▁to ▁be ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁R AC ▁and ▁Scottish ▁R eli ability ▁Tri al , ▁held ▁in ▁June ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁cars ▁were ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁Pom ero y ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁H od ges . ▁ ▁Pom ero y ' s ▁first ▁design , ▁the ▁Y - Type ▁Y 1 , ▁had ▁out standing ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁R AC ▁and ▁Scottish ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁M ile ▁R eli ability ▁Tri als ▁– ▁showing ▁excellent ▁hill - cl im bing ▁ability ▁with ▁an ▁aggregate ▁of ▁ 3 7 ▁seconds ▁less ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁hill ▁clim bs ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁car ▁in ▁its ▁class . ▁With ▁un par alle led ▁spe eds ▁around ▁the ▁Brook lands ▁circuit , ▁the ▁V aux hall ▁was ▁so ▁far ▁ahead ▁of ▁all ▁other ▁cars ▁of ▁any ▁class ▁that ▁the ▁driver ▁could ▁relax , ▁accomplish ing ▁the ▁ ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁speed ▁of ▁, ▁when ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁Y - Type ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁class ▁E ▁of ▁the ▁trial . ▁ ▁The ▁Y - Type ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁car ▁into ▁production ▁as ▁the ▁A 0 9 ▁car . ▁This ▁spawn ed ▁the ▁V aux hall ▁A - Type . ▁Four ▁distinct ▁types ▁of ▁this ▁were ▁produced ▁between ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁when ▁mass ▁production ▁halt ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁One ▁last ▁A - Type