1935 Winter 100

The 1935 Winter 100[1] was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit, near Cowes on Phillip Island, in Victoria, Australia on 3 June 1935.[2] The race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia,[1] was staged over 16 laps, a total distance of 105.104 miles.[3] It was contested on a handicap basis with the first car scheduled to start 21 minutes before the Scratch car.[1]

The race was won by Alf Barrett driving a Morris Cowley from a handicap of 20 minutes 30 seconds. Bill Williamson driving a Riley Imp started from Scratch,[4] set the fastest race time and the fastest race lap and was placed second on handicap.[5]

Results

Pos[3] Driver[3] No.[3] Car[3] Entrant[1] Handicap[3] Race time[3] Average speed[3] Laps[3] Remarks[3]
1 Alf Barrett[4] 15 Morris Cowley A. Barrett 20m 30s 1h 39m 43s 63.24 mph 16
2 Bill Williamson[6] 1 Riley Imp H. L. Cohen Motors Pty Ltd Scratch 1h 22m 48s 76.15 mph 16
3 Vin Maloney[2] 10 MG Magna V. A. Maloney 11m 10s 1h 35m 26s 66.10 mph 16
4 Les Jennings[6] 3 MG Magnette L. Jennings 4m 30s 1h 28m 32s 70.98 mph 16
5 Les Murphy[6] 11 MG P Type L. Murphy 11m 10s 1h 39m 50s 63.00 mph 16
F.O. Tom Hollindrake[4] 8 MG J3 H. R. Syme 7m 45s 14 Flagged off[3]
DNF E. Nicholls 6 Bugatti Type 37 E. Nicholls 7m 10s 4 Clutch failure[3]
DNF A. G. Finlay 14 Bugatti Type 40 A. G. Finlay 19m 45s 3 Clutch failure[3]
DNF J. Sidebottom 16 Singer J. Sidebottom 21m 00s 3 Clutch failure[3]
DNF Arthur Terdich[4] 2 Bugatti Type 37A A. J. Terdich 1m 00s 1 Piston failure[3]
DNF Eric McKay[4] 12 Lombard AL.3[7] E. G. McKay 11m 45s 1 Crashed[3]
DNF Lester Jackson[4] 9 Riley Imp L. G. Jackson 9m 05s 1 Oil pressure failure[3]
DNS[6] A. C. Smith[6] 4[6] Bugatti[6] A. C. Smith[1] 5m 50s[1] Did not start[6]
DNS[6] H. Drake Richmond[6] 5[6] Bugatti[6] H. Drake Richmond[1] 7m 10s[1] Did not start[6]
DNS[6] J. O. McCutcheon[6] 7[6] Bugatti[6] A. J. Wylie[1] 7m 10s[1] Did not start[6]

Notes

  • Entries: 15[1]
  • Starters: 12[3]
  • Finishers (within time limit): 5[5]
  • Time Limit: 1h 45m[3]
  • Fastest time: Bill Williamson, 1h 22m 48s, 76.15 mph[3]
  • Fastest lap: Bill Williamson, 5m 1s, 78 mph[8]

Race name

Sources vary as to the actual race name with "Winter 100",[1] "winter 100 miles race"[2] and "100-miles Winter Handicap"[8] all being used in contemporary sources. The Light Car Club of Australia, the organizing body for the race, published the results under the name Winter "100".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Light Car Club - Handicaps for King's Birthday Racing, Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 29 May 1935, page 12, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  2. ^ a b c Home-built car wins at Cowes, Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 4 June 1935, page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Winter 100 (results), The Car, Jine 15, 1935, page Thirteen
  4. ^ a b c d e f Club History, Competition Communicator (Published by the Light Car Club of Australia), April 1974, Page 29
  5. ^ a b Cowes 100-Mile Race, Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Tuesday 9 July 1935, page 7, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Winter 100 (report), The Car, Jine 15, 1935, pages Nine and Ten
  7. ^ John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 189
  8. ^ a b Light car winter handicap, Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Tuesday 4 June 1935, page 14, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
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