2010 BUS & COACH RALLY
Saturday 17th April – Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Prize Winners List
Section 1 – Concours d’Elegance
The Plaxton Trophy
Presented by Plaxton, Scarborough and awarded to the full
size coach (over 33 seats) placed highest in the Concours
d’Elegance section of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 56 – Carolan, Nobber Leyland
Tiger/Van Hool
The Alexander Trophy
Presented by Walter Alexander & Co. (Belfast) Ltd.
and awarded to the full size (non low floor) service bus
type vehicle (over 33 seats) placed highest in the
Concours d’Elegance section of the Rally.
Joint Winners:- Entrant Nr 20 – Ulsterbus, Belfast
Leyland Tiger/Alexander (Belfast) 1315 (PXI 1315) driver
Raymond Stitt
Entrant Nr 40 – Ulsterbus Armagh Volvo B7R/Wright
278 (OEZ 7278) driver Keith Mitchell
The Reebur Trophy
Presented by Reeves Burgess Ltd. and awarded to the midi
or minibus/coach (with 33 seats or less) placed highest
in the Concours d’Elegance section of the Rally.
Joint Winners:- Entrant Nr 50 – North Eastern
Education & Library Board Mercedes
Benz/Nu-Track YKZ 3225 driver Diane McGrugan
Entrant Nr 51 – North Eastern Education &
Library Board Ford Transit
YKZ 2153 driver Philip Rainey
The Irish Transport Trust Cup
Presented to the preserved vehicle placed highest in the
Concours d’Elegance section of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 32 Ulsterbus Belfast Leyland Tiger
PSI/NIRTB A515 (GZ 6106) driver Robert McMaster
The Metro Cup
Donated by Translink and awarded to the best urban or
inter-urban low floor vehicle placed highest in the
Concours d’Elegance section of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 53 Wrightbus, Ballymena VDL
SB200/Wright Pulsar driver Lee Beckett
The Dublin Bus Perpetual Trophy
Donated by Dublin Bus and awarded to the vehicle with
bodywork of Irish manufacture gaining the highest marks
in the Concours d’Elegance section of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 32 Ulsterbus Belfast Leyland Tiger
PSI/NIRTB A515 (GZ 6106) driver Robert McMaster
Section 2 – Driver
The Colourpoint Books
Trophy
Donated by Norman Johnston, publisher of Colourpoint
Books, this trophy is awarded to the driver of the
preserved bus scoring the highest marks in all driving
sections of the Rally.
Joint Winners:- Entrant Nr 7 – Trevor Dixon,
Warringstown Leyland Leopard PSU3E/4R/Alexander (Belfast)
285 (AXI 285)
Entrant Nr 34 – Jonathan Miller, Ballyclare Leyland
Titan PD2/1/UTA 927 (MZ 7789) driver Jonathan Miller
The Irish Transport Trust Shield
Awarded to the driver of the non-preserved/independent
sector vehicle scoring the highest marks in all driving
sections of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 53 Wrightbus, Ballymena VDL
SB200/Wright Pulsar driver Lee Beckett
The Nicholson Memorial Trophy
Awarded to the driver from the Education/Health &
Social Services Board sector gaining the highest points
in the Driving Sections of the Rally. This trophy is
presented in memory of Harvey Nicholson who in addition
to being a founder member of the Trust was Deputy
Transport Officer of the Belfast Education and Library
Board.
Joint Winners:- Entrant Nr 50 – North Eastern
Education & Library Board Mercedes Benz/Nu-Track YKZ
3225 driver Diane McGrugan
Entrant Nr 51 – North Eastern Education &
Library Board Ford Transit YKZ 2153 driver Philip Rainey
The Werner Heubeck Memorial Cup
A new award presented by Translink and awarded to the
driver from a large bus company gaining the highest
points in the Driving Sections of the Rally. This trophy
is presented in memory of Werner Heubeck, the charismatic
managing director of Ulsterbus from its formation in 1967
until his retirement in 1988, who died last year.
Joint Winners:- Entrant Nr 20 – Ulsterbus, Belfast
Leyland Tiger/Alexander (Belfast) 1315 (PXI 1315) driver
Raymond Stitt
Entrant Nr 39 – Ulsterbus, Antrim Scania K94/Irizar
Intercentury 1766 (EEZ 6766) driver Emma Bell
Section 3 – Vehicle and Driver
The Chairman’s Trophy
Awarded to the driver of the preserved vehicle gaining
the highest placing in all sections of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 34 – Jonathan Miller, Ballyclare
Leyland Titan PD2/1/UTA 927 (MZ 7789) driver Jonathan
Miller
The Ards Tours Trophy
Presented by long time Rally supporter and local
operator, Jack Bell and awarded to the vehicle and driver
from the independent sector scoring the highest points in
all sections of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 53 Wrightbus, Ballymena VDL
SB200/Wright Pulsar driver Lee Beckett
Section 4 – Preserved Vehicle
The Leyland Trophy
Donated by Leyland Bus and awarded to the preserved
Leyland vehicle scoring the highest points in all
sections of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 34 – Jonathan Miller, Ballyclare
Leyland Titan PD2/1/UTA 927 (MZ 7789) driver Jonathan
Miller
The Gardner Trophy
Donated by L. Gardner & Sons Ltd. and awarded to the
preserved vehicle with a Gardner engine scoring highest
marks in all sections of the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 30 – Jonathan Miller, Ballyclare
Guy Arab III/Harkness 286 (MZ 7484) driver Irwin Miller
Section 5 – Special Awards
The Redpath Trophy
Awarded to the vehicle and driver travelling the furthest
distance to attend the Rally. The late Mr. Billy Redpath,
a former Trust member, donated this trophy.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 59 – Damien Hughes, Dublin MCW
Metrobus
The Ludgate Memorial Trophy
Presented by ‘Buses’ magazine and the Irish
Transport Trust in memory of Reg Ludgate, a founder
member of the I.T.T. Reg was a familiar figure at the
Rally and was instrumental in getting it up and running
in the early years. He wrote the ‘Irish
Journey’ column for ‘Buses’ magazine for
over thirty years and that at the time of his death he
was its longest serving contributor. The trophy will be
awarded to the vehicle, which in the opinion of a guest
judge, is the best overall entry in the Rally.
Winner:- Entrant Nr 56 – Jonathan Miller and Ken
Alexander, Ballyclare Guy Special/ECW GS84 (MXX 384)
driver Ken Alexander