09-01-2022, 09:33 AM
No doubt more distinguished trials historians will make major contributions after their breakfast, but here is an initial suggestion. Twelve Sevens entered the 1936 Colmore. Works entries were 23 Goodacre, 24 Bert Hadley, 25 Scriven and 26 B Buckley. Buckley in BOA58, and Goodacre in BOA59 took 1st class award, Bert Hadley, BOA60 and J Orford in AOV342 and Bill Scriven took 2nd class. Third class was achieved by Richardson, Arthur, who seems never to have trialed again, Nichols and Ward. Ted Lloyd Jones, not yet having access to ex RAF Merlins, entered a special propelled by a supercharged engine. Wallis Milton failed to win an award but still finished. W Sewell drove a works entered blown Austin Ten, shhh, don't tell P Tunnicliffe that Tens competed long before Swallow Dorettis, Jowett Jupiters or XK 120s entered production.
Sources; Cowbourne, Channing Brown, "Wheelspin" Mays and my own notes. Why have I such anorak notes? Well because this coming year's Historic Hillclimb Tours will ascend the very historic Birdlip, at the top of which the Royal George was the Colmore's final control. Fish Hill is included, and we pass the foot and then the top of Stanway Old Hill. The first run in May is fully booked, the tour planned to welcome Austin Sevens should take place on the Friday of the Centenary Celebrations. Bookings have been taken, places are available.
Sources; Cowbourne, Channing Brown, "Wheelspin" Mays and my own notes. Why have I such anorak notes? Well because this coming year's Historic Hillclimb Tours will ascend the very historic Birdlip, at the top of which the Royal George was the Colmore's final control. Fish Hill is included, and we pass the foot and then the top of Stanway Old Hill. The first run in May is fully booked, the tour planned to welcome Austin Sevens should take place on the Friday of the Centenary Celebrations. Bookings have been taken, places are available.