1947 Detroit (Ford) Memorial
Statistics
| July 12 | 2½ Mile Course |
| Detroit River | 15 Mile Heats |
| Detroit, Michigan | 45 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Entry | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | G-2 | Miss Windsor | Lorne Armstrong | — | — |
| 2. | G-4 | Miss Great Lakes | Al Fallon | — | — |
| 3. | G-8 | Miss Canada III | Ernest Wilson | — | — |
| 4. | G-9 | Dukie | Tom Hughes | — | — |
| 5. | G-12 | Let 'Er Go Gallagher | Clarence Gallagher | — | — |
| 6. | G-23 | Nuts & Bolts | Bill Stroh | — | — |
| 7. | G-99 | Miss Peps V | Russell Dossin | — | — |
| 8. | S-1 | Lion Bar Special | K.M. Brien | — | — |
| 9. | H-3 | So Long Jr. | Lou Fageol | — | — |
| 10. | F-9 | Blitz II | Bob Bogie | — | — |
| 11. | F-39 | Ariel II | Bill Braden | — | — |
| 12. | F-42 | Miss Aquarama | Donald Gross | — | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dukie | Howard Hughes | 400 | 55.980 |
| 2. | Miss Peps V | Danny Foster | 300 | 53.298 |
| 3. | Blitz II | Bob Bogie | 225 | 47.321 |
| 4. | So Long Jr. | Lou Fageol | DNF | — |
| 5. | Nuts & Bolts | George Mattucci | DNF | — |
| 6. | Ariel II | Bill Braden | DNF | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| I. | Dukie | Howard Hughes | 400 | 57.783 |
| 2. | Ariel II | Bill Braden | 300 | 56.504 |
| 3. | Nuts & Bolts | George Mattucci | 225 | 56.475 |
| 4. | Blitz II | Bob Bogie | 169 | 42.315 |
| 5. | Miss Peps V | Danny Foster | 127 | -Flag- |
| 6. | Miss Great Lakes | Al Fallon | DNF | — |
| 7. | Miss Aquarama | Donald Gross | DNF | — |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1. | Miss Peps V | Danny Foster | 400 | 47.337 |
| 2. | Ariel II | Bill Braden | 300 | 36.771 |
| 3. | Nuts & Bolts | George Mattucci | DNF | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Miss Peps V | 300 | 127 | 427 | 400 | 827 |
| 2. | Dukie | 400 | 400 | 800 | DNS | 800 |
| 3. | Ariel II | DNF | 300 | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 4. | Blitz II | 225 | 169 | 394 | DNS | 394 |
| 5. | Nuts & Bolts | DNF | 225 | 225 | DNF | 225 |
| 6. | So Long Jr. | DNF | DNS | 000 | DNS | 000 |
| 7. | Miss Great Lakes | DNS | DNF | 000 | DNS | 000 |
| 8. | Miss Aquarama | DNS | DNF | 000 | DNS | 000 |
Between July 4 and July 12, 1947 the Seven Litre Class was born with So-Long Jr., turning in its G-1 registration for H-3. Initially the Fageols felt that their seven litre bus engine with increased horsepower over the Lycoming 225 engine would give them a competitive advantage. But with the advent of the Allison engine with at least twice the horsepower of a 30's gold cup engine the Fageol seven litre was overmatched.
[Statistics and comment from Greene, V.1]