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 and analysis of the Tourist Trophy Races from 1934 to 1936.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\5\ Scan032 | |
| Date | 11th September 1936 guessed | |
| TOURIST TROPHY RACES 1934 "AUTOCAR" - 7th September 1934 1. C.J.P. DODSON (M.G. 1287 cc.) 74.65 2. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 78.40 3. T.S. FOTHERINGHAM (Aston-Martin) 74.53 4. Brian LEWIS (Lagonda) 77.57 5. J.S. HINDMARSH (Lagonda) 77.38 6. L.F. DIXTOLL (Aston-Martin) 74.03 7. C. PENN-HUGHES (Aston-Martin) 72.78 8. John COBB (Lagonda) 74.58 TEAM PRIZE Fotheringham } Aston Martin Driscoll } Fenn-Hughes } Winner Class C. E.R. HALL Winner Class F.{Mr Friese} DODSON MOBILOIL AWARD £100. E.R. HALL, Entrant & Driver of car. Finishing 2nd £100 E.R. HALL WINNER'S TIME 6 hours, 13 minutes, 24 seconds. 17 seconds ahead of E.R. HALL. 32nd lap E.R.H. 1 min.42 sec.behind. 33rd " " " 20 " " 34th " " 0 " 35 " " Moate Corner " 0 " 35 " " Comber " " 0 " 31 " " BallyStockart " 0 " 26 " " Bundonald " 0 " 22 " " Finish " 0 " 17 " " Lap record in his class just after 11.30 a.m. E.R. HALL 79.31 At noon another one... 79.83 and again............ 80.48 and again............ 81.01 and again............ 81.15 @ 12.30 p.m. leaders on handicap. 1. E.R. HALL 79.03 2. FOTHERINGHAM 3. DODSON 4. BRIAN LEWIS 78.03 5. EVERITT 6. EYSTON @ 1.00 p.m. on Handicap. 1. E.R. HALL 2. DODSON 3. LEWIS 4. FOTHERINGHAM 5. DRISCOLL 6. EYSTON @ 3.00 p.m. on Handicap. 1. E.R. HALL 2. DODSON 3. LEWIS 4. HINDMARSH 5. DRISCOLL 6. EYSTON 1935 "AUTOCAR" - 13th September 1935 1. F.W. DIXON (Riley) 76.90 2. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 80.36 3. Karl HOWE (Bugatti) 79.72 4. C. BRACKENBURY (Aston-Martin) 75.78 5. C. PENN-HUGHES (Aston-Martin) 75.77 6. C. PAUL (Riley) 75.25 7. J.S. HINDMARSH (Lagonda) 78.87 8. C.J.P. DODSON (Lagonda) 78.86 TEAM PRIZE Brackenbury } Aston-Martin Penn-Hughes } Rose-Richards } Winner Class C. E.R. HALL (Bentley) Winner Class F.{Mr Friese} F.W. DIXON (Riley) WINNER'S TIME 6 hours, 3 minutes, 31 seconds. 1 min. 13 secs. ahead of E.R. HALL. 4 laps to go F.W.D. led by 4 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 37 s. E.R.H. made up 27 secs. on previous lap and 25 secs. on next lap. @ 12.30 p.m. order on handicap was: 1. DIXON 77.64 2. Brian LEWIS 81.26 (Bugatti) 3. HOWE 81.21 ( ) 4. HINDMARSH 81.19 (Lagonda) 5. DODSON 81.18 ( ) 6. E.R. HALL 80.70 (Bentley) @ 1.00 p.m. 1. HINDMARSH 81.31 2. DIXON 77.28 3. E.R. HALL 80.94 4. DODSON 80.76 5. PAUL 77.07 6. BRACKENBURY 75.42 @ 2.30 p.m. 1. DIXON 75.56 2. E.R. HALL 81.13 3. PAUL 76.28 4. HINDMARSH 76.96 5. DODSON 79.03 6. BRACKENBURY 75.31 @ 4 p.m. 1. DIXON 77.14 2. E.R. HALL 80.21 3. HINDMARSH 79.69 4. BRACKENBURY 75.72 5. PENN-HUGHES 75.69 6. HOWE 79.57 1936 "AUTOCAR" - 11th September 1936 1. F.W. DIXON & C.J. DODSON (Riley) 78.01 2. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 80.81 3. A.F.P. FANE (F.N. B.M.W.) 77.32 4. T.G. FAIRFIELD (Lagonda) 78.49 5. Earl HOWE (Lagonda) 78.40 6. P. MACLURE (Riley) 75.65 7. "BIRA" (F.N. B.M.W.) 76.89 8. R.{Sir Henry Royce} BRUNET & C.E.C. MARTIN (Delahaye) 78.10 TEAM PRIZE Frazer-Nash B.M.W. Car Nos. 17-18-19 At end of first hour on handicap:- 1. E.R. Hall (Bentley) At 2 hours:- 1. DIXON (Riley) 76.78 2. LEWIS (Lagonda) 79.36 3. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 79.10 4. CLARKE (Delahaye) 78.81 At 3 hours:- 1. DIXON, DODSON (Riley) 76.82 2. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 79.70 3. LEWIS (Lagonda) 78.81 4. MARTIN, BRUNET (Delahaye) 75.72 At 4 hours:- 1. DIXON, DODSON (Riley) 77.44 2. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 80.20 3. LEWIS (Lagonda) 79.74 4. CLARKE (Delahaye) 79.61 At 5 hours: 1. DIXON, DODSON 77.62 2. E.R. HALL (Bentley) 80.41 3. FANE (B.M.W.) 77.31 4. FAIRFIELD (Lagonda) --- Race ended 11 minutes later. HALL (Bentley) and LEWIS (Lagonda) each did laps at 83.20 Lap record up by Delahaye (Lebeque) 85.52 m.p.h. | ||