RELIABILITY TRIAL

Southland Times, Issue 21101, 5 June 1930, Page 8

RELIABILITY TRIAL

SOUTHLAND MOTOR CYCLE CLUB. At the reliability run of the Southland Motor Association held on Tuesday the route was not announced until half an hour before the start. Competitors, therefore, had no chance of having a practice over the course.

The route was an extremely difficult one consisting of stretches of mud, a double grass bank, rabbit holes and swamps. The double grass bank was a difficult section and it was named Upzan Downs. A speed of' 24 miles per hour was set for the course.

After checking! through all the sheets it was found that out of 35 starters only three competitors had covered the whole of the course on both the morning' and the afternoon circuits. They were the only ones entitled to places. To fill the other positions the committee decided to take the marks of those competitors who had made one complete circuit either morning or afternoon. The full results are therefore as follows: CLASS A. SOLO UNDER 400 c.c. S. W. .Stevenson (349 A.J.S.) 200 , penalty points 1 H. P. Bailey (349 A.J.S.) 247 penalty points .. .. 2 A. J. Baxter (349 Triumph) 255 penalty points 3 CLASS B.‘ SOLO OVER 400 c.c. W. G. Jones (497 Ariel) completed full course with 175 marks out of 1000 tyas first. G. J. Winton (498 Triumph) 110 penalty points 2 R. E. Hermann (497 Ariel) 192 penalty points 3 CLASS C. Side-cars. 11. S. Jones (989 Harley) who completed the full course with 655 marks out of 1000 was first.

R. McLean (744 Indian) who completed the full course with minus 45 marks, was second.

As no team completed the course no team award will be made.