Coppa D’oro IV
The Ring
The grid filled with PGP entrants – one PGP+ entry, a new Auto Union Type ‘C’, entered by the other Luis, was delayed due to a barge accident in transit. A few new entries included several from the stables of the 3rd Marquis de Cinemato – and while their painted numbers were drying pilots were yet to be named. All in all a large and competitive field was presented.
Thrills, chills and surprises throughout – a lowly Ford V8 Special edges past the best from Europe; an experimental DArt 23T crown gear not just finishes but emerges at the top of the pile; holder of the fastest lap of the race crashes out and suffers terminal suspension damage; crowd favourite R. Dreyfus loses control on the back straightaway (after a rear wheel decided to take a different route) crashing out of the race; and a new and unproven entry loses its transmission and therefore its bid to finish a first Coppa…
PGP Official Results:
- #32 – I. Correa [Ford V8 Special] 69 Laps (6.703 ext.);
- #34 – R. Carraciola [Mercedes Benz SSK] 69 (10.354);
- #4 – R. Dreyfus [Bugatti T59] 69 (17.803);
- #9 – J. Oldershaw [4.5L Bentley Blower] 67 (11.740);
- #7 – R. von Sleven Viscount of Forrestdale [Alfa Romeo 8c2300] 67 (11.951);
- #2 – E. Oldershaw (the younger) 3rd Marquis de Cinemato [Bugatti T35b] 66 (6.581);
- #11 – A. Nobudi [unknown] 66 (23.085);
- #4 – S. McGee [MG ‘M’ Type Midget] 65 (6.950);
- #22 – R. Dreyfus [Bugatti T35b] 63 (11.421);
- #8 – Sir Birken [4.5L Bentley Blower] 62 (14.647);
- #84 – T. Nuvolari [Alfa Romeo 6c 1750] 61 (17.373);
- #22/#5 – R. Dreyfus [Bugatti T35b] 60 (6.049) [Wheel];
- #59 – R. Dreyfus [Bugatti T59] 28 (64.059) DNF [Transmission];
- #6 – L. Chiron [Alfa Romeo 8c2300] 12 (34.212) DNF [Suspension];
- #21 – J. Latto [Hispano-Suza] DNS;
- #5 – Count Cinqo d’Jimbo [Bugatti T57] DNS (special exemption granted).
Wonderful photos!! :good:
Love the wounded cars, very authentic. 😥
These are almost as fragile as the real things were back in the day. :wacko:
Great to see them being raced. :yahoo: