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Unit 4: The Monte Carlo Rally

The Monte Carlo Rally, which in 1911, Europe's most famous motoring event. Competitors from several points around Europe and routes of approximately equal length to a rallying point which Geneva this year. They then a single route to the finish. The rally of five daily stages, beginning on Sunday morning, and each competitor about 3000 kilometres by Thursday night. It a race. The winner on a points system. Drivers an average speed between control points, and there also special tests of driving skill in different conditions on the way.

Motoring News

This radio Wessex on 203 metres, medium wave. It nine o'clock on Monday 25th January and this Barry King reporting from Dover. The British competitors in the Monte Carlo Rally here at the end of the second stage in this year's competition. Russell Cook, who's a Sunbeam Lotus, . The Triumph by Tony Bond, who last year's rally, in Yorkshire this morning. Tony unhurt but . Seven other cars due to bad weather conditions. Tonight the cars, which from Glasgow on Sunday morning, the English Channel.

THE MONTE CARLO RALLY

The Monte Carlo Rally, which started in 1911, is Europe's most famous motoring event. Competitors leave from several points around Europe and follow routes of approximately equal length to a rallying point which will be Geneva this year. They then follow a single route to the finish. The rally consists of five daily stages, beginning on Sunday morning, and each competitor will have driven about 3000 kilometres by Thursday night. It is not a race. The winner is decided on a points system. Drivers have to maintain an average speed between control points, and there are also special tests of driving skill in different conditions on the way.

Motoring news

This is radio Wessex on 203 metres, medium wave. It's nine o'clock on Monday 25th January and this is Barry King reporting from Dover. The British competitors in the Monte Carlo Rally have just arrived here at the end of the second stage in this year's competition. Russell Cook, who's driving a Sunbeam Lotus, is leading. The Triumph driven by Tony Bond, who won last year's rally, crashed in Yorkshire this morning. Tony was unhurt but will be unable to continue. Seven other cars have withdrawn due to bad weather conditions. Tonight the cars, which left from Glasgow on Sunday morning, will be crossing the England Channel.