MOTOR-CYCLING

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 255, 27 July 1927, Page 3

MOTOR-CYCLING

AFTERNOON RELIABILITY TRIAL. On Saturday last the We 11 iHGton Ilotor and Cycle. Sports Club held a very wc cessful trial, over a route lington via Heretaunga, H.nvwarde. returning via Lowel Hutt to Post Office Souare. a distance of .ap proximately 45 miles. This is a very interesting run, as co ’’^ in ® t 7 r conditions'of roads, and also two water snlnshes Marks were deducted lor “footing” or stopping in the water splash, while a little further on a stop and restarting test was held on a steep portion of the route. Both of these tests were responsible for several failures, butjvhat caused competitors to lose most marks was being Into in secret check as. an average speed of 20 miles per . hour had to be maintained over the entire course. Considering the difficult nature of the course, and also that several ccmnetitors carried pillion passengers. it is noteworthy that every competitor completed the course without micLan <f apy kind. The following is a list of orize-vwnners:— Solo Class.-H Harvie-(25 h.iv Douglas). 1 with loss of 6 points; F. Weldon (31 h n. New Hudson). 2. with loss of 7 points. pillion Class—L. Dnnetntl '3* h.n. New Hudson). 1. with lons of 6 points; F. Brandeis (34 h.p. A.J.S.). with loss, of 12 points. , «id".rnr Class.—T. Wilkinson (7-9 h.n. Hariev-Hnvidson), 1. with loss of 11 points: G. S. Bright fJH-12 h.p. Barley-Davidson), 2. with loss of 26 points.