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Acorn Acorn Tandem Autotest ! The Acorn The Acorn The magazine of the Sevenoaks & district motor club February 2015 Page Page 1 of of 52 Tandem Autotest ! Front cover - Lee Champion driving the rally Peugeot he shares with Joy Waiton (back cover) at the Tandem Autotest. WHAT MOTORSPORT HAVE YOU DONE RECENTLY ? Chris Berrisford & Helen Currie at Curborough sprint October 2014 Page 2 of 52 Sevenoaks and District Motor Club Ltd PRESIDENT: John Symes VICE PRESIDENTs: Vic EIford, Grahame White ACORN MAGAZINE - February 2015 The Editor, Committee and Club do not necessarily agree with items and opinions expressed within ACORN magazine OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERSHIP SEC: Andy Elcomb, The Cottage, Deans Hill, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8BB (Home) 01622 884856 [email protected] SECRETARY: Tracey Niel, 35 Augustine Road, Orpington, Kent BR3 3JY (Home) 01689 602456 [email protected] TREASURER: Clive Cooke, 1 Willow Bank, Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN32 5NH (Home) 01580 880568 [email protected] DEP. CHAIRMAN & REGIONAL REP.: Chin, 36, Churchside, Vigo, Kent, DA13 0SJ (Home) 01732 823132, (Work) 020 8691 6221 [email protected] COMPETITION SEC.: Ian Crocker, (Home) 01892 546006 [email protected] SPEED LEAGUE: David Balderson, 17 Glentrammon Close, Green Street Green, Kent BR6 6DL (Home) 01689 601661 [email protected] SPEED LEAGUE SCORER: Colin Spark WITHOUT PORTFOLIO - Russell Giddings, 45 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 6RW (Home) 01959 524837 [email protected] TROPHY RECORDS KEEPER: Joy Waiton, 7 Baring Road, Croydon CR0 7DD 07568 169585 [email protected] RALLY SECRETARY: Iain Gibson, 8 Knights Croft, New Ash Green, Kent DA3 8HT (Home) 01474 873573, [email protected] CHIEF MARSHAL: Chris Scudder, 4 Northdown Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7QW (Home) 07711 078552 [email protected] SOCIAL SECRETARY: Rosemary & Nigel Mead, 3 Heather Bank, Paddock Wood, Kent TN12 6BW (Home) 01892 832420 [email protected] [email protected] PRESS & PR: Darren Tyre, 35 Augustine Road, Orpington, Kent BR3 3JY (Home) 01689 602456 [email protected] CPO: Dawn Travers, 91 Carlton Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 2DE (Home) 01737 210377 [email protected] WEBMASTER: Nigel Mead, 3 Heather Bank, Paddock Wood, Kent TN12 6BW (Home) 01892 832420 [email protected] ACORN EDITOR: Alex Peters Castle Wood, Rhododendron Avenue, Meopham, Kent DA13 0TU 07980 210427 [email protected] Website - www.sevenoaksmotorclub.com Page 3 of 52 EDITORIAL Eagle eyed readers will have noticed that the Acorn cover date has jumped from December to January – this has been to overcome a number of editorial and printing difficulties so we now hope you will receive your printed copies in the month stated on the front cover ! A lot of people have bene working very hard behind the scenes to make the SDMC awards night happen on the 7th February. I certainly hadn’t realised how much planning was required until I became involved. Part of my own small contribution is the 2015 yearbook, of which you can see a draft copy online at http://www.sevenoaksmotorclub.com/yearbook It will be updated when the winner of the Trenham Cresswell trophy is announced at the awards night. It doesn’t look like the “Wacky Races” championship will happen this year. Partly due to the difficulties of getting some rounds included in it, partly because many of the rounds that we feared would not be in the Speed League have now been included (Thanks David !) and partly because so few people had race licences and were worried about the costs of obtaining them. For this last point I will try and talk to MSV at Brands Hatch and see if I can negotiate a club deal. We have a great article this month from the Tunbridge Wells Motor Club on their all circuit sprint championship. Like some other members of SDMC (David Balderson, Joy Waiton, Jeff Wiltshire and John Rawlins) I am a member of both clubs. The beauty of their championship is that it overlaps with many of the same rounds as the SDMC Speed League but has a different scoring systems and different contenders. So for just one set of event entry fees you get the experience of two championships, usually with quite different results! The TWMC are a very interesting and friendly bunch of people with some good social events and a number of other motorsport activities. They still have some places left for their annual awards dinner at the High Rocks hotel on the 28th February, so check them out and join up Page 4 of 52 at http://twmc.org.uk/ The pressures of editing Acorn are beginning to bite – so I have let of steam in the “Rant of the Month” in this issue, rather than include it in the editorial. Let’s hope people take it seriously and contribute to making the Acorn a better magazine for the good of the club. This month’s article on MSAR, the motor sport equipment suppliers sees a special deal announced for SDMC members, so please check it out and please mention Acorn! Happy Motorsport! Alex Peters NEWS Colin Spark has set up the 2015 Speed League calendar and entry forms up on the club website. Read the article this month on how to get involved and have your name on the list of contenders article in next months Acorn! Register for the Speed League now – its free ! Membership renewal is now available by post or online. See more in this issue. Page 5 of 52 CHAIRMANS CHAT Chairman's Chat February 2015 A Happy New Year to everyone out there in 7Oaks land! I'm currently writing this from a foggy and snowy La Rosiere in the French Alps where I and a few other 7Oaks committee and friends are enjoying a few days away from motor based activities - unless we hijack a piste basher or snowmobile.... But the need for speed still persists! Our traditional New Year's Day walk was a very sociable event with around twenty human and two canine souls braving the muddy paths around Pembury, followed by a nice lunch at the Camden Arms. Thank you Nigel & Rosemary Mead for organising that. Less welcome was my early nomination for the Bent Con Rod when I broke a tooth at lunch. That meant a panic visit to the dentist the day before flying out to France. More social events to come include Curling but places are limited so shout quickly if you want to give it a go and of course our awards night on 7th February should be a must. Please support this even if you have missed a pot last year - we always have a good time. But we could do with some fresh blood on the social side so if you fancy contributing by arranging some activities for us, we would be very grateful. Just give the Meads a shout and they'll give advice if required. We've recently heard that the Aldershot Rally for Heroes may be back after a year's break and so we would like 7Oaks to get involved again in running part of this stage rally. It was fun before and I'm sure will be again so please respond to requests for help. Date to be confirmed, but probably sometime in April. Page 6 of 52 Our Speed League dates are now out so if you want to mount a challenge for this you'd best get your diary out and book some dates. I'm hoping to do some rounds with Jeff Wiltshire - it’s been a long time since I did anything other than the odd North Weald sprint so am looking forward to some new (to me) venues. Later in the year we also should be co-promoting a sprint at Goodwood with Tunbridge Wells MC and that will be a very welcome return to that great circuit. Again, if you aren't competing why not come and help? So, what it all boils down to is that we have another varied year in store, but everything is run by unpaid volunteers and we do need some more help from you guys out there - come and join us! Have fun and hope to see lots of you at Hadlow on 7th Feb at the awards night. Andy Elcomb. Page 7 of 52 SDMC CALENDAR 2015 The following events are organised by SDMC or has a significant input / presence. Please let Acorn know of any other events that are planned. 26-Feb Scatter Rally 22-Mar Car Trial - Stoneacre 29-Mar Sprint – North Weald 16-Apr Scatter Rally 30-Apr Autotest – Brands Hatch 24-May Sprint – Crystal Palace 25-May Sprint – Crystal Palace 28-May Autotest – Brands Hatch 11-Jun Autotest – Brands Hatch 14-Jun Car Trial – Chapman’s Hill 25-Jun Autotest – Brands Hatch 28-Jun Autosolo – North Weald 9-Jul Autotest – Brands Hatch 2-Aug Autotest – Brands Hatch 30-Aug Autosolo – North Weald 17-Oct Sprint – Goodwood (co-pro TWMC) 1-Nov London to Brighton Veteran Run 6-Nov 12 car 10-Dec Scatter Rally Page 8 of 52 S&DMC SOCIAL EVENTS CALENDAR ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ORGANISING A SOCIAL EVENT? If you have any ideas for a future Social Event and wish to have a go at organising please contact Nigel or Rosemary Mead on 01892 832420 ([email protected] , [email protected] ) We will be happy to help and advertise the event for you. Also visit our website at www.sevenoaksmotorclub.com Please contact The Bell if you will be purchasing food. The Bell, High Street, Kemsing TN15 6BN Tel. No. 01732 76155 Saturday 7th Hadlow S&DMC AWARDS DINNER February 2015 Manor Wednesday 18th The Bell, NOGGIN & NATTER February 2015 Kemsing Wednesday 18th The Bell, NOGGIN & NATTER March 2015 Kemsing Page 9 of 52 RANT OF THE MONTH By Alex Peters It had to happen sooner or later – I have received a complaint that there are too many Mustangs appearing in the Acorn.
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