1934 Winter 100

Motor race The 1934 Winter 100Winter 100, The Argus, Tuesday, 29 May 1934, page 11 was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit, near Cowes on Phillip Island, in Victoria, Australia on 4 June 1934.Kent Patrick, Bill Thompson - Australian Motor Racing Champion, pages 239 to 241 The race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was staged over 15 laps, a total distance of 100 miles.Light car race - Jennings wins thrilling battle, The Courier Mail, Tuesday, June 5 1934, page 3 It was contested on a handicap basis with the first car scheduled to start 17 minutes 30 seconds before the Scratch car. The race was won by Les Jennings driving an MG Magna from a handicap of 10 minutes 45 seconds.Winter 100 miles race, The Argus, Tuesday 5 June 1934, page 5 Results thumb|The winning MG Magna of Les Jennings contesting the 1934 Winter 100 thumb|The MG Magna of Hope Bartlett contesting the 1934 Winter 100 thumb|The second starting group in the 1934 Winter 100. The starters are the #21 MG J2 of Les Murphy, the #20 MG J2 of Jack Clements, the #19 MG J2 of Jim Skinner and the #18 MG J2 of Colin Keefer. The #17 MG J2 of Arthur Terdich is at the side of the track. Position Driver No.The Car, June 15, 1934 Car Entrant Handicap Laps Time 1 Les Jennings 9 MG Magna L. Jennings 10m 45s 15 1h 20m 46s 2 Bob Lea Wright 22 Singer Le Mans A. Beasley 17m 30s 15 1h 28m 19s 3 Jack Clements 20 MG J2 Britannia Motors 15m 00s 15 1h 28m 37s 4 Jim SkinnerThrilling Duel Stirs Crowd, Johnstone River Advocate and Innisfail News, Fri 22 Jun 1934, Page 8, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au 19 MG J2 Britannia Motors 15m 00s 15 1h 28m 49s 5 John Summers 11 MG Magna J. H. Summers 10m 45s 15 1h 26m 30s 6 Colin Keefer 18 MG J2 Britannia Motors 15m 00s 15 1h 33m 16s 7 Bill Thompson 14 MG P R. T. Lane 13m 00s 15 1h 34m 10s FO Les Murphy 21 MG J2 L. Murphy 15m 00s 14 1h 39m 33s DNF Hope Bartlett 8 MG Magna Britannia Motors 10m 45s 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"WINNING THE WINTER 100" (Leggetts Spark Plugs pamphlet), nla.gov.au MG J2 Britannia Motors 14m 30s 0 DNS V. A. Moloney MG Magna V. A. Moloney 10m 45s - DNS Jack McCutcheon Bugatti Type 37 K MacKelkan 8m 45s - DNS Jack Williamson MG J3 s/c C. J. W. Williamson 7m 30s - DNSThe 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. Bill Thompson MG K3 Magnette s/c R. T. Lane Scratch - DNAJENNINGS WINS "WINTER 100" AND DOES FASTEST TIME, The Referee, Thursday 7 June 1924, page 24 Bill Lowe Lombard s/c W. H. Lowe 10m 30s - DNA 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 Starters: 15 Finishers: 7 Winner's average speed: 74.2 mph Fastest Time: L. Jennings (MG Magna): 1h 20m 46s Fastest Lap: L. Jennings (MG Magna): 5m 20s Leggetts Teams Cup: Britannia Motors (Jack Clements, Jim Skinner & Colin Keefer) References External links WINTER "100" - Race at Cowes - Handicaps Announced, The Argus, Tuesday 29 May 1934, Page 11, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au WINTER 100 MILES RACE - THRILLS AT PHILLIP ISLAND - L. Jennings Winner and Fastest, The Argus, Tuesday 5 June 1934, Page 5, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island Winter 100