1938 continued
THE HISTORY of the
MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
PART 2
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Bridge Drives - 1937. Sum of £3.8.10d handed to Club Funds.
Golf Section. Membership for the year was 50. Events were held on the Saltburn,
Hartlepool, Eaglescliffe, Loftus and Linthorpe Courses. On the financial side the
Section closed with a balance in hand of £5.1.0d. Their Annual Supper took place in
the Club on Monday, 12
th
December.
TRIALS
SALTBURN SPEED TRIALS. Were held at the Coatham end of Redcar on
Saturday, 25rd July due to the sand on the usual stretch at Saltburn being in such a
condition that it was impossible to form a race circuit. The Redcar Corporation's
permission for same was readily granted. (Thus it will be apparent that the beach
between Marske and Saltburn (so excellent in 1928 when World records were
envisaged) was progressively deteriorating, which made a move to the Coatham end
at Redcar inevitable. The Races were ever after run there. The name - Saltburn
Speed Trials - was retained).
Once again the weather was favourable, an entry of 30 motorcycles and 11 cars. No
new records were established.
Winners:
20-mile Championship up to 250 c.c. - D.Parkinson.
350 c.c. - R.A.Edwards.
600 c.c. and Unlimited - E.Watkinson.
Club members Handicap for G.H. Blackburn Cup - A.W.Zealand.
20-mile Handicap for Cars - N.E.Gazette Cup - R.V.Robinson.
A profit of £70 is recorded. Redcar Corporation donated the sum of £15 towards
running of same.
It had been decided to dispense with the Pluvious Policy, the Public Address
Equipment and Bill-posting and the awards in the Championship and Handicap
Races were reduced to £5, £3 and £1 respectively. The B.B.C. were asked to
broadcast but replied 'No'.
SPEED EVENTS. Whit.Monday, June 6th at Shepherds Hill, Yorkshire Centre
Championship Hill Climb. Riders provided the 3 championship trophies which were
won in their respective classes: 250cc. - H.Dancaster. 350cc. - G.Cockbone, a
member. Unlimited - R.A.Edwards.
Both motorcycle and car records for the Hill were broken. R.A.Edwards, Rudge,
knocked 6.6 secs. off the record by 15 secs. and H.Souter, Hutch Special, knocked
1.8 secs. off, his time being 15.4 secs. The event was witnessed by over 2000 and
showed a profit of £30.
G.G.Bensley was entered in the LEINSTER 200, the Club paying his entrance fee
and insurance. He later informed the Committee that he was unable to take
advantage of the offer for business reasons.
Agreed to support the manufacture and racing of the E.R.A. CARS for the sum of
two guineas per year for 3 years and members were asked to augment this amount
by subscriptions. A bankers order to this effect was completed.
