TATE TASTES SWEETS OF VICTORY
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S,I0 outright winner was declared in the Manchester round of the Lorry )river of the Year contest last Sunday rut without doubt the greatest impact of he day was by the entrants from Tate end Lyle Transuart Ltd., Liverpool. ['here were only four of them out of a otal entry of 138 but they carried off ix premier awards. A. J. Cook (Foden) as hest in the oil-engined vehicles action and was winner of Class E2. A. lames (Bedford) was best in Class F1, R. J. Bramwell (Fatten) was winner of Mas:s G and S. Isaac (Albion) took first dace in Class D. The performances of cools, Bramwell and Isaac aggregated nto the highest marks for the team nvard.
In effect the best diesel driver placing s now the leading individual award at Manchester and a handicap system is Inployed in its allocation, entrants in the imailer vehicle classes carrying debit narks in addition to penalties incurred tnd the larger machines being given :redits. The same system applies in TsPect of the best C-licensed driver, who ast week-end proved to be J. A. Wilson McVitie and Price Ltd., Austin) the :lass C winner. His actual penalties ffere 65 points, compared with 100 by
A feature of the day was the very ;ood markings obtained on the Highway :ode questions.
Code and Road Tie There was a tie for the trophy given n connection with the best code and road 'mite performance, two drivers scoring louble nil, but when the driving tests
were taken into account in order to resolve the position the best man proved to be W. Jones (G.P.O., Karrier). The emphasis at Manchester is very much on the ancillary user, and an extremely high level of skill was demonstrated. Among the "heavies" the main troubles really arose in situations where drivers had been accustomed to having assistance in reversing. Outside help was alleged to have made its appearance during the tests, and as a result two competitors who had otherwise shown up quite well were excluded front the lists.
Wholesale Penalties
The loading bay test exacted same wholesale penalties. Whilst in many cases the trouble lay in the drivers not selecting the best position before reversing, the space for rnanceuvre was certainly somewhat cramped. Nobody could complain about the parking test, for a useful number escaped completely without penalty here. They included D. Akers (Louis C. Edwards and Sons (Transport) Ltd., Thames), W. B. Shorter (T. Wall and Sons (Meat and Handy Foods) Ltd., Leyland), N. Lovatt (Frank Roberts and Sons Ltd., Austin), and A. James (Tate and Lyle Transport Ltd., Bedford), Width-judging also produced some outstanding efforts, those who were penalty tree including R. Balls-(Willcinsons Transp0:1 (Bacup) Ltd., Bedford), R. Burns (Ministry of Public Building and Works, Cornmer), H. J. Bramwell and S. Isaac (both Tate and Lyle Transport Ltd.) and N. Lovatt.
[his year competitors started their road route at Belle Vue on the eastern side of the city, completing it on the west at the Shell Chemical Co,Ltd. olant at Partington, where the tests were Instead of following the practice of former occasions the full results of each class were announced as they became available, an arrangement that added considerably to the interest of the
competitors. A.T.