The 1937 Phillip Island Trophy was a motor raceJohn Medley, John Snow - Classic Motor Racer, page 43 held at the then-new 3.3 mile Phillip Island "triangular" circuit,150-Mile Road Race, The Age, Tuesday 16 March 1937, page 5
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on 15 March 1937. It was contested over 45 laps, a distance of 150 miles. Organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club, it was staged on a handicap basis with the limit starter commencing the race 30 minutes before the scratch starter. The race was won by Bob Lea-Wright driving a

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Special. Lea-Wright also set the fastest race time.

Results

Riley Imp of Merton Wreford and MG P Type of H

Notes

* Race distance: 45 laps, 150 miles * Format: Handicap start (Limit starter commenced 30 minutes before scratch starter) * Limit starter: H.R Syme (MG J3) (Syme was to start his supercharged MG off 21 minutes but pre-race mechanical problems resulted in him starting, without the supercharger fitted, from a revised handicapTrials for Cowes Car Race, The Argus Monday, 15 March 1937, page 14, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
/ref> of 30 minutes.) * Scratch starter: Lyster Jackson (MG K3) * Starters: 19Won by Two Miles at 66 M.P.H., The Courier-Mail, Tuesday 16 March 1937, Page 7, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
/ref> * Fastest Time: R.A. Lea-Wright (Terraplane) * Average speed of winning car: Approximately 66 mph

Race name

Some sources refer to the race as the Philip Island Trophy,Motoring Notes - Phillip Island Trophy 150 Miles, Cobram Courier, Thursday 1 April 1937, page 1
as archived at trove.nla.gov.au whilst others use various names including Victorian Sporting Car Club's 150 miles race.

Notes & References

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External links

Lea Wright Wins 150-Miles Road Race, The Advertiser, Tuesday 16 March 1937, page 14, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
Phillip Island Trophy Motorsport at Phillip Island