Saturday 22 December 2018

1933 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the 1933 Unglonian Grand Prix. 22 cars from around the world are lined up for this international showdown.

The flag drops and we are underway but Achille Varzi has stalled!

Gerald Murphy has a manifold failure on lap 9.

William Grover-Williams breaks a Piston on lap 15.

Marcel Lehoux drops oil on lap 30, causing Rene Dreufus to spin out on the following lap.

Goffredo Zehender loses his crankshaft on lap 34.

Eric Hopper-Knit gets a magneto failure on lap 37.

Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh suffers an engine failure on lap 60.

Alfred Abbey-Coleman has a conrod failure on lap 62.

Thomas Lanford gets a timing gear failure on lap 68.

John Foss breaks his brakes (get it?) on lap 77.

David Dunstan drops oil on lap 85, causing Raymond Sommer to spin out on the following lap.

Pat Elway-Derrick wins the 1933 Unglonian Grand Prix!


  1. Pat Elway-Derrick (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:41.411
  2. Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:42.872
  3. Simon Kramer (Bugatti Type 35C) 2:59:44.689
  4. Earl Howe (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:45.102
  5. Charles Mason (Bugatti Type 35C) 2:59:46.747
  6. Jack Glockner (Bugatti Type 35C) 2:59:49.923
  7. James Kingsley (Bugatti Type 51) 2:59:50.890
  8. Herbert Hepburn (Bugatti Type 35C) 2:59:51.836
  9. George O'Connor (Bugatti Type 35C) 2:59:59.008
  10. Raymond Sommer (Maserati 8CM) DNF lap 86
  11. David Dunstan (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 85
  12. John Foss (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 77
  13. Thomas Lanford (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 68
  14. Alfred Abbey-Coleman (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 62
  15. Peter Darragh-Kavanaugh (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 60
  16. Eric Hopper-Knut (Bugatti Type 35B) DNF lap 37
  17. Goffredo Zehender (Maserati 8CM) DNF lap 34
  18. René Dreyfus (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 31
  19. Marcel Lehoux (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 30
  20. William Grover-Williams (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 15
  21. Gerald Murphy (Bugatti Type 35C) DNF lap 9
  22. Achille Varzi (Bugatti Type 51) DNF lap 1

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