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Close scoring at Yeading

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20th June 1969

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Page 191, 20th June 1969 — Close scoring at Yeading

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by Ron Cater

• After being held for a number of years at the AEC works at Southall, the London round Sunday to the MoT testing station at Yeading, near Uxbridge-and a very suitable venue it proved to be.

However, it was not a day for previous champions; only one class winner from last year was able to repeat his success. He was R. Wood, from the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works who, with his Bedford, took the Class El prize from J. Saunders (Nestles -Commer) by a margin of 11 points. E. Oakley missed another trip to Bramcote by only 5 points when he came second to GPO driver R. Oldham in Class A.

Indeed, scoring was close throughout. The winners of Classes A, B and G all scored 62 points each. Classes C, D and El were topped with penalties of 44, 47 and 46 respectively while in the remaining classes margins of only one or two points separated first and second men.

The overall winner, L. Barnet of Rockware Glass, with an improvement percentage of 77, was well ahead of the rest. The team award went to the same firm that won last year-Gerrards Fruiterers. A whole batch of National Carriers drivers' arrived to find that their office had entered them all in the wrong classes. To avoid disappointment, organizer Ted Teer arranged a separate run-off for the railway lads and he even rustled up a tankard for the winner who, had he been properly entered, would have been placed second in his class, Most of the marshals were in favour of the new venue, though the AEC canteen facilities were missed. Some competitors complained that spectators were allowed too close to the tests, causing distraction. However, despite the unfamiliarity of the terrain, an entry numbering 171 and the need to improvise a special contest for the railway drivers, "stumps were drawn" by 4.50 p.m. and the last of the results were posted half an hour later, with speeches ending well before 6 p.m.

LONDON RESULTS

Class A: up to 16ft and over 1 ton unladen weight: 1, R. Oldham (London Postal Region) BMC, 62 points: 2, E. Oakley (Rank Film Processing) Bedford. 67: 3, R. Hutton (Rank Film Processing) Bedford. 75.

Class El: over 16ft to 19ft: 1. S. Whitehead

(Rank Xerox) Ford, 62: 2. P. Burris (Rank Xerox) Ford. 70; 3, A. Cooperthwaite (Rank Xerox) Ford, 81.

Class C: over 19ft to 22ft: 1, F. Shame (National Carriers) Commer. 44; 2. C. Toppin (London Postal Region) Kerner, 57; 3, A. Sumner (Schweppes (Home) Ltd.) Bedford, 62.

Class 13: over 22ft to 25ft: 1. M. Parkes (Gerrards Fruiterers) Bedford, 47; 2, P. Smith (Ministry of Public Buildings and Works) BMC, 54: 3. M. Hanrahan (Schweppes (Home) Ltd.) Bedford. 63. Class El: over 26ft with two axles: 1. R. Wood (Ministry of Public Buildings 81. Works) Bedford, 46: 2. J. Saunders (Nestles Co. Ltd.) Commer, 57; 3. T. Howe (Nestles Co. Ltd.) AEC. 71.

Class E2: over 25ft with more than two axles: 1, S. Dougan (A. Guinness Son and Co. Ltd.) AEC, 92: 2. S. Mothersole (Texaco Ltd.) Atkinson. 93: 3. J. Driscol (Express Dairy Co.} AEC. 105. Class Fl: flat or sided semi-trailers up to 33ft: 1. L. Barnet (Rockware Glass) Leyland, 56: 2, T. Wheeler (National Carriers) Karrier, 112; 3, 0. Cavill (Express Dairy Co.) Bedford. 141, Class F2: box or tank semi-trailers up to 33ft: 1, D. Witney (Harvey Bradfield and Toyer) Bedford. 61: 2, D. Curcher (National Carriers) Karrier, 81; 3, J. Vidler (L. G. Wilkinson) Commer, 130.

Class G: flat or sided semi-trailers over 33ft: 1, K. Wheeler (British Aircraft Corporation) Ford, 62; 2, J. Clark (British Aircraft Corporation) Ford. and L. Lazell (Ind Coope) Leyland, both 64.

Class H: box or tank semi-trailers Over 33ft: 1, R. Jocham (Cisme Plastics Ltd.) Ford. 78:2. A Rodenburgh (Harvey Bradfield and Toyed Bedford. 79: 3. J. Dunn (Monkton Motors) ERF, 95. Overall winner: L Barnet.

Team award: Gerrards Fruiterers (R. Martin. G. Childs and M. Parkes), 190.