Friday, 11 January 2019

1952 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona park for the 21st annual UAA Tourist Trophy. We begin with some bad news; Nash has withdrawn from professional racing as they are unable to procure a new model to race with. Nash made five attempts to win the world's greatest race.

In better news the British Motor Corporation has announced that it is entering two Austins in this year great race, driven by Errol Keefe, Scott FlynnAlister MacBay and Chuy Palomo.

Also Lincoln has upgraded their EL-series to the Cosmopolitan, which can produce 160hp. Some privateers are still racing the EL-series though.

The flag drops and they're away! 51 cars blast past the starting line!

David Dunstan drops oil on the second lap, causing Bruce Dempsey to spin out on the following lap.

Paul Hildebrand leaks oil on lap 24, causing Victor Malcourt to spin out on the following lap.

Herodion Tyson breaks a conrod on lap 30.

Peter Cameron drops oil on lap 33, causing Dennis Robinson to crash on the following lap.

Roy Wolfe suffers a magneto failure on lap 45.

Bert Bryson has a differential failure on lap 47.

Henry Preston and Fredrick Russell collide on lap 51.

Angus Hintzen's Bugatti breaks down for the 4th year in a row due to an aging engine.

Cedric McCaig breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 55.

Evan Doyle loses his transmission on lap 58.

Fred Aukes gets a gearbox failure on lap 61.

Harry Andrews and Alister MacBay collide on lap 66.

Thomas Van Oirschotten retires with a broken engine on lap 69.

Arnie Seidel drops oil on lap 74, causing two cars to spin out over the next lap.

Adam Bryant and Emmerson Huxtable collide on lap 78.

Tim Anderson breaks a piston on lap 82.

Barry Turner suffers an engine failure on lap 85. The same fate befalls his teammate Norman Bradley on lap 91.

Dylan Jenkins has a crankshaft failure on lap 97.

Hubert Lowe drops oil on lap 101, causing John Cropper to spin out on the following lap.

Julian Fairweather loses his conrod on lap 108.

Nicholas Colton crashes on lap 113.

Donald Wray retires with magneto trouble on lap 117.

Scott Flynn breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 122.

Daniel Suarez gets transmission trouble on lap 136.

Colin Reyer suffers a differential failure on lap 150.

Moses Lyne runs out of fuel on lap 158, just 3 laps from the finish.

Against all odds, Colin Smith and Ian Michaels win the 1952 Tourist Trophy in a seemingly unsuited Bugatti Type 50T!


  1. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Bugatti Type 50T)) 4:45:57.438
  2. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:45:57.643
  3. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:06.881
  4. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:10.896
  5. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:13.257
  6. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:13.841
  7. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:23.956
  8. Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:24.557
  9. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:25.458
  10. George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:27.524
  11. Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk5)) 4:46:28.057
  12. John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Crestline)) 4:46:35.005
  13. Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:37.996
  14. Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk5)) 4:46:40.675
  15. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:45.708
  16. Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Bugatti Type 50T)) DNF lap 158
  17. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 150
  18. Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 136
  19. Errol Keefe/Scott Flynn (BMC (Austin A40 Devon)) DNF lap 122
  20. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 117
  21. Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk3)) DNF lap 113
  22. Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 108
  23. Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2)) DNF lap 102
  24. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 101
  25. Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 97
  26. Trevor Moray/Norman Bradley (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 91
  27. Luĉjo Silva/Barry Turner (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 85
  28. Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 82
  29. Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Crestline)) DNF lap 78
  30. Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 78
  31. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 75
  32. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 74
  33. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 74
  34. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 69
  35. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 66
  36. Alister MacBay/Chuy Palomo (BMC (Austin A40 Devon)) DNF lap 66
  37. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 61
  38. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 58
  39. Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk3)) DNF lap 55
  40. Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Bugatti Type 50T)) DNF lap 53
  41. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 51
  42. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 51
  43. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln EL-Series)) DNF lap 47
  44. Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 45
  45. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 34
  46. Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 33
  47. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 30
  48. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 25
  49. Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2)) DNF lap 24
  50. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 3
  51. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 2


Thursday, 10 January 2019

1952 Unglonian Grand Prix


I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona Park for the 15th Unglonian Grand Prix. The entry list has shrunk to 18 cars and there is only one foreign team visiting and that is Ferrari with 500 model, which I doubt stands a chance against our F1 cars.

The flag drops and they're away as the F1 cars surge past the F2 grade Ferraris.

Todd Kennedy drops oil on lap 30, causing Lucio Quintana to spin out on the following lap.

Moses Lyne breaks a conrod on lap 46.

Juan Hernandez suffers a magneto failure on lap 55.

Jonas Acosta breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 70.

Owen Owens leaks oil on lap 76, causing 2 cars to spin out over the next 2 laps.

Ivor Granville wins the 1952 Unglonian Grand Prix!
  1. Ivor Granville (Granville Imports (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:29.346
  2. Colin Gainsville (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:31.262
  3. Cecilio Orellana (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:31.561
  4. Piero Taruffi (Ferrari (Ferrari 500)) 2:59:31.702
  5. James Brigham (James Brigham Racing (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:31.772
  6. David Robbins (David Robbins (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:36.326
  7. Adina Bengochea (Adina Bengochea (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:40.984
  8. Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari (Ferrari 500)) 2:59:45.946
  9. Alberto Ascari (Ferrari (Ferrari 500)) 2:59:48.806
  10. Alberto Oriotiz (Alberto Oriotiz (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:52.132
  11. Darwin Langley (Darwin Langley (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 78
  12. Bobby Graham (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 77
  13. Owen Owens Sr. (Ecurie Pacific (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 76
  14. Jonas Acosta (James Brigham Racing (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 70
  15. Juan Hernandez (Garage De Hernandez (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 55
  16. Moses Lyne (Moses Lyne (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 46
  17. Lucio Quintana (Equipo Ungloniana (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 31
  18. Todd Kennedy (Todd Kennedy (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 30

Wednesday, 9 January 2019

1951 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona park for the 20th annual UAA Tourist Trophy. Several teams have upgraded their cars for this year. Sunbeam-Talbot have introduced the 90 and Hillman have introduced the Minx Mk5. 51 cars will start this great race.

The flag drops and they're away! A perfect start with no incidents!

Brian Nicholson drops oil on lap 2, causing Arnie Seidel to spin out on the following lap.

Bob Washington breaks a conrod on lap 5.

George McNamara leaks oil on lap 7, causing 2 cars to spin out on the following lap.

Frank Spannagel also suffers an oil leak on lap 10, causing Neil Gardner to spin out on the following lap.

James Folke suffers a magneto failure on lap 15.

Peter Smedley loses his transmission on lap 20.

Roy Wolfe has a piston failure on lap 22.

David Dunstan gets a broken driveshaft on lap 25.

Max De Lang suffers a radiator failure on lap 27.

Thomas van Oirschotten loses an axle on lap 36.

Trevor Moray drops oil on lap 39, causing Victor Malcourt to sin pot on the following lap.

Emmerson Huxtable breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 45.

Pat Elway-Derrick loses his engine on lap 54.

Henry Preston crashes on lap 57.

Angus Hintzen suffers a clutch failure on lap 59.

Rhys Johnson has a cranskhaft failure on lap 62.

Herodion Tyson drops oil on lap 66, causing John Dutton to spin out on the following lap.

Adam Foster loses his driveshaft on lap 72.

Nolan Lynn runs out fuel on lap 79, just a few yard away from the pitlane.

Graeme McLeary gets a puncture on lap 92.

Cecil Hermann has a conrod failure on lap 99.

Eric Arbeid drops oil on lap 101, causing 3 cars to spin out over the next 3 laps.

Nicholas Colton breaks his magneto on lap 123.

Dylan Jenkins gets an engine failure on lap 140.

Julian Fairweather breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 149.

Daniel Rigby, last year's cowinner, suffers a transmission failure on lap 151, just 10 laps from the finish.

Evan Doyle and Braiden Gross win the 1951 Tourist Trophy!


  1. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:08.002
  2. Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Bugatti Type 50T)) 4:46:10.864
  3. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:13.844
  4. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Bugatti Type 50T)) 4:46:16.670
  5. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln EL-Series)) 4:46:20.587
  6. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:23.322
  7. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:29.255
  8. Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:32.419
  9. Joe Howell/Fred Quinn (Nash (Nash Ambassador)) 4:46:32.504
  10. Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2)) 4:46:32.628
  11. Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk3)) 4:46:32.810
  12. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:33.214
  13. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:34.025
  14. Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:34.081
  15. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:37.946
  16. Luĉjo Silva/Barry Turner (Renault (Renault 4CV)) 4:46:47.206
  17. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 151
  18. Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 149
  19. Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 140
  20. Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk3)) DNF lap 123
  21. Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 104
  22. Derrick Breiner/Paul Alden (Nash (Nash Ambassador)) DNF lap 103
  23. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 102
  24. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 101
  25. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 99
  26. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 92
  27. Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk5)) DNF lap 79
  28. Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2)) DNF lap 72
  29. John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Custom)) DNF lap 67
  30. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 66
  31. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 62
  32. Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Bugatti Type 50T)) DNF lap 59
  33. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 57
  34. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 54
  35. Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 45
  36. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 40
  37. Trevor Moray/Norman Bradley (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 39
  38. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 36
  39. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 27
  40. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 25
  41. Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 22
  42. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 20
  43. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 15
  44. Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 11
  45. Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 10
  46. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 8
  47. Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Custom)) DNF lap 8
  48. George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 7
  49. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 5
  50. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 3
  51. Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk5)) DNF lap 2

Tuesday, 8 January 2019

1951 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona Park for the 14th Unglonian Grand Prix. 20 cars are lined up for this international showdown.

The flag drops and they're away! The Alfa Romeo 159's force the other cars to eat dust.


Adina Bengochea breaks a conrod on lap 4.

Luigi Villoresi suffers an engine failure on lap 13.

Colin Gainsville loses a magneto on lap 17.

Ivor Granville gets a magneto failure on lap 22.

Owen Owens drops oil on lap 25, causing Darwin Langley to spin out on the following lap.

Alberto Ascari breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 31.

Cecilio Orellana has a clutch break on him on lap 64.

Jonas Acosta gets a piston failure on lap 70.

Juan Manuel Fangio runs out of fuel on lap 75.

Moses Lyne runs out of fuel on lap 99, just two laps from the finish.

Juan Hernandez wins the 1951 Unglonian Grand Prix!


  1. Juan Hernandez (Garage De Hernandez (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:13.643
  2. Piero Taruffi (Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari 375)) 2:59:22.065
  3. Alberto Oriotiz (Alberto Oriotiz (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:25.541
  4. Todd Kennedy (Todd Kennedy (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:28.434
  5. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo 159)) 2:59:29.690
  6. David Robbins (David Robbins (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:35.293
  7. Bobby Graham (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:36.175
  8. Lucio Quintana (Equipo Ungloniana (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:36.238
  9. James Brigham (James Brigham Racing (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:49.292
  10. Moses Lyne (Moses Lyne (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 99
  11. Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo 159)) DNF lap 75
  12. Jonas Acosta (James Brigham Racing (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 70
  13. Cecilio Orellana (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 64
  14. Alberto Ascari (Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari 375)) DNF lap 31
  15. Darwin Langley (Darwin Langley (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 26
  16. Owen Owens Sr. (Ecurie Pacific (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 25
  17. Ivor Granville (Granville Imports (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 22
  18. Colin Gainsville (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 17
  19. Luigi Villoresi (Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari 375)) DNF lap 13
  20. Adina Bengochea (Adina Bengochea (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 4

Sunday, 6 January 2019

1950 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona park for the 19th annual UAA Tourist Trophy. The big news has been the retirement of Joseph Bruce McMahon, after 25 years of racing and winning the 1935 Tourist Trophy. The other big news is the appearance of the Renault works team, who have sent a pair of 4CV's driven by Trevor Moray, Norman Bradley, Luĉjo Silva (Hope I pronounced that correctly) and Barry Turner.

A record 51 cars are gathered onto the grid for this great race.

The flag drops and we are racing but Bert Bryson has stalled on the starting line!

Angus Hintzen's aging Bugatti gets an engine failure just 2 laps into the race.

Frank Spannagel loses his transmission on lap 14.

Dennis Robinson drops oil on lap 16, causing Cyril Jones to spin out on the following lap.

George McNamara gets clutch problems on lap 20.

Trevor Moray suffers a magneto failure on lap 26.

Bert O'Reilly breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 29.

Ethan MacCallum and Victor Malcourt collide on lap 36.

Harry Andrews has a piston failure on lap 45.

Joe Howell drops oil on lap 49, causing 2 cars to spin out over the next 2 laps.

Peter Smedley gets a radiator failure on lap 55.

James Folke crashes on lap 60.

Bruce Dempsey loses his engine on lap 65.

Max De Lang suffers transmission failure on lap 70.

Peter Cameron breaks a spark plug on lap 73.

Fred Aukes runs out of fuel on lap 79.

Rainer Jeffries leaks oil on lap 83, causing 4 cars to spin out over the next 2 laps.

David Dunstan has a conrod failure on lap 89.

Gerald Richards breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 95.

Steve Caledon crashes on lap 99. He is unhurt.

Erskine Peyton loses an axle on lap 110.

Jed O'Clery suffers an engine failure on lap 112.

Terry Derrick loses oil on lap 132, causing 2 cars to spin out over the next 2 laps.

Paul Cox gets a puncture on lap 139.

Hubert Lowe gets a suspension failure on lap 141.

Barry Turner breaks his engine on lap 147, just 14 laps from the finish.

The Rigby Brothers win the 1950 Tourist Trophy!


  1. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:03.696
  2. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) 4:46:08.035
  3. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:13.708
  4. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Bugatti Type 50T)) 4:46:16.931
  5. Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:18.691
  6. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:22.179
  7. Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark I)) 4:46:26.024
  8. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) 4:46:27.483
  9. Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk4)) 4:46:28.208
  10. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:28.907
  11. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:29.854
  12. John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Custom)) 4:46:37.967
  13. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:42.419
  14. Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 80)) 4:46:44.466
  15. Luĉjo Silva/Barry Turner (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 147
  16. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 141
  17. Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Custom)) DNF lap 139
  18. Derrick Breiner/Paul Alden (Nash (Nash Ambassador)) DNF lap 134
  19. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 133
  20. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 132
  21. Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 112
  22. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 110
  23. Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 99
  24. Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 98
  25. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 95
  26. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 89
  27. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 85
  28. Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 84
  29. Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 80)) DNF lap 84
  30. Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk4)) DNF lap 84
  31. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 83
  32. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 79
  33. Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 73
  34. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 70
  35. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 65
  36. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 60
  37. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 55
  38. Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 51
  39. Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 50
  40. Joe Howell/Fred Quinn (Nash (Nash Ambassador)) DNF lap 49
  41. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 45
  42. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 36
  43. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 36
  44. Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 29
  45. Trevor Moray/Norman Bradley (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 26
  46. George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 20
  47. Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Bugatti Type 50T)) DNF lap 17
  48. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 16
  49. Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 14
  50. Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Bugatti Type 50T)) DNF lap 2
  51. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln EL-Series)) DNF lap 1

Friday, 4 January 2019

1950 Unglonian Grand Prix

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona Park for the 13th Unglonian Grand Prix, the first to be held after the war. 18 cars are lined up for this international showdown. (Is it really international when there are only 3 foreign drivers?)

The flag drops and we're away! 18 cars surge across the starting line!

Juan Hernandez breaks a conrod on lap 3.

David Robbins loses a camshaft on lap 9.

Ivor Granville and Alberto Oriotiz collide on lap 14.

Raymond Sommer suffers an engine failure on lap 36.

Todd Kennedy gets a magneto failure on lap 48.

Owen Owens breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 58.

Colin Gainsville has a gearbox failure on lap 64.

Darwin Langley suffers a puncture on lap 76.

Cecilio Orellana runs out of fuel on lap 90, just 11 laps from the end.

Lucio Quintana wins the Unglonian Grand Prix!

  1. Lucio Quintana (Equipo Ungloniana (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:16.885
  2. James Brigham (James Brigham Racing (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:20.962
  3. Bobby Graham (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:36.573
  4. Jonas Acosta (James Brigham Racing (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:37.539
  5. Adina Bengochea (Adina Bengochea (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:41.069
  6. Luigi Villoresi (Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari 125)) 2:59:41.503
  7. Moses Lyne (Moses Lyne (Talbot-Lago T26C)) 2:59:57.544
  8. Louis Chiron (Officine Alfieri Maserati (Maserati 4CLT/48)) 3:00:04.021
  9. Cecilio Orellana (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 90
  10. Darwin Langley (Darwin Langley (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 76
  11. Colin Gainsville (The Grisham Company (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 64
  12. Owen Owens Sr. (Ecurie Pacific (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 58
  13. Todd Kennedy (Todd Kennedy (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 48
  14. Raymond Sommer (Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari 125)) DNF lap 36
  15. Ivor Granville (Granville Imports (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 14
  16. Alberto Oriotiz (Alberto Oriotiz (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 14
  17. David Robbins (David Robbins (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 9
  18. Juan Hernandez (Garage De Hernandez (Talbot-Lago T26C)) DNF lap 3

Thursday, 3 January 2019

1949 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona Park for the 18th annual UAA Tourist Trophy. A new manufacturer has arrived and it's our own car company, UMC. UMC has entered three of their Mark I cars for this race driven by Robert Hewley, Dylan Jenkins, Richard Bertram, Julian Fairweather, Neil Gardner and Daniel Suarez.

The flag drops and we are racing! A record 50 cars surges past the starting line!

Brian Nicholson drops oil on lap 3, causing 4 cars to spin out on the next 2 laps.

Derrick Breiner gets a conrod failure on lap 7.

Thomas Van Oirschotten suffers magneto failure on lap 9.

George McNamara has an engine failure on lap 13. What an unlucky number.

Evan Doyle breaks his gearbox on lap 15.

Robert Hewley drops oil on lap 17, causing 3 cars to spin out over the next lap.

Victor Malcourt loses his driveshaft on lap 20.

Peter Smedley breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 22.

Ethan MacCallum loses a valve on lap 27.

Angus Hintzen's aging Bugatti breaks its engine on lap 30.

Cedric McCaig suffers a transmission failure on lap 40.

Roy Wolfe and Bert O'Reilly collide on lap 43.

Bert Bryson and James Folke also collide on lap 53.

Max De Lang gets a gearbox failure on lap 57.

Leary Kay loses his magneto on lap 59.

Rhys Johnson breaks his conrod on lap 68.

Herodion Tyson suffers a puncture on lap 71.

On lap 80, the cars pull into the pits to change drivers, change tyres and perform refueling.

Benjamin Delwyn loses a wheel on lap 92.

Daniel Suarez gets a suspension failure on lap 97.

Cedric Robinson has a puncture on lap 105.

Fred Quinn breaks a valve on lap 111.

Moses Lyne's aging Bugatti breaks its engine on lap 115.

Jerry Kennedy breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 126.

John Cropper's Sunbeam-Talbot 80 suffers an engine failure on lap 129. It is just too weak to take on the Tourist Trophy.

Erskine Peyton crashes on lap 133.

Haywood Jenkins and Brad Loman win the UAA Tourist Trophy!


  1. Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:03.871
  2. Joseph Bruce McMahon/Cecilio Orellana (Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bentley Speed Six)) 4:46:04.630
  3. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Bugatti Type 50T)) 4:46:04.924
  4. John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Custom)) 4:46:14.722
  5. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:15.505
  6. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) 4:46:15.506
  7. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:19.696
  8. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:22.300
  9. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:22.837
  10. Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 80)) 4:46:24.276
  11. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) 4:46:26.078
  12. Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) 4:46:26.728
  13. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) 4:46:31.127
  14. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:33.193
  15. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:47.590
  16. Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) 4:46:55.570
  17. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 133
  18. Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 80)) DNF lap 129
  19. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 126
  20. Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Bugatti Type 50T)) DNF lap 115
  21. Joe Howell/Fred Quinn (Nash (Nash Ambassador)) DNF lap 111
  22. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 105
  23. Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 97
  24. Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 92
  25. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 71
  26. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 68
  27. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 59
  28. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 57
  29. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 53
  30. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln EL-Series)) DNF lap 53
  31. Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 43
  32. Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 43
  33. Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 40
  34. Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Bugatti Type 50T)) DNF lap 30
  35. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 27
  36. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 22
  37. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 20
  38. Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 18
  39. Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Custom)) DNF lap 18
  40. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 17
  41. Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 17
  42. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 15
  43. George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 13
  44. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk1)) DNF lap 9
  45. Derrick Breiner/Paul Alden (Nash (Nash Ambassador)) DNF lap 7
  46. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 5
  47. Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 4
  48. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Super Eight)) DNF lap 4
  49. Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk4)) DNF lap 4
  50. Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk4)) DNF lap 3