1913 Colmore Cup Trial
1913 February 15th. Event held commencing at Stonebridge (between Coventry and Birmingham).
Detailed report on Cyclecars performance. Best Cyclecar was Sam Wright, Humberette.[1]
Competition for the Colmore Cup.[2]
The great motor cycle trial promoted by Sutton Coldfield and Mid-Warwickshire Motor Club for the Colmore Cup took place Saturday. This is regarded as one of the classic events in the motor-cycling world, and this year it attracted an entry of 200. The winner was W. B. Gibb, Douglas, with time error of 46 secs on the secret checks.
The other successful riders, with their time error, were ; — S. Rowlandson (Rudge), 89 secs.; Frank Smith (Clyno and s.c,), 91 secs.; F. Ball (Douglas), secs.; T. Pollock (James), 110 secs.; G. Shemans (Triumph), 116 secs.; W. F. Newsome (Triumph), 204 secs.; and S. Wright (Humberette), 221 secs.
Among the riders who made clean runs, but were penalised for being out on time at Cheltenham or the finish, were H. Green (Triumph), D. H. Noble (Rover), and G. Brooking (Rover). A large number of other riders made non-stop runs, but lost marks for various reasons.
The start was Stonebridge between Coventry and Birmingham, and the route was Cheltenham and back. This course is one the most difficult the Midlands, and includes the Sunrising Hill. Competitors and officials began to assemble at Stonebridge at early hour, and there was a great crush when the first man went off at eight o’clock, followed the others at half-minute intervals This year cycle-cars were included in the trial, and, of the 20 entered, only one made non-stop run. This was the Humberette driven by S. Wright. The fact that only 20 riders had clean sheets the end of the day shows the difficulty the course and rules. Out of these 20, 12 were rendered ineligible for the premier award by being more than one minute out of dead schedule time at Cheltenham or Stonebrldge Hotel.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Cyclecar 1913/02/19
- ↑ Coventry Herald - Friday 21 February 1913