1928 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from Strathcona Park in Grahamshire for the fifth annual UAA Tourist Trophy. The Unglonian Automobile Association has decided to move the race to Strathcona Park as Rippon Lea has been deemed to be too dangerous. A record 46 cars are lined up for the start.

The 1928 tourist trophy is underway but Andrew Westley stalls on the starting line!

Rhys Johnson’s Fiat drops oil, causing Joseph Bruce McMahon to spin out on lap 2.

Charles Oswin’s Chevrolet gets a puncture on lap 3.

Lewis Ross spins out on lap 5, that’s 5 retirements in 5 laps.

Woolf Barnato and Egbert Tunison collide on lap 8.

Bert Bryson get a puncture on lap 9.

Charles Rigby breaks his brakes on lap 10, that’s 8 retirements in 10 laps.

Henry Preston crashes into Leonard Holmes-MacDonald on lap 13.

James Folke and Malcolm Peck collide on lap 15.

John Sullivan runs over Debris from the previous lap, causing a puncture.

John Brandon retires due to transmission problems on lap 18.

Frederick Russell and Fred Aukes collide on lap 20. Morris Castlereagh retires that same lap, that’s 17 retirements in 20 laps, or half an hour.

Dudley Benjafield drops oil on lap 22, causing Arnie Seidel to slip and crash on the following lap.

Reg McDonald and Antiochus Alvarado collide on lap 26.

Bob Washington breaks his brakes (get it?) on lap 28.

Archimedes Puig mas an engine failure in his Ford Model T, while Bruce Dempsey crashes his Alfa Romeo. There have been 24 retirements in 30 laps, or about 45 minutes. Cars are dropping like flies. This is no longer a race, this is a quest for survival.

Elias Andrews’s Alfa Romeo has broken due to an engine failure after 111 laps, just 50 laps from the finish. We have officially run out of cars. The 5th annual Royal Automobile Club of Unglonia Tourist Trophy has been won by no one.

As a result of this disastrous race, the RACU mandated a minimum of 60hp for a car to be eligible for the Tourist Trophy.

1. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport Zagato)) DNF lap 111
2. Lachlan Dougherty/Matthew Achterop (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Series AB National)) DNF lap 110
3. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Austin 20/6)) DNF lap 82
4. Adam Phillips/Cyril Jones (Adam Phillips (Fiat 509S)) DNF lap 78
5. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Alfa Romeo RL Sport)) DNF lap 72
6. Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Fiat 510 S)) DNF lap 71
7. Shane Lennart/Glen Shannon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Series AB National)) DNF lap 70
8. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Fiat 501 S)) DNF lap 68
9. Caratacus Bennett/Carlisle Bouchard (Ford (Ford Model A)) DNF lap 62
10. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport)) DNF lap 61
11. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Fiat 521)) DNF lap 61
12. Henry Birkin/Jean Chassagne (Bentley (Bentley 4 1/2 Litre)) DNF lap 54
13. Emmerson Huxtable/Tyrone O'Malley (Ford (Ford Model A)) DNF lap 50
14. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Fiat 509)) DNF lap 47
15. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Fiat 510)) DNF lap 45
16. Haywood Jenkins/Brádach Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Renault MT)) DNF lap 44
17. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Fiat 501 SS)) DNF lap 43
18. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Renault GS)) DNF lap 42
19. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Alfa Romeo RL Normal)) DNF lap 40
20. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Fiat 507)) DNF lap 38
21. George McNamara/Don Partridge (George McNamara (Chevrolet Superior Sedan)) DNF lap 32
22. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Alfa Romeo RL Normal)) DNF lap 30
23. Archimedes Puig/Oscar Mol (Archimedes Puig (Ford Model T)) DNF lap 30
24. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Bob Washington (Peugeot Type 161)) DNF lap 28
25. Reg McDonald/Dolph Ingram (Reg McDonald (Chevrolet Superior Sedan)) DNF lap 26
26. Antiochus Alvarado/Haroldo Del Olmo (Antiochus Alvarado (Fiat 501)) DNF lap 26
27. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Gerald Richards (Peugeot Type 174)) DNF lap 23
28. Dudley Benjafield/Frank Clement (Bentley (Bentley 4 1/2 Litre)) DNF lap 22
29. Morris Castlereagh/Paul Castlereagh (Castlereagh and Son (Bugatti Type 43)) DNF lap 20
30. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Fiat 505)) DNF lap 20
31. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Fiat 509SM)) DNF lap 20
32. John Brandon/Gerald Partridge (John Brandon (Renault KZ)) DNF lap 18
33. John Sullivan/Harold Hassey (John Sullivan (Ford Model T)) DNF lap 16
34. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Peugeot Type 183D)) DNF lap 15
35. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Renault NN)) DNF lap 15
36. Leonard Holmes-MacDonald/David Cole (Leonard Holmes-MacDonald (Alfa Romeo RL Turismo)) DNF lap 13
37. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Peugeot Type 181)) DNF lap 13
38. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Rolls-Royce Twenty)) DNF lap 10
39. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Bugatti Type 40)) DNF lap 9
40. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Alfa Romeo 6C Normal)) DNF lap 8
41. Woolf Barnato/Bernard Rubin (Bentley (Bentley 4 1/2 Litre)) DNF lap 8
42. Lewis Ross/Thomas Ross (Lewis Ross (Alfa Romeo RL Super Sport Castagna)) DNF lap 5
43. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Chevrolet Series AA Capitol)) DNF lap 3
44. Joseph Bruce McMahon/Ernest Gates (Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bentley 3 Litre)) DNF lap 2
45. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Fiat 502)) DNF lap 2
46. Andrew Westley/Julian Rye (Andrew Westley (Austin 12)) DNF lap 1