Victorian Centenary Grand Prix (1934)

The Victorian Centenary Grand Prix was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on Saturday, 27 October 1934.[1] The 230 mile race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, was contested on a handicap basis.[1] The race was the richest and the longest that had been held in the state of Victoria to that time,[1] and was the first road race in Australia to be open to "catalogued racing and sports cars of all powers".[2] Of the 22 starters, eight finished within the limit of 25 minutes after the winner.[1] The race was won by Mick Smith, competing under the name “Gardner”, and driving a Ford V8 Roadster.[1]

The Grand Prix was an official event on the centenary program [3] commemorating Edward Henty’s 1934 settlement at Portland, which led to the founding of Victoria.[4]

Results

Mick Smith won the Victorian Centenary Grand Prix driving a 1934 Ford V8 Roadster
Position [1] Driver [1] No. Car [1] Entrant [5] Race Time [1] Laps [1]
1 "Gardner" (Mick Smith) 11 [3] Ford V8 Roadster "Gardner" 3:07:56 35
2 Les Murphy MG P Type Midget Lane's Motors 3:28:35 35
3 Ted McLean Salmson T McLean 3:35:57 35
4 G Dentry Dentry Special Riley G Barney Dentry [6] 3:12:32 35
5 C Maxwell MG P Type Midget Lane's Motors 35
6 R Lea-Wright Singer Le Mans RA Lea-Wright 35
7 Ces Warren 8 [7] MG Q Type Midget s/c Britannia Motors 35
8 N Putt MG J2 Britannia Motors 35
DNF C Keefer MG J2 Britannia Motors
DNF J Skinner MG J2 Britannia Motors
DNF R Watson Wolseley Hornet Special Kellow-Falkiner Pty Ltd [6]
DNF Campbell Graham [6] MG P Type Midget Lane's Motors
DNF V Maloney MG Magna Lane's Motors
DNF R Head Riley Brooklands WE Johnson [6]
DNF R Head Riley Brooklands WE Johnson [6]
DNF J Norman [6] Ballot 2 Litre [5] J Norman
DNF L Jennings [6] MG Magna L Jennings
DNF W Horsley 10 [7] MG J3 Midget [6] JL Hosley & WB Horsley
DNF Jack Clements MG J3 Midget [6] Britannia Motors
DNF J McCutcheon Bugatti K MacMeikan
DNF H Beith Chrysler 72 HJ Beith
DNF J Williamson Riley Imp BL Cohen & WH Cameron 5
DNF W Thompson MG Magnette s/c Lane's Motors

Note: Non-finishers have been listed in starting order, due to lack of information regarding laps completed.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Thrilling Grand Prix won by Mick Smith, The Argus, Monday, 29 October 1934, page 7
  2. ↑ Centenary Grand Prix - Conditions of entry, The Argus, Tuesday, 4 September 1934, page 11
  3. 1 2 Roads to glory, Australian Hot Rodder, Number Four, pages 66 to 69, www.australianhotrodder.com.au Retrieved on 27 March 2015
  4. ↑ Peter Maltezos, 1934-35 Centenary of Victoria and Melbourne, Tuesday, 16 April 2013, urban.melbourne
  5. 1 2 Centenary Grand Prix, The Argus, Tuesday, 2 October 1934, page 5
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Centenary Grand Prix, The Argus, Saturday, 27 October 1934, page 7
  7. 1 2 Pre-war MG Archives Register, prewar.mgcc.info Retrieved on 27 March 2015
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