1935 Australian Race Drivers' Cup Explained

The 1935 Australian Race Drivers' Cup was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 5 November 1935.^[1] The race was contested as an "all powers" handicap over a total distance of 116 miles.^[2] It was the first event to be held on a new and improved 3.312 mile triangular road course which replaced the previous six mile rectangular layout.^[1]

The race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club,^[1] was won by Les Burrows driving a Terraplane.^[2]

Results

Notes

Entries: 17^[2]
Number of starters: Unknown
Number of finishers: Unknown
Limit starter: G Bastow^[2]
Scratch starter: EJ Buckley^[2]
Fastest lap: L Burrows (Terraplane), 3m 0s, 66.24 mph^[2]

Notes and References

http://media.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/january-1936/full/43.jpg Racing in Australia, Motor Sport (magazine), January 1936, page 113, via motorsportmagazine.com
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17234413?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FS%2Ftitle%2F35%2F1935%2F11%2F12%2Fpage%2F1112621%2Farticle%2F17234413 Phillip Island Racing, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 November 1935, page 7, via trove.nla.gov.au
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203899926?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FA%2Ftitle%2F809%2F1935%2F11%2F06%2Fpage%2F19255574%2Farticle%2F203899926 Racing Car Crashes, The Age, Wednesday 6 November 1935, Page 10, via trove.nla.gov.au