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• At last drivers in the LDoY eliminating rounds appear to have found a method of completing Test 1 reversing into the loading bay and gathering only 10 penalty points in the process. They are driving forward and reversing straight back to the start line, then driving forward again with the obstacle this time on their right-hand side; then they reverse into the bay. This was a method used at both Dunfermline and Ruislip last weekend and, while it drew protests from a number of competitors in Classes A and B, these were not upheld. At Torbay F /Sgt Luker's well-drilled teamsters from St Athan put up another impressive show, providing the day's lowest scorer RAF Regiment Cpl Hallsworth (100, Class C), while three other NC0s, Cpl O'Brien (Class G winner) and Cpls Gordon and Smooker went unpenalized through the Highway Code exam. The only woman driver, LACW Shackleton, from RAF Mount Batten, was one of four competitors who made perfect performances on the road route.
One of Conoco's tanker drivers, B. C. Smith (Class F) made the best score 130 at the Nottinghamshire round, held at Newark. In the run-off to decide the overall winner J. Tomlin (Class E winner with 200 points) came off best with an NCL Ford. Last year's Class C winner, E. Watson, repeated his performance with 14 fewer penalty points.
A new venue was used for the Northamptonshire eliminator in a disused lay-by near Hardwick Woods. The 1971 entry of 94 was reduced to 88 mainly because of the withdrawal of Service entries from the local TA camp.
RESULTS
CARLISLE
Rigid vehicles
Class A: up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen: 1, J. Hodgson (Express Dairy Foods Ltd) Ford, 166 pts; 2, G. mattinscm M. C. Robertson (Carlisle) Ltd) Ford, 274; 3, J. McKean (K and $ McKenzie) Commer, 365.
Class B: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, W. Crozier (W. C. Robertson (Carlisle) Ltd) Ford, 286:2. R. Jardin {W.
C. Robertson (Carlisle) Ltd) Ford, 339; 3, R. Whittle (W. C. Robertson (Carlisle) Ltd) Ford 360.
Class C: over 24tt to 28ft: 1, B. Bousefield (Express Dairy Foods Ltd) AEC, 152; 2, F. Scott (Carr Flour Mills) ERF, 442; 3, T. Bateson (Express Dairy Foods Ltd) AEC, 483. Class D: over 28ft: 1, H. S. Birk' eft (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) Leyland, 246; 2, J. Kenny (Farmix (Dumfries) Ltd) Albion, 275; 3, G. Proctor (Cavaghan and Gray Ltd) Dodge, 310.
Artics Class E: fiat or sided or drop-frame, up to 40f1: 1, M. Stanger (NCO Bedford, 286; 2, W. Taylor (Cavaghan and Gray Ltd) Commer, 320. No other entrants. Class F: box or tank to 40ft: 1, L. Kinrade (Cavaghan and Gray Ltd) Commer, 197; 2, A. Grant (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) AEC, 280; 3, G. Sweetin (NCL) Ford, 482.
Class 0: flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1, L. Watson (J. H. Henderson and Sons Ltd) Volvo, 295:2, L. Salkeld (RAF, Carlisle) AEC, 633. Class H: box or tank over 40ft: 1, A. Thompson (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) Scammell, 138; 2, D. Beatty (Carr Flour Mills Ltd) Leyland, 255; 3, A. Vernon (Cavaghan and Gray Ltd) Commer, 418. Overall winner: W. Crozier.
Team award: Shell-Mex and BP Ltd (H. Birkett, A. Grant and A. Thompson), Rigid vehicles Class A: up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen: 1, G. Wakefield (Plessey Interconnect Ltd) Ford, 198 pts; 2, D. Fisher (Plessey Interconnect Ltd) Ford, 286; 3, S. inglefield (Plessey Interconnect Ltd) Ford, 419.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Class B: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, R. McLasserty (W. J. Kirkby Ltd) Ford, 359; 2, R. C. Barrick (NCL) Bedford, 374; 3, S. Dash (Shell-rviex and BP Ltd) Leyland, 378.
Class C: over 24ft to 28ft: 1, J. Lane (Wolsey Ltd) Ford, 288; 2, G. Emmins (A. Lilley and Co) Albion, 332; 3, G. Galloway (W. G. Eales Ltd) Leyland, 363.
Class D; over 28ft: 1, K. J. Wilson (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) AEC, 102; 2, D. Smith (S. W. Wreford) Leyland, 178; 3, N. Kemp (Wolsey Ltd) Ford, 238. Arlics Class E Rat or sided or drop-frame, up to 404t: 1, T. Barker (Lockwoods Foods Ltd) Bedford, 206; 2, T. C. Chamberlain (A and W Aiibone Ltd) Commer, 260:3, G. C. Keeble (NCL) Bedford, 287. Class F: boxer tank to 40ft: 1, D. Matthews (J. Sainsbury Ltd) Atkinson 116; 2, T. Harbour (NCL) Bedford, 133; 3, B. Tronans (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) AEC, 159.
Class G: flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1, 0.1. Lay (H. and A. Swift Ltd) AEC, 219; 2, W. R. E. Brown (NCL) Bedford, 272; 3, R. Taste' ("Knights of OldLtd) Atkinson, 308.