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20th June 1969, Page 191

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• Chris Hope of Kraft Foods Ltd., was the overall winner of the Fleetwood LDoY round held last Sunday. Mr. Hope was docked only 64 points in Class D, the largest class of the round. After winning at his first attempt, the new Fleetwood champion said that this type of competition helps to "keep drivers on their toes". As a bonus for winning, he received two tickets to vist the Isle of Man on the Stella Marina by courtesy of Norwest Hovercraft Ltd.

One particularly unfortunate driver was J. 8. Bamford (Bamford and Sons Ltd.). who was driving an Austin in Class D. On the front of his vehicle he had an ornamental wheel, the centre of which protruded further than any other point. In the loading bay test this point went between two rails on the first barrier. After a discussion, it was decided that in theory that barrier had been touched and Bramford lost 100 points. As the national steward, Mr. J. Johnson, said, with solid barriers there would have been no doubt.

No fewer than six previous finalists showed their reluctance to hand over their class winner's titles to other men. Class E2 was won by E. Cooper (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd.) for the fourth time in succession. With a superb piece of driving in the kerb parking test, where his rear wheels finished only two inches from the kerb, he really displayed his skill. Robert Wall (Paraffin Distributing Co. Ltd.) must also like driving in the LDoY final for he has already competed in 1967 and 1968 and his 88 points in Class B show that he's worthy of his third visit to Bramcote.

I did not hear many complaints from the 38 competitors although there was one point which caused concern. Some drivers told me that they were presented with their route instructions barely a minute before starting. They stressed the fact that reading where they had to go while driving did not seem to them good for road safety.

FLEET1N000 RESULTS

Class A: up to 16ft and over 1 ton unladen weight: 1, A. W. Forrester (Express Dairy Co. Ltd.) Ford. 127 points; 2. L. Meeds (Zell-Em Ltd.) Ford. 147: 3, J. Renshaw (Metal Box Co.) Bedford, 309.

Class over 16ft to 19ft: F(. Wall (Paraffin Distributing Co. Ltd.) BMC, 88. Only one entrant. Class C: over 19ft to 22ft: 1, J. Hodgson (Express Dairy Co. Ltd.) Thames, 111; 2, L. Griffiths (Paraffin Distributing Co, Ltd.) BMC, 167; 3, J.B. Pass (Bamford and Sons Ltd.) Bedford. 285. Class D: over 22ft to 25ft: 1,,C. Hope (Kraft Foods Ltd.) Bedford, 64: 2, T. O'Connor (Paraffin Distributing Co. Ltd.) BMC. 73: 3. H. Finch (Ainsworth and Martin) Bedford, 111.

Class El over 26ft with two axles: 1, C. T. Morrow (Fleetwood Fish Transport Ltd.) Leyland. 294. Only one entrant.

Class E2: over 26ft with more than two axles: 1. E. Cooper (Shell Mex and BP Ltd.) AEC, 100: 2. J. Steel (Petrofina Ltd.) AEC. 129: 3. T. Kemp (ShellMex and BP Ltd.) AEC, 188.

Class Fl: flat or sided semi-trailers up to 33ft: 1. J. W. Fahy (Arthur Hughes and Sons Ltd.) Bedford. 112: 2. J. Cooney (Eric Bernrose Ltd.) Bedford. 227.

Class F2: box or tank semi-trailers up to 33ft: 1. J. C. Eales IShell-Mex and BP Ltd.) AEC, 200. Only one entrant.

Class G: flat or sided semi-trailers over 33ft: 1. D. Garrigan (Eric Bernrose Ltd.) Albion, 151: 2, B. Bolton (John Bateson and Co. Ltd.) Ford, 376. Class H: box or tank semi.trailers over 33ft: 1, R. A. Cochrane (Petrofina Ltd.) Atkinson. 106:2. B. Chippendale (Petrofina Ltd.) AEC, 166: 3, J. Lord (Petrofina Lid.) Atkinson, 171.

Overall winner: C. Hope (Kraft Foods Ltd.) Team award: Paraffin Distributing Co. Ltd. (R. Wall. L. Griffiths, T. O'Connor).

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