1953 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona Park for the 22nd annual UAA Tourist Trophy. Many new cars have been introduced such as the 205hp Lincoln Cosmopolitan, the Humber Super Snipe Mk4 and the Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2a. 51 cars are lined up for this great race.

The flag drops and were away! The big Lincolns leave everyone else in the dust.

George McNamara drops oil on lap 2, causing 4 cars to spin out over the next 3 laps.

Jack Hiram gets a broken suspension on lap 9.

Fred Aukes has a magneto failure on lap 11.

Harry Andrews and Bruce Dempsey collide on lap 14.

Nolan Lynn gets a puncture from the previous lap's crash on lap 15.

Trevor Moray leaks oil on lap 20, causing David Dusntan to spin out on the following lap.

Paul Hildebrand suffers an engine failure on lap 28.

Thomas Van Oirschotten breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 32.

Bert O'Reilly loses his conrod on lap 39.

Bert Bryson drops oil on lap 41, causing Arnie Seidel to spin out on the following lap.

Lucjo Silva has a piston failure on lap 46.

Frank Spannagel gets a engine failure in his aging Packard Super Eight on lap 48.

Angus Hintzen crashes his Lincoln on lap 51, he is unhurt.

Robert Hewley breaks an axle on lap 53.

Leary Kay suffers gearbox problems on lap 57.

Cyril Jones loses a differential on lap 59.

Ethan MacCallum has crankshaft failure on lap 62.

Brendan Boyce gets a magneto failure on lap 64.

Brian Nicholson breaks a piston on lap 80.

Colin Reyer drops oil on lap 85, causing Cyril Elway to spin out on the following lap.

Steve Caledon breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 97.

John Harper loses an axle on lap 110.

Ian Michaels and Vincent Atkins collide on lap 121.

Julian Fairweather crashes on lap 130.

The Rigby brothers win the 1953 Tourist Trophy, the first people to win it twice!

1. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:10.167
2. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:15.308
3. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:17.162
4. Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Crestline)) 4:46:18.365
5. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:20.320
6. Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:23.366
7. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:26.697
8. Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:27.998
9. Alister MacBay/Chuy Palomo (BMC (Austin A40 Devon)) 4:46:30.711
10. John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Crestline)) 4:46:30.756
11. Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2a)) 4:46:32.497
12. Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:33.813
13. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:37.343
14. Errol Keefe/Scott Flynn (BMC (Austin A40 Devon)) 4:46:37.390
15. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:37.424
16. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:37.732
17. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:48.898
18. Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark I)) 4:46:50.121
19. Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 130
20. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 121
21. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 121
22. Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 110
23. Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 97
24. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 86
25. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 85
26. Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk5)) DNF lap 80
27. Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 64
28. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 62
29. Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 59
30. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 57
31. Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 53
32. Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 51
33. Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 48
34. Luĉjo Silva/Barry Turner (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 46
35. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 42
36. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln EL-Series)) DNF lap 41
37. Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 39
38. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 32
39. Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2a)) DNF lap 28
40. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 21
41. Trevor Moray/Norman Bradley (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 20
42. Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk5)) DNF lap 15
43. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 14
44. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 14
45. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 11
46. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 9
47. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 5
48. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 4
49. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 4
50. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 3
51. George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 2