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Seven rounds gone and 58 points to beat

• Five LDoY rounds all on one day, last Sunday, and another four next weekend — the 1972 competition is hotting up. From all around come reports of high markings due to the newly imposed stiffer penalties and tests. but one driver, BRSL's G. McMullen, 1971 Finals runner-up, actually said, when he made best performance at Birmingham with his BMC that he thought this year's course was a little easier than hitherto. His Class G penalty was an incredibly low 58 points.

Only two other competitors have so far

returned scores below the "tonboth at the Bristol centre and both handling artics. In Class G Leyland driver P. A. G. James re

gistered 64 and J. S. Clark (Ford) logged 98 in Class E.

Test 1 continues to cause headaches for the rigid vehicle classes and to date the best performer in this category is Bristol's Class D Albion driver I. Ridgway with 112 paints.

Twenty-four hours after he had been declared the winner in Class D at Wolverhampton R. Davies (ERF) was told that a discrepancy had been detected in his score card. The marking party had omitted to debit him with 196 penalty points, which lifted him from a respectable 312 to an unplaced 508. When he was informed on Monday that the new Class D winner was H. Hampton (Guy), his colleague at Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries, disappointment was eased. The winner's score was 314.

R. T. Hayes (Bedford), an NCL man, easily won at Newcastle under Lyme, his Class E score of 191 being the only one below 200. This consistent driver has won this class four years running.

In a battle largely dominated by oil company drivers at Grimsby, Shell-Mex and BP expert S. Chapman with his rigid AEC returned byfar the lowest score of the day — 124 points as against 157 from Conoco's Class H winner P. C. Bontoff.

RESULTS

BIRMINGHAM

Rigid vehicles Class A: up to 20tt and over 1 ton unladen: 1, E. Harris 11-lawleys Bakeries Ltd) Bedford, 129 penalty points; 2, T, Phillips (Hawleys Bakeries Ltd) Bedford, 154; 3, W. Heywood (Birmingham Co-op) BMC, 183.

Class El: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, R. Hughes IGiding Ltd) BMC, 186; 2, J. Dawes (GKN Screws and Fasteners Ltd) Austin, 246: 3, P. Hall (Hawleys Bakeries Ltd) Bedford 294, Class C: over 24ft to 28ft: 1, D. Swiers (Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd) Bedford. 151; 2, C. Bent (Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd) Bedford, 171: 3, P. Weighall (BRS Contracts Ltd) BMC, 171.

Class D: over 28ft: 1. A. Tolley (W. Allport and Sons Ltd) Dodge. 182: 2, S. Oliver (A. G. Lowe and Sons Ltd) Dodge, 184; 3, V. Wilson (Texaco Ltd) Atkinson, 257, Class E: flat or sided or drop-frame, up to 40ft: 1, H. G. Haywood, (Midland Counties Dairy Ltd) Bedford, 115; 2, G. Bennett (The Metal Box Co Ltd) Ford, 119; 3, W. Hayes (Mitchells and Butlers Ltd) Bedford, 158.

Class F: box or tank to 40ft: 1, D. Stanton (Petrofina (UK) Ltd) AEC, 142: 2, J. Campbell (BRSL) BMC, 150; 3, M. Andrews (13RSL) BMC, 161.

Class G: flat or aided, flat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1, G. McMullen (BRSL) BMC. 58; 2, L Harvey (Bass Production Ltd) Scammell, 151; 3. R. Bennison (Bass Production Ltd) Scammell, 169. Class H: box or tank over 40ft: 1, M. Postans (The Metal Box Co Ltd) Ford, 117; 2, D. Luckman (Conoco Ltd) ERF, 133; 3. M. Astley (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) Scammell, 158.

Overall winner: D. Swiers.

Team award: Not awarded.

BRISTOL

Rigid vehicles Class A: up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen: 1. H. Fricker (John Harvey and Sons Ltd) Commer, 323 points; 2. T. J. Cambridge (PO Gloucester) Morris, 367; 3, G. Mills (G. F. Mills) Morris, 404. Class El: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, M. Randall (BAS Parcels Ltd, Bristol) BMC. 176; 2, A. W. Walker (BRS Parcels Ltd, Bridgwater) BMC, 193; 3, F. Newport (Kraft Foods Ltd} Bedford, 209.

Class C: over 24ft to 28ft: 1, D. Brennan (DOE, Bristol) BMC, 197: 2, Ft Cridland (Procter and Gamble Ltd) Bedford, 211: 3, R. K. Mogg (Procter and Gamble Ltd) Bedford, 214.

Class D: over 28ft: 1, I. Ridgway (BRSL, Avonmouth) Albion, 112; 2, B. Brown (BRSL, Melksham) Albion, 177; 3, F. Tonge (Rank Xerox Ltd} Ford, 204.

Class E: flat or sided or drop-frame, up to 40.ft:

1, J. S. Clark (NCL, Bristol) Ford, 98; 2, M. Baker (W.D. & I-1.0. Wills) AEC. 186; 3. W. Mogg (W.D. & FLO. Wills) Ford, 209.

Class F: box or tank to 40ft: 1, J. W. Coles (DoE, Bristol} Leyland, 134; 2, B. Morgan (John Harvey and Sons Ltd) Bedford, 140;3, A. J. Biggs (NCL, Bristol) Ford, 153.

Class G: flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1. P. A. G. James (A. H Gore Ltd) Leyland. 64:2, R. J. Timbrell (A. H. Gore Ltd} Leyland, 101; 3, B. Jewell (BRSL, Avonmouth) ARC, 119. Class H: box or tank over 4011: 1, P. A. Boddy (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) Scammell, 138; 2, G. Rodhouse (John Harvey and Sons Ltd) Foden, 170: 3, J. Winter (BRSL, Avonmouth) AEC, 334. Overall winner: P. A. Boddy.

Team award: NCL, Bristol (J. S. Clark, K. E. C. Smith. T. C. Merrick).

WOLVERHAMPTON

Rigid vehicles

Class A: up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen:

1, A. Sayce (Wolverhampton Express and Star) Ford, 233 points; 2. Cpl Holden (RAF St Athan) Karrier. 273; 3, H. Budge (Wolverhampton Express and Star) Ford, 274.

Class B: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, J. R. Evans (British Oxygen Co Ltd) Bedford, 401: 2. K. Humphries (Mitchels and Butlers Ltd) BMC, 430; 3, Cpl Wickstead (RAF St Athan) Bedford, 434.

Class C: over 24ft to 28ft: 1. M. Richards (Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries Ltd) Bedford, 264; 2, S. Jones (Wednesbury Tube Co Ltd) Albion. 306: 3, R. Oseland (Midland Counties Dairy Ltd) Ford, 397.

Class D: over 28ft: 1, H. Hampton (Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries Ltd) Guy, 314;

2. W. Hassell (Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co Ltd) Bedford, 325; 3, F. Minton IA. B. Gibson Ltd) Seddon, 343.

Class E: flat or sided or drop-frame, up to 40ft:

1, A. Fletcher (Midland Counties Dairy Ltd) Bedford, 171: 2, V. Green (Midland Counties Dairy Ltd} Bedford, 215: 3, Cpl Barrie (RAF St Athan) AEC, 217.

Class F: box or tank to 40ft: 1, R. Abbott (Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co Ltd) Ford, 176; 2, G. Griffiths (S. Jones (Aldridge) Ltd) ERF, 280; 3, A. Adams (S. Jones (Aldridge) Ltd) ERF, 332. Class G: flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1, M. R. Hayes (National Carriers Ltd). Dodge, 165; 2, R. V. Dunton (BRS Ltd (Walsall)) Guy. 220: 3, R. Baker (S. Jones (Aldridge) Ltd) ERF, 230.

Class H: box or tank over 40ft: 1, W. Welsh (Wincanton Transport Ltd) Guy, 169; 2, K. J. Owen (BRS (Contracts) Ltd) Guy, 242; 3, R. Goring (S. Jones (Aldridge) Ltd) ERF, 354.

Overall winner: M. Richards.

Team award: Midland Counties Dairy Ltd (R. Oseland, A. Fletcher, and V. Green).

NEWCASTLE

Rigid vehicles

Class A; up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen: 1. W. Tatton (Michelin Tyres Ltd) Bedford, 282 points;

2, A 0. Floidcroft (GPO Stoke) Bedford, 296; 3, D. Selby (Rists Wires and Cables Ltd) BMC, 394.

Class 13; over 20ft to 24ft: 1, R. Barnes (Bass Worthington) BMC, 230; 2, D. C. Roberts (Michelin Tyres Ltd) Ford, 241: 3, B. Mould (MT Section, RAF Stafford) Bedford, 463.

Class C: over 24ft to 2$ft: 1, W. B. Gould (Bass Worthington) BMC, 294: 2, G. Osborne (Bass Worthington) Austin, 365:3, G. Ogden (Bass Worthington) BMC, 411.

Class D: over 28ft: 1, J. L L. Williams (British Oxygen Co) Bedford. 300: 2, 0. Gannon {Howard Tennons Transport} BMC. 301 3. J. C. Taylor (J. A. Jobling) Bedford, 326.

Artics

Class E: flat or sided or drop-frame, up to 40ft: 1. R. T. Hayes (National Carriers Ltd) Bedfo,d, 191; 2, K. Allen (National Carriers Ltd) Bedford, 411; 3, D. A. K. Hayes (National Carriers Ltd) Ford. 430.

Class F: box or tank to 40ft: No entrants. Class G: flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1, G. Nevett (8assetts Roadways Ltd) Foden, 238; 2, S. Eaton (Allied Breweries Ltd) ERF, 254; 3, H. Dean (Bassetts Roadways Ltd) Atkinson, 280.

Class H: box or tank over 40ft: 1, L Eyre (ShellMex and BP Ltd) Scammell, 248; 2, B. Stacey (Allied Breweries Ltd) ERF. 335; 3, E. Webster (Conoco Ltd) Atkinson, 364.

Overall winner: R. T. Hayes Team award: Bassett Roadways Ltd (G. Alcock, G. Nevelt, H. Dean}, GRIMSBY

Rigid vehicles

Class A: up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen: 1, J. Easton (NCL, Lincoln) Commer. 326 points; No other entrants.

Class B: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, B. McDaid (Clugston Transport Ltd) Albion, 493; 2, P. F. King (Conoco Ltd) Seddon. 527: 3. C. Gaunt (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd} Leyland, 565.

Class C: over 24ft to 28ft: 1, J. W. Coups (Clugston Transport Ltd) Leyland. 219; 2, E. Roche (Lindsey County Council Highways Dept.) Albion 356; 3, A. Smith (Lindsey County Council Highways Dept.) Albion, 391.

Class D: over 28ft: 1, S. Chapman (Shell-Max and BP Ltd) A.E.C.. 124:2, H. Aka (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) A.E.C., 178; 3,C. J. Wood (Conoco Ltd) Guy, 210.

Class E: flat or sided or drop-frame, up to 40ft: 1, E.White (NCL, Lincoln) Ford, 261; 2, S. Jackson (NCL, Lincoln) Ford, 341; 3. M. Jipson (NCL, Lincoln) Bedford, 389.

Class F: box or tank to 40ft: 1, R. Davidson (Texaco Ltd) Leyland. 350; 2, C. Backhouse (Shell Mex and BP Ltd) AEC, 411: No other entrants. Class G: fiat or sided, fiat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1, E. Jean (Clugston Transport Ltd) Scammell, 193: 2, R. Nunns (Clugston Transport Ltd) Mercedes, 337; 3, Ft. H. Plaskitt (Frank A. Stark and Son Ltd) ERF, 417.

Class H: box or tank over 40ft: 1, P. C. Bontoft (Conoco Ltd} AEC, 157: 2, W. Jerrard {Shell-Mex and BP Ltd} Scammell, 184; 3, W. Hackford (Texaco Ltd) AEC. 211.

Overall winner: S. Chapman.

Team award: Shell-Max and BP Ltd (S. Chapman, W. Jerrard, C. Backhouse).