Identification from negative B1310 suggests this is Ted Marsh and H T Guest in UY 4322
Peter Thorpe
Friday, February 25, 2011
Yes, this is Ted Marsh in his 1928 Riley Brooklands UY4322 who came first in the Forty Eighth 75 m.p.h. Short Handicap, but was later disqualified because his silencer did not meet the regulations. The outlet pipe from the exhaust box had to be no larger than the outlet from the exhaust port and it was found that the tail pipe was a little larger. Writing in April 1972, Marsh said that he doubts that this would have made much difference to the speed of the car. Betting had just been introduced at Brooklands and after the victorious Riley was excluded and the laurels passed to Wilson's Austin, the bookmakers 'thereafter led an unpleasant and argumentative existence'. Whilst racing, a stone broke Marsh's aero screen, cutting his chin.
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The car is a Brooklands model Riley
Identification from negative B1310 suggests this is Ted Marsh and H T Guest in UY 4322
Yes, this is Ted Marsh in his 1928 Riley Brooklands UY4322 who came first in the Forty Eighth 75 m.p.h. Short Handicap, but was later disqualified because his silencer did not meet the regulations. The outlet pipe from the exhaust box had to be no larger than the outlet from the exhaust port and it was found that the tail pipe was a little larger. Writing in April 1972, Marsh said that he doubts that this would have made much difference to the speed of the car. Betting had just been introduced at Brooklands and after the victorious Riley was excluded and the laurels passed to Wilson's Austin, the bookmakers 'thereafter led an unpleasant and argumentative existence'. Whilst racing, a stone broke Marsh's aero screen, cutting his chin.