Report of the 1952 road race from ''Motor Sport''
Sports cars only in Jersey's final road race
In the pits ready for the start
This brief report of the final Jersey International Road Race, which was held for sports car after a one-year gap from the full Grands Prix of 1947-1950, was published in Motor Sport magazine in August 1952.
The BARC Sports Car Race at Jersey on 10 July was an easy victory for Ian Stewart in an almost brand new Jaguar XK120C. Stewart won both his heat and the final.
Ken Wharton, in a new version of the Le Mans Frazer-Nash, drove brilliantly, beating the DB3 Aston Martins of Abecassis and Parnell in spite of giving them over half a litre.The DB3s had four0speed in place of five-speed gearboxes for this race.
In the second heat Oscar Moore’s HWM Jaguar went remarkably well, leading almost throughout from Parnell’s DB3 and snatching the lead back on the last lap after Parnell had gone momentarily out in front.
In the final Moore could do nothing about Stewart’s XK120C but led Abecassis until the HWM;s over-bored Jaguar engine threw a rod. Jim Mayers and Pat Griffiths led the 1½ litre class from Davis’ Cooper-MG.
Results
Heat 1
- 1 Stewart (Jaguar XK120C) 87.44 mph
- 2 Wharton (Frazer Nash)
- 3 Abecassis (Aston Martin DB3)
Heat 2
- 1 Moore (HWM Jaguar) 85.36 mph
- 2 Parnell (Aston Martin DB3)
- 3 Dobson (Jaguar XK120
Final
- 1 Stewart (Jaguar) 87.82 mph
- 2 Abecassis (Aston Martin)
- 3 Parnell (Aston Martin)
