Lorry Driver of the Year

The National Finals were held at the Junior Leaders Regiment Royal Artillery Gamecock Barracks in Nuneaton for many years, I was stationed there between 1975 and 1977 as a Regimental Police Shift Commander and we had to ensure all was set up and the place organised for the event, although it was a busy time for me I did manage to have a look around the vehicles and observe the tests, I even entered the tyre changing competition and came third (an old guy pulled me to one side later and said I should have won as I was quickest but the older blokes that came 1st and 2nd competed against each other every year and the Judges chose them alternatively to be the winner, I wasn’t really bothered I enjoyed taking part), those years were some of the hottest of the 70’s too so there was always a high number of visitors. Franky.