I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona park for the 23rd annual UAA Tourist Trophy. Packard have struck back at Lincoln with their new 212hp Patrician. Can Packard win their first Tourist Trophy?
The flag drops and we are racing but Alister MacBay and Arnie Seidel have stalled!
Cedric McCaig has a broken driveshaft on lap 3.
David Dunstan drops oil on lap 9, causing Emmerson Huxtable to spin out on the following lap.
Adam Foster gets a conrod failure on lap 13.
Malcolm Peck leaks oil on lap 19, causing 2 cars to spin out on the following lap.
Charles Rigby, the reigning champion, suffers a piston failure on lap 24.
Richard Bertram drops oil on lap 26, causing 2 cars to spin out on the following lap.
George McNamara loses his magneto on lap 32.
Harry Andrews leaks oil on lap 34, causing Bruce Dempsey to spin out on the following lap.
Charles Oswin also leaks oil on lap 47, causing Bert O'Reilly to sin out on the next lap.
Colin Smith breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 51.
Neil Gardner drops oil on lap 53, causing Adam Bryant to spin out on the following lap.
Robert Hewley has an engine failure on lap 58.
Brendan Boyce and Pat Elway-Derrick collide on lap 71. Neither are hurt.
James Folke gets a broken crankshaft on lap 73.
Rhys Johnson and Thomas Van Oirschotten collide on lap 80.
Lester Smith suffers a suspension failure on lap 93.
Norman Bradley loses his clutch on lap 97.
William Anderson crashes on lap 101. He is unhurt.
Hubert Lowe breaks his gearbox on lap 103.
John Harper has a broken axle on lap 105.
Moses Lyne gets a transmission failure on lap 129.
Eric Arbeid crashes on lap 132, he is unhurt.
Scott Flynn breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 142.
Graham Carran runs out of fuel on lap 159, just two laps from the finish.
Angus Hintzen and Brendan Varley win the 1954 Tourist Trophy!
- Angus Hintzen/Brendan Varley (Angus Hintzen (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:45:49.078
- John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Crestline)) 4:46:05.620
- Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:07.497
- Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:09.067
- Herodion Tyson/Amery Sterling (Herodion Tyson (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:09.208
- Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:10.943
- Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:20.668
- Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:23.400
- Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:24.050
- Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2a)) 4:46:25.121
- Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:25.198
- Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Patrician)) 4:46:26.763
- Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:30.212
- Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:32.882
- Luĉjo Silva/Barry Turner (Renault (Renault 4CV)) 4:46:41.211
- Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk8)) DNF lap 159
- Errol Keefe/Scott Flynn (BMC (Austin A40 Somerset)) DNF lap 142
- Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 132
- Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 129
- Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 105
- Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 103
- Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln EL-Series)) DNF lap 101
- Trevor Moray/Norman Bradley (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 97
- Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 93
- Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 80
- Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 80
- James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 73
- Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 71
- Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 71
- Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 58
- Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Crestline)) DNF lap 54
- Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 53
- Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 51
- Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 48
- Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 47
- Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 35
- Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 34
- George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 32
- Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 27
- Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk8)) DNF lap 27
- Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Mark I)) DNF lap 26
- Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 24
- Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 20
- Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 20
- Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 19
- Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam-Talbot (Sunbeam-Talbot 90 Mk2a)) DNF lap 13
- Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 10
- David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Lincoln EL-series)) DNF lap 9
- Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 3
- Alister MacBay/Chuy Palomo (BMC (Austin A40 Somerset)) DNF lap 1
- Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Fleetline)) DNF lap 1