1955 UAA Tourist Trophy

I'm Billy Rhodes broadcasting live from Strathcona Park for the 24th annual UAA Tourist Trophy. First and foremost Herodion Tyson and Angus Hintzen have retired and will not participate in this years race. Both drivers said that they have had enough of racing after so many years and just want to go home. Their decision was also influenced by the Le Mans tragedy. I do not blame them for wanting to retire after seeing so much.

In other news Packard have upped the ante with their new 290hp Patrician which is sure to win this year's race. Chevrolet has introduced the 195hp Bel Air but no one expects that to touch the Patrician, nor will the 193hp Ford Fairlane. UMC have also introduced new models, the Mark II and the Parliament, both of which are only expected to make up the numbers. Also making up the numbers is Sunbeam, whose tiny little Mark III can only produce 80hp.

The flag drops and they're away! The Packard Patrician of Brendan Boyce leads the pack!

Bruce Dempsey drops oil on lap 4, causing Victor Malcourt to spin out on the following lap.

Peter Cameron also drops oil on lap 10, causing 2 cars to spin out on the following lap.

Brian Nicholson has a broken clutch on lap 17.

Fredrick Russell and Luĉjo Silva collide on lap 23, neither are hurt.

Evan Boyle gets a magneto failure on lap 25.

Thomas Van Oirschotten suffers a conrod failure on lap 38.

Peter Smedley breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 43.

Trevor Moray drops oil on lap 48, causing Henry Preston to spin out on the next lap.

Fred Aukes loses his piston on lap 63.

Harry Andrews leaks oil on lap 68, causing Jack Hiram to spin out on the next lap.

John Dutton and Nolan Lynn collide on lap 79, neither are hurt.

Donald Wray suffers an engine failure on lap 90.

Scott Flynn has a broken transmission on lap 110.

Selwyn Watson gets an engine failure on lap 114.

Paul Cox has a broken crankshaft on lap 123.

Rainer Jeffries suffers a broken gearbox on lap 128.

Eric Arbeid loses his driveshaft on lap 130.

Nicholas Colton has a broken suspension on lap 135.

Julian Fairweather gets an engine failure on lap 140.

Norman Browne breaks his brakes (geddit?) on lap 147.

Vincent Atkins runs out of fuel on lap 156, just five laps from the finish.

Brendan Boyce and Benjamin Delwyn win the Tourist Trophy in their all-powerful Packard Patrician!

1. Brendan Boyce/Benjamin Delwyn (Packard (Packard Patrician)) 4:45:55.252
2. Colin Smith/Ian Michaels (Colin Smith (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:45:59.210
3. Bert Bryson/William Anderson (Bert Bryson (Lincoln EL-Series)) 4:46:04.506
4. Charles Rigby/Daniel Rigby (Charles Rigby (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:07.976
5. Pat Elway-Derrick/Kurt MacConnell (Pat Elway-Derrick (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:07.985
6. George McNamara/Don Partridge (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:09.824
7. Roy Wolfe/Lester Smith (Roy Wolfe Racing (Packard Patrician)) 4:46:11.608
8. Charles Oswin/Cyril Elway (Charles Oswin (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:12.264
9. Cyril Jones/Moses Lyne (Cyril Jones (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:13.254
10. Frank Spannagel/Tim Anderson (Packard (Packard Patrician)) 4:46:16.514
11. Ethan MacCallum/Cecil Hermann (Ethan MacCallum (Chevrolet Bel Air)) 4:46:17.399
12. Cedric McCaig/Jed O'Clery (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:22.522
13. Arnie Seidel/Gerald Richards (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Bel Air)) 4:46:23.693
14. Leary Kay/Hubert Lowe (Leary Kay (Ford Fairlane)) 4:46:25.347
15. Bob Washington/Erskine Peyton (Lincoln (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) 4:46:26.960
16. Alister MacBay/Chuy Palomo (BMC (Austin A40 Cambridge)) 4:46:29.877
17. Max De Lang/Colin Reyer (Max De Lang (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) 4:46:31.664
18. Adam Foster/John Cropper (Sunbeam (Sunbeam Mk3)) 4:46:32.148
19. Emmerson Huxtable/Steve Caledon (Chevrolet (Chevrolet Bel Air)) 4:46:34.071
20. Dennis Robinson/Cedric Robinson (Dennis Robinson (Lincoln EL-series)) 4:46:42.905
21. Neil Gardner/Daniel Suárez (UMC (UMC Mark II)) 4:46:50.359
22. James Folke/Vincent Atkins (The Folke-Atkins Company (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 156
23. David Dunstan/Norman Browne (David Dunstan (Chevrolet Bel Air)) DNF lap 147
24. Richard Betram/Julian Fairweather (UMC (UMC Parliament)) DNF lap 140
25. Bert O'Reilly/Nicholas Colton (Humber (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 135
26. Egbert Tunison/Eric Arbeid (Egbert Tunison (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 130
27. Malcolm Peck/Rainer Jeffries (Malcolm Peck (Packard Patrician)) DNF lap 128
28. Adam Bryant/Paul Cox (Ford (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 123
29. Paul Hildebrand/Selwyn Watson (Sunbeam (Sunbeam Mk3)) DNF lap 114
30. Errol Keefe/Scott Flynn (BMC (Austin A40 Cambridge)) DNF lap 110
31. Rhys Johnson/Donald Wray (Rhys Johnson (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 90
32. John Dutton/Ralph Carlton (Ford (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 79
33. Nolan Lynn/Graham Carran (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk8)) DNF lap 79
34. Jack Hiram/Wayne Hiram (Hiram Organisation (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 69
35. Harry Andrews/Elias Andrews (Harry Andrews (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 68
36. Fred Aukes/Trevor Reynolds (Fred Aukes (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 63
37. Henry Preston/Terry Derrick (Henry Preston (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 49
38. Trevor Moray/Norman Bradley (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 48
39. Peter Smedley/Peter Toller (Peter Smedley (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 43
40. Thomas Van Oirschotten/Reggie Aitken (Thomas Van Oirschotten (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 38
41. Evan Doyle/Braiden Gross (Evan Doyle (Ford Fairlane)) DNF lap 25
42. Fredrick Russell/Graeme McLeary (Fredrick Russell (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 23
43. Luĉjo Silva/Barry Turner (Renault (Renault 4CV)) DNF lap 23
44. Brian Nicholson/Kurtis Hanegan (Hillman (Hillman Minx Mk8)) DNF lap 17
45. Haywood Jenkins/Brad Loman (Jenkins & Loman (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 11
46. Robert Hewley/Dylan Jenkins (UMC (UMC Parliament)) DNF lap 11
47. Peter Cameron/John Harper (Peter Cameron (Lincoln Cosmopolitan)) DNF lap 10
48. Victor Malcourt/Adrian Hudson (Victor Malcourt (Humber Super Snipe Mk4)) DNF lap 5
49. Bruce Dempsey/Jerry Kennedy (Bruce Dempsey (Chevrolet Bel Air)) DNF lap 4