1936 Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy

The 1936 Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy was a motor race held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 1 January 1936.^[1] The race was staged over 35 laps of the 3 1/3 mile course, a total distance of 116 miles.^[1] It was contested on a handicap basis with the first starter, "W Gum", commencing the race 20 minutes and 25 seconds before the last starter, Les Burrows.^[2]

The race was won by Harry Beith, driving a Chrysler off a handicap of 2 minutes 20 seconds.^[2]

Results

Position [2]	Driver [1] [2]	No. [1]	Car [1]	Entrant [1]	Handicap start [1]	Race time [2]	Laps [2]
1	Harry Beith	4	Chrysler	HJ Beith	2 min 20 sec	1 hr 38 min 34 sec	35
2	W Bullen	11	Singer	W Bullen	9 min 55 sec	1 hr 57 min 39 sec	35
3	Tom Holinrake	14	MG J3	HR Syme	15 min 10 sec [2]	2 hr 3 min 50 sec	35
4	Les Burrows	1	Terraplane	L Burrows	Scratch	1 hr 48 min 45 sec	35
5	Lyster Jackson	12	Riley Imp	LG Jackson	10 min 30 sec	?	35
6	"J Ainslie"	3	Vauxhall	"J Ainslie"	1 min 10 sec	?	35
7	HN Reeve	20	MG P Type	HN Reeve	14 min 35 sec	?	35
8	Barney Dentry	9	Riley	GB Dentry	8 min 45 sec	?	35
?	GN Pockett	5	Ford Model A	GN Pockett	2 min 55 sec	-	?
?	A Beasley	7	Willys 77	A Beasley	5 min 50 sec	-	?
?	BP Trinckham	8	Bugatti	BP Trinckham	8 min 10 sec	-	?
?	GC Martin	10	MG J4 s/c	GC Martin	8 min 45 sec	-	?
?	J Clements	18	MG J2	J Clements	14 min 00 sec	-	?
?	A Barrett	19	Morris Cowley	A Barrett	14 min 35 sec	-	?
DNF	Vin Maloney	16	MG Magna	VA Maloney	12 min 15 sec	-	20
DNF	George Bastow	17	MG Magna	G Bastow	12 min 15 sec	-	15
DNF	"W Gum"	21	Austin 7	"W Gum"	20 min 25 sec	-	8
DNS	W Bullen	2	Terraplane	W Bullen	Scratch	-	-
DNS	AC Smith	6	Bugatti	AC Smith	3 min 30 sec	-	-
DNS	H Drake-Richmond	15	Bugatti	H Drake-Richmond	11 min 40 sec	-	-

Notes

• Lap length: 3 and 1/3 miles ^[2]
• Race distance: 35 laps, 116 miles ^{[1] [2]}
• Entries: 20 ^[1]
• Scratchings: 3 ^[2]
• Starters: 17 ^[2]
• Classified finishers (within time limit): 8 ^[2]
• Winners average speed: 64.1 miles per hour ^[2]
• Fastest Time: Harry Beith ^[2]
• Fastest lap: Les Burrows, 2 min 25 sec (67 mph) (new lap record) ^[3]
• Attendance: Nearly 10,000 ^[2]

References

1. Official Programme, Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy, New Year's Day, 1936, at Phillip Island
2. Motor Racing at Cowes, The Age, Thursday, 2 January 1936, page 3
3. Another Olympic Triumph, Camperdown Chronicle, Saturday, 11 January 1936, page 1