Coalville Car Club
Weekly Bulletin No: 111 - 3rd
June 2008
Thanks
to everyone in the club who turned out to assist the club running a test on the
Huntsman Endurance Rally last weekend, Ashley, John and all competitors are very
grateful for your assistance.
Welcome
to new member Jamie Cooper
Competitors
Well
done to Rob Stubberfield / Chris Faulkner who finished 16th overall
and 3rd in class on the Huntsman Endurance Rally, in Rob’s
Fiat Punto.
Commiserations
to Giles Smith / Jamie Cooper who retired their 106 on the Huntsman due to
engine management problems. Well done for getting as far as you did chaps!
Commiserations also to Dave Walker / Chris Thorley who retired their Mini with
a broken top hose and cooked engine.
Congratulations
to Steve Graham & Tony Graham who finished 1st in class and 29th
overall on the Jim Clark International in their diesel Astra.
Steve &
Tony Graham's programme of events for 2008 is as follows:- 7 June - Rally Show
Chatsworth; 17 July - Manx International (BRC); 22 August - Ulster
International (BRC); 27 September - Yorkshire International (BRC); 14 November
- Roger Albert Clark - Lancia Fulvia; 27 Nov - Wales Rally GB (BRC)
Pete
Grant will be navigating Darren Docherty in his Subaru on the Weeton Stages on
8th June.
Max
Hartley / Pete Grant will be taking part on the Dukeries Rally 14th
June in Max’s MG ZR.
Ashley
Woodward and Adrian Hodgkinson’s intended programme of sprints for 2008
are as follows:- 15 June - Silverstone;
3 August - Curborough; 30& 31 August -
James
Worth / Colin Stephens will be taking part on the Rally of the
Pete
Grant will be partnering Darren Docherty on the Tyneside Stages on 22nd
June in the Subaru and competing on the Scottish on 28th June next
to Tony Thompson in the Chevette.
Chris
Faulkner/Chris Thorley are entered on the Cloverleaf Clubmans Rally on 6th
September in their Sierra. Alice Thorley will be navigating Chris Valentine on
the same event in a Peugeot 106.
Diary
Dates/Events & Regulations
Loughborough Car Club will be running a
series of Grass Autotests and AutoSolos; the dates and locations of which are
as follows:- 3rd June AutoSolo @ Bramcote. 17th June
Grass Autotest. 1st July AutoSolo. 15th July Grass
Autotest. Contact Richard Egger rpegger@dsl.pipex.com for more
information.
Rugby
Motor Club are running their usual series of Grass Autotests, dates are 11th & 25th June, 9th
and 30th July and 13th August. Buckwell lodge, Walcote.
140/585838 Start 7pm prompt – take your clubcard.
Beverley
& District MC are running the Armstrong Massey Rally at Driffield Airfield
in East Yorkshire on Sunday 6th July http://www.bdmc.org.uk
The White Lion Stages (a forest rally for cars 1400cc and under) takes
place in Northumberland on Saturday 9th August. www.lionstages.co.uk or contact Pete Grant for more details.
The Welsh Endurance Road Rally will take part on 9th
& 10th August. http://www.ammandmc.co.uk/
or contact Entries Secretary hywel.thomas@tiscali.co.uk
Entries
are now available on the Cloverleaf Historic and Clubmans Road Rallies, which
will run on Saturday 6th September. http://cloverleaf.wecc.co.uk
Marshals
Thanks
to everyone in the club who turned out to assist the club running a test on the
Huntsman Endurance Rally last weekend, Ashley, John and all competitors are
very grateful for your assistance.
Lindholme
MSC have asked for help in running a Clipstone Stage of the Dukeries Rally on
Saturday 14th June. Contact Len Fowkes 01909 565458 or
email len@fowkes42.plus.com the
organisers of the Dukeries Rally are also asking for marshals, contact Chief
marshal Steve Gascoigne 01623 650323 or email marshals@dukeries-rally.co.uk
This
year the Rally of The Midlands will take place Friday 20th & Saturday 21st
June. Coalville have been asked to assist Rugby Motor Club with the running of
the Mallory Park Stages on both the Friday and Saturday, names of interested
persons to Chris Thorley Further requests for assistance elsewhere
have also been received from the Chief Marshal Marcos James, mac_jam2002@btopenworld.com
or 07985 420483.
Beverley
& District MC are running the Armstrong Massey Rally at Driffield Airfield
in
This year’s Roger Albert Clark Rally
will be running from Friday 14th to Monday 17th November.
Contact Steve Cowley steve@cowley96.freeserve.co.uk
Chris Faulkner is trying to track down some
Ford Alloys – 5x13’s for Nicks Fiesta. Chris Faulkner.
Giles Smith has a set (4) of part used 185/55
VR15 Firenza tyres – they’re V rated and have a good 8mm tread wear
and are immaculate £60 the lot. He also has a deal on drums of Motul Oil, fully
synthetic 10w40, £7 per litre (£15 at tweeks). He’s also offered to help
club members who’re having problems with their car electrics. giles@proaudiosolutions.co.uk
Coalville
Car Club have now adopted a Child Protection Policy. A Permission Form to be completed
by parents or guardians of all persons under 18 attending any events as part of
Coalville Car Club is available from the Clubs’ Child Protection Officer Chris Faulkner.
Stuart
Alexander is looking for a contributing navigator for some tarmac/concrete single
venue events. Contact him at stuart165@btinternet.com
if you are interested.
The
Club Championship in 2008 has a new category - the "Highway Lighting &
Signs Cup" will be awarded to the best "All-Rounder";
members will score points for each separate category they compete in; i.e.
Stage Driver, Road Rally Nav, 12 car Driver, Marshal etc. Best score form each
possible discipline to count. Minimum 3 categories one of which must be
Marshalling, required to register a score.
Chris
Thorley has a supply of 2008 Blue Books from the MSA & a copy of the spring
edition of "Motorsports Now".
Chris
Faulkner has A.N.E.M.M.C yearbooks if anyone needs one.
Chris
Thorley has the DVD from the Motorsport Safety Fund. Available to anyone
and everyone.
Club Members in
Action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeAXym_x6XY
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SXV9wXcj3wY
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iA4vuvfnc_Y
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bramcote+autosolo&search_type=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4jeGtPRteM