Society of Air Racing Historians

                                                      THE AERIAL DERBY

June 8, 1912 – 81 miles around London

1. T.O.M. Sopwith                   Bleriot XI                                 1:23:08.4            58.46 mph

September 20, 1913 – 95 miles around London

1. Gustav Hamel                       Morane-Saulnier                        1:15:49.0            75.18 mph

May 23, 1914 – 94 ½  miles around London

1. William Brock                      Morane-Saulnier                        1:18:54.0            71.86 mph

June 21, 1919 – 2 laps of a 94 ½-mile course around London

1. Gerald Gathergood                 7 AirCo D.H.4  K-141              1:27:42.0            129.304 mph

2. Robert Nisbet                       10 Martinsyde F-4  G-EAES               1:31:03.6            124.533

3. Marcus Manton                      8 AirCo D.H.4  K-142              1:36:41.8            117.274

4. Chrsitopher Draper                 3 B.A.T. F.K.23  K-125                        1:37:07.0            116.767

5. H.J. Saint                               9 AirCo D.H.9  G-EAAC                      1:51:55.0            101.325

6. G.L.P. Henderson                  4 Avro 504K  G-EAEV                      2:30:45.2          75.222

7. H.A. Hamersley                    14 Avro 543 Baby  G-EACQ                       2:42:23.0          70.267

-- Leslie Tait-Cox                     11 Nieuport L.C.1  G-EAEQ              out lap 2: engine

-- C.H. Chichester                    12 Bristol M.1C  G-EAER                       out lap 2: engine

-- P.R.T. Chamberlayne    2 Grahame-White  G-EAFK out lap 2: engine

-- Clifford Prodger                     1 B.A.T. F.K.23  GK-123                      out lap 2: engine

July 24, 1920 – 2 laps of a 100-mile course

1. Frank Courtney                    15 Martinsyde G-EAPX                      1:18:12.2            153.446 mph

2. Jimmy James                        10 Nieuport L.C.1  G-EAJY                        1:30:27.4            132.660

3. Cyril Uwins                          14 Bristol 32  G-EATS                      1:32.50.0            129.264

4. Robert Nisbet                       11 Martinsyde F.6  G-EAPI                1:33:13.4            128.723

5. T. Hubbard                          12 Martinsyde F.4A G-EAPP             1:43:40.0            115.756

6. W.L. Jordan                           5 Sopwith Snipe G-EAUW                       1:47:47.6            111.324

7. H.A. Hamersley                      2 Avro 543 Baby  G-EAUG                       2:32:06.0            78.895

8. Bert Hinkler                1 Avro 543 Baby  G-EACQ             2:45:46.0            72.391

-- Sidney Cotton                        4 D.H.14A  G-EAPY                      out lap 2: fuel line

-- Walter H. Longton                  6 Sopwith Snipe  G-EAUV                       out lap 2: fuel

-- J.S.T. Fall                               7 Sopwith Snipe G-EAUU                        out lap 1: magneto

July 16, 1921 – 2 laps of a 100-mile course

1. Jimmy James                        21 Gloster Mars 1  G-EAXZ                     1:13:28.0            163.339 mph

2. Cyril Uwins                          17 Bristol 32  G-EATS                      1:24:52.6            141.382

3. Walter H. Longton                28 S.E.5A  G-EAX?                           1:40:25.0            119.502

4. Alan Butler                             5 Bristol 29  G-EAWB                     1:52:01.8            107.114

5. Leslie Tait-Cox                       6 Avro 562 Viper  G-EAPR                        1:57:03.2            102.517

6. Hubert Broad                         7 Sopwith Camel G-EAWN                     2:05:30.0            95.618

-- Frederick Ortweiler              30 S.E.5A  G-EAXU                          disq.: pylon turn

-- T.Tully                                    1 Avro 543 Baby G-EAUM                        out lap 2

-- Bert Hinkler                            2 Avro 543C  G-EAXL                      out lap 1

-- D.L. Forester-Walker   4 Sopwith Pup  G-EAWV                        out lap 1: illness

-- Leslie Foot                           15 Martinsyde F.4  G-EAXB              out lap 1: radiator

-- J. Noakes                             12 Nieuport L.C.1  G-EAJY                        out lap 2: out of fuel

August 7, 1922 – 2 laps of a 99-mile course

1. Jimmy James                          9 Gloster Mars 1  G-EAXZ                     1:06:48.4            177.827 mph

2. Rollo deHaga Haig                 8 Bristol 32  G-EATS                      1:21:57.0            144.966

3. Frederick Raynham                3 Martinsyde F.6  G-EBDK              1:48:12.0            109.797

4. Larry Carter                           2 Bristol 77  G-EAVP                      1:50:00.8            107.987

5. Bert Hinkler                1 Avro 543 Baby G-EAUM             2:35:04.0            76.612

-- Leslie Tait-Cox                       7 Gloster Mars III G-EAYN             out lap 2 @ 103.1 mph

-- H.H. Perry                             5 S.E.5A  G-EAXQ                         out lap 2 @ 97.5 mph

-- Rex Stocken                           6 Martinsyde F.4 G-EATD                out lap 1

-- Alan Butler                             4 D.H.37  G-EBDO                          out after lap 1 @ 108.2 mph

August 6, 1923 – 2 laps of a 100-mile course

1. Larry Carter                         Gloster 1  G-EAKZ                          1:02:23.0            192.359 mph

2. Walter Longton                    Sopwith 107  G-EAKI                       1:13:09.6            164.024

3. C.D.Barnard                        D.H.9A  G-EBGX                          1:21:21.2            147.505

4. H.H. Perry                           D.H.9A  G-EBCG                          1:33:40.0            128.114

5. Frederick Raynham              Martinsyde F.6  G-EBDK                     1:40:05.0            119.900

6. H.A. Hamersley                    Avro 552 Viper  G-EAPR                        1:49:56.0            109.157

7. J.W. Woodhouse                 Boulton & Paul P.9 G-EBEQ             2:11:12.0            91.463

8. J.R. King                              Sopwith Gnu  G-EADB                      2:28:11.6            80.975

-- Harold Hemming                  D.H.37  G-EBDO                          out lap 2 @ 116.7 mph

-- Bert Hinkler                          Avro 543 Baby  G-EAUM                     out lap 2 @ 87.3 mph

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