Coalville Car Club
Weekly Bulletin No: 159 - 16th
June 2009
Club Members did well on Rugby’s Grass Autotest last week,
Dave Walker was 2nd O/A, 1st I/C, Ben Heggs 3rd
O/A, 2nd I/C.
Club Members also turned out for the Dukeries Rally on Saturday, James Worth
and Rob Birtles Serviced, while John Brindley was out with a marshalling crew.
There are currently 5 Coalville crews
entered for the Mercia MS Gold & Silver Goblets
Multivenue Autotest, just follow the Link on
the Home page.
The date is Sat. July 4th , if you can marshal
and support our Crews, let John Brindley know as we have been asked to provide a Crew of one
of the Venues.
Rugby MC have again asked us to help on
the Mallory Park Stages on the Rally of the Midlands on June 19/20.
There are 6 Stages at Mallory, in pairs. One visit on Friday evening and 2
visits on Saturday. Duncan Lord is Stage Commander. Since Rugby helped us on
the Huntsman, we need to get as big a team as possible out on both events. If
you can go on either (or both) Friday and Saturday, please let John Brindley aj-brindley@hotmail.co.uk know.
Thanks
to those of you who have sent in Pictures, have a look at the Galleries for new
additions, and keep those pictures coming.
Competitors
Chris &
Alice Thorley will also be defending the Cloverleaf
Trophy that Chris’s F&T have won for the last 2 years, so Rob Birtles
will be navigating for Chris Faulkner on the Bullnose Enduro on September
5th. If all goes well they are also hoping to do either the Mercian or the Harvest on Sept 19/20th
Steve & Tony Graham have an ambitious plan for the year, taking part in a raft of
International events:
19/21
June - Donegal International Rally (ITRC)
27
June - RSAC Scottish Rally (Lancia Fulvia)
10/11
July - International Rally Isle of Man (BRC, ITRC)
21/22
August - Ulster International Rally (BRC, ITRC)
22/25
October – Wales Rally GB (WRC)
13/16 November
– Roger Albert Clark Rally (Lancia Fulvia)
If you have
competed and want to claim points, please send a mail with the details to Chris
Faulkner, this includes Servicing as well.
Diary Dates / Events & Regulations / Marshals
Loughborough C.C.’s summer Autosolo & Grass Autotest Season
has started, for full details see the Loughborough Website
Rugby M.C.s Grass Autotest season started on May 27th Full details are on the Rugby
Website.
The Rally of the Midlands, is running on 19/20th June. Rugby M.C. will again be
running Stages at Mallory Park, and Coalville Members are again invited. For
historical reasons Coalville are not involved directly, but we usually provide
a number of Marshals, as well as those of us who are Rugby Members.
Rugby M.C. ‘s Gold
and Silver Goblets Multi-venue Autotest
is on July 4th, full
details from christopher_valentine@goodyear.com
Beverley &
District Motor Club is running the Armstrong
Massey Rally on Sunday 5th
July.
The event is a Single Venue Stage Rally, and is being run on Driffield Airfield in East Yorkshire. There will be 8 stages giving
a total stage distance of around 54 miles. The surface is mostly smooth and
slightly broken concrete and tarmac, with small sections of loose/rough
surface. The rougher sections used last year will not be used again this year.
The event is a round of the 'Fostek Engineering ANCC Northern Stage Rally
Championship' and the Yorkshire League.
The entry fee is extremely good value, at
only £185, and there is no penalty for any withdrawn entries. Payment can also
be made by Credit Card through our association with Paypal. Regulations and
Online Entry Forms, and an Unseeded Entry List are now available on the club's
website at http://www.bdmc.org.uk
and competitors are encouraged to enter online, as this speeds up the process considerably.
In due course, the website will also contain Final Instructions, Seeded Entry
List, and Live Results (courtesy of http://www.rallies.info)
Marshals will be contacted closer to the
time, but in the meantime anyone wishing to volunteer to marshal should contact
the Chief Marshal, Mark Edwards (e-mail: mark@bdmc.org.uk or 07813 182123). Signing on
will be from 7:30am to 8am.
Eastwood & DMC are running a Marshals Training Day at Fulbeck Airfield on Sunday 2nd August, if you
would like more details, contact Jay Bee. aj-brindley@hotmail.co.uk
Slaithwaite M.C. are running the Opposite Lock Stages at Manby on 18th July. Click HERE
for their flyer.
Eastwood & DMC are running a Marshals Training Day at Fulbeck Airfield on Sunday 2nd August, if you
would like more details, contact Jay Bee. aj-brindley@hotmail.co.uk
This
year’s Mercian Rally will be
on September 19/20, so put the date
in your diaries as they will need marshals. More details as they are available,
or go to: http://www.rugbymotorclub.co.uk/Mercian/
We have been asked to Marshal on this
year’s Aviva Classic Rally (ex
Norwich Union) on Sunday Sept 20th;
we usually support this, in the past at Snibstone. Last year their
‘Thanks Cheque’ paid for the Buffet at the Awards Night. This year
they would like help at MIRA, see
below:
I am the
route co-ordinator for the Chester start of the Aviva Classic Rally - formerly
known as the Norwich Union Classic which this year will be held on Sunday Sept
20th. The route will call in at MIRA, Hinkley en route to the finish at
Silverstone and I wonder if any of your Club members may be willing to
help marshal the stage. The first car is due at MIRA at approx 11.20 (times are
not yet finalised) and the cars from Chester are followed by those from the
Nottingham start which will arrive from about 12.30. The whole event should be
clear of the stage by about 2.30 to 3pm.
Last year
there were about 100 cars from each start venue so about 200 cars could be
expected. No timing is involved - merely proof of passage on a competitor's
card plus a check sheet. Normally only a handful of marshals are needed at the
various controls but since MIRA is ultra sensitive, they usually require a
small token presence in stage to ensure cars do not go astray or to report
breakdowns etc.
If you would like to go, please let John
know. It’s the day after the Mercian and hopefully we can support both.
If
you have been out on an event and want to claim points, please send a mail with
the details to Chris
Faulkner
Chris Faulkner
has copies of the A.N.E.M.M.C. Yearbooks. If you want one, give Chris a call.
Chris
Faulkner has E.M.A.M.C 2009 Yearbooks if anyone wants one, and copies of 50
Years of the EMAMC. If you want one, give Chris a call.
Giles
Smith 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
A Permission Form needs to be
completed by parents or guardians of all persons under 18 attending any events as
part of Coalville Car Club. Forms may be downloaded from the Child Protection
Policy Page: http://www.coalvillecc.org.uk/CPP/CPP.htm
Chris Thorley has the DVD from the Motorsport
Safety Fund. Available to anyone and everyone.
Club Members in Action.
Steve
and Tony Graham, Rally Ireland. Day 1 had its trials see the
link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POBo4ZAh0zY
Stuart Alexander
on the AGBO Stages, Car #69, yellow bumpers
http://www.rallyaction.co.uk/2009/AgboStages/index23.html
http://www.rallygallery.com/2009_AGBO3.aspx?Page=27