The 1935 Australian Race Drivers' Cup was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 5 November 1935.[1] The race was contested as an "all powers" handicap over a total distance of 116 miles.[2] It was the first event to be held on a new and improved 3.312 mile triangular road course which replaced the previous six mile rectangular layout.[1]
The race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club,[1] was won by Les Burrows driving a Terraplane.[2]
Fastest lap: L Burrows (Terraplane), 3m 0s, 66.24 mph[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghiRacing in Australia, Motor Sport (magazine), January 1936, page 113, via motorsportmagazine.com
^ abcdefghijkPhillip Island Racing, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 November 1935, page 7, via trove.nla.gov.au
^ abRacing Car Crashes, The Age, Wednesday 6 November 1935, Page 10, via trove.nla.gov.au
January 01, 1970
1935, australian, race, drivers, motor, race, staged, phillip, island, circuit, victoria, australia, november, 1935, race, contested, powers, handicap, over, total, distance, miles, first, event, held, improved, mile, triangular, road, course, which, replaced,. The 1935 Australian Race Drivers Cup was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria Australia on 5 November 1935 1 The race was contested as an all powers handicap over a total distance of 116 miles 2 It was the first event to be held on a new and improved 3 312 mile triangular road course which replaced the previous six mile rectangular layout 1 The race which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club 1 was won by Les Burrows driving a Terraplane 2 Results editPosition 1 Driver 1 Car 1 Handicap 2 Time 1 Speed mph 1 Laps 1 1 Les Burrows 2 Terraplane 4m 15s 1h 47m 21s 64 83 35 2 G Bastow Singer Le Mans 16m 09s 2h 00m 37s 57 70 3 H Beith Chrysler 1h 50m 43s 62 84 4 A Beasley Willys 1h 55m 25s 60 30 5 L Murphy MG P Type 2h 02m 17s 56 92 6 T Peters Bentley 4 Litre 2 2m 50s 1h 50m 59s 62 70 DNF 3 EJ Buckley 2 Hudson 2 Scratch 0 3 Notes edit Entries 17 2 Number of starters Unknown Number of finishers Unknown Limit starter G Bastow 2 Scratch starter EJ Buckley 2 Fastest lap L Burrows Terraplane 3m 0s 66 24 mph 2 References edit a b c d e f g h i Racing in Australia Motor Sport magazine January 1936 page 113 via motorsportmagazine com a b c d e f g h i j k Phillip Island Racing Sydney Morning Herald 12 November 1935 page 7 via trove nla gov au a b Racing Car Crashes The Age Wednesday 6 November 1935 Page 10 via trove nla gov au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1935 Australian Race Drivers 27 Cup amp oldid 1060730876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
