OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 sold 6 stages for £50 a stage, their doing and a task I had never done adverts were posted on a notice board before. Many thanks to Les for showing and each stage carried the relevant me...a good day for all especially as the companies name, well done that man !!! forecasted rain showers never The next more important thing is to appeared to give a dry and pleasant ensure the closing date of entries is at day least two weeks before the event, in the last week I ended up taking 9 entries to Again thanks to all, hope we can rely on make the total running number up to your help next march for the Lee 38. Holland.

It is not that it is a hard task to switch On with the Lee Holland and the latest the on line entry system back on to news ..a couple of things it appears that accept them, but once accepted it puts the North West Stages is due to be back the seeding and finals and the running one week later than our event, routes need emailing out. there reasoning is that Myerscough www.pendledistrictmc.co.uk/ That said the event started with 38 college ..where the vent is to be based entries with some very quick stages. is not available on any other weekend. The newsletter is supported by Steve the clerk had left or reduced the It could be a good thing. Maybe if the number of chicanes used, All was entries are like the event down in accepted as ok by the MSA Steward Sussex or where ever it was the first Derek Lee. closed road rally the entry was full quicker than the Neil Howard The first stage had a few incidents but Stages...which means a lot of www.rwdmotorsport.com the man to watch was car 1 Pete competitors would not get a run ..so Jackson running first on the road, Jacko could get an entry on our event and made it clear he was on a mission and ..speaking to John Stone, it appears was the quickest, same again on stage “they still have a lot of hoops to jump 2..was this going to be Jackos day through” ...unfortunately not ... his clutch parted company with the flywheel and escaped I wish them well but wished it was an through the gearbox bell housing, earlier date. The next thing was the www.aframeengineering.co.uk further retirements occurred during the Motoring News Circuit rally challenge event with the overall result going to the and as we are a round ...I think possibly See us on Facebook at Rally Track Day organiser at Anglesey the only non MSVR circuit we were th Pendle District Motor club Eric Roberts / Mefyn Williams in an invited to the press day on the 26 ..in Escort Mk.II running car 6 won the past myself Alan & Mick Tomlinson Hi Everyone. overall..last years winners and 2019 have gone but with Alan being ill it was Lee Holland Sponsor Mr Tilemaster, myself and Mick who went to Chairman’s Chat Mark Kelly decided against entering as Oulton..On arrival first things first a he has an entry in for a rally on Jersey coffee and a couple of Danish pastries First off this month is to thank all people later in October . ok maybe 3...Then the introductions by who got involved with the Heroes Rally, Mr Woodford not my favourite person if marshals, officials, everyone, a Cars of interest to me..was car 40 ..Yes i am honest!!. personal thanks to Peter Wright who a late entry John Deegan he was in a graciously took over the job of Chief Subaru Justy ..It looked like a Suzuki He introduced al the suppliers to the but this small car was flying so much so event. Michelin ,Pro Tyre, Vital race Timekeeper when Alan went down with th illness and could not make it on the he finish 10 overall and first in class. It equipment ,plus some new ones a new day. I would like to wish him a speedy was in the 1600 cc class when I asked oil company being marketed by Vital recovery. John what engine did it have he told a equipment after the introductions Honda Civic type R 2000cc but re .Darren Spann then made an Of the event, it was very nearly stroked down to 1600cc but putting out announcement that Graham Coffey cancelled as at the rally meeting of the 215bhp ..with loads of torque steer that whose solicitors company sponsor the 10th we only had 29 entries, 1 less than kept putting him off into the event was to be navigated by none the minimum, however someone from undergrowth. All in all a successful other than Dave Richards.who last Garstang said they would make the event with lots of positive comments navigated for Ari Vatenen in the Escort shortfall of £250 to ensure the event plus we managed to clear up and Days..In actual fact on one RAC rally I ran. depart whilst it was still light...no was a clock marshal on a service area queries/protests etc. where Mr Richards booked himself out From this meeting it became apparent a minute early whether or not it was a that a couple of things need redressing My job for the day using a formula ploy to get Ari to drive faster I will never for the 2019 event. given to me by Les to work out the time know. The first and foremost the minimum of a car at the next arrival control ... Anyway for the people who might be entry will need to increase to ensure we number of starters divided by two, plus unaware of who he is ..His current job do not lose money!!! We have not got a 9 minutes (or whatever the stage time is the main man at the MSA ie the top sponsor for this event, that said one is) added to the departure time from bloke who has stated he is going to enterprising Garstang member actually stage start, keeping a record on a look at helping the “grass roots “ of master timesheet ..something I enjoyed motorsport which he has done already

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 within a couple of months of taking his the crews to show some respect to a them first in class B position. The two that affect most place notorious for retirements. 39 competitors is the lifing of belts and crews lined up on a cool but glorious seats. For these he has amended he sunny day. regulation to allow for a two year extension. The provisos’ being they must have a current homologation...the exact rule changes are in the current MSA news brief which should be with this newsletter..What a coo for Bolton..my mind is now racing away..Could we get Ari & Dave Richards in an escort for Anglesey or John Deegan/Sean Smith Subaru how about Jimmy McRae and Ian Justy Grindrod in Jimmy’s awesome Vauxhall rally car? Several other Pendle members made The mind boggles Mark Farrar/Andy Ward Subaru the event, Marc Rodriquez/Joseph With that its farewell for a few (11) days Impreza Van Vilsteren, Nissan Micra as we make our annual trek to Mull, this Miguel Angel Luque/Andy Johnson year it is Ian’s turn to do the Targa rally Farrar took the lead from the start they finished 3rd in class and 20th with Chris our B&B owner ..So it looks heading Peter Jackson/Craig Simkiss, overall. like i could be McDonald Arms bound .. Ford Escort by just one second after See you next month stage 1, Jackson took the lead after Another snippet of recent news Charlie stage 2 but that was short lived on the and I are hoping to put a touring following stage the Fords clutch gave assembly on. The date we are hopefully up and retirement followed. So Farrar hoping for is JUNE 8th 2019.The route was back in front from the Darrian of is due to go to the relevant Msa route Brendon Smith/Dylan Thomas. liaison officer ..Chris Woodcock & John Farrar stretched his lead to 31 seconds Richardson. by stage four and a comfortably victory Watch this space for further details as I looked on the cards. However by stage get them 7, Smiths Darrian was struggling with a Bye sticking throttle and Roberts was Rodders homing in fast on both of them. Farrar Miguel Angel Luque/Andy Johnson held the lead until stage 9 when it was Nissan Micra down to 3 seconds, but from then to the

end Roberts stretched the lead out to a Heroes Rally. Finally Geoff Simpson/Bruce Linsay, comfortable 46 seconds. Smith being a Misubishi Lancer EVO6 retired after further 21 seconds back in third. Eric Roberts and Merfyn Williams took stage 4. victory in last weekend’s Heroes Rally at Weeton Army Camp. 9Geria News

Brandon Smith/Dylan Thomas Darrian James and Chris Ford in another Ford Eric Roberts/Merfyn Williams Ford Escort came home forth ahead of the Escort Mk2 Mitsubishi Lancer of Dave Hornbrook

and Ann Forster. Steve Harvey and As there was a big Islamic holiday on This was the second time a Ford Escort nd rd Nick Coleman were sixth in their the 22 & 23 August to allow us to kill had won the event after Mark Kelly took Impreza, a position they held all day. unsuspecting rams and go for Haj, we the honours last year. However this Rounding out the top ten were Chris decided to run production in our factory was more down to good fortune as McCallum/Stephan Clark, Ford Escort, on the previous Saturday and give the erstwhile leaders Martin Farrar and Gareth Hooper/Sean Bilham Opel workers a holiday on the following Andy Ward lost out due to driver Manta, Darren Martin/Martin Steele in Monday, so much easier than working a sickness. yet another Impreza and rounding out single day and then shutting down for 2

the top ten was PDMC member John days especially anything with a heat C of C Steve Kenyon had laid out 12 Deegan in his Subaru Justy. This giving process as we have, so Saturday stages all devoid of chicanes leaving maintenance become a half day on

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 Monday, but my start to the holiday was another early night ready for an early ZX10r engine to his Megapin and drive to the airport in time to catch the long haul up to Scotland. wanted to check out my dry sump 1.00pm take off flight to Cairo to installation as he is currently running a eventually arrive in Northampton after Forrestburn was easy to find apart from cut down sump, then back on the road 4.00 in the afternoon the following day, not having anything to say “I’m here” on and into the storage container yard just what a boring way to start a holiday and the entrance, so drove by on this after 10am to off load clean up and start 2 days lost to travelling, I miss the old narrow road thinking I’m sure that must work on the wiring for the paddle shift days of a KLM flight midnight take off have been the place, next problem to connections, which is more or less what and be in Heathrow by 7.30 the next find somewhere to turn around, about 1 I did until Thursday when it all had to be morning, but from then on it is expected mile along the road to go back, sure loaded ready to go to Wiz for the 5 to all get a bit frantic. enough it was the place. clubs weekend, Mrs B said she would like to go, so arranged with my usual B+B for the 2 of us, really it should not Sunday before the off to UK it was time Paddock slots were still being make any difference as she did not eat to refit the alli under tray to the GTM organised, so after being told were the front sub frame and see what needed to start was I went for a walk of the track, much and does not take up much room! be moved to get the emergency spare my 1st of 3 walks! What a track, so hard to fit into place, a spare wheel is a legal to memorise and commit, I have driven Coming down the M5 Friday afternoon requirement. every hill in the championship rounds in there had been an accident on the England apart from Barbon and most of north bound lane, this delayed us about The Craig Davis electric water pump the lesser clubby venues, my favourite 1-1/2 hours due to rubber necks had to be moved (again) slightly up and tracks were Wiscombe and Werrington gauping at the accident, the tail back out to the right, still ensuring its water Parks, both very challenging, must have been at least 35 miles going drain faced down, this will need some north, so going to Devon took about the same time as going to Scotland! wiring extended and making yet Forrestburn is another thing altogether another support bracket for the pump, with the blind over crest corners of Ty then rethink the radiator outlet duct as I Croes race track, only more of them, Young Ben B in the yellow Jedi was in could not get the spare wheel in with swoopy downhill off camber bends and great form in the 1100 class and blew the fixed duct in place, we now have a 2 hairpins. us old fogies away on the Saturday, he flexi plastic duct attached to the then got a pasting from the indecently underside of the front cover that The most challenging, hard to learn and quick Adam Steel in the rather tatty but brushes against the spare when the committed track I have driven, highly oh so effective Martlet who arrived just front is closed down, also fitted clamps for Sunday, I thought Ben was on recommended to all who like not to to hold the aircon pipe to the under tray, bravery pills, but Adam must walk on know where the next corner is coming if the spare wheel were sitting on top of water for Sundays. from! a pipe the front cannot close, it’s tight but in there! Put it on your bucket list. I much admired Ben’s so modest Tee shirt, picture taken by Mrs B attached. Tuesday 21st and off to the airport at 11,00am arrived Heathrow 1.35pm My thanks to Philip for allowing me to Wednesday, waited 1-1/2 hours to get come and play and all the other friendly my bag off the carousel, rode the people among the organisers, the tow Heathrow express into Paddington and truck driver who I got far too familiar caught a taxi to Euston, just missing the with, my neighbour Colin who so kindly Northampton train by about 10 minutes, lent me his spare battery and charged waited 50 minutes for the next train and mine overnight after I found my now into the rush hour so a one way alternator cable was unplugged and so ticket costing more than the usual good to meet up with Ken and Douglas return for the pleasure of standing (Minitici) who I knew from being GTM packed in like sardines, 2 days lost owners club members from my holiday just to travel what should be a 6 and a bit hour flight, I most definitely want to try again arrived to the guest house where I stay The other picture is Mrs B trying to blag at 7.00pm, have a bite to eat and get But would try to get there for the a share drive, or maybe just posing? head down for an early start and long previous Wednesday evening practice, day tomorrow, as I need seat time, but to make that viable can anybody recommend a fairly Thursday morning and into my storage local B+B with enough parking space container by 6.00am 1st light sorting out for my trailer for a few days. Ideally I my race kit, warm clothing, water proofs would like to do Scam Dam the and wellies, plus tools and spares all to previous week, but what to do on the be loaded into Nora the Defender and Sunday following Scam Dam in the the race car plus wet tyres, sack truck Lancs/ Yorks area?? and quick lift jack into the trailer, I didn’t forget to check/pump all the tyres On the way back I stopped for a snooze including the trailer and its spare, a in a lay by in Wigan, had a shower and check list on the wall does help! All breakfast on the motorway and met up complete and ready by 6.00pm and with Craig who has fitted a similar

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 We had great weather, super Performance one-two – the outfit’s first six-way battle in the final race. organisation, a most enjoyable since Thruxton 2010 – ahead of Moffat – the youngest driver in BTCC weekend, got the trailer parked up after stablemate Chilton, whilst Ricky Collard history when he made his debut at 16 – 10 on Sunday night, then off for a completed a hugely popular podium in dealt with intense race long pressure snooze as plenty of jobs to be done the opening race. from some of the world’s most before I leave, Team GardX Racing with Motorbase experienced tin top drivers to claim a driver Tordoff made a good getaway phenomenal lights-to-flag victory. Friend John who normally drops me off from pole position, but immediately The enthralling contest also included a at the station was moving house on came under attack from the fast starting brilliant scrap for second with the Wednesday, the day I was going to the BMW of Collard. The young rookie championship top two – Turkington airport, so we agreed I would leave pushed too hard on the run down to and Ingram – vying for position. Nora with him on Tuesday afternoon Copse for the first time, however, Ingram held second for the latter part of and he could drop me off in running his BMW 125i M Sport wide on the encounter but he had Turkington’s Wellingborough, as it was only a short the exit of the corner. Team BMW 125i M Sport swarming all walk from my B+B to the train station. over him during the final laps. Minor Collard dropped to fifth as Chilton contact ensued as Turkington went side-by-side with Ingram’s Toyota, but The Jedi and trailer were left with Jedi slipped into second in the Shredded the Speedworks Motorsport man held to make brackets to fit gear change and Wheat-backed Focus, with BMW Pirtek on to claw back more points on his throttle blip actuators, and as I thought Racing’s Andrew Jordan and WIX main championship rival. it could help I brought back to Kano the Racing with Eurotech’s now loom I had started making to connect in third and fourth respectively. With the penultimate event of the BTCC campaign now complete, Turkington, the gear change box of tricks to the The final place on the rostrum changed Ingram and Chilton will head into the solenoid valves and various bits on the hands on two occasions when power season finale challenging for one of the engine, I still have to work out problem for Jordan’s forced him out of most famous trophies in motorsport. how/where the wires fit into the 20 way contention, before Collard passed Goff terminal block connector that plugs into around the outside to move into third in BMW maintained its lead in the the box of tricks, I found it online so the latter stages. Manufacturers’ and Teams’ standings, whilst Ingram and his Speedworks some where they must say how the squad boast a slender advantage in the wires are gripped into the connector? Independents’ categories. The fight for victory was always close Halfords Yuasa Racing’s Dan Cammish That plus GTM’ing will keep me busy but Tordoff fended off the attentions moved into an unassailable lead in the until my next planned visit in 2019 from Chilton to grab his first win of the Jack Sears Trophy. season, whilst Collard’s maiden podium John Bunting was met with huge celebrations from Round 28, 29 and 30 of the Dunlop his Team BMW squad. MSA British Touring Championship will conclude the season at Brands Hatch Speedworks Motorsport’s Ingram on 29/30 September. produced one of his trademark drives through the field to win the second Reports courtesy of Sean Leech race. BTCC media ______

The Toyota star has previously displayed his fighting spirit with efforts from the back of the grid to the podium at both Snetterton and Rockingham, British Touring Car and this one will also live long in the Championship produces epic day of memory as he blasted from 15th to first racing at Silverstone in the blink of an eye. A ballast-free SD34 News Avensis running of the softer Dunlop , and Aiden SportMaxx tyre compound is often a What’s on? Moffat shared the victory spoils on a lethal combination, and so it proved fantastic day of Dunlop MSA British around the 1.64-mile National circuit. 7 October, Longton & DMC: Touring Car Championship racing at Having already seen off a number of Sprint, Anglesey Race Circuit. Silverstone. rivals, Ingram made a breathtaking Standings leader also move for second spot as he passed 7 October, Wigan & DMC; scored well, but Ingram reduced the both Chilton’s Ford and Adam Morgan’s Adgespeed Stages, 3 Sisters Wigan. overall point’s deficit to 34 ahead of the Mercedes in one go. He reeled in Brands Hatch showdown in two weeks’ Tordoff’s Team GardX Racing with 12/13/14 October, Mull Car Club: time. Motorbase Ford Focus and nipped by Mull Rally, Isle of Mull Tom Chilton is the only other driver to with relative ease before pulling away remain in mathematical contention for to take his third win of the year. Morgan 14 October, Airdale & Pennine MCC: Britain’s most coveted motorsport and Tordoff completed the podium. PCA 4, Rock & Heifer, Bradford. crown after the Team Shredded Wheat The #16 Mercedes-Benz of Moffat Racing with Gallagher driver enjoyed a became the 16th different race winner 20 October, 2300 Club: strong weekend in Northamptonshire. in this year’s BTCC after the Laser Andy Mort Tour, Isle Of Mull Tordoff led home a Motorbase Tools Racing driver topped a pulsating

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 21 October, Warrington DMC: Steven Holmes CDMC 52.45 George Merrills S061MC 53 PCA 5 Wern Ddu, Ruthin Ben Holmes CDMC 31.12 Stephen Johnson U17MC 52 Louis Baines PMC 20.11 Peter Sharples PMC 27 28 October, Preston MSC: Kris Coombes PMC 19.99 Steve Kenyon GPMC 27 Autosolo 2 Preston MX Steve Price CDMC 18.81 Robert Jones GPMC 27 Sam Coombes PMC 18.77 Michael Tomlinson PDMC 26 2/3 November, Bolton-le-Moors CC: Peter Sharples PMC 17.83 Peter Jackson GPMC 26 Neil Howard Stages, . David Robinson U17MC 10.79 Martin Fox WiDMC 9.85 Co-Driver 2/3 November, Matlock MC: Dansport Road Rally, Drebyshire. SD34 Road Rally Championship Chloe Thomas CDMC 184 Results following the Memorial Rally Connor Aspey WiDMC 157 3 November, CDMC/Malton MC: Lauren Hewitt WiDMC 106 Malton Forest Rally Drivers Bruce Lindsay PDMC 53 Terry Martin CDMC 53 9/10 November, Manx Auto Sport: Matt Flynn CDMC 83 Stephen Butler CDMC 52 Poker Stages Rally, Isle Of Man Tony Harrison CDMC 61 Louis Baines PMC 27 Stephen Holmes CDMC 65 Matthew Broadbent CDMC 27 Dan Sedgwick CDMC 58 Kris Coombes PMC 27 Kris Coombes PMC 54 Sam Coombes PMC 27 Steve Flynn CDMC 50 Phil Merrills S061MC 26 Chris Hewlett CDMC 49 Karen Whittam GPMC 26 Dan Fox CDMC 42

Mark Johnson CDMC 41 SD34 Marshals Championship SD34 Motor Sport Group Interclub Ian Swallow BLMCC 40 League 2018 supported by Gazzard Mark Standen GPMC 39 Under 18 Accounts Dominic McTear CDMC 38 Paul Pendleton CDMC 33 Matthew Nicholls BLMCC 109 Jem Dale GPMC 29 Alexander Baron AMSC 68 Clitheroe & DMC 1249 Mark Dixon CDMC 29 James Robinson U17MC 20 Bolton le Moors CC 951 Charles Andrews PMC 20 Elliott Shaw CDMC 20 Under 17 MC 923

Liverpool MC 829 Pete Sharples PMC 17 SD34 Sprint & Hillclimb Longton & DMC 743 James Taylor CDMC 16 Phil Shaw CDMC 9 Championship Preston MC 466 Andy Williams U17MC 4 Accrington MSC 387 Russell Starkie CDMC 3 Nigel Fox CDMC 84.47 Warrington & DMC 387 R Thorpe LivMC 82.14 Wigan & DMC 370 Navigators Garstang & Preston MC 318 David Goodlad BLMCC 80.69

Airdale & Pennine MC 264 S Wilson LDMC 80.63 Pendle DMC 227 Rob Jones CDMC 72 J Wadsworth LAC 80.38 Sam Ambler CDMC 55 R Holt LivMC 80.14 Blackpool South Shore MC 222 Ben Holmes CDMC 51 C Duncalf LivMC 79.22 Matlock MC 178 Louis Baines PMC 50 W Campion LivMC 76.48 Wallasey MC 139 Lancashire AC 128 Grace Pedley CDMC 45 Nigel Trundle GPMC 70.29 Matt Hewlett CDMC 38 J Early LDMC 56.57 Stockport 061 MC 106 Steve Butler CDMC 38 J Pinder APMC 50.40 Knowldale CC 101 Jonathan Webb HDMC 36 Steve Price CDMC 47.86 Manx AS 71 Leah Brown CDMC 35 D Weldon LDMC 47.35 Hexham DMC 29 CSMA 29 Matthew Broadbent CDMC 32 S Norton LDMC 37.25 Jim Wright PDMC 20.47 High Moor CC 15 Ian Graham CDMC 29 Paul Taylor CDMC 28 Richard Hargreaves PDMC 20.10 Lightening MSC 10 James Swallow PMC 23 Simon Nicholson PDMC 9.80

SD34 NoneRace/None Rally James Chaplin GPMC 18 D Robinson U17MC 9.75 Mick Tomlinson PDMC 9.20 Championship Harris Holgate CDMC 17

Steve Frost GPMC 16 SD34 Marshals Championship Jamie Foster U17MC 84.66 Elliott Shaw CDMC 11 Sam Coombs PMC 8 Warren Nichols BLMCC 84.28 Lauren Cook U17MC 4 Maurice Ellison CDMC 287 Andy Williams U17MC 83.40 Amanda Baron AMSC 167 James Williams U17MC 81.34 SD34 Stage Rally Championship Tracey Smith AMSC 147 Steve Johnson U17MC 80.46 Scott MacMahon U17MC 79.72 After Promenade Stages Sean Robertson LivMC 87 Barry Wilkinson PDMC 84 Chris MacMahon U17MC 79.62 Driver Bill Gray LivMC 81 Jason Crook U17MC 77.97 Robert O’Brien WaDMC 77 Lauren Crook U17MC 77.82 Andrew Morris CDMC 185 William O’Brien WaDMC 77 Phillip Clegg AMSC 70.16 Steven Smith AMSC 63.75 Calvin Woods WiDMC 158 John Harden LivMC 67 David Graves BLMCC 57.65 James Swallow BLMCC 106 David Hunt LiMC 67 Brandon Smith CDMC 81 Steve Smith AMSC 67

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 Geoff Maine LivMC 60 Alan Shaw PDMC 60 Les Eltringham PDMC 50 Les Fragle GPMC 47 Rod Brereton PDMC 40 Ian Mills PDMC 40 Peter Wright PDMC 40 David Barratt AMSC 40 Colin Baines PMSC 40 Danny Cookson PMSC 40 Kris Coombes PMSC 40

Sam Coombes PMSC 40 BRC ANNOUNCES 2019 CALENDAR Jamie Elwell PMSC 40 WORLD-CLASS ENTRY FOR Terry May PMSC 40 UPCOMING DAYINSURE WALES The UK’s premier rally championship Paul Flynn CDMC 30 RALLY GB will feature six rounds in six territories next year, including the Stephen Holmes CDMC 30 Next month’s Dayinsure Wales Rally Quality Hotel West Cork Rally for t Steve Lewis CDMC 30 GB (4-7 October) will feature an Louis Baines PMSC 30 outstanding field of 60 International The Prestone MSA British Rally Lee Birkenhead PMSC 30 crews representing 19 nations, all Championship will celebrate its 60th Kim Coombes PMSC 30 lining up to tackle a new-look route anniversary with events in England, Robert Grimshaw PMSC 30 featuring 23 special stages in North Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, George Portlethwaite PMSC 30 and Mid Wales. plus Belgium and Ireland. The West Joe Ring PMSC 30 Cork Rally features classic Irish stages The entry list is topped by the world Peter Sharples PMSC 30 and will pit the best drivers in the British championship winning M-Sport Ford Craig Shooter PMSC 30 Championship against the Irish Tarmac World Rally Team, starring last year’s Alexander Baron AMSC 27 Championship runners. Meanwhile the winner Elfyn Evans and reigning Chris Hewlett CDMC 20 Cambrian Rally is another exciting champion Sebastien Ogier. It also Phil Shaw CDMC 20 addition to the calendar, with includes Matt Edwards, who will be Jez Tuner CDMC 20 unprecedented support from Conwy aiming to wrap up the Prestone MSA Ian Farnworth GPMC 20 County Council. Steve Kenyon GPMC 20 British Rally Championship title. “The announcement of the calendar Peter Schofield PDMC 20 The introduction of new laws for closed- shows our commitment in listening to Peter Wilkinson PDMC 20 road motorsport has allowed event what our competitors want - furious Ben Coombes PMSC 20 organiser International Motor Sports competition from the start but not overly Grant Smith PMSC 20 (IMS) to innovate with the four-day demanding in the amount of time away Amanda Anderson U17MC 20 schedule. Thursday evening’s curtain- from work or home life,” said Iain Tim Millington WaDMC 20 raiser at the Tir Prince Raceway in Campbell, Championship Manager. Conwy County has been enhanced, while Friday’s action is switched to new “It also brings us into head-to-head SD34 Individual Championship and extended tests set in North Wales. competition with the Irish Tarmac On ‘Super Saturday’ the crews face Championship on two occasions and Nigel Fox CDMC 145 some serious mileage in Mid Wales also with the Belgium Rally Andy Williams U17MC 119 before Sunday’s finale sees cars Championship. This lifts the pace of Steve Johnson U17MC 107 competing on the streets of Llandudno everyone, as we all want the bragging Stephen Holmes CDMC 99 for the first time. The winners of both rights as winners on these rallies Rob Jones CDMC 99 the 2018 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB Ben Holmes CDMC 75 and the Prestone MSA British Rally Louis Baines PMC 72 Championship will then be crowned on 2019 CALENDAR Kris Coombes PMC 63 the resort’s famous seaside 16 February – Visit Conwy Cambrian Lauren Hewitt WiDMC 63 Promenade. Rally, Llandudno, Wales Steve Smith AMSC 58 Lauren Cook U17MC 58 Competition for places on the WRC 16/17 March – Quality Hotel West Cork Calvin Woods WiDMC 57 podium will be fiercely-fought as the Rally, Clonakilty, Republic of Ireland Tony Harrison CDMC 53 world championship approachesits climax. The championship protagonists 27 April – Pirelli International Rally, Chris Hewlett CDMC 41 Carlisle, England Steve Butler CDMC 39 – Sébastien Ogier, Thierry Neuville and Dan Sedgwick CDMC 36 Ott Tänak – have scored three wins 28/29 June – Renties Ypres Rally, Sam Ambler CDMC 32 apiece so far this year, and with just Ypres, Belgium two rounds left the title race could take Peter Sharples PMC 29 17 August – Ulster Rally, Antrim, a decisive turn in the Welsh forests. Mark Johnson CDMC 27 Northern Ireland Sam Coombes PMC 24 Entries for the accompanying WRGB 14 September – The Armstrong Mark Broadbent CDMC 19 National Rally, which shadows the main Galloway Hills Rally, Castle Douglas, Steve Kenyon GPMC 13 event, closed on Tuesday (11 Scotland Steve Price CDMC 11 September). A few additional places Michael Tomlinson PDMC 11 have been made available for those Elliott Shaw CDMC 7 wishing to join the 80-plus amateur ______crews already registered to compete alongside the best drivers in the world.

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 MSA TO OPTIMISE COST OF ways of tracking homologated BARRIE ‘WHIZZO’ WILLIAMS 1938- SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR components as well as evaluating more 2018 COMPETITORS cost-effective accident data recorders (ADRs) for wider use. David Richards CBE, MSA Chairman, said: “As the governing body, one of our principal roles is to grow motorsport at grassroots level while promoting safety within the sport at a realistic cost for competitors. I firmly believe the time has come for a wholesale review of our approach to safety across the entire motorsport landscape and this review will be delivered by 2020. It’s therefore appropriate to allow our competitors to continue using their recently purchased seats at least until then, when the outcome of this review will be The MSA has committed to an in- published.” depth review of competitor safety equipment over the next two years. This will explore a raft of initiatives, including strategies to reduce the BILL GWYNNE 1940-2018 Barrie ‘Whizzo’ Williams, one of UK burden on competitors of the motorsport’s most well-known unnecessary replacement of seats personalities, passed away last week and harnesses, while ensuring The MSA offers its sincere (8 September) following a short suitably high standards of safety are condolences to the family and illness. He was 79. maintained in the sport.A cornerstone friends of Bill Gwynne, founder of of this new initiative will be to provide the British Association of Rally greater education for competitors in Schools (BARS), who passed away Barrie was famous for competing respect of their own safety and to place last week (5 September). successfully in an array of disciplines more responsibility on the competitor to over the course of six decades in maintain a level of safety equipment, motorsport. His exploits behind the above a defined MSA minimum wheel could be seen in karting, touring standard. cars, sportscars, single-seaters and, Is a first step, the MSA will recognise more recently, historics. an extended life for certain FIA- Also , Barrie won the 1964 homologated seats and harnesses in Welsh Rally in a Mini Cooper S, this the UK. The MSA Board has approved was the first victory for the Mini on an the following Motor Sports Council International event. recommendations with immediate effect:In stage rallying, seats It was well known that Barrie held MSA homologated to the FIA 8855-1999 Competition Licence number 1, and he standard are granted a two-year was also President of the British extension at the end of their initial five- Motorsport Marshals Club (BMMC). year life Barrie is survived by his partner, Cathy. Across disciplines requiring a The MSA offers its condolences to all homologated harness, the MSA will those who knew Whizzo; he will be recognise a ten-year life for harnesses missed. homologated to the latest FIA 8853- 2016 standard. This homologation is for TECHNICAL six-point harnesses as a minimum, and Bill first started competing in motocross in the 1950s, before taking up road and is tested with higher loadings than the FIRE EXTINGUISHER then stage rallying in the ’70s. He twice previous standard. HOMOLOGATION WITHDRAWAL won the Motoring News Road Rally These regulation changes are detailed Championship and was crowned the Competitors are advised that – for on the MSA website HERE.The MSA 1977 Welsh Rally Champion. He then safety reasons – the FIA has withdrawn will be publishing new guidance on founded the Bill Gwynne Rallyschool the homologation of the following installing seats and harnesses, while International in 1983. Bill also achieved extinguisher systems with immediate giving scrutineers further training in this success as a navigator, winning the co- effect: area. The governing body will also be drivers’ title in the 1985 FIA Middle-East Manufacturer. Fogmaker International reiterating scrutineers’ powers to retain Rally Championship. or invalidate homologated equipment if Model. Fogmaker The MSA extends its sympathies to they have serious concerns regarding Bill’s wife, Brenda, and to his children, Homologation no. its condition or know it has been Helene, Paul, Pete and Ian. involved in a major accident.Looking EX.001.97Therefore, these extinguisher systems can no longer be used in any ahead, the MSA is investigating new

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2018 case where compliance with the circuit racing car; the actual towing therefore the scrutineer took an relevant standard is mandatory. An up- strap appears to be suitable and of the appropriate course of action by to-date list of extinguisher systems correct internal diameter as per impounding the boots for the duration of homologated to the FIA standard for (Q)19.1.3., however the metal eye that the meeting. plumbed-in fire extinguisher systems in the strap is attached to is totally competition cars can be found on the inadequate. The scrutineer who FIA website HERE. encountered this example suggests that the material thickness of the metal eye is 2mm or less! ROPS INSTALLATION A correctly installed and substantial towing point – required by (Q)19.1.3. – is of paramount importance, as failures in towing eyes and difficulties in recovery can pose a hazard to the recovery officials, potentially damaging to vehicles, and significantly delay an event’s timetable.

The images were sent by a scrutineer WHEEL FAILURE who was inspecting a car for a Vehicle Passport application. The scrutineer A scrutineer submitted these images of was concerned by the ROPS (Roll-Over a wheel failure at a recent circuit racing Who’s who at PDMC Protection System) because the event. The competitor admitted to junctions between members were made having previously noticed hairline Honouree President’s using an odd-looking welded ‘joint’ cracks in the wheel, making it a good style. example of an apparently minor issue Ken Skidmore resulting in catastrophic failure. Please Competitors are advised that welded Tom Preston do not ignore hairline cracks – get them sleeve joints are not a permitted checked! method of joining mandatory ROPS President & Secretary members. There is no way of telling Ray Duckworth how far the tubes pass into the sleeve; 67 The Crescent the individual tubes should all be one Dales View Park piece across their length. It is possible Barnoldswick that the tubes are too short to complete Lancashire the installation in this car (it may be that BB18 5RQ the ROPS is a kit designed for a Tel 01282 812551 smaller car) and these joints have been Mob 07484 161972 added to extend their length. [email protected]

Chairman Rod Brereton 2 Park Side Sough Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 6TA Tel 01282 843297 Mob 07952 377880 [email protected] INADEQUATE TOWING EYE Vice Chairman Alan Shaw 31 Appleby Drive Barrowford SHOE REPAIRS Lancashire BB9 6EX The race boot pictured was presented at pre-event scrutineering. It has clearly Tel 01282 602195 had some significant DIY repairs using [email protected] some sort of solvent-cement, in an apparent attempt to reattach the sole to Treasurer Les Eltringham the rest of the boot. 37 Lower North Ave Judging by the state of the material Barnoldswick

around the front part of the boot, its BB18 6DP There has been an increase in flame-retardant properties are highly scrutineers reporting unsuitable or questionable. This was a circuit racing Tel 01282 815166 inadequate towing eyes on vehicles. event, where flame-retardant footwear The image shows an example of a is mandatory (see (Q)10.1(c)), and Committee Members

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Cheers Ray Duckworth.