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1954 Redex Trial
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roverdriver



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PostPosted: Sat May 14, 2011 4:12 am    Post subject: 1954 Redex Trial Reply with quote

The first Round Australia Redex Car trial was in 1953. and proved so popular that it was followed again in 1954.

It covered about 9,000 miles over some very rough terrain, most of those miles were unsealed road, and some of those roads were no more than tracks.

Here is a clip from the 1954 event- there are two more clips available on the site.

http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/1954-redex-trial/clip1/

Below is a link to a list of the entrants and their results.


http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/redex_1954.htm
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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Impressive stuff! But what happened to the P4s?

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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Peter, in the 1954 event, E. Perkins in his Rover achieved place 81 with a loss of 108 points, however in the 1953 event, he did much better coming in within the first 11 cars. with a loss of 46 points. The 1953 list says that the car is a 'Rover 75'. I don't know if the car he used in 1954 was the same one.

There is a good story about the first trial, and results of the 1954 and 1955 trials her-
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/redex_trials.htm
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