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BARC RACE MEETING SATURDAY 1ST MAY 2021 WWW.BARC.NET BARC RACE MEETING MALLORY PARK MALLORY PARK RACE CIRCUIT Saturday 1st May 2021 Practice 09.30 - 09.45 Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Championship and Northern Saloon & Sports Car Championship 09.55 - 10.10 Avon Tyres Northern & Super Classic Formula Ford Championship OFFICIALS 10.20 - 10.35 Pickup Truck Racing Championship This meeting is organised by the British Automobile Racing Club, and held under the General Regulations of Motorsport UK, (incorporating the Qualifying provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA) and the Supplementary Regulations issued by 10.45 - 11.00 Northern Saloon & Sports Car Championship the organising club. 11.10 - 11.25 Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Championship Motorsport UK permit number: Interclub: 120926 11.35 - 11.50 Avon Tyres Northern & Super Classic Formula Ford MSUK Steward: Ray Smith Championship Club Stewards: Simon Bill, Dick Spreadbury Senior Clerk of the Course: Ray Sumner (MGOC) 12.00 - 12.20 Pickup Truck Racing Championship Clerks of the Course: Richard Ormson (DDMC - NSSCC) Josh Bennett (Operations) 12.20 - 13.20 Lunch Break Jeremy Smith (Pickup Trucks) Luke Souch (Classic Formula Ford) Mark Mitchell (Pickup Trucks Assistant) Secretary of the Meeting: Nicole Cummins Racing Covid-19 Officer: David Wheadon Race Phones / Radio: Darren Holmes Race 1 13.20 Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Chief Scrutineer: Matthew Godber Championship 60mins Scrutineers: Matthew Godber, Keith Auld, Mike Harris, Mark Armstrong, Adrian Smith, Chris Baker Race 2 13.50 Northern Saloon & Sports Car Chief Marshal: Fred Bromley, Linda Jordan (Dep) Championship 20mins Chief Medical Officer: Mallory Park Chief Paddock Marshal: TBA Race 3 14.25 Avon Tyres Northern & Super Classic Chief Assembly Marshal: Malcolm Flippance Formula Ford Championship 20mins Chief Pits Marshal: James Parry Race 4 14.55 Pickup Truck Racing Championship 60mins Chief Startline Marshal: Linda Jordan Chief Timekeeper: Peter Knight, TSL Timing Ltd Race 5 15.30 Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Commentator: N/A Championship 60mins Event Officials: Members of the BARC & other MSUK recognised clubs Race 6 16.00 Northern Saloon & Sports Car Rescue Unit: BARC Midlands Unit Championship 20mins Breakdown Vehicles: Mick Avery & Nottingham Breakdown Race 7 16.30 Avon Tyres Northern & Super Classic Safety Car Driver: John Widdowson Formula Ford Championship 20mins Safety Car Observer: Kevin Loverock Race 8 17.00 Pickup Truck Racing Championship 60mins Eligibility may be checked by a member of the Technical Commission listed: - R.E.Bassett, Race 9 17.35 Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club J.E.Crook, P.M.Danbury, G.Doe, J.C.Hopwood, Championship 60mins P.H.Loveridge, R.J.McDonald, C.A.Mount, R.W.Ratley, P.C.Riches, S.Riches These Technical Commissioners will be considered to be “JUDGES OF FACT” within the regulations laid down. Design: Shadow Design T: 01202 805532 W: shadowdesignbournemouth.co.uk CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION All championships are organised and administered by the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) in accordance with the General Championship Prescriptions of Motorsport UK and these Championship Regulations unless otherwise stated. The organisers reserve the right to issue additional statements clarifying items in the rules and regulations and all such statements will be issued PLEASE NOTE: All times are provisional and maybe changed without notice. It to all registered drivers by posting to the address is the competitor’s responsibility to watch the progress of the meeting and to be details on the registration form. in the race assembly area no later than 20 minutes prior to the start of the race. Failure to comply may result in space being given to reserves. 2 BARC RACE MEETING MALLORY PARK CIRCUITINFORMATION CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION FLAGSIGNALS Motor racing is dangerous and persons attending the meeting do so entirely at their own risk. It is a condition BLUE of admission that all persons having any connection with (Steady) the promotion and/or organisation and/or conduct of the Another competitor is close. meeting, including the owners of the land and vehicles, (Waved) are absolved from all liability arising out of accidents, Another competitor is trying to pass. howsoever caused, resulting in damage and/or personal injury to spectators, pass and ticket holders, or to their YELLOW goods and vehicles. (Waved) Danger ahead; no overtaking, slow down, be prepared to stop. PROGRAMME & COPYRIGHT (Double Waved) The promoters reserve the right to amend or cancel the Great danger ahead; no overtaking, meeting without notice or refund. All literary matter in slow down, be prepared to stop. this programme, including the list of competitors and their racing numbers, is copyright and any person found making illegal use thereof will be prosecuted. Although every WHITE Service vehicle or very slow car on circuit. effort is made to avoid inaccuracies in the description of competing cars, the Club accepts no responsibility for any errors that may occur. YELLOW/RED STRIPES Slippery surface ahead. It is a condition of admission to these premises that photography, video, sound or any other visual or audio use, GREEN Proceed, hazard indicated has been cleared. including making copies of the recording or reproduction, causing or permitting it to be seen or heard in public, broadcasting, diffusing, selling, renting, exchanging or RED lending for gain is strictly forbidden. STOP RACING, proceed slowly to pits or startline as instructed by a marshal (at startline & individual marshal’s posts). The promoters reserve the right to retain possession of any Race stopped. photographs or film made if required without its express consent in writing. BLACK/ORANGE DISC Warning of mechanical failure which SPECTATOR NOTICES might not be obvious to the driver; call Please do not leave litter about the grounds – take it with into pits immediately. you. BLACK/WHITE DIAGONAL This is a race track – the roads away from here are not! Warning to drivers that his/her behaviour Remember to drive with care and caution when leaving (e.g corner cutting) is suspect and he/she the grounds to safeguard both competitors and public. may be black flagged ANIMALS ARE NOT ADMITTED. BLACK PROHIBITED AREA NOTICES Driver must call in immediately and The public are not permitted to the areas where these report to the Clerk of the Course. notices are displayed. The fences are there for protection and any person caught trespassing or wilfully damaging BLACK & WHITE CHEQUERED trees, fences etc., will be prosecuted by the promoters. End of the race. ENQUIRY OFFICE WARNING All enquiries relating to property lost or found, children lost Despite the organisers taking all or found wandering, theft from cars or signs of tampering, reasonable precautions, unavoidable emergency messages for spectators and any other serious accidents can happen.In respect problems relating to persons or property, should be of these you are present directed to the Circuit Office. 3 BARC RACE MEETING MALLORY PARK PICKUP TRUCK RACING SET TO MAKE LONG OVER- DUE RETURN TO THE TRACK WORDS: CHRIS ASHBY Renowned for producing edge-of- PHOTOS: ©GRAHAM HOLBON the-seat entertainment, the series brings a flavour of America to The British Automobile Racing Club’s British shores with its unique tubular first visit to Mallory Park this year spaceframe chassis’ and two-litre on Saturday will undoubtedly be multi-valve twin-cam engines. headlined by the long overdue return to the track of the Pickup Truck Racing Keen to make up for the adrenaline- Championship. filled thrills and spills that were unable to take place last year, the Making the difficult decision to championship boasts a bumper entry press pause on its plans for the 2020 list for this weekend’s curtain-raiser campaign and not run any events that is headlined by 2019 title winner A number of rookie drivers will also due to the coronavirus pandemic, the George Turiccki. join the fray and aim to cut their championship sat on the sidelines last teeth towards sharp end of the field. year and instead switched its focus to Having been unable to defend his One of the most notable debutants this season. crown last year, Turiccki technically will be former British Touring Car enters the season as the reigning Championship winner Matt Simpson, champion and one of the favourites, who is making his racing return after a he will be focused on securing back- one-year sabbatical. to-back championship victories. Taking to the infamous Mallory Park Leading the chase for Turiccki are a Oval for a pair of races, bumper-to- host of names including perennial bumper action is all-but guaranteed contenders Michael Smith, Dale and will surely set the tone for Gent, Mark Willis, Reece Jones, David another classic season in the Pickup O’Regan and Daniel Petters. Truck Racing Championship. MARVELLOUS MGOC READY TO EMBARK ON NEW SEASON WORDS: CHRIS ASHBY PHOTOS: ©GRAHAM HOLBON The Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Championship speeds into Mallory Park this Saturday to kick start what is shaping up to be another vintage year of racing. there is something for everyone when Notable names to look out for include watching this championship take William Sharpe, David Amphlett, Having served up a feast of centre stage. Simon Kendrick and Steve McDermid; entertainment during a condensed, all of whom were firmly in the mix for coronavirus affected 2020 season, the Offering a cost effective route into outright and class honours over the multi-class series has returned and it motorsport, the series operates a course of 2020. will begin its seven event season here multi-class system with the ethos that around the picturesque delights of car must remain as per the production A trio of 12-minute races will set the the Leicestershire venue. specification with only limited scene for this very British category performance modifications permitted here at Mallory Park, the only time this Home to some of the most iconic MG to ensure competitive motorsport at will happen all year.