PROSPECTS OF GOOD RACING IN THE ISLE OF MAN
PROSPECTS OF GOOD RACING IN THE ISLE OF MAN THE ENTRY LISTS CLOSE WITH A FIELD OF 19 CARS IN THE MANNIN BEG AND 13 IN THE MANNIN MOAR. AN…
Analysis of success and failure from Start to Finish of the final test
Tabulated for each make of car as follows:
Started — Qualified at end of Road Section — Started on Final Test — Completed Final Test in time limit
Citroën: 23 — 18 — 16 — 13
Ford: 23 — 15 — 14 — 12
Volvo: 22 — 21 — 17 — 13
Jaguar: 21 — 12 — 11 — 08
D.K.W: 20 — 16 — 16 — 13
Austin and
Austin-Healey: 18 — 08 — 07 — 04
Alfa Romeo: 16 — 07 — 07 — 06
Simca: 16 — 06 — 06 — 03
Renault: 16 — 06 — 05 — 04
Sunbeam: 15 — 08 — 07 — 05
Triumph: 12 — 07 — 07 — 05
Porsche: 10 — 08 — 07 — 04
Saab: 08 — 04 — 04 — 03
VW: 08 — 03 — 03 — 02
Peugeot: 07 — 03 — 03 — 02
Borgward: 06 — 03 — 03 — 00
Fiat: 06 — 01 — 01 — 01
Morris: 06 — 01 — 01 — 00
Skoda: 06 — 04 — 03 — 01
Aston Martin: 05 — 02 — 02 — 01
Mercedes-Benz: 05 — 03 — 03 — 02
Panhard: 05 — 04 — 03 — 03
A.C. 04 — 01 — 01 — 01
Lloyd: 04 — 04 — 03 — 01
Riley: 04 — 03 — 03 — 03
Standard: 04 — 02 — 02 — 02
Vauxhall: 04 — 02 — 02 — 02
B.M.W. 03 — 02 — 01 — 00
D.B. 03 — 01 — 01 — 01
M.G: 03 — 01 — 01 — 00
N.S.U: 03 — 02 — 02 — 02
Vespa: 03 — 01 — 01 — 00
A.W.E: 02 — 02 — 02 — 00
Singer: 02 — 00 — 00 — 00
Wolseley: 02 — 00 — 00 — 00
Berkeley: 01 — 00 — 00 — 00
Daimler: 01 — 01 — 01 — 00
Denzel: 01 — 01 — 01 — 01
Fairthorpe: 01 — 01 — 01 — 01
Goliath: 01 — 00 — 00 — 00
Hillman: 01 — 00 — 00 — 00
Opel: 01 — 00 — 00 — 00
Studebaker: 01 — 00 — 00 — 00
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Total 322 — 184 — 168 — 119
N.B. — The meritorious Volvo performances will be noted; had not one car been damaged by a local taxi within sight of the finish, all 22 starters would have completed the road section.