1933 Mannin Moar

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	DNA
1	Bob Lace	A.C. Lace	Invicta
2	Whitney Straight	W. Straight	Maserati 26M	DNA
3	Charles Brackenbury Dick Shuttleworth	R.O. Shuttleworth	Bugatti T51
4	Raymond Mays	R. Mays	Riley 1500/6	DNA
5	Tim Fotheringham	T. Fotheringham	Bugatti T35B
6	Brian Lewis	N. Rees & A.W. Fox	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza
7	Charles Needham	C. Needham	Frazer Nash	DNA
8	Edmund Harker	W.E. Harker	Austin 7 Harker Special
9	Tim Rose-Richards	T.E. Rose-Richards	Bugatti T51
10	T.A.S.O. Mathieson	T. Mathieson	Bugatti T35C
11	George Eyston	G. Eyston	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza
12	Lindsay Eccles	A.H.L. Eccles	Bugatti T51
14	Kaye Don	K. Don	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza
15	Walter Handley	W. Handley	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza	DNA
16	Bernard Rubin	B. Rubin	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza

• DNA = Did Not Arrive

The grid positions were decided by ballot.

At the start of the race Lewis lost two places to Brackenbury and Eyston, who at his turn had overtaken Rose-Richards. Mathieson had the worst start - he had fallen back to the last position before the first corner. After the first lap the order was Eyston, Brackenbury, Lewis, Rose-Richard. On lap two Lewis' mechanic signaled their intention to overtake Eyston for the lead to the flag marshals, but they did not succeed. Eccles first pitted with gearbox troubles in lap three, then stalled his engine and later crashed into a wall.

After five laps Eyston was in the lead followed by Lewis and Rose-Richards. Mathieson pitted for adjustments on his car. Lewis' mechanic was again waving to the marshalls and they waved flags to Eyston, but it took another two laps for Lewis to get into the lead. Rose-Richards took advantage of the situation and moved up to second. Meanwhile, Fotheringham's Bugatti was leaking fluid, so he went into the pits to fill up oil and water.

After ten laps, Lace and Mathieson had been lapped due to the time they lost in the pit and Fotheringham's engine had given up in a big cloud of smoke. Lewis and Rose-Richards kept fighting for the lead. Sixty-five minutes into the race, they had covered fifteen laps and there was just seven seconds between them. This remained unchanged for a long time, even though both drivers made a pitstop around lap 25. At that time, Shuttleworth took over from Brackenbury, but braked too late into the first corner and went up at the escape road. He did manage to return to the race. On lap thirty-five, Shuttleworth drove into the pits far too fast, lost control and crashed backwards into the wooden pit structure. Two men were slightly injured - a Dunlop employee and Mannin Beg winner Freddy Dixon. However, the Bugatti was wrecked as was a considerable part of the pits.

Not long after that, Lace had his brakes repaired on his Invicta and putted them to the test. When he came down Summer Hill, he crashed into a telephone pole. He escaped without injuries, the car and the pole were wrecked.

Around lap forty, Rose-Richards had lost third gear and he fell back in the final ten laps of the race. Lewis eventually won two minutes ahead of Rose-Richards and three ahead of Eyston. Don and Mathieson were the only remaining contestants and were given fifteen minutes to complete the remaining laps. On Mathieson forty-second lap, he lost his brake and went up the escape road, which ended with a barrier that protected a big crowd of spectators. Mathieson deliberately crashed his Bugatti into a shop, but the car spun and the rear end still hit four spectators. They were sent to hospital with minor injuries. Don did finish the race and became fourth.

• www.kolumbus.fi, 1933 Mannin Moar
• Lombard Register, 1933 Mannin Moar
• www.isle-of-man.com, Douglas Street Circuit
• www.kolumbus.fi - The page of each aforementioned driver was consulted.
• Racing Sports Cars - The page of each aforementioned driver was consulted.