1935 Winter 100

Motor race in Victoria, Australia The 1935 Winter 100 Light Car Club - Handicaps for King's Birthday Racing, Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 29 May 1935, page 12, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit, near Cowes on Phillip Island, in Victoria, Australia on 3 June 1935. Home-built car wins at Cowes, Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tuesday 4 June 1935, page 9, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au The race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was staged over 16 laps, a total distance of 105.104 miles.Winter 100 (results), The Car, Jine 15, 1935, page Thirteen It was contested on a handicap basis with the first car scheduled to start 21 minutes before the Scratch car. The race was won by Alf Barrett driving a Morris Cowley from a handicap of 20 minutes 30 seconds. Bill Williamson driving a Riley Imp started from Scratch,Club History, Competition Communicator (Published by the Light Car Club of Australia), April 1974, Page 29 set the fastest race time and the fastest race lap and was placed second on handicap.Cowes 100-Mile Race, Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), Tuesday 9 July 1935, page 7, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Results Pos Driver Car Entrant Handicap Race time Average speed Laps Remarks 1 Alf Barrett 15 Morris Cowley A. Barrett 20m 30s 1h 39m 43s 63.24 mph 16 2 Bill WilliamsonWinter 100 (report), The Car, Jine 15, 1935, pages Nine and Ten 1 Riley Imp H. L. Cohen Motors Pty Ltd Scratch 1h 22m 48s 76.15 mph 16 3 Vin Maloney 10 MG Magna V. A. Maloney 11m 10s 1h 35m 26s 66.10 mph 16 4 Les Jennings 3 MG Magnette L. Jennings 4m 30s 1h 28m 32s 70.98 mph 16 5 Les Murphy 11 MG P Type L. Murphy 11m 10s 1h 39m 50s 63.00 mph 16 F.O. Tom Hollindrake 8 MG J3 H. R. Syme 7m 45s 14 Flagged off DNF E. Nicholls 6 Bugatti Type 37 E. Nicholls 7m 10s 4 Clutch failure DNF A. G. Finlay 14 Bugatti Type 40 A. G. Finlay 19m 45s 3 Clutch failure DNF J. Sidebottom 16 Singer J. Sidebottom 21m 00s 3 Clutch failure DNF Arthur Terdich 2 Bugatti Type 37A A. J. Terdich 1m 00s 1 Piston failure DNF Eric McKay 12 Lombard AL.3John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 189 E. G. McKay 11m 45s 1 Crashed DNF Lester Jackson 9 Riley Imp L. G. Jackson 9m 05s 1 Oil pressure failure DNS A. C. Smith 4 Bugatti A. C. Smith 5m 50s Did not start DNS H. Drake Richmond 5 Bugatti H. Drake Richmond 7m 10s Did not start DNS J. O. McCutcheon 7 Bugatti A. J. Wylie 7m 10s Did not start Notes Entries: 15 Starters: 12 Finishers (within time limit): 5 Time Limit: 1h 45m Fastest time: Bill Williamson, 1h 22m 48s, 76.15 mph Fastest lap: Bill Williamson, 5m 1s, 78 mphLight car winter handicap, Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Tuesday 4 June 1935, page 14, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Race name Sources vary as to the actual race name with "Winter 100", "winter 100 miles race" and "100-miles Winter Handicap" all being used in contemporary sources. The Light Car Club of Australia, the organizing body for the race, published the results under the name Winter "100". References Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island Winter 100