1936 Australian Tourist Trophy

Motor Racing event held in 1936 The 1936 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 30 March 1936.MGs First and Second in Australian TT Race, Motor Sport, May 1936, page 63 The race was held over 60 laps of the new 3.312 mile "triangular circuit", a total distance of 200 miles. It was open to factory built and catalogued racing cars and sports cars, irrespective of engine capacity.Australian Tourist Trophy, The Argus, Tuesday 11 February 1936, page 5 The race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, was contested on a handicap basis with the 'Limit' starter, HR Reeves (MG P-type), given a 38-minute start on the 'Scratch' starter, J McCutcheon (Day Special).Tourist Trophy Race, The Argus, Saturday 28 March 1936, page 29 The race was won by JH Fagan driving an MG K3 Magnette. 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,Tourist Trophy Race, The Argus, Tuesday 31 March 1936, page 10 which had been set at 15 minutes after the winner completed the race.Tourist Trophy Race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 31 March 1936, page 13 Results thumb|JH Fagan won the race driving an MG K3 Magnette, similar to the example pictured above Position Driver No. Car Entrant Handicap start Race time Laps 1 Jim FaganAustralian Tourist Trophy - Leading Drivers Enter For New Race, The Age, Thursday 12 March 1936, Page 6 2 MG K3 Magnette 3:00 3:06:15 60 2 HR Reeve 22 MG P-type 38:00 3:59:04 60 NC VA Maloney 11 MG Magna 26:00 58 NC George Martin 18 MG P-type 30:00 56 NC P Tinkham 10 Bugatti 24:00 49 NC T Hollindrake 20 MG J3 HR Bryne 33:00 39 DNF Tom Peters 3 Bugatti 4:00 43 DNF Les Burrows 4 Terraplane 5:00 DNF Bob Lea-Wright TerraplaneThe 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 DNF Harry Beith 7 Chrysler 11:00 32 DNF H Drake Richmond 17 Bugatti 29:00 23 DNF Lyster Jackson 14 Riley Imp 28:00 23 DNF AL Barrett 21 Morris Special 35:00 13 DNF FB Brosen 9 Ford Model A 24:00 DNF D Bowter 19 MG P-type 30:00 DNF H Abbott 12 Austin 7 26:00 2 DNSMcCutcheon 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 JO McCutcheon 1 Day Special JA Day Scratch - Notes: Attendance: More than 8,000 Race distance: 60 laps, 200 miles Number of starters: 16 Number of official finishers: 2 Limit starter: HR Reeve (MG P-type) Scratch starter: J McCutcheon (Day Special) (DNS) Winner's average speed: 64 mph Fastest time: JH Fagan, (MG K3 Magnette), 3:06:15 (64 mph) See also Australian Tourist Trophy, for the unrelated sequence of races held since 1956. Australian Tourist Trophy (for motorcycles) References Tourist Trophy Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island