From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Report from 'The Autocar' magazine on a motor race, including results, awards, and photographs of a crash.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\1\ Scan043 | |
| Date | 7th September 1934 | |
| September 7th, 1934. The Autocar. 431 The four stages of H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} B. Prestwich's spectacular crash at Quarry Corner. (Top left) He approaches the corner with his Riley; (top right) he leaps the bank; (lower left) he is assisted out of the car, and (lower right) surveys the wreckage in the ditch. RESULTS. Race Distance, 454 1/2 miles. Car, c.c. and Driver. Speed. m.p.h. 1. M.G. 1,287, C. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} P. Dodson ... 74.65 2. Bentley 3,669, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hall ... 78.10 3. Aston Martin 1,495, T. S. Fotheringham ... 77.57 4. Lagonda 4,429, Hon. Brian Lewis ... 77.55 5. Aston Martin 1,495, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S. Hindmarsh ... 77.55 6. Aston Martin 1,495, L. P. Driskell ... 74.03 7. Aston Martin 1,495, C. Penn-Hughes ... 73.78 8. Lagonda 4,429, John Cobb ... 73.78 9. Talbot 2,969, A.{Mr Adams} W. K.{Mr Kilner} van der Becke ... 70.32 10. Talbot 2,969, T. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Rose-Richards ... 73.76 11. Riley 1,087, F.{Mr Friese} McClure ... 69.64 12. Riley 1,087, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Fairfield ... 68.54 13. Talbot 2,969, Earl Howe ... 71.67 14. M.G. 1,287, A.{Mr Adams} T. Hamilton ... 68.24 15. Frazer Nash 1,496, Hon. P. Mitchell Thomson ... 68.55 16. Riley 1,087, N. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Newsome ... 67.77 17. Frazer Nash 1,496, A.{Mr Adams} A.{Mr Adams} Berry ... 67.95 TEAM PRIZE. Aston Martin—Drivers: T. S. Fotheringham, L. P. Driskell, C. Penn-Hughes. AWARDS. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} T. EYSTON.—The Tourist Trophy, £500, and £100 for the entrant of the winning car and the O.T. British Class F.{Mr Friese} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} HALL.—The Mobiloil Award, £500, and £100 for the entrant and driver of the car British in the race, and also winning Class C. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} GORDON SUTHERLAND.—£200 for the entrant of the car finishing third, and the S.M.M. and T. team prize. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S. BLOW.—£100 for the entrant of the car winning Class D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} V.{VIENNA} RILEY.—£100 for the entrant of the car winning Class G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} C. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} P. DODSON.—The Mobiloil Award for the driver of the winning Class F and The Autocar Plaque for the driver of the winning car. T. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ROSE-RICHARDS.—The Mobiloil Award for the driver of the car winning Class D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} A.{Mr Adams} W. K.{Mr Kilner} VON DER BECKE.—The Mobiloil Award for the driver of the car winning Class G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} All finishers.—The R.A.C. Plaque. STILL RUNNING. Ford 3,633 c.c. (W. T. McCalla), flagged off. Ford 3,633 c.c. (W. Sullivan), flagged off. Frazer Nash 1,496 c.c. (H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Aldington), flagged off. Frazer Nash 1,496 c.c. (T. A.{Mr Adams} W. Thorpe), flagged off. Singer 1,493 c.c. (A.{Mr Adams} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Langley), flagged off. Riley 1,087 c.c. (F.{Mr Friese} L. Clifford), flagged off. EQUIPMENT. C. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} P. Dodson's M.G. Magnette used Dunlop tyres, S.U. carburetters, K.L.G. sparking plugs, Pratts Ethyl petrol, Castrol oil, Ferodo brake linings, Jaeger instruments, Hartford and Luvax shock absorbers, Rudge-Whitworth wheels. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hall's Bentley used Dunlop tyres, S.U. carburetters, K.L.G. sparking plugs, Shell petrol, Castrol oil, Smith's instruments, Hartford and Bentley shock absorbers, Rudge-Whitworth wheels, Offord coachwork. T. Fotheringham's Aston Martin used Dunlop tyres, S.U. carburetters, Champion sparking plugs, Pratts petrol, Essolube oil, Jaeger instruments, Rudge-Whitworth wheels. RETIRED. M.G. 1,287 c.c. (G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} T. Eyston), 30 laps, engine. M.G. 1,287 c.c. (A.{Mr Adams} Ashton Riggs), 24 laps. Riley 1,498 c.c. (A.{Mr Adams} Brackenbury), 24 laps. Invicta 4,467 c.c. (L. Fontes), 22 laps, engine. Riley 1,458 c.c. (C. Staniland), 21 laps, engine. Riley 1,087 c.c. (C. Paul), 21 laps. Alvis 2,148 c.c. (A.{Mr Adams} Powys-Lybbe), 18 laps, engine. M.G. 1,287 c.c. (W. L. Handley), 17 laps, gears. Invicta 4,467 c.c. (E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} K.{Mr Kilner} Rayson), 12 laps, piston. M.G. 1,287 c.c. (N. Black), 11 laps. Singer 972 c.c. (J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} B. Hodge), 11 laps, crashed. M.G. 1,287 c.c. (W. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Everitt), 10 laps, wheel. Ford 3,633 c.c. (C. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Martin), 9 laps. Singer 1,493 c.c. (J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} R.{Sir Henry Royce} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Baker), 8 laps, transmission. Singer 1,493 c.c. (J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Barnes), 7 laps, gasket. Riley 1,087 c.c. (W. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Baird), 5 laps, fire. Riley 1,087 c.c. (H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} B. Prestwich), 5 laps, crashed. T. S. Fotheringham, who brought his Aston Martin into third place. G 27 | ||