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).
Results from the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb for the years 1934, 1935, and 1936.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\5\ Scan025 | |
| Date | 15th September 1936 | |
| SHELSLEY WALSH HILL CLIMB. 1934 "AUTOCAR" - 5th October, 1934. M.A.C. British Championship. (Fastest Sports Car). E.R. HALL (Bentley). M.A.C. Open Cup (Sports). E.R. HALL. M.A.C. Challenge Cup (Sports). (Sports under & over 1500 cc.) E.R. HALL. CLASS WINNERS. 850 cc. Racing L.F. DRISCOLL. (Austin S.) 46 3/5 secs. Sports. R.F. TURNER. (Austin S.) and E.R. HALL (M.G. S.) 47 1/5 secs. 1100 cc. Racing & Sports. E.R. HALL (Magnette S.) 46 secs. 1500 cc. Racing. R.{Sir Henry Royce} MAYS. (E.R.A. S.) 46 secs. Sports. Miss SIDGWICK. (Frazer Nash) 53 4/5 secs. 2000 cc. Racing R.{Sir Henry Royce} MAYS (E.R.A. S.) 44 secs. Sports T.A.W. THORPE (Frazer Nash) 52 1/5 secs. 3000 cc. Racing. WHIT STRAIGHT (Maserati S.) 44 1/5 secs. Sports. L. BACHELIER (Bugatti S.) 51 2/5 secs. 5000 cc. Racing & Sports. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 48 secs. 1935 "AUTOCAR" - 4th October 1935. "The Motor" Trophy. (Fastest Sports Car) E.R. HALL 3669 cc. Bentley. "The Autocar" Trophy. (Best aggregate by Sports Car). E.R. HALL 3669 cc. Bentley. M.A.C. Cup. (Fastest Sports Car over 1500 cc.) E.R. HALL 3669 cc. Bentley. CLASS WINNERS. 750 cc. Racing. B. KOHLRAUSCH (M.G.) 44 secs. Sports. No entries. 1100 cc. Racing. R.J.W. APPLETON. (Appleton Special) 44 secs. Sports. Not awarded. 1500 cc. Racing. R.{Sir Henry Royce} MAYS (E.R.A.) 40 2/5 secs. Sports. A.W.K. von der BECKE (Riley) 49 2/5 secs. 2000 cc. Racing R.{Sir Henry Royce} MAYS (E.R.A.) 39 3/5 secs. Sports. Not awarded. 3000 cc. Racing. C.E.U. MARTIN (Bugatti) 42 secs. Sports. A.{Mr Adams} POWYS-LYBBE (Alvis) 51 secs. 5000 cc. Racing. A.H.L. ECCLES (Bugatti) 44 1/5 secs. Sports. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 46 2/5 secs. 1936 "MOTOR" - 15th September 1936. Bentley ran straight from Ulster on the same R.P. Ethyl Fuel. Clocked 50.99 secs. Lycetts Bentley with 8 litre engine for short 2-seater chassis climbed in 51.32 secs. SPECIAL AWARDS. Nil. CLASS RESULTS. Unsupercharged Cars. 5000 cc. - 1. E.R. HALL (Bentley). 50.99 secs. 2. W.M. COUPER (Talbot) 51.51 secs. 3. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} HUGHES (30/98 Vauxhall) 83.24 secs. over 5000 cc. - FORREST LYCETT (2.9 litre Bentley) 50.44 secs. No other runners. "S." denotes "Supercharged". | ||