MOTOR-CYCLING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20214, 17 April 1931, Page 5

MOTOR-CYCLING.

PIONEER SPORTS CLUB. V < 'r 1 — ? FIXTURES. April 18th—Novelty Social Pillion Trial. , , / May 2nd —Miniature T.T. Race. < NOTES. . . H t- , «, ?»/ ,; The- novelty social pillion trial, which 'waa postponed from last Saturday owing to unfavourable weather conditions, will now be held to-morrow afternoon, leaving the club house at 2- o'clock. \ * i The judge (Mr R. 0. Symes) of the recent reliability trials - for motorcycles and light cars helld by the Pioneer ..Sports Club supplies the following report:— ■ i„ Light Carss ' t "There were 14 entries, and ■of the 1& siartexp 10 cars clocked in at the finishing poet; one competitor being .'disqualified on' acooiint of his having changed a plug whilst in control. . "The schedule timing of the cars was 'excellent, only three competitors losing points at control stops, the secret -check,' which was to be utilised only iin case of a ; tie, was responsible for the loss of only one point. I am »ot the opinion -that, the two minute allowance)* is toos generous, ill the "case ot experienced- drivers, although cxire [ should be"£aken when arranging the ' spefed conditions that there is no possi- , bility of competitors, having to speed through the town in order to arrive .on) tiMe at'the finishing point. , "Owing to a i certain amount -or misunderstanding ■as to what defects would be responsible, for loss of the committee authorise}!. me to, eliminate all points which taught .have been lost, from this cause, and points hays j "therefore been given for reliability alone. To". avoid any possibility of ambiguity' in' future trials ,1 suggest | that ,full- particulars ,of what cpnstitute a defect be embodied in the conditions- ? Moreover,/ I (Submit thet t it k is advisable that the mechanics responsible for the examination of the care before the start of the trial should also cs&mioc the ears at*jthe, finish.

Motor-Cycles: w ,-5 etartod out of the fact tnat oniy nine competitors completed in the trial m sufficient evidence that it was not easy. Unfortunately one of those finishing bad to be disqualified on account i* of hiß havin'g taken the wrong route on the homoward journey. .. . . "Congratulations must be extended to those competitors who have gained certificates, the lowest placed among them halving lost only three .pointo- It must also be a matter -of considerable encouragement to the private owners 'to know that -they' constituted fifty per' cent, of those finishing the trial, and it was only the unfortunate, loea of a single point at ; a secret check which prevented one of their ..number from gaining the maximum points, v "Owing to .special circumstances the .committee has decided not to award a teams prize to the motor-cycle section on this I .may be permitted to express an opinion 1 should' like to point opt that sufficient emphasis does not seem to have, been given to the importance of the competitors' books. Qnito a number are absolutely v blink, and in others many of the. remarks were Very difficult to certain amonno of ambiguity has also arisen through the fact that cars and motor-cycles nad similar numbers. It might also be- advisable that the books, of those competitorflwho did not finish - tho trial should be handed in to the secretary the.following morn--1 insz*'" 1 ■ I "those 'competitors tfho may wish to ascertain where they lost points in the trial may do so by interviewing the secretary, who has been supplied witn detailed particulars., As a result or the ijudgea's recommendations a special committee consisting of Messrs R. < C. Symes, R: H. Packer, W. F. Marsh, ~T. R..McCleary, A. H. Hfcden, D. C. Crozier, A. D. Tench, and J. Ha Powell . representing the motor-cycle * and the light car sections - met last evening to consider them, when the whole of the .recommendations were adopted and several ■' additional clauses added in order to make them.as'watertight -as possible fo r future trials.