Rivalry Keen in Coventry Rally: 163 Entrants

24th September 1954, Page 83

24th September 1954

Page 83

Page 83, 24th September 1954 — Rivalry Keen in Coventry Rally: 163 Entrants

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gEN rivalry, especially between 'rivers of British Road Services and of private operators, marked the mtry commercial-vehicle rally held iunday. Many B.R.S. vehicles were .ed. The total of vehicles taking was 163, many coming from Ion, South Wales and Yorkshire. [ere was a difference, compared the Portsmouth rally on Septet-in(The Commercial Motor, Septem03). Marks awarded to a competior driving on the public road and /ledge of the Highway Code were ive unless he tied with another nt. Final qualification depended

the results of three timed euvring tests.

e vehicles were assembled at Pool low and were checked for length. drivers were then examined on the way Code. They next drove to the )ark of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., over a prescribed route of four miles, during which they were assessed on driving ability.

On arrival at the park, the vehicles were checked by members of the maintenance department of Jaguar Cars, Ltd., who awarded marks for the bestmaintained vehicle.

The manceuvring tests included tests of braking, " garaging " and turning in a confined space.

In the following results, the first number after each competitor's name shows points gained out of 200 in the driving and Highway Code sections, and the second number the marks out of 300 for the manceuvring test.