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, was staged over 16 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.[1] 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 A Barrett driving a Morris Cowley from a handicap of 20 minutes 30 seconds. JW Williamson (Riley Imp), who started from Scratch, set the fastest race time and the fastest race lap and was placed second on handicap.[3]
Results
[edit]| Pos. | Driver[1] | No. | Car[1] | Entrant[1] | Handicap[1] | Race time | Laps |
| 1[2] | A Barrett | Morris Cowley | A Barrett | 20m 30s | 1h 39m 43s [4] | 16 | |
| 2[2] | JW Williamson | Riley Imp | HL Cohen Motors Pty Ltd | Scratch | 16 | ||
| 3 [2] | VA Maloney | MG Magna | VA Maloney | 11m 10s | 16 | ||
| 4 [2] | Les Jennings [3] | MG Magnette | L Jennings | 4m 30s | 16 | ||
| 5 [3] | Les Murphy[3] | MG P Type | L Murphy | 11m 10s | 16 | ||
| ? | AJ Terdich | Bugatti | AJ Terdich | 1m 0s | |||
| ? | A Smith | Bugatti | A Smith | 5m 50s | |||
| ? | H Drake Richmond | Bugatti | H Drake Richmond | 7m 10s | |||
| ? | P Nichols | Bugatti | P Nichols | 7m 10s | |||
| ? | AJ Wylie | Bugatti | AJ Wylie | 7m 10s | |||
| ? | HR Symes | MG J3 | HR Symes | 7m 45s | |||
| ? | LG Jackson | Riley Imp | LG Jackson | 9m 5s | |||
| ? | E McKay | Lombard | E McKay | 11m 45s | |||
| ? | AC Finlay | Bugatti | AC Finlay | 19m 45s | |||
| ? | J Sidebottom | Singer | J Sidebottom | 21m 0s |
The above table lists the fifteen entries for which handicaps were published. It is not known if any of the entries failed to start the race.
Notes
[edit]- Entries: 15[1]
- Starters: Unknown
- Finishers (within time limit): 5[3]
- Winner's average speed: 62 mph[2]
- Fastest time: JW Williamson, 1h 22m 48s, 76.01 mph[2]
- Fastest lap: JW Williamson, 5m 1s, 78 mph[4]
Race name
[edit]Sources vary as to the actual race name with "Winter 100",[1] "winter 100 miles race"[2] and "100-miles Winter Handicap"[4] all being used in contemporary sources.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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
- ^ a b c d e f g h Home-built car wins at Cowes, Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 4 June 1935, page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ a b c d e Cowes 100-Mile Race, Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Tuesday 9 July 1935, page 7, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ a b c Light car winter handicap, Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Tuesday 4 June 1935, page 14, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au