1935 Jubilee Handicap
The Jubilee Handicap was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 6 May 1935.[1] The race, which was organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club, was contested on a handicap basis over a distance of 100 miles.[2]
The race was won by H. Abbott driving an Austin Brooklands.[2] Abbott, who was the "limit man", started the race 18 minutes before "scratch" starters J. Pockett (Ford V8) and Barney Dentry (Riley)[2] His winning margin over second placed L. Burrows (Terraplane) was one second with third placed C. Pickworth (Terraplane) a further 27 seconds behind.[2]
Entries
[edit]There were fifteen entries for the race.[1]
| Driver[1] | Car[1] | Handicap[1] |
| J. Pockett | Ford V8 | Scratch |
| C. Pickworth | Terraplane | Scratch |
| L. Burrows | Terraplane | Scratch |
| B. Dentry | Riley | 1m 32s |
| J. Day | Bugatti 8 s/c | 2m 8s |
| L. Jennings | MG Magnette | 6m 8s |
| E. McKay | Lombard s/c | 8m 48s |
| H. Beith | Chrysler | 11m 8s |
| H. Norman | MG Magnette | 11m 28m |
| V. Moloney | MG Magna | 12m 48s |
| L. Jackson | Riley Imp | 12m 48s |
| L. Murphy | MG P Type | 12m 48s |
| J. Sidebottom | Singer | 15m 28s |
| H. Allen | Singer Le Mans | 16m 48s |
| H. Abbott | Austin Brooklands | 18m 8s |
Note: Handicaps as published with the race report in The Argus on 7 May differ in some cases from those published with the list of entries in The Argus on 29 April.
Race results
[edit]| Pos.[2] | Driver[2] | Car[2] | Handicap[2] | Race Time[2] |
| 1 | H. Abbott | Austin Brooklands | 18 m | 1h 35m 22s |
| 2 | L. Burrows | Terraplane | 2 m | 1h 19m 23s |
| 3 | C. Pickworth | Terraplane | 3 m 45s | 1h 22m 41s |
| 4 | Les Murphy | MG P Type | 10m | 1h 28m 18s |
| 5 | Barney Dentry | Riley | Scratch | 1h 18m 40s |
| DNF | J. Pockett | Ford V8 | Scratch | - |
Details of the other eight starters have not yet been ascertained.
Race statistics
[edit]- Number of entries: 15[1]
- Number of starters: 14[2]
- Limit starter: H. Abbott (Austin Brooklands)[2]
- Scratch starters: J. Pockett (Ford V8) & Barney Dentry (Riley)[2]
- Fastest Lap: Barney Dentry (Riley), 5m 10s (76.25 mph)[2]
- Fastest Time: Barney Dentry (Riley), 1h 18m 40s[2]