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.
It was open to all cars, regardless of engine capacity.
The race was staged over 35 laps of the 3 1/3 mile course, a total distance of 116 miles.
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.
The race was won by Harry Beith, driving a Chrysler off a handicap of 2 minutes 20 seconds.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantHandicap startRace timeLaps
1Harry Beith4ChryslerH. J. Beith2 m 20 s1 h 38 m 34 s35
2W. Bullen11SingerW. Bullen9 m 55 s1 h 57 m 39 s35
3Tom Hollinrake14MG J3H. R. Syme15 m 10 s2 h 3 m 50 s35
4Les Burrows1TerraplaneL. BurrowsScratch1 h 48 m 45 s35
5Lyster Jackson12Riley ImpL. G. Jackson10 m 30 s?35
6"J. Ainslie"3Vauxhall"J. Ainslie"1 m 10 s?35
7H. N. Reeve20MG P TypeH. N. Reeve14 m 35 s?35
8Barney Dentry9RileyG. B. Dentry8 m 45 s?35
?G. N. Pockett5Ford Model AG. N. Pockett2 m 55 s-?
?A. Beasley7Willys 77A. Beasley5 m 50 s-?
?G. C. Martin10MG J4 s/cG. C. Martin8 m 45 s-?
?J. Clements18MG J2J. Clements14 m 00 s-?
?A. Barrett19Morris CowleyA. Barrett14 m 35 s-?
DNFB. P. Trinckham8Bugatti Type 30B. P. Trinckham8 m 10 s-?
DNFVin Maloney16MG MagnaV. A. Maloney12 m 15 s-20
DNFGeorge Bastow17MG MagnaG. Bastow12 m 15 s-15
DNF"W. Gum"21Austin 7"W. Gum"20 m 25 s-8
DNSW. Bullen2TerraplaneW. BullenScratch--
DNSA. C. Smith6BugattiA. C. Smith3 m 30 s--
DNSH. Drake-Richmond15BugattiH. Drake-Richmond11 m 40 s--