1936 Australian Tourist Trophy

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The 1936 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 30 March 1936. [1] The race was held over 60 laps of the new 3.312 mile "triangular circuit", a total distance of 200 miles. [1] It was open to factory built and catalogued racing cars and sports cars, irrespective of engine capacity. [2] The race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, was contested on a handicap basis [2] with the 'Limit' starter, HR Reeves (MG P-type), given a 38-minute start on the 'Scratch' starter, J McCutcheon (Day Special). [3]

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The race was won by JH Fagan [1] driving an MG K3 Magnette. [4] Of the sixteen starters only six finished and of those, only two were officially placed as the other four failed to complete the course within the prescribed time limit, [4] which had been set at 15 minutes after the winner completed the race. [5]

Results

JH Fagan won the race driving an MG K3 Magnette, similar to the example pictured above 1934 MG K type Magnette K3 (15772851596).jpg
JH Fagan won the race driving an MG K3 Magnette, similar to the example pictured above
Position [4] Driver [4] No. [3] Car [3] Entrant [3] Handicap start [3] Race time [1] Laps [1]
1Jim Fagan [6] 2 MG K3 Magnette 3:003:06:1560
2HR Reeve22 MG P-type 38:003:59:0460
NCVA Maloney11 MG Magna 26:0058
NCGeorge Martin18 MG P-type 30:0056
NCP Tinkham10 Bugatti 24:0049
NCT Hollindrake20 MG J3 [1] HR Bryne33:0039
DNFTom Peters [6] 3 Bugatti 4:0043
DNFLes Burrows4 Terraplane 5:00
DNFBob Lea-Wright Terraplane [7]
DNFHarry Beith7 Chrysler 11:0032
DNFH Drake Richmond17 Bugatti 29:0023
DNFLyster Jackson14 Riley Imp 28:0023
DNFAL Barrett21 Morris Special35:0013
DNFFB Brosen9 Ford Model A 24:00
DNFD Bowter19 MG P-type 30:00
DNFH Abbott12 Austin 7 [1] 26:002
DNS [8] JO McCutcheon [3] 1Day SpecialJA DayScratch-

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MGs First and Second in Australian TT Race, Motor Sport, May 1936, page 63
  2. 1 2 Australian Tourist Trophy, The Argus, Tuesday 11 February 1936, page 5
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tourist Trophy Race, The Argus, Saturday 28 March 1936, page 29
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tourist Trophy Race, The Argus, Tuesday 31 March 1936, page 10
  5. ↑ Tourist Trophy Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 31 March 1936, page 13
  6. 1 2 Australian Tourist Trophy - Leading Drivers Enter For New Race, The Age, Thursday 12 March 1936, Page 6
  7. ↑ The Motor Sport race report indicates that two Terraplanes started the race and Lea-Wright is the only starter for whom no car has been identified
  8. ↑ McCutcheon was listed as the driver starting from scratch in the article published in The Argus on 28 March 1936, but was not named among the 16 starters in the article published in The Argus on 31 March 1936
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