Redex Trial Drivers Reach Melbourne

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27406, 20 July 1954, Page 11

Redex Trial Drivers Reach Melbourne

I Zee. 1G p.m.) MELBOURNE, July 19. rive thousand persons gave the altered, mud-spattered Redex trial srs a wild reception at Royal Park zday. It was the end of the second bst stage of the world’s toughest car ral The surging crowd mobbed the cars e they drove up to the control point. '.=» tired, begrimed drivers waved to fees, checked m, and cjimbed from Ear cars with nearly 9000 miles, injidin® some of Australia’s worst sds, behind them. Ahead of them —after about 10 jjurs’ rest —is a mystery stretch of laeariy 800 miles. None of them knows it contains—except that 'the rws are almost certain to meet ©aw. fog, and mists. This is the section tiat is likely to decide the trial Drivers will not be told the exact r%ne to Sydney until they leave tor.ighi. A trial official said the final of the trial would take the cars I the alps through Orbost, Adammahy, Talbmgo, and Canberra. At Canberra there would be a 30-minute rest The first car was due there at iL42 am. tomorrow. For the alps the weather bureau has forecast snow, fog, and mists. Ballarat gave the drivers a taste of lies anead as they came through there about early-morning peak-traffic ta» today. One of the worst fogs for years reduced visibility to a few yards. The Ballarat crowds, some of whom had been watching in freezing cold race 4 am., acted as unofficial guides m the drivers slowed down at interactions, unable to see approaching One stalled at an intersection was quickly pushed across the by the crowds. Only 134 of the 246 cars which Farted in the trial from Sydney 16 «7i ago left for Melbourne last night. Canadian Jets for Turkey.— The Canadian Ambassador to Turkey (Mr Herbert Moran) today handed over the fast six of 86 Sabre jet fighters allogted to Turkey under the Canadian Mutual Aid Programme.—Ankara,