1934 Winter 100

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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

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The winning MG Magna of Les Jennings contesting the 1934 Winter 100
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The MG Magna of Hope Bartlett contesting the 1934 Winter 100
Position[4] Driver[4][1][2] No. [5] Car[4][1] Entrant[4][1] Handicap[1] Laps [5]
1 Les Jennings 9 MG Magna L. Jennings 10m 45s 15
2 Bob Lea Wright 22 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 15
5 John Summers 11 MG Magna J. H. Summers 10m 45s 15
6 Colin Keefer [5] 18 MG J2 Britannia Motors 15m 00s 15
7 Bill Thompson 14 MG P R. T. Lane 13m 00s 15
FO [5] Les Murphy 21 MG J2 L. Murphy 13m 00s 14
DNF Hope Bartlett 8 MG Magna Britannia Motors 10m 15s 6
DNF Ted McLean 16 Salmson E. McLean 14m 30s 6
DNF R. Allen 12 MG Magna R. Allen 12m 30s 5
DNF Harry Drake-Richmond 7 Bugatti Type 37 H. Drake-Richmond 10m 30s 4
DNF Ken McKinney 2 MG J3 s/c Britannia Motors 7m 30s 4
DNF Ron Head Riley Brooklands W. E. Johnson 13m 45s 1
DNF Arthur Terdich 17 [6] MG J2 Britannia Motors 14m 30s 0
DNS [5] V. A. Moloney MG Magna V. A. Moloney 10m 45s -
DNS[3] Jack McCutcheon Bugatti Type 37 K MacKelkan 8m 45s -
DNS[3] Jack Williamson MG J3 s/c C. J. W. Williamson 7m 30s -
DNS[7] Bill Thompson MG K3 Magnette s/c R. T. Lane Scratch -
DNA[8] Bill Lowe Lombard s/c W. H. Lowe 10m 30s -
DNA[8] Merton Wreford MG J3 S. C. M. Wreford 7m 30s -

Legend

  • FO = Flagged Off
  • DNF = Did Not Finish
  • DNS = Did Not Start
  • DNA = Did Not Arrive

Notes

  • Entries: 21[4]
  • Starters: 15[4]
  • Finishers: 7 [5]
  • Official race time: 1h 20m 46s[3]
  • Winner's average speed: 74.2 mph[4]
  • Fastest Time: L. Jennings (MG Magna)[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Winter 100, The Argus, Tuesday, 29 May 1934, page 11
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kent Patrick, Bill Thompson - Australian Motor Racing Champion, pages 239 to 241
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Light car race - Jennings wins thrilling battle, The Courier Mail, Tuesday, June 5 1934, page 3
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Winter 100 miles race, The Argus, Tuesday 5 June 1934, page 5
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 The Car, June 15, 1934
  6. "WINNING THE WINTER 100" (Leggetts Spark Plugs pamphlet), nla.gov.au
  7. 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.
  8. 8.0 8.1 JENNINGS WINS "WINTER 100" AND DOES FASTEST TIME, The Referee, Thursday 7 June 1924, page 24

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