The 1936 Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy was a motor race held at the
Phillip Island circuit
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on 1 January 1936.
[Official Programme, Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy, New Year's Day, 1936, at Phillip Island]
It was open to all cars, regardless of engine capacity.
The race was staged over 35 laps of the 3 1/3 mile course, a total distance of 116 miles.
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It was contested on a handicap basis with the first starter, "W Gum", commencing the race 20 minutes and 25 seconds before the last starter, Les Burrows.][Motor Racing at Cowes, The Age, Thursday, 2 January 1936, page 3, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
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The race was won by Harry Beith, driving a Chrysler
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off a handicap of 2 minutes 20 seconds.[
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Results
Notes
* Lap length: 3 and 1/3 miles[
* Race distance: 35 laps, 116 miles][
* Entries: 20][
* Scratchings: 3][
* Starters: 17][
* Classified finishers (within time limit): 8][
* Winners average speed: 64.1 mph][
* Fastest Time: Harry Beith][
* Fastest lap: Les Burrows, 2 m 25 s (67 mph) (new lap record)Another Olympic Triumph, Camperdown Chronicle, Saturday, 11 January 1936, page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
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* Attendance: Nearly 10,000[
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References
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External links
New Year's Day Race at Cowes, The Referee, Thursday 21 November 1935, Page 16
Olympic advertisement, The Age Thursday 2 January 1936, page 3
New Year's Day at Cowes, Weekly Times, Saturday 11 January 1936, Page 29
Victorian Sporting Car Club Trophy
Motorsport at Phillip Island