Galway Advertiser 1970/1970_07_16/GA_16071970_E1_005.pdf 

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ADVANCED MOTORIST WHY SELECT A QUALIFIED IS T ([RVLIFII TLPF O IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLS

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THERE IS MUCH MORE TO PASSING THE TEST THAN JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. A GOOD DRIVER IS NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD INSTRUCTOR. YOUR HUSBAND OR FRIEND PROBABLY NEVER HAD TO PASS A MODERN DRIVING TEST AND THEY ARE, THERE FORE, UNABLE TO CONVEY THE NECESS ARY INSTRUCTION IN TRAFFIC AND THE PUPILS, AS A RESULT, ARE UNABLE TO DISPLAY THE NECESSARY EXPERIENCE IN TRAFFIC WHICH TODAY'S TESTEXAMINERS REQUIRE.

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Congratulations Frank and Every Success in the years ahead from

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CARROLL'S BRIDGE GARAGE
FR. G R I F F I N R O A D , GALWAY.
Proprietor : John Carroll Open from 9 a.m. to 12 midnight Phone 2342 Cars for Hire

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MR. GRAHAM WAS ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF AD VANCED MOTORISTS (LONDON) AND A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF SAFE DRIVERS (LONDON) BY PASSING THE
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9 0 % OF TEST FAILURES ARE DUE TO INEXPERIENCE IN TRAFFIC. IT IS, THEREFORE, IMPORTANT TO LEAM FROM MR. GRAHAM IN HIS SCHOOL CAR WHICH IS FITTED WITH DUAL-CON TROLS. THE PUPIL MAY THEN GET THE EXPERIENCE IN TRAFFIC WITH GREAT PEACE OF MIND AND, A THE SAME T TIME KNOWING THAT MR. GRAHAM, HIS INSTRUCTOR, IS ABLE T CONTROL O THE CAR SHOULD THE NEED ARISE.

AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS

Congratulations to Graham's School of Motoring from
THE FUTURE SHAPE : A S A RESULT OF THE SUCCESS OF GRAHAM'S SCHOOL OF MOTORING DURING THE PAST YEAR, WHICH IS MAINLY DUE TO ITS QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED TUITION TOGETHER WITH THAT PERSONAL FAMILY INTEREST WHICH IS TAKEN IN EACH AND EVERY PUPIL, WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE NOW EXPANDING OUR BUSI NESS TO OUR NEW PREMISES AT 1 , ARDMORE ROAD, HIGHFIELD PARK (TAYLOR'S HILL ESTATE), TELEPHONE GALWAY 5 8 8 8 . TAKES

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ADVANCED DRIVING TESTS OF THESE ORGANISATIONS; THESE BEING RE COGNISED AS THE MOST STRINGENT DRIVING TESTS IN THE WORLD.

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BY "SUPER-CHARGER" THE SECOND ROUND OF THE CAS T O NATIONAL AUTOCROSS CHAM RL PIONSHIP WAS STAGED AT ATHENRY ON SUNDAY. THIS EVENT, WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE COACHMAN HOTEL, HAD AN ENTRY OF 4 6 CARS, AND CONOR LINEHAN FROM DUBLIN, IN HIS NEW AMOCO MINI COOPER S , SET THE FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY, BEATING THE FAVOURITE, L C L MAN OA DAVE RAY. RAY WAS IN BAD LUCK WHEN HIS CAR DEVELOPED PETROL PUMP TROUBLE. OTHER CLASS WIN NERS WERE: U P to 9 0 0 CC--JOHN DEMPSEY, DRIVING THE 8 9 6 HES SION ENTERPRISE SPONSORED MINI, JOHN TANSEY, DRIVING HIS SPECIAL WON THE UP T 1 2 0 0 CC CLASS, WHILE O GERRY MCNAMARA FROM MONAGHAN WON THE OVER 1 4 0 0 CC CLASS DRIVING HIS T . C . ESCORT. THE LAD IES AWARD WENT TO MRS. EILEEN MOONEY. THE NOVICE AWARD WAS WON BY PAT BROWN, DRIVING P . J. DOLAN'S N S U T T . THREE DRIVERS NOW TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP, NAMELY DAVE RAY, GALWAY, JOHN DEMP SEY, GALWAY, AND CONOR LINEHAN, DUBLIN. THE NEXT ROUND WILL BE STAGED IN CAVAN ON SUNDAY, 21ST JULY. AT MONDELLO PARK ON SUNDAY, L C L MAN MATTIE MCNAMARA PUT OA UP A FINE PERFORMANCE WHEN HE FINISHED SECOND TO R. WARD IN THE OVER 1 , 3 0 0 CC. CLASS. MATTIE, DRIVING HIS NEW AMOCO ANGLIA, WAS BEATEN BY .8 OF A SECOND. THE LEINSTER TROPHY WENT TO BRIAN NELSON FROM CO. DOWN WITH AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 7 3 . 8 2 M.P.H. DAVID FURLONG NOW LEADS THE SEXTON CHAMPIONSHIP, WITH KEANE SECOND, WHILE JOHN KEANEY, THE PRESENT HOLDER OF THE CHAMPION SHIP, LIES THIRD. EILEEN JOYCE SHOWED THAT SHE WILL BE A FORCE T BE RECKONED O WITH IN THE LADIES CLASS BY WINNING HER CLASS IN THE MIDLAND MOTOR CLUB AUTOCROSS RUN IN ATHLONE. BOB BRADLEY, DRIVING HIS " B " SPECIAL SET THE FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY WITH A VERY IMPRESSIVE DRIVE. ROSEMARY SMITH VISITED GALWAY RECENTLY ON A PROMOTION TOUR OF THE AUSTIN MAXI. SHE WAS ACCOM PANIED BY HER CO-DRIVER, ALICE WATSON. THIS CREW WON THE LADIES AWARD IN THE WORLD C U P RALLY. THEY ARE NOW PREPARING FOR A ROUND OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND IRELAND RACE AGAINST A TEAM OF SAILING BOATS. THE CARS WILL DRIVE AROUND THE COAST, AS NEAR AS POS SIBLE TO THE ROUTE TAKEN BY THE YACHTS, AND WILL TAKE THE SAME STOP-OFFS. WELL KNOWN R L Y DRIVER AL PADDY HOPKIRK WILL ALSO COMPETE IN THIS EVENT. MOTORING HISTORY WAS MADE IN GALWAY RECENTLY WHEN A MERCEDES 2 8 0 S E AUTOMATIC APPEARED OUT IN A TEST-TRIAL. IT WAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE DRIVER HAS GREAT POTENTIAL, GIVEN A MORE SUITABLE CAR. LOCAL MAN MICHAEL BARRY ADDED YET ANOTHER WIN T HIS IM O PRESSIVE LIST OF RECENT SUCCESSES, BY WINNING THE TOSTAL RALLY, WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY ULSTER MERCHANT FINANCE IN DUBLIN. THE CAR AP PEARS TO BE GOING EXTREMELY WELL, AND HE IS WITHOUT DOUBT, A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN FORTHCOM ING RALLIES. OTHER L C L MAN, OA EAMON COTTER, DRIVING HIS T . C . ESCORT,FINISHEDFIFTHIN THE RALLY.

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