Saturday 22 December 2018

1929 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the 1929 Unglonian Grand Prix. 25 cars from around the world are lined up for this international showdown.

The flag drops and we are racing but Thomas Lanford has stalled at the starting line!

Gerald Murphy drops oil on lap 4, causing Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh to spin on the following lap.

Albert Divo and Marcel Lehoux collide on lap 9.

Alfred Abbey-Coleman drops oil on lap 10, causing 5 cars to spin out in the next 5 laps.

Georges Philippe suffers yet another oil failure on lap 34, causing George O'Connor to spin out on the following lap.

David Dunstan gets a puncture on lap 46.

Achille Varzi crashes on lap 51.

William Grover-Williams blows his engine on lap 55.

Jack Glockner breaks his brakes (get it?) on lap 63.

Hebert Hepburn drops oil on lap 70, causing Caberto Conelli to spin out on the following lap.

Simon Kramer gets a puncture on lap 73.

Eric Hopper-Knut runs out of fuel on lap 94, just 7 laps from the finish.

Joseph Bruce McMahon wins the Unglonian Grand Prix!


  1. Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bugatti T35B)       2:59:21.477
  2. Pat Elway-Derrick (Bugatti T35B)          2:59:43.105
  3. James Kingsley (Bugatti T35C)             2:59:44.662
  4. René Dreyfus (Bugatti T37A)               2:59:48.364
  5. Eric Hopper-Knut (Bugatti T35B)            DNF lap 94
  6.   Simon Kramer (Bugatti T35C)                DNF lap 73
  7.   Caberto Conelli (Bugatti T35C)             DNF lap 71
  8.   Herbert Hepburn (Bugatti T35C)             DNF lap 70
  9.   Jack Glockner (Bugatti T35C)               DNF lap 63
  10.   William Grover-Williams (Bugatti T35B)     DNF lap 55
  11.   Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo P2)              DNF lap 51
  12.   David Dunstan (Bugatti T35C)               DNF lap 46
  13.   George O'Connor  (Bugatti T35C)            DNF lap 35
  14.   Georges Philippe (Bugatti T35C)            DNF lap 34
  15.   Philippe Étancelin (Bugatti T35C)          DNF lap 15
  16.   John Foss (Bugatti T35C)                   DNF lap 14
  17.   Georges Bouriano (Bugatti T35C)            DNF lap 13
  18.   Charles Mason (Bugatti T35C)               DNF lap 12
  19.   André Dubonnet (Bugatti T35C)              DNF lap 11
  20.   Alfred Abbey-Coleman (Bugatti T35C)        DNF lap 10
  21.   Albert Divo (Bugatti T35B)                  DNF lap 9
  22.   Marcel Lehoux (Bugatti T35C)                DNF lap 9
  23.   Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh (Bugatti T35B)      DNF lap 5
  24.   Gerald Murphy (Bugatti T35C)                DNF lap 4
  25.   Thomas Lanford (Bugatti T35B)               DNF lap 1

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