Isle of Wight to Hold Rally A RALLY for commercial vehicles
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is to be held in the Isle of Wight, probably in the week preceding the Whitsun holiday. It is being organized by the Isle of Wight Joint Road Safety Committee, but will not be an eliminating contest for the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition.
The promoters wish to feet their feet before taking part in the national competition. One of the obstacles is the , high cost of bringing vehicles across the Solent to take part in the final competition.
According to the preliminary arrangements, the rally will begin at Newport and end on the promenade at Ryde, where driving tests will take place.
Dennis Bros., Ltd., Guildford, are building a number of 29-seat school buses for the London County Council. They are based on adapted. Stork underfloor-engined goods chassis, powered by Perkins P.6 hdrizontal engines. Similar chassis are hi use in Switzerland and one was seen at the 1955. Geneva Motor Show. Thebes, which is fitted with 7.00-20 in. (10-ply) lyres, has front and central entrances. The driver sits in ihe main
compartment.
The City of Oxford Road Safety Organization, which is sponsoring a local round in the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition, has asked Goodhew Aviation, Ltd., for permission to use Oxford Airport. The date has not yet been fixed.
The Portsmouth round is expected to lake place about the middle of August.
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