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Stan Chapman bounces back
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by Alan Havard
• Stan Chapman, the Shell-Mex and BP tanker driver who last year went away from Bramcote believing he was national champion—only CO hear next day that the results had been incorrectly scored—is back again.
He qualified for the national finals on September 6 by winning Class D at Grimsby on Sunday. Asked about his chances, by colleagues, he said: "We'll see." It was obviously a popular win among the contestants at Grimsby.
Partly due to the opening of the pea picking season the previous day (which caused last-minute withdrawals), entries were down to 85 this year. This may have been the reason for a fairly late start to the contest, which was not under way (so far as the manoeuvring tests were concerned) until mid-morning.
RESULTS Rigid vehicles
Class A: up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen: 1. W. Foreman (Conoco Ltd) Ford. 176 points: no other entrants.
Class B: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, B. McDaid {Clugston Transport) Albion, 92: 2, G. Pearce (Conoco Ltd) Seddon, 114: 3, H. R. F. Akrill (Shell-Max and BP LtrIlLeyland, 115.
Class C: over 24ft to 28ft: 1, K. Bertram (Clugston Transport) Leyland. 113: 2, P. J. Arnett (Clugston Transport) Leyland. 114:3, G. Dodson (B. Platt Ltd) Dodge, 151. Class D: over 28ft: 1, S. Chapman (Shell-Mex and BP Ltd) AEC, 59; 2, J. Hallam (Conoco Ltd) AEC, 64:3, A. Fennick (Conoco Ltd) AEC, 86.
Artics
Class E; flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, up to 33ft; 1, S. T. Jackson (National Carriers Ltd) Karrier, 145; 2, E. White (National Carriers Ltd) Bedford, 151; no other entrants.
Class F: Box or tank to 33ft: 1, A. Barratt (Clugston Transport) Leyland, 81: 2, G. Rees (Clugston Transport) Leyland. 117; 3, C. Gaunt (Shell-Max and BP Ltd) AEC, 119.
Class G: flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, over 33ft: 1. G. W. Wilkie (Consolidated Land Services) Guy. 80: 2. P. J. Crawford (Clugston Transport) Scammell. 119: 3, E. Jeans (Clugston Transport) Scammell. 122.
Class H: box or tank over 33ft: 1. I. Swain (Total Oil) Leyland, 93: 2. P. Newsome (Conoco Ltd) AEC, 102; 3, S. K. Clayton (Gulf Oill Guy. 130. Overall winner: S. Chapman.
Team award: Conoco Ltd.