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No.10 • August 2011
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TRIO NOW SET FOR NATIONAL FINALS IN BLACKPOOL
STEPHEN IS TOP DRIVER THE RESULTS of Go-Ahead London’s driver of the year competition are in, and Stephen Appiah of Merton has come out on top.
The competition, which took place on July 16, was held at Metrobus in Crawley with seven Go-Ahead London drivers and 11 Metrobus drivers taking part. Competitors had to complete a number of challenges including driving a bus as close as they could into a bay and passing through a narrow area while stopping on the appropriate coloured marker. At the end of the competition, the top three drivers from Go-Ahead London and the top three drivers from Metrobus were selected to compete in the national finals at Blackpool in September. Joining Stephen in the national finals will be Afonso Carvalho of Waterside Way, who came second, and
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Glen Keane of Bexleyheath, who came third. “Unfortunately it was quite a wet day, but the competition went very smoothly,” said training manager Eric Dale. “I think the competition is very important as it gives the drivers a chance to show their skills, and Stephen certainly did that.” Stephen however did not realise at the time just how well he had performed. He said: “I was not quite sure how it had actually gone until my colleagues said I had done well. “It did come as a surprise but I am absolutely thrilled and I am very much looking forward to the national finals.” BELOW: Winner Stephen Appiah, second from left, receives his award from Eric Dale, flanked by Afonso Carvalho and Glen Keane.
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