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1953 ACU/BTSC motor assisted cycle trial

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              AUTO-CYCLE UNION MOTOR-ASSISTED CYCLE DEMONSTRATION TRIAL.
                           SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH l953.
        Total   Standard
        Mileage.  Time.              R O U T E  C A R D                             
          O       l2.OO  START: Wembley Car Park. Special Test (See Reg.
                         ll (a}) arfter which proceed down Olympic Way and on
                         reaching the Main Road TURN RIGHT, pass Wembley Park
                         Station (on your left) and proceed along Bridge Road &
                         at "T" Roads TURN LEFT and S.O. to Traffic Lights
                         where S.O. passing G.E.C.Laboratories (on your right) &
                         North Wembley Station (on your left) & at "T" Roads TURN
                         RIGHT (A.4O4) & S.O.to a Roundabout where TURN LEFT
                         (A.4l27) Sudbury Court Drive & S.O. to "T" Roads where
                         TURN RIGHT (A.4OO5) & proceed up & over Harrow Hill,
                         forking RIGHT immediately before descent of other side,
                         down Peterborough Road to Traffic Lights, where S.O.
                         through Harrow, passing "Coliseum" (on your right)
                         "Granada" (on your right) "Dominion" (on your left)
                         Harrow & Wealdstone Station (on your left) "Odeon" (on
                         your left) & in half=a-mile after passing the "Odeon",
                         pass Harrow Weald Garage London Trensport (on your left)
                         & then at X Roads TURN LEFT into Box Tree Road & S.O.
                         to road junction where TURN LEFT (A.4lO) in rather
                         less than half-a-mile TURN RIGHT into Oxhey Lana (A.4OO8)
                         up slight incline & take FIRST TURN RIGHT into Old
                         Rodding & S.O. to X Roads (Hare PH on your right) S.O.
                         (Showing groat care in crossing ovor the main road) &
                         down Clamp Hill & at X Road at foot TURN LEFT (A.4lO)
                         into Uxbridge Road, Stanmore & S.O. passing RAF station
                         (on your right) & then very shortly after passing
                         Stanmore Post Office (on your left) TURN LEFT (very
                         sharp turn) & proceed up Stanmore Hill, passing
                         "Abercorn Arms" PH (on your right) & then TURN RIGHT
                         immodiately before "Vine" PH (on your right), passing
                         a pond (on your left) & then TURN RIGHT into Dennis
                         Lane & S.O. to X Roads whoro TURN LEFT & S.O.passing
                         Stanmore Station (on your right) to Roundabout, where
                         S.O. along Spur Road & at T Roads
           l3     l2.52  TURN LEFT (A.5OO) & S.O. to Roundabout where TURN RIGHT
                         (A.5) to Elstree. where at X Roads TURN RIGHT into
                         Barnet Road & S.O. to Woodcock Hill (Special Test - See
                         Reg.ll (b)).After Special Test S.O. & take first TURN
                         LEFT (S.P.Borehamwood.Shenley), passing "Home of Rest
                         for Horses" (on your right) & S.O. to "Halt Major Road
                         Ahead" where TURN LEFT (B.5378) & S.O. to"T"Roads where
                         TURN RIGHT (A.5) passing "Waggon and Horses" PH (on your
                         right) & then take first TURN LEFT (by Lodge Gates.) &
                         S.O. to T Roads (Battle Axes PH on your right) where
                         TURN LEFT & shortly take first TURN RIGHT & in about l5O
                         yards bear left & then S.O. to "Halt Major Road Ahead
                         Sign" where TURN RIGHT & then take first TURN LEFT to
                         Special Test (See Reg.ll (b)).After Special Test S.O.to
                         "Major Road Ahoad" Sign where S.O.(A.4O9) passing
                         Bushey Maternity Hospital (on your right) & then shortly
                         bear LEFT at fork roads & S.O. to T Roads, where TURN
                         LEFT, aver Stanmore Common, down Stanmore Hill, passing
                         "Vine" PH (on your left) "Abercorn Arms" PH (on your
                         left) bear left at foot of hill & then take first
           25     l.4O   TURN RIGHT (B.46l) (S.P.Wembley) & S.O. along Marsh Lane
                         & at Traffic Lights S.O. along Honeypot Lane, & at
                         Roundabout S.O. & at Roundabout S.O.along Fryent Way &
                         at Roundabout S.O. to Traffic Lights where TURN RIGHT &
                         at further Traffic Lights (in a few yards) TURN RIGHT &
                         S.O.passing Wembley Town Hall (on your right) & then
                         shortly TURN LEFT into Bridge Road, pass Wembley Park
                         Station (on your right) & then shortly TURN LEFT in
                         Olympic Way & S.O. to
           3l     2.O4   FINISH
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        The Special Tests (Brake & Silence Test) will be taken AFTER you have
        been timed-in & will be followed by the examination for condition.(See
        Reg.l3).                                                                    
        YOUR TIME may be ascertained by adding your Competition Number to
        Standard Time, e.g. No.l starts as l2.Olp.m. & Finishes at 2.O5p.m.
                                                                            P.T.O.

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First published, April 1953

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