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Countdown to victory
TWO HUNDRED and sixty-four finalists are expected at the CM. Lorry Driver of the Year finals on Sunday, September 12 at Cranfield, Bedfordshire.
Many of them will also be participating in a competition at Cranfield the day before. There will be a Concours d' Elegance based on the design of the vehicle livery and the presentation and cleanliness of the vehicle. The second part of the contest is a mechanical condition inspection based on the major safety features of the hgv annual inspection test.
"The number of finalists is slightly down," says John Wells, LIloY national organising secretary, "but the quality is as high as ever. And besides the competition we have many other attractions; on both days manufacturers are providing vehicles for test driving a unique facility not even rivalled by the National Exhibition Centre at Birmingham."
Bedford is providing vehicles for the competition run-off events.
The entrance fee to the finals is included in the parking fee (coaches, £10; cars, £2.50).
The competition is poised at the half-way stage, with rounds so far held at Cumbria, North Humberside, Torbay, West of Scotland, Milton Keynes, Aberdeen, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, Londonderry, Liverpool, Grimsby, Sussex, Hereford and Oxford.
Tomorrow (June 6) rounds will be held at Essex, Kent, Fleetwood, the North East and Guernsey.
Other rounds still to be held are , Saturday, June 12:
Hampshire "Sunday, June 13: Leicester Norwich London and South Ruislip Birmingham Sunday, June 20: Wolverhampton South Wales West Yorkshire Saturday, June 26: Belfast/Antrim Sunday, June 27: South Yorkshire Warwickshire
Sunday, July 4:
Manchester South Bucks/Berks Bristol The classes are as follows: Rigid vehicles
Class A: Up to and including 5m (16ft 5in) overall and over 915kg (18cwt) registered unladen weight. Class B: Over 5m and up to and including 7m (22ft 111/2in).
Class C: Over 7m and up to and including 9m (29ft 61/2in).
Class D: Over 9m and up to and including llm 136ft lin).
Articulated vehicles
Class E: Over 71/2m (24ft 7in) and up to and including 10m 132ft 91/2in). Class F: Over 10m and up to and including 121/2m (41ft 11/2in).
Class G: Over 121/2m and up to and including 14m 145ft 11in).
Class H: Over 14m and up to and including 15m (49ft 21/2ir..
The scores are based on penalty points.
The competition organisers are informed only of class winners, which regularly appear in CM's news pages. However, CM told the local secretaries that we would publish firsts, seconds and thirds in a roundup. The following results were sent by Torbay and North Humberside. Torbay
Class A: 90 penalty points, David Trout, British Telecoms, Plymouth; 112, W. Taylor, British Telecoms, Exeter; 117, B. Benson, British Telecom, Plymouth.
Class B: 88, John Clapton, British Telecom, Plymouth; 161, D. Paddon, British Telecom, Plymouth; 173, A. Kingston, Royal Navy, Plymouth. Class C: 64, Mike Wevell, self-employed; 96, R. Skinner, Western BRS; 134, Keith Cressey, Morris Carriers.
Class 0: 114, Mike Brokenshire, Heavy Transport (ECC); 115, T. Parsons, Morris Carriers; 120, D. Payne, Conoco Ltd.
Class E: 62, Keith Chilvers, Royal Navy, Devonport; 81, Alan Ham, Torquay Post Office; 98, Ron Hutton, British Telecom, Exeter.
Class F: 133, Ian Rothwell, Heavy Transport (ECC); 156, Harry Walker, Heavy Transport (ECC); (joint third) 165, M. Bruton, Royal Navy, Portland, 165, C. Bunclark, Royal Navy, Plymouth.
Class G: 45, Lloyd Richards, Heavy Transport (ECM; 89, K. Proctor, .Conoco; 112, W. Ledger, Heavy Transport.
Class H: 146, Neil Bingham, Western BRS; 159, L. Sanders, Heavy Transport.
North Humberside
Class A: 153 penalty points, J. Paxton, Post Office, Leeds; 205, R. Middleton, Wm Jackson &Son, Hull; 217, H. Moore, PO, Hull.
Class B: 102, B. T. Gibson, PO, Leeds; 143, G. W. Dearing, PO, Hull; 157, D. Starling, Wm Jackson, Hull. Class C: 98, R. Hutchinson, BP Oils, Killingholme; 111, A. Flemming, Reckitt & Colman, Hull; '123, F. Cammell, Roadline (UK), Hull.
Class D: 129, A. Payne, Major Co Hull; 133, M. P. Riley, Challis York; 143, M. Coates, Negas, Hull.
Class E: 106, D. Reilly, Bass North, Tadcaster.
Class F: 69, C. G. Reilly, Petrofina, Leeds; 127, J. Woodcock, Wm Jackson, Hull; 140 T. Varley, Bass North, Tadcaster.
Class 0: 191 A. R. McNamara, Croda Premier Oils, Hull; 193, J. West, ASIV1T, Leconfield; 200, K. Shutt, Wm Jackson, Hull.
Class H; 98, G. Park, Roadline (UK), Hull; 100, G. N. Cox, Nigel Rice, Beverley; '136, T. Green, Croda Premier Oils, Hull.
THE SUSSEX centre had a disappointing number of entrants 65 compared to the usual 100 or so. However, K. Boulding from Bowater Scott was the overall supreme champion with the lowest number of penalty points. There were no protests.
The results were:
Class A: 1 P. J. Puddephat, Telecom; 2, A. Farley, PO Brighton; 3, C. J. Cameron, Telecom.
Class B: 1 D. C. C. Lewsey, West Sussex Fire Brigade; 2 D. Cox, East Sus
sex County Council; 3 P1 Woodburn, 6/7 (V) Queens Re ment, Brighton.
Class C: 1 A. K. Winter, C. B. Wint & Sons, Polegate; 2, R. Double, ar 3, J. Gray. Salisburys Handbag Crawley.
Class E: No entrant.
Class 1 A. Gough, Reigate & Re hill; 2 R. Fisher, Telecom; 3 P. Keeh T. Payne, Camberwell.
Class G: 1 , G. Shelton, Bowat Scott, Kent; 2, K. Coleman, T. Payn Camberwell; 3, R. Oakley, Sc weppes, Kent.
Class H: K. Boulding, Bowater Sco Kent; 2, J. Smith, Schweppes, Ken 3, T. M. Briggs, Southern BRS, Gull ford.
AMONG THE first rounds to be he was that of Torbay, where the were, at 85, a few more entran again the best since G. N. Tayli has been round secretary.
Lloyds Richards (Heavy Transpo (ECC) Ltd), twice a national char pion, topped Class G comfortabl where as in Class 0 the first thn were within a half dozen points I each other.
Aberdeen was among the centn to hold its round on the followir weekend. It is one of only Fa centres operating in Scotland th year and entries came from as f. away as Edinburgh 140 miles.
Sgt. H. Rae, the current secrete after six years as assistant, told C that the dispensation over driver hours for the competition ni counting as working week, is par cularly important for the region's o related traffic.