1934 Phillip Island 100

The 1934 Phillip Island 100 was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 1 January 1934.^[1] The 100 mile race, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia, was attended by over 8,000 people.^[1] It was contested on a handicap basis with the limit starter, JW Williamson, commencing the race 17 minutes before the scratch starter, WB Thompson.^[1] A competitor had to complete the course within the prescribed time limit of 1¾ hours to be classified as a finisher.^[1]

The race was won by JW Williamson driving a Riley.^[1]

Race results

The MGs of Jennings, Warren & Murphy (left to right) contesting the 1934 Phillip Island 100

Position^[1]	Driver^[1]	No.^[2]	Car^[1]^[2]	Capacity^[2]	Entrant^[2]	Race time^[1]	Handicap^[1]	Laps^[1]
1	JW Williamson	32	Riley	1087 cc	JW Williamson	91 min 26 sec	17:00	16^[3]
2	JO McCutcheon	7	Bugatti	1496 cc	K MacMeikan		6:00	16
3	GB Dentry	8	Riley	10936 cc	GB Dentry		6:00	16
4	AJ Terdich	2	Bugatti	1540 cc s/c	AJ Terdich		3:00	16
5	L Jennings	5	MG Magna	1087 cc	L Jennings		5:00	16
6	NF Putt	19	MG Magna	1250 cc	Britannia Motors Pty Ltd		12:00	16
7	LP Murphy	20	MG Midget	847 cc	LP Murphy		12:00	16
NC	H Drake-Richmond	12	Bugatti	1498 cc	H Drake-Richmond		7:30	15
NC	CR Warren	6	MG Midget	747 cc s/c	Britannia Motors Pty Ltd		5:00	15
NC	JF Clements	3	Bugatti	1992 cc	J Clements		3:30	15
DNF	WB Thompson	1	Bugatti	1496 cc s/c	WB Thompson		Scratch	10
DNF	CW Junker	4	Bugatti	1496 cc	CW Junker		4:30	?
DNF	R Lea Wright	18	Singer Nine	972 cc	A Beasley		12:00	?
DNF	E Nichol	9	Bugatti	1946 cc	E Nichol		6:00	?
DNF	K McKinney	11	Austin Seven^[4]	747 cc s/c	K McKinney		7:00	5
DNF	JH McGrath	14	Bugatti	1496 cc	JH McGrath		7:30	2
DNF	G Disher	17	Salmson	1097 cc	G Disher		11:00	0

Notes

Starters: 17^[5]
Classified finishers: 7^[1]
Unclassified: 3 (All were on their last lap when the time limit expired)^[1]
Retirements: 7^[1]
Fastest lap: WB Thompson, time unknown, (average speed of approximately 83 mph)^[1]
Fastest time: JO McCutcheon, 80 minutes 27 seconds^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Many thrills in motor car race - Phillip Island "100", The Argus, Tuesday, 2 January 1934, page 8
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Phillip Island "100" - Handicaps Declared, The Argus, Thursday, 14 December 1934, page 14
^ The race report in The Argus states that the race distance was 100 miles and the lap length was 6½ miles therefore it has been assumed that the race was contested over 16 laps.
^ Phillip Island Races, Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, 22 December 1933, page 13
^ The race report in The Argus states that there were 16 starters but mentions 17 starters by name

[Argus_2_January-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Many thrills in motor car race - Phillip Island "100", The Argus, Tuesday, 2 January 1934, page 8

[Argus_14_December-2] Phillip Island "100" - Handicaps Declared, The Argus, Thursday, 14 December 1934, page 14

[3] The race report in The Argus states that the race distance was 100 miles and the lap length was 6½ miles therefore it has been assumed that the race was contested over 16 laps.

[4] Phillip Island Races, Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, 22 December 1933, page 13

[5] The race report in The Argus states that there were 16 starters but mentions 17 starters by name

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