1930 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the seventh annual RACU Tourist Trophy. The depression has decreased manufacturer interest in the race, as 41 cars are lined up for the start, 3 less than last year, and Stutz has withdrawn.

The flag drops and we are away! Rudolf Caracciola, the favourite to win the race, leads the pack.

Morris Castlereagh drops oil on lap 4, causing 7 cars to spin out over the next 4 laps.

David Dunstan and Herodion Tyson collide on lap 10.

Dennis Robinson and Angus Hintzen collide on lap 11.

Bruce Dempsey and Haywood Jenkins try to force Sammy Davis off the road on lap 15 but fail. Dempsey and Jenkins crash out while Davis limps home with damage fro this unprovoked attack.

Joseph Bruce McMahon drops oil on lap 20, causing Jack Hiram to spin out on the following lap.

James Folke and Thomas Van Oirschotten collide on lap 25.

Bob Washington breaks a conrod on lap 29.

George McNamara and Arnie Seidel collide on lap 31.

Egbert Tunison breaks his brakes (get it ?) on lap 33.

Frank Clement collides with a backmarker on lap 36.

Pat Elway-Derrick has a magneto failure on lap 38.

Elias Andrews suffers an oil failure on lap 41, just a lap after he took over the car from his brother Harry, causing Gerald Partridge to spin out on the following lap.

Peter Toller also has an oil failure on lap 47, causing Daniel Rigby to spin out on lap 48.

Graeme McLeary gets an engine failure on lap 65.

Cyril Elway breaks a differential on lap 68.

Trevor Reynolds suffers a rear axle failure on lap 72.

Cecil Hermann runs out of fuel on lap 79.

Rhys Johnson has a massive crash on lap 81, just a lap after he takes over from Donald Wray. He suffers a broken shoulder.

Colin Smith gets an axle failure on lap 98.

Peter Cameron loses a wheel on lap 104.

Leary Kay suffers a puncture on lap 134.

Rudolf Caracciola's domination of most of the event is total, as he builds an eventual five-and-a-half lap, eleven-minute advantage over second, and leads uncontested for the next 143 laps...before suffering one of the most confounding mechanical failures in motorsport history at the beginning of lap 146 (just 15 laps from the end), as his Mercedes begins misfiring, and slowing on the mainstretch at the conclusion of the lap. Nursed on the 147th lap by Caracciola at reduced speed, the car finally loses all power just before the pit entrance on lap 148, as a broken connecting rod rips a hole in the crankcase.

Henry Preston wins the 1930 Tourist Trophy!

1.   Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Bentley 6½ Litre))                  4:46:14.856
2.   Stan McCleery/Darryl Harrison (Stan McCleery (Stutz DV32))                      4:46:18.428
3.   Rudolf Caracciola/Georg Kimpel (Daimler-Benz (Mercedes-Benz SSK))               DNF lap 148
4.   Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Fiat 525 SS))                                 DNF lap 134
5.   Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Bentley 6½ Litre))                    DNF lap 104
6.   Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Fiat 525 SS))                             DNF lap 98
7.   Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Fiat 525))                               DNF lap 81
8.   Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Bentley 6½ Litre))               DNF lap 79
9.   Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Fiat 525))                               DNF lap 72
10.   Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Bentley 6½ Litre))                     DNF lap 68
11.   Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Fiat 525))                    DNF lap 65
12.   Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Bentley 6½ Litre))                    DNF lap 48
13.   Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Fiat 525 SS))                         DNF lap 47
14.   John Brandon/Gerald Partridge  (John Brandon (Bentley 6½ Litre))                 DNF lap 42
15.   Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Bentley 6½ Litre))                   DNF lap 41
16.   Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Bentley 6½ Litre))         DNF lap 38
17.   Frank Clement/Richard Watney (Bentley (Bentley Speed Six (Works Version)))       DNF lap 36
18.   Adam Phillips/Cyril Jones (Adam Phillips (Fiat 525 SS))                          DNF lap 36
19.   Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport))     DNF lap 33
20.   George McNamara/Don Partridge (George McNamara (Bentley 6½ Litre))               DNF lap 31
21.   Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Gerald Richards (Peugeot Type 174))                DNF lap 31
22.   Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Bob Washington (Bentley 6½ Litre))                DNF lap 29
23.   James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Bentley 6½ Litre))         DNF lap 25
24.   Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Fiat 525))         DNF lap 25
25.   Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Bentley 6½ Litre))                   DNF lap 21
26.   Joseph Bruce McMahon/Ernest Gates (Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bentley 4½ Litre))  DNF lap 20
27.   Sammy Davis/Clive Dunfee (Bentley (Bentley Speed Six (Works Version)))           DNF lap 15
28.   Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Bentley 6½ Litre))                   DNF lap 15
29.   Haywood Jenkins/Brádach Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Bentley 6½ Litre))               DNF lap 15
30.   Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Fiat 525 SS))                  DNF lap 11
31.   Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Fiat 525 SS))                       DNF lap 11
32.   David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Bentley 6½ Litre))                   DNF lap 10
33.   Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Bentley 6½ Litre))                DNF lap 10
34.   Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Fiat 525))                        DNF lap 8
35.   Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Bentley 6½ Litre))                          DNF lap 8
36.   Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Bugatti Type 40))                      DNF lap 7
37.   John Foss/Patrick Ward (John Foss (Bentley 6½ Litre))                             DNF lap 6
38.   Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Bentley 6½ Litre))                    DNF lap 6
39.   Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Fiat 525))                                  DNF lap 6
40.   Woolf Barnato/Glen Kidston (Bentley (Bentley Speed Six (Works Version)))          DNF lap 5
41.   Morris Castlereagh/Paul Castlereagh (Castlereagh and Son (Bugatti Type 43))       DNF lap 4