1936 Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy Explained

The 1936 Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 1 January 1936.^[1] It was open to all cars, regardless of engine capacity.^[2] The race was staged over 35 laps of the 3 1/3 mile course, a total distance of 116 miles.^[1] It was contested on a handicap basis with the first starter, "W Gum", commencing the race 20 minutes and 25 seconds before the last starter, Les Burrows.^[3]

The race was won by Harry Beith, driving a Chrysler off a handicap of 2 minutes 20 seconds.^[3]

Results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Handicap start	Race time	Laps
1	Harry Beith	4	Chrysler	H. J. Beith	2 m 20 s	1 h 38 m 34 s	35
2	W. Bullen	11	Singer	W. Bullen	9 m 55 s	1 h 57 m 39 s	35
3	Tom Hollinrake	14	MG J3	H. R. Syme	15 m 10 s	2 h 3 m 50 s	35
4	Les Burrows	1	Terraplane	L. Burrows	Scratch	1 h 48 m 45 s	35
5	Lyster Jackson	12	Riley Imp	L. G. Jackson	10 m 30 s	?	35
6	"J. Ainslie"	3	Vauxhall	"J. Ainslie"	1 m 10 s	?	35
7	H. N. Reeve	20	MG P Type	H. N. Reeve	14 m 35 s	?	35
8	Barney Dentry	9	Riley	G. B. Dentry	8 m 45 s	?	35
?	G. N. Pockett	5	Ford Model A	G. N. Pockett	2 m 55 s	-	?
?	A. Beasley	7	Willys 77	A. Beasley	5 m 50 s	-	?
?	G. C. Martin	10	MG J4 s/c	G. C. Martin	8 m 45 s	-	?
?	J. Clements	18	MG J2	J. Clements	14 m 00 s	-	?
?	A. Barrett	19	Morris Cowley	A. Barrett	14 m 35 s	-	?
DNF^[4]	B. P. Trinckham	8	Bugatti Type 30	B. P. Trinckham	8 m 10 s	-	?
DNF	Vin Maloney	16	MG Magna	V. A. Maloney	12 m 15 s	-	20
DNF	George Bastow	17	MG Magna	G. Bastow	12 m 15 s	-	15
DNF	"W. Gum"	21	Austin 7	"W. Gum"	20 m 25 s	-	8
DNS	W. Bullen	2	Terraplane	W. Bullen	Scratch	-	-
DNS	A. C. Smith	6	Bugatti	A. C. Smith	3 m 30 s	-	-
DNS	H. Drake-Richmond	15	Bugatti	H. Drake-Richmond	11 m 40 s	-	-

Notes

• Lap length: 3 and 1/3 miles^[3]
• Race distance: 35 laps, 116 miles^{[1] [3]}
• Entries: 20^[1]
• Scratchings: 3^[3]
• Starters: 17^[3]
• Classified finishers (within time limit): 8^[3]
• Winners average speed: 64.1 mph^[3]
• Fastest Time: Harry Beith^[3]
• Fastest lap: Les Burrows, 2 m 25 s (67 mph) (new lap record)^[5]
• Attendance: Nearly 10,000^[3]

External links

• New Year's Day Race at Cowes, The Referee, Thursday 21 November 1935, Page 16
• Olympic advertisement, The Age Thursday 2 January 1936, page 3
• New Year's Day at Cowes, Weekly Times, Saturday 11 January 1936, Page 29

Notes and References

1. Official Programme, Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy, New Year's Day, 1936, at Phillip Island
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203888261/19255767 New Year's Day 116-Mile Race, The Age, Monday, 18 November 1935, Page 7, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205242651/19256477 Motor Racing at Cowes, The Age, Thursday, 2 January 1936, page 3, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
4. Bob King, Type 30 - Chassis No. 4430, Australasian Bugatti Register
5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23996046 Another Olympic Triumph, Camperdown Chronicle, Saturday, 11 January 1936, page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au