1934 Winter 100 Explained

The 1934 Winter 100^[1] was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit, near Cowes on Phillip Island, in Victoria, Australia on 4 June 1934.^[2] The race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was staged over 15 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.^[3] It was contested on a handicap basis with the first car scheduled to start 17 minutes 30 seconds before the Scratch car.^[1]

The race was won by Les Jennings driving an MG Magna from a handicap of 10 minutes 45 seconds.^[4]

Results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Handicap	Laps
1	Les Jennings	9^[5]	MG Magna	L. Jennings	10m 45s	15
2	Bob Lea Wright		Singer Le Mans	A. Beasley	17m 30s	15
3	Jack Clements	20	MG J2	Britannia Motors	15m 00s	15
4	J. H. Skinner	19	MG J2	Britannia Motors	15m 00s
5	John Summers		MG Magna	J. H. Summers	10m 45s
6	C. G. Keefer	18	MG J2	Britannia Motors	15m 00s
7	Bill Thompson	14	MG P	R. T. Lane	13m 00s
8	Les Murphy		MG J2	L. Murphy	13m 00s
DNF	Hope Bartlett	8^[6]	MG Magna	Britannia Motors	10m 15s	7
DNF	Ted McLean		Salmson	E. McLean	14m 30s	6
DNF	R. Allen		MG Magna	R. Allen	12m 30s	5
DNF	Harry Drake-Richmond		Bugatti Type 37	H. Drake-Richmond	10m 30s	4
DNF	Ken McKinney		MG J3 s/c	Britannia Motors	7m 30s	3
DNF	Ron Head		Riley Brooklands	W. E. Johnson	13m 45s	1
DNF	Arthur Terdich	17	MG J2	Britannia Motors	14m 30s	0
DNS^[7]	V. A. Moloney		MG Magna	V. A. Moloney	10m 45s	-
DNS	Jack McCutcheon		Bugatti Type 37	K MacKelkan	8m 45s	-
DNS	Jack Williamson		MG J3 s/c	C. J. W. Williamson	7m 30s	-
DNS^[8]	Bill Thompson		MG K3 Magnette s/c	R. T. Lane	Scratch	-
DNA^[9]	Bill Lowe		Lombard s/c	W. H. Lowe	10m 30s	-
DNA	Merton Wreford		MG J3	S. C. M. Wreford	7m 30s	-

Notes

• Entries: 21^[4]
• Starters: 15^[4]
• Finishers: 8^[4]
• Official race time: 1h 20m 46s^[3]
• Winner's average speed: 74.2 mph^[4]
• Fastest Time: L. Jennings (MG Magna)^[4]

External links

• WINTER "100" - Race at Cowes - Handicaps Announced, The Argus, Tuesday 29 May 1934, Page 11, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
• WINTER 100 MILES RACE - THRILLS AT PHILLIP ISLAND - L. Jennings Winner and Fastest, The Argus, Tuesday 5 June 1934, Page 5, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au

Notes and References

1. Winter 100, The Argus, Tuesday, 29 May 1934, page 11
2. Kent Patrick, Bill Thompson - Australian Motor Racing Champion, pages 239 to 241
3. Light car race - Jennings wins thrilling battle, The Courier Mail, Tuesday, June 5 1934, page 3
4. Winter 100 miles race, The Argus, Tuesday 5 June 1934, page 5
5. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-68276115/view "WINNING THE WINTER 100" (Leggetts Spark Plugs pamphlet), nla.gov.au
6. Image, The Argus, Tuesday 5 June 1934, Page 5
7. Maloney is listed in the Argus article of 29 May as a competitor but is not mentioned in the Argus report of 5 June. As the report in the Referee states that his car broke a tailshaft "during trails" and the report in The Argus states that there were 15 starters and includes specific mention of eight finishers and seven non-finishers, it has been assumed that he was a non-starter.
8. The Argus, Tuesday 5 June 1934, page 5, states that Thompson was to drive an MG K3 for R.T Lane, but elected to take over the MG P Type which had been entered by Lane for J Norman.
9. JENNINGS WINS "WINTER 100" AND DOES FASTEST TIME, The Referee, Thursday 7 June 1924, page 24