BARC YORKSHIRE CENTRE Issue No. 3 TIMES EDITORIAL There is nota lot I wish to say this month, CALENDAR Annual except to commend the article on Karting, as an alternative entry to racing, General Meeting to you. David Sugden is an old hand in A rundown on the main dates for your motor racing — he used to race a diary. Notice is hereby given that the Annual Clubmans car back in the 1970s and his February 3rd General Meeting of the BARC Yorkshire knowledge of Karting comes from Committee Meeting. Centre will be held on Wednesday the spending many seasons running his son February 12th 2nd of April 1986 at 8pm in the Creskeld Tim. Clubnight and Marshals briefing for the Room of the Parkway Hotel, Otley Road, If anyone out there would like to do a National Breakdown Rally. Also copy Leeds. similar article on other forms of motor- date for the March Times’. By Order of the Committee. sport the Times’ would find space for it February 21st - 23rd Signed with pleasure — grasstracking, auto- National Breakdown Rally. J.M. English (Hon. Sec.) cross/rallycross, rallying, even hillclimb­ February 26th ing .......... come on and spread your Times publication. knowledge about and attract more March 3rd people into competing. Committee Meeting. Due to an administrative error in the March 12th last issue the availability form for the Clubnight and copy date for the Times’ National Breakdown was omitted from for April. your envelopes. Some of you did in fact March 16th receive these forms, if you were easily Harewood practice day and Marshals distinguished as a marshal on our training. address lists — no, don’t ask how ... To March 26th redress the balance there is, or should Times publication. STOP PRESS be, another form enclosed with this March 29th - 30th issue, and still time for you to fill it in and Harewood Easter Nationals Meeting. Just as the Times’ was going to press post it off to Ivor Pashley who is April 2nd we heard that Russell Spence had been trembling with anticipation at the Yorkshire Centre Annua! General involved in a spot of drama. After Meeting and video evening. thought of all the marshals he is going to returning home with wife Nicky last have on the two Harewood stages at the April 9th Saturday evening (18th January) the end of February. Copy date for the Times’ for May. Spences found their home full of smoke Next issue of the Times’ will be with April 30th and Nicky went off to enlist the help of Times publication. you between the Harewood practice/ her parents — who live nearby in marshals training day and the Easter Please note that the dates given are Burnsal. When Nicky and her father done so in good faith but no respon­ Nationals meeting and well into the returned to the house Russell was found circuit racing season. We hope to keep sibility can be taken for any dates printed in the conservatory, unconscious, after you in touch with as much of the sport as in error. trying to fight the fire and was dragged If you have any events which you possible and to this end the Times’ out by his father-in-law. would like including on the monthly would like someone to report the On the way to hospital Russell calendar — which is intended to run Harewood meetings — all offers to the reportedly stopped breathing a couple of three months ahead in every issue — Editor please. times but in true Spence spirit had then please inform the Editor giving as All editorial and advertising material to discharged himself the next day and has much notice and information as possible. the editor at 9, Greenside Drive, Wortley, suffered no lasting damage from the Leeds LS12 4SF or ’phone Leeds experience, although the house was 793981 or 632828. badly damaged and the Spences lost most of their belongings. Russell Spence was well on his way to the F3 Championship at Brands Hatch in June, where he is pictured at the daunting Paddock Bend in his Warma- style Reynard 853. (Pic. 2) Russell’s luck changed for the worse however at Brands where he failed to finish. A change of team - Warmastyle setting up their own - for the Silverstone GP support round and a change of car to a Ralt RT30 soon after seemed to confuse the Yorkshireman however and by the final round at Silverstone in October, Russell had to be content with third overall in the championship. (Pic. 3) Russell moves on to F3000 for 1986 with Eddie Jordan Racing, keeping the ever enthusiastic Warmastyle as sponsor - Pic 2 Pic 3 however will the Continent cope with the ebullient and forthright Russell? WANTED The Yorkshire Centre Times requires reporters to keep readers up to date with Centre Events. Especially wanted is a reporter for Harewood meetings — no pay but if you attend all/most meetings to spectate and could write a short report on the happenings — of course, gossip in the beer tent as well as on the track — please give me a ring or drop me a line, no previous experience necessary. Paul Boothroyd Changes On The Committee — 1 Hot news about the post of Hon. Social Secretary which comes up for election at the AGM is that the present incumbant ‘Chippy’ Stross is to retire. Not just to stand for re-election but properly, for real. The Times’ is under the impression that Chippy has threatened to do this many times before but has always been Congratulations are due to Centre member James Kaye for winning the Uniroyal persuaded, blackmailed or otherwise Production Saloon Championship in 1985. James, seen here at Oulton Park, took his threatened into withdrawing his resig­ 1300cc Vauxhall Nova SR to a fine class win in addition to the overall honours. In 1986 nation. It seems however that this time James stays with GM and moves up to an Astra GTE and will have his work cut out Chippy is deadly serious and will be a fending off the very rapid Strada Abarths. great loss to the Committee after some 27 years service. Be warned therefore that the Committee require someone to take over January Clubnight Report the post of Hon. Social Secretary to run Changes On The the social side of Centre life — not an With unerring accuracy we managed to easy task but a very important one. pick the worst night of the winter so far Committee — 2 For further details please contact for the Club Night Picture Quiz. In John English (Hon. Sec.) on Knares- consequence, there were very few Not only is there to be a change of Hon. borough 865134. Volunteers will be very people there. Those who did attend Social Sec. after the AGM but Centre welcome. seemed to enjoy themselves. Chairman Simon Clark is also to decline The evenings entertainment consist­ to stand for re-election. ed of a couple of home videos of Simon has occupied the Chairman’s MARSHALS WANTED Curborough Sprint events followed by a seat for three years now and not only has Motoring Picture Quiz and a General a thriving business to run but also feels Knowledge Picture Quiz rounded off by that the time has come for some new As the 1986 competition season fast a video of T-Types racing at Oulton Park. blood at the top. The Times’ extends approaches — first event of the year is Our thanks to those who attended and best wishes to both Simon and Chippy the National Breakdown at the end of we were pleased that they all managed and hopes thatthe Centre will still benefit February and the first Harewood is on to achieve very creditable scores in both from their presence and considerable March 29th/30th — the Centres’ Chief sections. experience in the future — even if in a Marshal David Dalrymple is on the Hopefully, if we attempt a similar event slightly lower key way. lookout for marshals for the coming year. in the future (we have offered to put on a All availability forms back to David as Pub Games Night or perhaps another soon as possible please. If you want any Picture Quiz) we will pick better weather more forms these are also available ring and consequently have a larger turn-out OBITUARY David on 0943-609810. of Members and their friends. The winner of the Motoring Quiz was Yorkshire Centre members, espec­ John English and the winner of the ially the older ones, will be saddened Yorkshire Centre Member General Knowledge Quiz was Simon to learn that Mrs. Lee Booth — wife of Scoops Big Prize Clark and our congratulations to them former Harewood commentator Ted both. — passed away at the end of 1985. The genial Peter Griffin of Wendy Wools The committee and members of the fame, who has been a longtime RESULTS Yorkshire Centre wish to offer their supporter of BARC (in general) and the Motoring Quiz Max Points 52 condolences to Ted and family on Yorkshire Centre (in particular), has won 1. John English 39 points their sad loss. the top prize in the RAC MSA draw. What 2. Jimmy Johnstone 38 points draw? you may well ask. At the 3. Simon Clark 24 points European GP at Brands last October the 4. Tim Smith 22 points RAC declined to pay the usual marshals 5. Nick Johnstone 21 points TRAINING DAY — For your Diary and officials daily expenses (?) but instituted a raffle instead, with all names General Knowledge Quiz Max Points 58 March 16th sees the annual Harewood going in for such exotic prizes as trips to 1.