cc class
       Keller					Morris Six		4th 3000cc class
       Leonard Potter				Allard			1st unlimited class
						Delahaye		2nd unlimited class
       Price					Allard			3rd unlimited class
       Reichmann				Bentley			4th unlimited class
						Allard
       Andrew Black				Citroën
       André Gerakis				Citroën			2nd 2000cc class
       Norman Garrad				Sunbeam
       Peter Monkhouse				Sunbeam Talbot		3rd 2000cc class
       H.J.Aldington				Bristol 400		4th 2000cc class
       D.A.Aldington				Bristol			5th 2000cc class
       A.G.Douglas Clease			Sunbeam
       Betty Haig/Miss Marshall			MG TC			Won Coupe des Dames. 1st 1500cc class.
       Edney					MG			2nd 1500cc class
       Gott					HRG			3rd 1500cc class
       Richmond					HRG			4th 1500cc class
       Yves Lesur				Simca 8
       Ivan Hodač				Aero Minor		1st 750cc class
       Lesur					Simca			1st 1100cc class
						Alvis
						Vauxhall
						Triumph
						Lagonda
						Frazer-Nash
						Jaguar
       C.Fothergill				Standard Vanguard
 R     Treybal/Parkinson			Bristol			rolled down mountainside
 R     Tommy Wisdom/Mrs Wisdom			Bristol			accident
 R     G.Wilkins				Jowett			accident
 R						Jowett
 R						Jowett
 R						Jowett

The course was 2946 km, starting in Marseilles and finishing in Nice. There were 94 starters,
31 finishers, but only one was unpenalised and thus awarded an Alpine Cup.

Results on the timed Stelvio Hill Climb:
1 Leonard Potter
2 Healey
5 Aldington

Cheltenham MC Rally
16th July 1949

 1     J.M.Readings				MG

Ladies Award
       Mrs E.Brough				Morris

Class Awards (Road section)
       V.E.de Blaquiere				Austin			open cars up to 1 litre
       A.M.Radcliffe				Morris			closed cars up to 1 litre
       C.L.Bold					Bold			open cars 1-2 litres
       J.M.Readings				MG			closed cars 1-2 litres
       J.H.Appleton				Allard			open cars over 2 litres
       K.H.Downing				Healey			closed cars over 2 litres

Other entrants
       G.Lotery					Rolls-Royce
       A.L.Barges				MG
       H.F.Dennis				Rover
       I.B.J.Manners				Riley
       Mrs M.E.Fowler				Jaguar

Rallye Mont Blanc (F)
30th-31st July 1949

Österreichische Alpenfahrt
27-28 August 1949

       Max Lindner				Simca			Won 1100cc Touring car class
       Karel Vrdlovec				Tatraplan		Won 2000cc Touring car class
       Ludwig Breit				Steyr 220		Won >2000cc Touring car class
   142 Wolfgang Denzel				VW-WD Equipment		Won 1100cc sports car class	W5-412
       Georg Fallenegger			BMW 327/28		Won 2000cc sports car class
   143 Otto Mathé				VW 64
   114 Josef Chovanec				Tatraplan						M-NJ044
       Adolf Veřmiřovský			Tatraplan
       Guldemann				MG TC
       Felix Endrich				Gatso
       Lt.Vose					Adler

A 1056 km course starting and finishing in Zell am See. There were 48 starters, 17 classified finishers.

2nd Rallye Lyon-Charbonnières
? 1949