£50 Goes to Driver of the Year
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rHE supreme champion in the Lorry
• Driv :r of the Year Competition at 3oveatry Airport on September 21 will • bceive a prize of £50, as well as a trophy. [he competitor gaining second place will
awarthd £30, and third place £20. :lass champions will win LIO each. These awards have been made possible )3/ the generosity of the Unilever, Tate 'rid Lyle and Express Dairy companies. vho between them have subscribed £200. Of more than 1,000 drivers who have .ompeted in the eliminating contests, 144 viii take part in the final. Twenty-six tf them have been finalists before.
Lord Mancroft, Minister without 'ortfolio, will present the prizes on 'chaff of the Minister of Transport. The national organizing committee Lave agreed temporarily to suspend 'reparations for an international comletition to be held in Britain. They have lone so because of the attitude of the :ociety of Motor Manufacturers and -raders. who, it is understood, have leclined to give financial support to the Toject or to allow individual members
o do so.