1931 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the eighth annual UAA Tourist Trophy. The world's automakers have bounced back from the depression, with 5 works teams participating. Aston Martin and Bugatti have sent their Le Mans machines, the 1½ International and the Type 50S, Mercedes-Benz have sent a pair of SSK's, Cadillac has made its Tourist Trophy debut with a pair of big V12's, and Alfa Romeo sent a lone 8C 2300 driven by Goffredo Zehender and Attilo Marinoni.

Among the international stars, Lord Howe and Sir Hnery Birkin, winners of this year's 24 hours of Le Mans.

A record 49 cars have lined up at the starting line.

The flag drops and we are racing! The 270hp Bugattis lead the pack!

Egbert Tunison suffers a crankshaft failure on lap 4.

Bob Washington breaks his brakes (get it?) on lap 7.

Adam Phillips drops oil on lap 11, causing Stan McCleery to spin out on the following lap.

Colin Smith also drops oil on lap 17, causing Morris Castlereagh to spin out on the following lap.

Lord Howe gets a transmission failure on lap 20.

Arnie Seidel has an oil leak on lap 24, causing 2 cars to spin out on the following lap.

George McNamara breaks a conrod on lap 28.

Boris Ivanowski, a former Russian nobleman, gets an engine failure on lap 30.

Rudolf Caracciola, winner of last year's race, also gets an engine on lap 34.

Bruce Dempsey and Achille Varzi collide on lap 36.

Hans Stuck lap gets a magneto failure on lap 44. That puts of Mercedes-Benzes out of the race.

Herodion Tyson has clutch failure on lap 47.

Norman Browne crashes his car just moments after exiting the pits on lap 51. He is only slightly bruised.

William Anderson drops oil on lap 53, causing Maurice Harvey to spin on the following lap.

Cyril Elway loses a wheel on lap 68.

Goffredo Zehender gets a puncture on lap 74.

Max De Lang breaks an axle on lap 76.

Angus Hintzen suffers an engine failure on lap 83.

Harry Andrews runs out of fuel lap 94.

Ernest Gates breaks a timing gear on lap 110.

Terry Derrick gets a brake failure on lap 122.

Steve Caledon blows the engine on his Cadillac on lap 128.

Gerald partridge drops oil on lap 130, causing Reggie Aitken to spin out on the following lap.

Wayne Hiram also drops oil on lap 137, causing Braiden Gross to spin out on the following lap.

John Harper runs out of fuel on lap 154, just 7 laps from the finish.

Caberto Conelli and Maurice Rost lead a Bugatti 1-2 victory!

1. Caberto Conelli/Maurice Rost (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 50S)) 4:45:50.786
2. Albert Divo/Guy Bouriat (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 50S)) 4:46:16.591
3. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Fiat 525)) 4:46:17.731
4. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Fiat 525 SS)) 4:46:18.516
5. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Fiat 525 SS)) 4:46:18.775
6. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Fiat 525 SS)) 4:46:21.478
7. John Foss/Patrick Ward (John Foss (Bentley 6½ Litre)) 4:46:22.526
8. Humphrey W. Cook/Jack Bezzant (Aston Martin (Aston Martin 1½ International)) 4:46:25.220
9. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Bentley 6½ Litre)) 4:46:26.305
10. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Fiat 525)) 4:46:28.754
11. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Bentley 6½ Litre)) 4:46:30.993
12. Haywood Jenkins/Brádach Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Bentley 6½ Litre)) 4:46:31.284
13. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Fiat 525)) 4:46:35.031
14. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Fiat 525)) 4:46:40.222
15. Sammy Newsome/Kenneth Peacock (Aston Martin (Aston Martin 1½ International)) 4:46:44.893
16. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Bentley 6½ Litre)) 4:46:49.550
17. Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 154
18. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 137
19. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 136
20. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Fiat 525)) DNF lap 131
21. John Brandon/Gerald Partridge (John Brandon (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 130
22. Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Cadillac (Cadillac V12)) DNF lap 128
23. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 122
24. Joseph Bruce McMahon/Ernest Gates (Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bentley Speed Six)) DNF lap 110
25. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 94
26. Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Fiat 525 SS)) DNF lap 83
27. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Fiat 525)) DNF lap 76
28. Goffredo Zehender/Attilio Marinoni (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo 8C 2300)) DNF lap 74
29. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 68
30. A.C. Bertelli/Maurice Harvey (Aston Martin (Aston Martin 1½ International)) DNF lap 54
31. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Bugatti Type 43)) DNF lap 53
32. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 51
33. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 47
34. Hans Stuck/Manfred von Brauchitsch (Daimler-Benz (Mercedes-Benz SSK)) DNF lap 44
35. Achille Varzi/Louis Chiron (Bugatti (Bugatti Type 50S)) DNF lap 36
36. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 36
37. Rudolf Caracciola/Otto Merz (Daimler-Benz (Mercedes-Benz SSK)) DNF lap 34
38. Boris Ivanowski/Henri Stoffel (Boris Ivanowski (Mercedes-Benz SSK)) DNF lap 30
39. George McNamara/Don Partridge (George McNamara (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 28
40. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 25
41. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 25
42. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Cadillac (Cadillac V12)) DNF lap 24
43. Lord Howe/Sir Henry Birkin (Lord Howe (Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Le Mans)) DNF lap 20
44. Morris Castlereagh/Paul Castlereagh (Castlereagh and Son (Bugatti Type 43)) DNF lap 18
45. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Fiat 525 SS)) DNF lap 17
46. Stan McCleery/Darryl Harrison (Stan McCleery (Stutz DV32)) DNF lap 12
47. Adam Phillips/Cyril Jones (Adam Phillips (Fiat 525 SS)) DNF lap 11
48. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Bob Washington (Bentley 6½ Litre)) DNF lap 7
49. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Alfa Romeo 8C 2300)) DNF lap 4