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Contents Chairmans Chat Front Cover - Member Clubs Well here we are almost at the end of the season and Pg. 2 Chairmans Chat where has this year gone, it doesn‟t seem five minutes since Pg. 3 Member Club Contacts Pg. 4 More SD34MSG Contacts the AGM back in January. Pg. 5 John Easson Award As with most years there have been ups and downs: On Pg. 6 Inter Club Table Top Rally the positive side Manx Auto Sport joined the Group, giving Pg. 7 Odds, Sods & Bodkins (1) us more venues for us to compete at, and Fylde Motor Sport Pg. 8 SD34 MSG League Positions Club, with much needed younger members, will join on the Pg. 9 SD34 MSG Championship Tables 1st January 2012 while it is likely another newly formed club Pg. 10 Maple Garage Beaver Rally Pg. 11 Coppermines Grizedale Stages will joining us soon. On the negative side sadly the low num- Pg. 12 Pro-tech Year Review (1) ber of registrations for the championships this year was Pg. 13 Pro-tech Year Review (2) much like 2010 and yet plenty of competitors have been do- Pg. 14 Roger Albert Clark Rally (1) ing events. If you were to look at the final championship po- Pg. 15 Roger Albert Clark Rally (2) sitions you will see that some of the winners have only Pg. 16 BRC 2012 scored the minimum of three events to qualify for an award Pg. 17 Champions so you don‟t need to compete in a huge number of events in Pg. 18 WRC Rally Car of the Year order to take home a pot. So please can clubs encourage Pg. 19 Hall Trophy - Blyton (1) Pg. 20 Hall Trophy - Blyton (2) your competitors to register for the championships, it only Pg. 21 GO Motorsport costs £5 to enter all the discipline championships, it‟s free to Pg. 22 The ‘Barrow Taxi’ score in the Marshals Championship. A copy of the 2012 Pg. 23 Grumpy Old Git Registration Form is included in this issue. Pg. 24 Pacenotes Magazine Article Pg. 25 Ralli Bryniau Clwyd Having mentioned the championships, elsewhere in this Pg. 26 Ford WRC & MSport issue you will see on Page 4 the advertisement for the Pres- Pg. 27 Odds, Sods & Bodkins (3) entation Evening for the 2011 Championship Awards, Pg. 28 Odds, Sods & Bodkins (4) please support this event as I would at least like to see all Pg. 29 Odds, Sods & Bodkins (5) the award winners being present. Also within this issue will Pg. 30 East African Safari Rally be updates on the championship positions which in the main Pg. 31 MSA News (1) will be the provisional final positions. Pg. 32 MSA News (2) Pg. 33 MSA News (3) The calendar for 2012 is firming up so it‟s time to start Pg. 34 MSA News (4) planning your event schedule. An updated draft calendar is Pg. 35 MSA Rule Changes included in this issue Pg. 36 Mull (better late than Never) Pg. 37 F1 The next meeting of the Group is the Annual General Pg. 38 Out & About with Gemini (1) Meeting to be held on Wednesday 18th January 2012 and Pg. 39 Out & About with Gemini (2) will include the election of the Officials and Championship Pg. 40 More RAC Rally Compilers so if you fancy taking on one of the roles please Pg. 41 SD34MSG 2012 Events get someone to nominate you and I‟m sure you would be Pg. 42 2012 Championship Reg. Form welcomed with open arms. On a Secretary‟s note if anyone Pg. 43 Events wants to propose any changes to the Constitution or Cham- Pg. 44 And Finally pionship Rules could they please let me know in advance of the meeting. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank every- Gazzard Accounts one involved with the Group over the year including the Offi- 33 Acresfield Road, cials, Championship Compilers, Competitors and Marshals, Middleton, Manchester M24 2WT to Steve Butler for his work on the website and Maurice Elli- 0161 643 0151 or 07973-816965 son for producing „spotlight‟ and in particular to Gary email : [email protected] Heslop of Gazzard Accounts, for all his support without which we might struggle. Finally I would like to send a very Happy Christmas wish to you and your families and let‟s hope we enjoy a suc- cessful and safe year of motorsport in 2012. Les Fragle, Chairman & Secretary, SD(34) Motor Sport Group Accrington MSC Mull Car Club SD34MSG: David Barratt Chairman : Niel McHaffie [email protected] Secretary: Tula Rowley 01254-384127 SD34MSG: Chris Woodcock LIMITED Website: www.accrington-msc.org 07973-830695 CSMA (NW) [email protected] Website : www.mullcarclub.co.uk SD34MSG : Steve Johnson 07919-298799 Lancashire & Cheshire CC [email protected] Chairman : Martin Nield Website : www.csmaclub.co.uk 0161 980 8509 2300 Club Ltd [email protected] SD34MSG: Neil Molyneaux SD34MSG : David Bailey [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.2300club.org 0161-2919065 The Club Meets at 8-30pm on the 2nd Thursday of Manx Auto Sport Ltd each Month at the Roebuck Pub M41 6HD SD34MSG: Chris Woodcock www.lancashireandcheshirecarclub.co.uk Website : www.manxautosport.org High Moor MC Bolton-le-Moors MC SD34MSG : Gary Heslop Chairman : Steve Mather [email protected] [email protected] 0161 643 0151 Secretary: James Swallow Website : [email protected] [email protected] SD34MSG Peter Sharples Pendle & DMC The Club Meets at 9-00pm very Thursday Chairman : Alan Shaw Horwich RMI Club, Chorley New Rd 01282 602195 Horwich OS M/R 109 / 639 111 [email protected] Website: www.bolton-le-moorscarclub.co.uk Secretary: Ray Duckworth 01282 812551 Clitheroe & DMC [email protected] Chairman : Daniel Harper SD34MSG: Ray Duckworth [email protected] Website : www.pendledistrictmc.co.uk Secretary: Heidi Woodcock 01254-681350 (Home) Warrington & DMC [email protected] Chairman: Dave Read SD34MSG: Terry Martin [email protected] 07816 184539 (mobile) Secretary: Caz Brough [email protected] [email protected] The Club Meets at 8-30pm Every Tuesday SD34MSG: Ann McCormack Waddington Sports & Social Club [email protected] Waddington, Nr Clitheroe 01928-710546 Website : www.cdmconline.com The Club Meets at 8-30pm Every Tuesday Thorn Inn On the B5356 Appleton Thorn, WA4 4QX Garstang & Preston MC Website : www.warringtondmc.org Chairman : Steve Kenyon Secretary: Chris Coombes Wallasey MC SD34MSG: Margaret Duckworth Chairman : Gary Marriott [email protected] 0151 652 4764 01772-700823 [email protected] The Club Meets at 8-30pm Every Tuesday Secretary: Tony King Lonsdale Club, Fulwood Hall Ln 07989 616546 Fulwood, Preston PR2 8BD [email protected] Website: www.gpmc.org.uk SD34MSG: Tony King The Club Meets at 9-00pm Every Monday Stockport 061 MC Port Sunlight Village Social Club Chairman : Rob Yates Bridge St, Port Sunlight CH62 4UP Secretary: Andy Chambers Website : www.wallaseymc.com SD34MSG: Mark Wikinson [email protected] Lightning MSC 0161-4323490 SD34MSG: Andy Rhodes 01772-632820 The Club Meets at 9-15pm onwards [email protected] Every Thursday Five Ways Hotel, Macclesfield Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 6BE Bury AC Website : www.stockport061.co.uk SD34MSG : Mathew Field 01772-456716 Comprising the following Clubs Blackpool South Shore Motor Club www.bssmc.com Chester Motor Club www.chestermotorclub.co.uk Contacts Ecurie Royal Oak Motor Club www.eromc.co.uk President : Alan Shaw [email protected] High Moor Motor Club 01282-613321 www.hmmc.co.uk Chairman Les Fragle Secretary Knutsford & District Motor Club [email protected] League Compiler www.knutsfordmotorclub.co.uk 01995-672230 Individual Compiler Lancashire & Cheshire Car Club Vice Chairman : Graham Bray www.lancashireandcheshirecarclub.co.uk 0161-7969079 Stockport 061 Motor Club [email protected] www.stockport061.co.uk Treasurer : Eve Fisher [email protected] Warrington & District Motor Club 0161-7666950 www.warringtondmc.org Road Rally : Terry Martin Wallasey Motor Club [email protected] 01254-249796 www.wallaseymc.com Stage Rally : Chris Woodcock [email protected] Website : www.nwstages.co.uk Mark Wilkinson - [email protected] 01254-681350 OTR : David Barratt [email protected] 01254-384127 Marshals : Ann McCormack [email protected] 01928-710546 Registrations : Margaret Duckworth [email protected] 01772-700823 Website : www.sd34msg.org PRIZE PRESENTATION Steve Butler Newsletter : Maurice Ellison Blackburn Northern Sports Club, [email protected] 07788-723721 Pleckgate Rd. Blackburn, 01524-735488 £5.00 Pie & Peas, 8.00pm onwards Friday 10th February 2012 Guest - TBA Contact Terry Martin 07816 184539 or 01254-249796 [email protected] The opinions expressed in this or publication are those of the individual Chris Woodcock contributors, and not necessarily those of the [email protected] editor or the committee of the SD 34 MSG 01254-681350 2300 Club are pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 John Easson Award. Machynlleth rally driver Osian Pryce has been chosen as the winner of this year‟s prestigious award which is worth a total prize fund of £4,000. The18 year old was the choice of the judges after very careful deliberation, which saw the four final- ists travel to Preston to take part in interviews with the panel of judges. Osian emerged as winner after a very close run contest with fellow finalists, Matt Griffin, Chris Ingram and Robert Wheeler. Steve Price This year the judges, headed by Former Tour of Mull Clerk of Course Clive Molyneux, along with co driver “legend” – Ian Tel: 07814 953346 Grindrod, former international co driver and boss of Motordrive Seats Allan Whittaker, and guest judge Bury based Subaru Gilnow Road, Bolton, WRC driver John Cope, all agreed, once again this year, the task of choosing a winner from the line up of finalists was very Lancashire BL1 4LL difficult.