Shenstone & D.C.C. Shenstone Cup Trial

Held on March 5th, there were 26 starters and the award winners were:

 

Tamworth Cup.—J. V. S. Brown (H.R.G.).

Shenstone Cup.—J. Coates (N.T. Special).

Shenstone Bowl.—J. W. Cox (Dellow).

First-Class Awards.—J. H. Leigh (Frazer-Nash), J. W. Fowler (H.R.G.), R. B. Lowe (Dellow), F. E. Wall (Vauxhall).

Second-Class Awards.—L. M. Austin (Lancia), R. F. Collins-Jones (M.G.), L. S. Evans (Dellow), G. D. C. Ostroumoff (Dellow).

 

Held on March 12th, only one car got through Hunts Lane.

 

Browett Trophy.—N. Manning (Morris).

First-Class Award.—S. Asbury (Fairley).

Second-Class Award.—K. Root (Singer).

 

This classic event started from Hindhead on March 18th and embraced thirteen observed sections and two special tests. Every one of the 25 starters who tackled then climbed both the Valewoods, Beechy Lees and Flanagan-and-Allen, and Richards alone failed on Ferndean Hollow. However, Dent’s Delight defeated two, Lawson’s Lament twelve, while only Onslow-Bartlett and C. L. Bold vanquished Cow Track. Seven cars stopped on Streatham and before the Longmore gradients were tackled, Lawson, Sweeney, Richards, Smith, Lang, Appleton and Jackson had retired. Ten cars were defeated on the first section, none climbed the last two, and the second section beat everyone except Faulkner. Bold made best performance in the first Special Test, Onslow-Bartlett was best in Test Two.

 

Coventry Cup.—Onslow-Bartlett.

Class A Cup.—C. L. Bold.

Class C Cup.—R. W. Faulkner,

First Class Awards.—E. G. Spence and D. G. Roberts

Second Class Awards.—B. H. Brown and H. C. Roberts.

 

The dry weather that is a feature of Britain these days (or have we spoken too soon?) did its best to ruin the “Colmore” on March 11th. Sixty-seven cars started and the event was decided on the special tests. In the timed part of Postlip, Nicholl’s Ford V8 was fastest, while Bold’s Bold Special made f.t.d. in the cross roads test, Faulkner’s Mercury and Onslow Bartlett’s Bartlett Special tying as runners-up, 0.2 sec. slower.

 

Colmore Trophy (best performance).—A. W. Francis (3,917-c.c. F.M.). Total test time 52.2 sec.

Rhode Cup (up to 1,100 c.c).—C. L. Bold (1,080-c.c. Bold). Total test times 53.0 sec.

Shell Cup (1,100-1,500 c.c.).—M. Wilde (1,172-c.c. Ford). Total test times 52.4 sec.

Bernard Norris Cup (over 1,500 c.c.).—K. Burgess (4,000-c.c. Allard). Total test times 56.4 sec.

Team Award.—Alvechurch team (N. V. Terry, V. Ostroumoff and R. B. Lowe).

First-Class Awards.—G. P. Mosbyn (1,172-c.c. Ford); L. J. Oliver (1,172-c.c. Oliver); G. D. Waldron (1,172-c.c. Dellow); N. V. Terry (1,172-c.c. Dellow); R. B. Lowe (1,172-c.c. Dellow).

Second Class Awards.—R. D. G. Smith (1,172-cc. Fairley); P. A. Atkinson (747-c.c. Austin); G. B. Hewitt (747-c.c. Austin); J. Redings (1,785-c.c. Regent); A. E. Frost (1,172-c.c. A.F.S.); T. C. Harrison (1,172-c.c. Harford); J. C. Wallwork (1,776-c.c. Standard); K. Rawlings (2,088-c.c. Vanguard Special); W. F. Mead (3,917-c.c. Allard); G. R. Holt (1,172-c.c. G.R.H.); G. E. Spears (1,172-c.c. Dellow); V. S. A. Biggs (1,1.72-c.c. Ford); J. Coates (1,172-c.c. N.T. Special); F. D. Lawton (1,125-c.c. Austin); B. Fitzwater (1,089-c.c. Riley Special); H. E. R. Roberts (933-c.c. Robross); D. T. S. Edwards (1,172-c.c. Ford S); G. Pentony (1,442-c.c. Morris); G. H. Dixon (1,172-c.c. G.R.A. Special); L. O. Bartlett (1,172-c.c. Bartlett Special); C. Brough (1,172-c.c. Dellow); J. D. Sleeman (1,172-c.c. Sleeman); G. Hinder (1,172-c.c. S.H.S.); A. A. Butler (1,172-c.c. Clegg); C. R. L. Nicholl (3,622-c.c. Ford); J. W. Faulkner (4,375-c.c. Mercury); J. H. Appleton (4,375-c.c. Allard); G. Newman (1,069-c.c. G.N. S.); V. Ostroumoff (1,172-c.c. Dellow); A. M. Beardshaw (1,172-c.c. A.M.B.).

Third-Class Awards.—L. Parker (4,000-c.c. Parker); J. W. Cox (1,498-c.c. Dellow); J. V. Brown (1,496-c.c. H.R.G.); E. J. P. Reynolds (1,172-c.c. Dellow S.); P. Toogood (3,917-c.c. Ford); V. A. Hassall (1,172-c.c. Rawlings Special); P L. Cracknell (1,172-c.c. Forstin II); S. A. Cracknell (Forstin I); B. H. Brown (3,622-c.c. Brown-Ford); R. E. Holt (3,622-c.c. V8); G. L. Hancock (3,917-c.c. Allard); B. Spollon (3,622-c.c. Ford Special); D. J. Hase (990-c.c. Meakin Cross); O. H. J. Davies (1,172-c.c. Davies Special).