1901 Anniversary Run
ANNIVERSARY RUN TO SOUTHSEA.[1]
ABOUT 200 vehicles, a record number, have been entered for the run to Southsea tomorrow, November i6th, organised by the A.C.G.B.I. These include most of the best known and finest vehicles in this country. Particulars of those which were available at the moment of going to press will be found below. As a matter of historical record this list is of interest, as it is the first occasion on which names have been substituted for numbers on the cars, by way of experiment for identification purposes. A good deal of ingenuity and humour will be noticed in the selection of some of the names. We are asked to remind participants that they would do well to order beforehand luncheons at Winchester, as it is probable that the hotel proprietors will only be able to supply luncheons to those who have previously ordered.
The Club Committee, whilst in no way authorising any speed in excess of the legal limit, are instituting a minimum time for each stage of the journey, in order to prevent wilful and flagrant defiance of the law. If a vehicle arrives at the end of a stage before the expiration of the minimum time, the vehicle will be disqualified from obtaining a non-stop certificate, and the driver of the vehicle may be disqualified from taking part in any future trial, run, or race held under the Competition Rules of the Club. Further, there will he intermediate time-keepers, and if it be found that a vehicle has been driven at a high speed for the first part of the stage, thus necessitating an absurdly low speed for the latter part of the stage, the vehicle and driver will be subject to similar disqualification. Speaking generally, therefore, it is hoped that so long as the vehicle in front is not in obvious difficulties the drivers will refrain as much as possible from passing.
The Club Committee beg that in view of the fact that this is the largest collection of vehicles which has ever been seen in this country drivers will co-operate with the Committee in making the run a success, in avoiding all risks and possibilities of accident, and especially, in avoiding the causing of inconvenience to other users of the road. It is desired that the tour should tend to the popularisation of the new form of locomotion, and should not lead to the inconvenience or annoyance of any other road users.
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- ↑ Autocar Journal 1901/11