1934 Phillip Island 100 Explained

The 1934 Phillip Island 100 was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 1 January 1934.^[1] The 100 mile race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was attended by over 8,000 people.^[1] It was contested on a handicap basis with the limit starter, JW Williamson, commencing the race 17 minutes before the scratch starter, WB Thompson.^[1] A competitor had to complete the course within the prescribed time limit of 1¾ hours to be classified as a finisher.^[1]

The race was won by JW Williamson driving a Riley.^[1]

Race results

Position	Driver	No.^[2]	Car	Capacity	Entrant	Race time	Handicap	Laps
1	JW Williamson	32	Riley	1087 cc	JW Williamson	91 min 26 sec	17:00	16^[3]
2	JO McCutcheon	7	Bugatti	1496 cc	K MacMeikan		6:00	16
3	GB Dentry	8	Riley	10936 cc	GB Dentry		6:00	16
4	AJ Terdich	2	Bugatti	1540 cc s/c	AJ Terdich		3:00	16
5	L Jennings	5	MG Magna	1087 cc	L Jennings		5:00	16
6	NF Putt	19	MG Magna	1250 cc	Britannia Motors Pty Ltd		12:00	16
7	LP Murphy	20	MG Midget	847 cc	LP Murphy		12:00	16
NC	H Drake-Richmond	12	Bugatti	1498 cc	H Drake-Richmond		7:30	15
NC	CR Warren	6	MG Midget	747 cc s/c	Britannia Motors Pty Ltd		5:00	15
NC	JF Clements	3	Bugatti	1992 cc	J Clements		3:30	15
DNF	WB Thompson	1	Bugatti	1496 cc s/c	WB Thompson		Scratch	10
DNF	CW Junker	4	Bugatti	1496 cc	CW Junker		4:30	?
DNF	R Lea Wright	18	Singer Nine	972 cc	A Beasley		12:00	?
DNF	E Nichol	9	Bugatti	1946 cc	E Nichol		6:00	?
DNF	K McKinney	11	Austin Seven^[4]	747 cc s/c	K McKinney		7:00	5
DNF	JH McGrath	14	Bugatti	1496 cc	JH McGrath		7:30	2
DNF	G Disher	17	Salmson	1097 cc	G Disher		11:00	0

Notes

• Starters: 17^[5]
• Classified finishers: 7^[1]
• Unclassified: 3 (All were on their last lap when the time limit expired)^[1]
• Retirements: 7^[1]
• Fastest lap: WB Thompson, time unknown, (average speed of approximately 83 mph)^[1]
• Fastest time: JO McCutcheon, 80 minutes 27 seconds^[1]

Notes and References

1. Many thrills in motor car race - Phillip Island "100", The Argus, Tuesday, 2 January 1934, page 8
2. Phillip Island "100" - Handicaps Declared, The Argus, Thursday, 14 December 1934, page 14
3. The race report in The Argus states that the race distance was 100 miles and the lap length was 6½ miles therefore it has been assumed that the race was contested over 16 laps.
4. Phillip Island Races, Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, 22 December 1933, page 13
5. The race report in The Argus states that there were 16 starters but mentions 17 starters by name