1924 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live for the Unglonian Broadcasting Corporation from the Rippon Lea circuit in East Island. 15 cars are lined up for the inaugural 1924 tourist trophy, brought to you by the Unglonian Automobile Association.

And we are off! The Bentleys lead the pack!

Fredrick Russell's Fiat breaks down just 11 laps into the race.

Emmerson Huxtable's Ford suffers an engine blowout on lap 12.

Caratacus Bennett gets a puncture on lap 14.

Bob Washington gets another puncture on lap 15. These two punctures were caused by a rock.

Peter Smedley retires on lap 19 due to brake issues.

Angus Hintzen loses a tyre on the 26th lap.

Bradach Loman blows an engine on lap 32.

Haroldo Del Olmo crashes on lap 34.

Donald Wray suffers oil pressure issues on lap 47.

Amery Sterling gets an engine blowout on lap 52.

Hubert Lowe breaks his brakes (get it?) on lap 69.

Joseph Bruce McMahon loses a tyre on lap 90.

Thomas Van Oirschotten crashes on lap 94.

John F. Duff and Frank Clement win the first ever Tourist Trophy!

RESULTS

1. John F. Duff/Frank Clement (Duff & Aldington (Bentley 3 Litre))                5:59:08.545 
2. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Renault KZ))                       5:59:27.178
3. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Fiat 501 SS))     DNF lap 94 
4.  Joseph Bruce McMahon/Ernest Gates (Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bentley 3 Litre))      DNF lap 90
5.   Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Fiat 501 S))                                  DNF lap 69
6.   Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Renault GS))                     DNF lap 52
7.   Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Fiat 502))                                  DNF lap 47
8.   Antiochus Alvarado/Haroldo Del Olmo (Antiochus Alvarado (Fiat 501))             DNF lap 34
9.   Haywood Jenkins/Brádach Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Renault MT))                    DNF lap 32
10.   Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Fiat 510 S))                       DNF lap 26
11.   Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Fiat 510))                           DNF lap 19
12.   Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Bob Washington (Peugeot Type 161))               DNF lap 15
13.   Caratacus Bennett/Carlisle Bouchard (Ford (Ford Model T))                       DNF lap 14
14.   Emmerson Huxtable/Tyrone O'Malley (Ford (Ford Model T))                         DNF lap 12
15.   Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Fiat 505))                   DNF lap 11