[8] He then won the A grade section of the Barnet Glass Grand Prix, of 160 miles (260 km), over tile Black Spur.
He was initially suspended for one month for accepting assistance from a rider who had abandoned, threatening his participation in the Sydney six-day race.
[15] The Mt Gambier 100 which in 1947 carried with it the title of Australian 100 miles road champion, was on the second race Barlow finished in 1947.
[18] Barlow travelled to Valkenburg, the Netherlands for the UCI Road World Championships however he was hit by another rider whilst training over the course and was forced to withdraw.
[20] In 1949 he was riding in the United States, with his first objective a trans America record attempt,[21] but was delayed by snowfall in Arizona.
[22] He rode in a six-day event in New York at the end of February 1950 but walked off the track after 3 days following a dispute with race official Reggie McNamara, the former Australian champion.