FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH and SIXTH Places For the IRISH GRAND PRIX Won on SHELL SPIRIT and SHELL OIL Yet another overwhelming triumph for Shell. Advice concerning motor race* held at Phoenix Park, Dublin, on the 1 2th and 1 3th inst. disclose conclusive proof of SHELL superiority. All events were for Standard Sports Cars over a distance at 30 I miles. The races were held in two classes. The first day's programme was for cars under 1500 c.c. capacity, and the second day's programme was for cars of unlimited capacity. The Grand Prix was av/arded for the fastest total time for both days. On the Friday, an Alfa Romeo car, driven by Ivan Owsky, secured first place in all classes at an average speed of 75.02 miles per hour. On the Saturday an Alfa Romeo, also driven by Ivan Owsky, secured first place in all classes, and was the winner of the Grand Prix at an average speed of 76.40 miles per hour. Bentley cars secured second and third places, whilst fourth, fifth, and eighth places were also credited to Bentley models. The sixth place being secured by an Alfa Romeo. All these cars used both SHELL SPIRIT and SHELL OIL. SPEED and RELIABILITY MEAN
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 719, 19 July 1929, Page 7
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