1947 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes announcing the first post-war edition of the UAA Tourist Trophy. 7 different manufacturers have sent works teams to this race. 45 cars are on the grid, though most of them predate the war.

The flag drops and we are racing but Roy Wolfe stalls on the grid!

Cyril Jones and Dennis Robinson collide on lap 7.

Haywood Jenkins drops oil on lap 13, causing 2 cars to spin in just one lap.

Brendan Boyce & James Folke collide on lap 21.

Leary Kay breaks his magneto on lap 23.

Fredrick Russell suffers an engine failure on lap 27.

Rhys Johnson gets a crankshaft failure on lap 31.

Bert O'Reilly drops oil on lap 34, causing 3 cars to spin-out on the next 2 laps.

Angus Hintzen breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 41.

Brian Nicholson has an engine failure on lap 48, his Hillman is not up to the task that is the Tourist Trophy.

Peter Cameron loses his clutch on lap 60.

Frank Spannagel has a puncture on lap 66.

Evan Doyle and Joe Howell collide on lap 78.

Nolan Lynn runs out of fuel on lap 80, just inches from the pit lane.

Gerald Richards loses some oil on lap 84, causing 2 cars to spin out over the next lap, including his teammate Steve Caledon.

Ian Michaels & Erskine Peyton collide on lap 100.

Paul Cox has a transmission failure on lap 103.

Kurt MacConnell breaks his brakes (Geddit?) on lap 117.

Ralph Carlton gets an engine failure on lap 122.

Eric Arbeid loses his clutch on lap 154.

Amery Sterling runs out of fuel on lap 156, 5 laps from the finish.

Bruce Dempsey and Jerry Kennedy win the first postwar Tourist Trophy!

1. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Chrysler Imperial))                         4:46:02.681
2. George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln H-series))                                4:46:05.110
3. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))    4:46:18.978
4. Derrick Breiner/Paul Alden (Nash (Nash Ambassador))                                       4:46:21.544
5. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Chrysler Imperial))                           4:46:21.880
6. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Chrysler Imperial))                            4:46:22.032
7. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))                          4:46:22.587
8. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Super Eight))                         4:46:24.355
9. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))               4:46:26.542
10. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Chrysler Imperial))                          4:46:49.675
11. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Chrysler Imperial))                           4:46:50.427
12. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Chrysler Imperial))                             4:46:53.241
13. Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))                               4:46:55.078
14. Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Chrysler Imperial))                        DNF lap 156
15. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Super Eight))                         DNF lap 154
16. John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Super Deluxe Business Coupe))                       DNF lap 122
17. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Chrysler Imperial))                 DNF lap 117
18. Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Super Deluxe Business Coupe))                            DNF lap 103
19. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Bugatti Type 50T))                                 DNF lap 100
20. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln H-series))                                DNF lap 100
21. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))                           DNF lap 85
22.   Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline))                          DNF lap 85
23.   Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline))                             DNF lap 84
24.   Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk1))                                      DNF lap 80
25.   Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Chrysler Imperial))                                  DNF lap 78
26.   Joe Howell/Fred Quinn (Nash (Nash Ambassador))                                             DNF lap 78
27.   Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Super Eight))                               DNF lap 66
28.   Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Chrysler Imperial))                              DNF lap 60
29.   Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk1))                                DNF lap 48
30.   Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Bugatti Type 50T))                            DNF lap 41
31.   Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Chrysler Imperial))                            DNF lap 36
32. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Chrysler Imperial))                       DNF lap 35
33.   Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Bugatti Type 43))                               DNF lap 35
34.   Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))                            DNF lap 34
35. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))                        DNF lap 31
36. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk1))  DNF lap 27
37.   Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Bugatti Type 55))                                        DNF lap 23
38.   Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Super Eight))                        DNF lap 21
39. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Super Eight))    DNF lap 21
40. Joseph Bruce McMahon/Cecilio Orellana (Joseph Bruce McMahon (Bentley Speed Six))   DNF lap 14
41. Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Chrysler Imperial))                           DNF lap 13
42.   Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Bugatti Type 55))                               DNF lap 13
43.   Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Bugatti Type 50T))                                     DNF lap 7
44.   Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Bugatti Type 55))                         DNF lap 7
45.   Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Super Eight))                             DNF lap 1