NCL does well at York
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• At York on Sunday NCL drivers made excellent performances in what would normally have been the last of this year's eliminating rounds in the Lorry Driver of the Year competition. As reported in CM July 28, the Portstewart round, which should have taken place in June, has been, because of the situation in Ulster, deferred
Rigid vehicles Class A: up to 20ft and over 1 ton unladen: 1, T. E. Leighton (NCI-) Commer,. 137 pts; 2, G. Casswell (219 RCT(V) Land-Rover, 276; 3, G. S. Kitchen (GPO Leeds) Austin, 340.
Class B: over 20ft to 24ft: 1, B. Tennant (BOC) Bedford. 160; 2, B. Joyce (J. and E. Bertram Ltd) Bedford, 212: 3, J. L. Herring (Conoco Ltd) Seddon, 249. Class C: over 24ft to 28ft: 1, D. S. Hudson lowner-driver) Atkinson, 220; 2, A. Conyers (J. and E. Bartram Ltd) Bedford 242: 3. T. Steel (J. Terry and Sons Ltd) Bedford, 294.
Class D: over 28ft: 1, J. Wilkinson (Texaco Ltd) Atkinson, 225: 2, T. Atkinson (80C) Albion, 229: 3, J. Whitaker (DoE, Leeds) Leyland, 295.
Artics Class E: flat or sided or drop-frame, up to 40ft:
to September 2.
NCL's Hull depot experts took a first place in Class A, made a hat trick in Class E and won the team prize.
An owner-driver who will be listed among the National Finalists at Bramcote on September 10 is Atkinson-operator D. S. Hudson, winner of Class C at York.
1, J. H. Clarke (NCL) Karrier, 101:2. N. C. Harrison (NUJ Bedford, 111; 3, A. E. Coomber (NCL) Bedford 316.
Class F: box or tank to 40ft: 1, A. J. Mackie (80C) Foden, 108; 2. R. G. Hutchinson (She)i-mex and BP Ltd) Bedford, 149; 3, T. McGrath (PO. Leeds) Ford, 166.
Class G: flat or sided, flat or drop-frame, over 40ft: 1, P. Lister (J. F. Greenbank) Volvo, 242:2, H. lssatt (John Smith Brewery Ltd) Leyland, 254; 3, T. Varley (Rookes Transport Ltd) Atkinson. 311. Class 11: box or tank over 40ft: 1, G. Bishop (Petrofina (UK) Ltd) ACE, 124: 2, M. Smith (BOC) Foden, 178; 3, W. R. White (Conoco Ltd) AEC, 240. Overall winner: G. Bishop.
Team award: NCL (T E. Leighton. N. C. Harrison and J. H. Clarke).