Riley 9 Speed Model "Brooklands" group S (1928)

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Specifications

112 units built in total
93 units built by Riley between 1928-1932 (chassis 80xx)
19 units built in 1927 by Thompson & Taylor (chassis 60/xx)
Production numbers

1087 cc
60.3 x 95.2 mm
6.5:1
50 bhp @ 5000rpm
twin Zenith carburetors
gear ratios
1st, 2.396/1
2nd, 1.648/1
3rd, 1.248/1
4th, 1.00/1
final drive, 4.75/1
Wheelbase, 2430 mm
Track f/r, 1200 mm
Tyres, 4.5x19 "

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Results in Endurance Races

1928Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Targa Florio	Brooklands	Le Mans	ACF	SPA	Tourist Trophy
Date	1/4	6/5	12/5	17/6	1/7	8/7	18/8
Team	1600km	540km	6h	24h	GP	24h	6h
Victor Riley							#19, acci dent
Victor Riley							#20, lost oil
Victor Riley							#21, acci dent
Thompson & Taylor, 60/2			gear box				#14, fire
Thompson & Taylor, 60/3			big end
Thompson & Taylor, 60/4			4th				#8, 11th
George Eyston			12th
A. H. Wilkinson							#9, disqu alified
W. N. G. Phillips (Saloon)							#10, head gasket
Willie Noble (Saloon)							#11, rear axle
Ian P. Macdonald, 80/_							#12, dnf
P. Riley							#18, axle case
Total points 7			7
Statistics
Starts/finishes 14/3			4/2				10/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Victor Riley
Chris Staniland							20
Chick							20
Clive Gallop							21
Thompson & Taylor
A. V. Wilkinson			/2				14
Sammy Davis			/3				19
Kenneth Peacock			/4				8
A. H. Wilkinson
P. S. Brady							9
P. Riley
Edgar Maclure							18

1929Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Targa Florio	Brooklands	Le Mans	Brooklands	Spa	DE	Guipo zcoa	Tourist Trophy
Date	14/4	5/5	11/5	16/6	30/6	7/7	14/7	28/7	17/8
Team	1600km	540km	2x12h	24h	6h	24h	GP	12h	750km
Victor Riley									#9, acci dent
Victor Riley									#10, piston
Victor Riley, 60/18									#11, 12th
Brian Lewis/ Beris Harcourt Wood			6th
Chris Staniland/ John Cobb			eng ine
Percy Riley			dnf						#14, torn wing
?			OTL
A. D. Chetwynd/ A. Maclachlan					dnf
Wilf Green					dnf
G. L. Jackson					dnf
Kenneth Peacock/ Sammy Newsome					dnf
R. Childe/ H. Pellow					dnf
E. Thomas/ H. R. Wellstead					dnf
Willie Noble									#8, 19th
P. de G. Benson, 80/_									#12, OTL
Cyril Whitcroft, 60/3									#15, 21st
Total points 5			5
Statistics
Starts/finishes 17/4			4/1		6/0				7/3
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Victor Riley
John Cobb			+						9
Brian Lewis			+						10
Sammy Davis									11
P. de G. Benson
Reginald Outlaw									12
Percy Riley
Edgar Maclure			+						14
J. Emerson			+

1930Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Targa Florio	Brooklands	Le Mans	Spa	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands
Date	13/4	4/5	10/5	22/6	6/7	23/8	4/10
Team	1600km	540km	2x12h	24h	24h	750km	500mil
Cyril Whitcroft/ Hugh Hamilton, 60/3			#83, 3rd
Mrs. Scott/ E. Thomas			6th
E. J. Kehoe/ W. Blackwell			20th
Frank Ashby, 80-51			dnf			#43, disqua lified	dnf
E. Martin			acci dent
Tommy Horton						#44, 8th	OTL
Bird							dnf
Stannard							dnf
?							dnf
Total points 16			13			3
Statistics
Starts/finishes 12/4			5/3			2/1	5/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
E. Martin
J. L. Stapleford			+

1931Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Brooklands	Targa Florio	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands
Date	12/4	9/5	10/5	14/6	22/8	3/10
Team	1600km	2x12h	584km	24h	750km	500mil
Victor Riley, 80-_					#29, acci dent
Victor Riley, 80-89		dnf			#30, 11th	#19, crank shaft
Victor Riley					#31, 5th	crank shaft
Victor Riley, 80-90					#32, 13th
Victor Riley, 80-91		17th				#21, dnf
Frank Ashby/ Robert Pauling, 80-51		#40, 16th			#33, dnf	crank shaft
E. Martin		dnf				eng ine
?		#41, dnf
A. G. Miller/ K. Eggar						#20, 4th
H. Stonard						clutch
Total points 13					6	7
Statistics
Starts/finishes 17/6		5/2			5/3	7/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Victor Riley
Cyril Whitcroft		/89			30	19
William 'Bummer' Scott		/89
W. A. Cuthbert		+				21
H. Fraser		+
Victor Gillow					29
Chris Staniland					31	+
Willie Noble					32
Malcolm Campbell						+

1932Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Targa Florio	Brooklands	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands
Date	10/4	8/5	4/6	19/6	20/8	24/9
Team	1600km	576km	1000mile	24h	750km	500mil
Victor Riley, 80-90			#40, clutch		#16, 2nd
Victor Riley, 80-89			#41, 5th		#17, 1st	#18, water pump
Victor Riley					#18, eng ine	#17, 5th
Victor Riley					#19, disqua lified
Mrs. E. M. Wisdom, 80-92			#42, 1st		#21, acci dent
W. A. Cuthbert/ C. W. Fiennes			#43, OTL			#21, 4th
Waterfield, 60/17			#44, piston
Frank Ashby, 80-51			#50, piston			#20, eng ine
E. K. Rayson/ E. J. Kehoe			OTL
Charles Dodson/ Kaye Don			#50, dns
Freddie Dixon, 80-88					#20, acci dent	#22, split tank
Victor Gillow					#22, acci dent
Capt. Miller, 80-91						#19, 2nd
C. R. M. Boote						#23, OTL
Hector Dobbs						#24, dnf
Total points 56			16		18	22
Statistics
Starts/finishes 23/7			8/2		7/2	8/3
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Victor Riley
Ron Sutton			40		17
Maurice Harvey			40
Cyril Whitcroft			41		17	18
von der Becke			41
George Eyston					16
Chris Staniland					18	17
Alex W. K. von der Becke					19
Malcolm Campbell						17
Mrs Elsie Wisdom
Mrs Elsie Wisdom			42
Miss Joan Richmond			42
Tommy Wisdom					21
Capt. Miller
Cyril Paul						19
"J. Philip"						19

1933Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Targa Florio	Le Mans	Spa	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands
Date	9/4	28/5	18/6	2/7	2/9	16/9
Team	1600km	503km	24h	24h	750km	500mil
Riley			#30, 4th
Jean Sébilleau/ Georges Delaroche			#31, dnf
Victor Gillow					#12, acci dent
Victor Gillow					#14, 6th
Hector Dobbs/ J. Mullens (special)					#15, dns	#19, eng ine
Freddie Dixon, 80-88					#16, disqua lified	#16, gasket
Freddie Dixon						#17, 3rd
Dennis						#18, acci dent
Cuthbert						#20, gasket
Cuthbert (s/c)						#21, con rod
Total points 20			7		5	8
Statistics
Starts/finishes 12/3			2/1		4/1	6/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Riley
Kenneth Peacock			30
Alex W. K. von der Becke			30
Victor Gillow
Victor Gillow					12
Bobbie Baird					14
Freddie Dixon
Freddie Dixon					16	16
Chris Staniland						16
Cyril Paul						17
Phil Turner						17
Dennis
Jack Bartlett						18
Mike Couper						18
Cuthbert
Marquis De Belleroche						20
von der Becke						20
W. A. Cuthbert						21
J. Bessant						21

1934Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands
Date	8/4	17/6	1/9	22/9
Team	1600km	24h	750km	500mil
Riley Ltd, 80-93		#36, 5th
Riley Ltd, 60-24868 (Ulster Imp)		#37, 6th
Riley Ltd (Ulster Imp)			#32, 9th
Riley Ltd (Ulster Imp)			#33, 16th
Riley Ltd (Ulster Imp)			#34, 11th
Miss Dorothy Campney/ Mrs. Kay Petre, 60-24755 (Ulster Imp)		#38, 13th
Jean Trévoux/ René Carriere, 60-24867 (Ulster Imp)		#39, 12th
F. W. Dixon (Ulster Imp)			#35, dnf	OTL
F. W. Dixon (Ulster Imp)			#36, 12th	#12, acci dent
Freddy Clifford (Ulster Imp)			#37, disqua lified
Bobbie Baird (Ulster Imp)			#38, fire
A. Freeman (Ulster Imp)			#39, acci dent
Hector Dobbs/ Selby (Special)				#10, 6th
Frank Ashby/ Simpson, 80-51				OTL
W. A. Cuthbert/ Saunders Davies (s/c)				super charger
Total points 18		11	2	5
Statistics
Starts/finishes 4/2		4/4	8/4	5/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Riley Ltd
Alex W. K. von der Becke		36
Kenneth Peacock		36
Sammy Newsome		37	33
Edgar Maclure		37	34
Alex W. K. von der Becke			32
F. W. Dixon
Cyril Paul			35	+
Pat Fairfield			36	12
A. Freeman
Bruce Prestwich			39

1935Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands
Date	14/4	16/6	7/9	21/9
Team	1600km	24h	750km	500mil
Jack Chambers			#28, oil
Dixon (Ulster Imp)				#5, OTL
Statistics
Starts/finishes 2/0			1/0	1/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Dixon
E. K. Rayson				5
Alan Hess				5

1936Season
Le Mans was canceled due workers strike

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Marseille	ACF	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands	Targa Florio
Date	5/4	24/5	28/6	5/9	19/9	20/12
Team	1600km	3h	GP	650km	500mil	144km
Bobbie Baird (Ulster Imp)				#30, eng ine
Jack Chambers				#31, acci dent
Statistics
Starts/finishes 2/0				2/0

1937Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Pau	Mille Miglia	Marseille	Le Mans	ACF	Donington	Tourist Trophy	Brooklands
Date	21/2	4/4	6/6	20/6	4/7	24/7	4/9	18/9
Team	GP	1600km	3h	24h	GP	12h	500km	500km
S. H. Robinson						#16, acci dent
E. W. H. Dobson								dnf
Statistics
Starts/finishes 2/0						1/0		1/0

1938Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Spa	Tourist Trophy	Paris
Date	3/4	19/6	10/7	3/9	11/9
Team	1600km	24h	24h	12h	12h
Cuth Harrison, 60-25038 (Ulster Imp)				#33, 9th
Total points 2				2
Statistics
Starts/finishes 1/1				1/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Amedée Gordini
Robert Lévy

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Source
Chassis 80-89
Source
Ulster Imp '34
Source
Le Mans 1934 MPH Six Racing 1458 cc. chassis 44T-2128