The Acorn Founded 1954 May 2009 Sevenoaks & District Motor Club Zoomworks Photography Zoomworks Photography Above: Geoff Foot, 1st in class, AO Above: Richard Moore, 1st in class, B2 Zoomworks Photography Above: Chris Judge on his way to Fastest Time of the Day Zoomworks Photography Colin Shipway Above: Mark Garner, 1st in class, B3 Above: Bill McKenna, 1st in class B4 and 3rd overall Club Contacts Club Contacts Club Contacts Sevenoaks and District Motor Club Ltd PRESIDENT: John Symes VICE PRESIDENT: Vic EIford ACORN MAGAZINE May 2009 The Editor, Committee and Club do not necessarily agree with items and opinions expressed within ACORN magazine OFFICERS and COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, Chin TROPHY RECORDS [email protected] KEEPER: VICE CHAIR, Dawn Travers CHILD PROTECTION: [email protected] SECRETARY: Rosemary Mead [email protected] MEMBERSHIP SEC: Andy Elcomb [email protected] TREASURER: Clive Cooke [email protected] ACORN EDITOR: Suze Bisping [email protected] COMPETITION SEC., Ian Crocker WEBMASTER: [email protected] SPEED LEAGUE David Balderson CHAMP CO-ORD: [email protected] RALLY SECRETARY: Iain Gibson Tel: 01474 873573 CHIEF MARSHAL: Philip Fawcett [email protected] SOCIAL SECRETARY: Situation Vacant – if you are interested in helping to organise the club’s social events, please contact a member of the committee. PRESS & PR: Steve Thompson [email protected] WITHOUT PORTFOLIO: Chris Scudder [email protected] WEB ACORN: Ralph Travers [email protected] Website - www.sevenoaksmotorclub.com PLEASE NOTE: COPY DATE FOR JUNE ACORN WILL BE MAY 20TH You can e-mail copy to [email protected] I will also accept copy on disc, CD Rom, memory stick etc or paper (typed or handwritten). - 1 - FROM THE COMMITTEE FROM THE COMMITTEE FROM THE COMMITTEE Editorial Ramblings Chin’s Chairman’s Chat o, a new Acorn, and a new Editor! As I’m sure t was encouraging to see a reasonable number of you’re aware, Dawn Travers had been looking you at the AGM, together with those who took the S for someone to take over for a while and having trouble to send their apologies there seems to be a served on committee in a Press & PR capacity for two I good level of enthusiasm within the club. This may and a half years, I decided to have a change. But don’t have been generated by the presentation on Crystal worry, Dawn will be back—she’s already been asked Palace which followed but that would then indicate the to look after an edition or two of Acorn next year when support out there for this project. I get married and go on honeymoon! Thanks to her for all of her help and support, now I just need to try and Although I wasn’t directly involved in the running of our fill her shoes - gulp! (Size 8 Suze!!- The Ex-Ed) I’ve April North Weald Sprint, I managed to get to the met many of our members over the last few years event by about lunchtime having spent a worthwhile when I’ve been competing but for those who don’t morning at Sculthorpe launching the ASEMC Club know who I am, you can find a “self interview” later in Stage Championship. By the time I arrived the meet- this issue. ing was well under way and everyone was having a good time so I managed to 7oaks have recently run two events, a scatter and a have a good chat with several of you and then get sprint at North Weald, and results, news and some roped in to dish out the awards. Well done top Chris pictures from those can be found in this edition. A Judge for FTD in his Jedi – he says it was the new good result on the scatter and a sunny day at North sticky tyres that made the difference. The organising Weald rounded off a busy week for me, being my third team did well and carried on our tradition of running an event in a week, and so the long Easter weekend is a event for everyone to enjoy. welcome break. I understand that there haven’t been many registrations for the Speed League this year, so As far as the 2010 Speed regulations go, I have made please send your forms in [it is free!!!] to David Bal- representations, under the ASEMC banner, to the derson. These are available on our website or at the Speed Committee of the MSA to check that the word- back of Acorn. ing of their regs properly reflects their intentions as I don’t think they do as they stand. Also I have made The Summer Autotest series kicks off this month and the case for the limiting, in the road going classes, of as always, Stacey Thompson is doing a great job of tyres to those from List 1A. We’ll see what happens in organising things. However, people always seem to due course. enjoy the competing but don’t step in and help. If you can get out and marshal an evening or two, or give As was mentioned by Dawn last month, Suze Bisping Stacey a hand in any way, I’m sure she would appreci- has taken over as Acorn Editor – thank you Suze. I’m ate it. sure she’ll make a great job of it and, as I can tell by the magazine being almost ready by the deadline and Also this month, we have two socials - Chin’s Quiz on Suze needing to chase me for this month’s drivel, she the 20th May at The Bell, Kemsing, and a Scalectrix has the enthusiasm of youth on her side. Dawn has Night at The Bell, Kemsing, on the 26th organised by edited the Acorn for over 8 years if my memory serves Nigel Mead. The Scalectrix Night has been organised me correctly which is a long time and an awful lot of for half term week so if you’re not away, hope to see hard work. The mag has grown in stature during that you there for an evening of competitive fun! period with more pictures, the electronic version and the availability on our website – thank you Dawn. Congratulations go to April’s Monthly Mug winner, Ben Webber, for being the youngest person to take part in Crystal Palace is coming together and the promotional one of our club’s Car Trials, sitting alongside his Dad package is almost ready for us all to go out into the Andy in his Lotus Elan +2. Ben is one of the youngest commercial world and achieve the partnerships we members, competitors, and helpers in our club and need to get this great event under way. The website is can often be seen marshalling along with his younger up (www.motorsportatthepalace.co.uk) and is beginning sister Jade - maybe he will be seen autotesting in the to take shape, so watch that space for developments. not too distant future! We need to raise a substantial amount of funding so please all members do what they can to raise that If anybody has any suggestions for anything they cash. Nigel Mead is coordinating this effort so, if you would like to see included in Acorn, or any changes, have any contacts that may be interested in joining us please feel free to get in touch with me either by on this event, please let Nigel know 01892 832420 or phone [details on the front page] or by email [email protected] [email protected]. I will try and live up to Dawn’s legacy, but only time will tell! Lastly, please do Well, that’s it for this month – I hope to see as many of try and send copy in on time - this magazine is what you as possible at the Evening Autotests. you, the members, make it with a little input from my- self, and event reports / photos / snippets of news are of course always welcome. Chin So long until next month... Suze Bisping - 2 - COMPETITION CALENDAR 2009 DATE EVENT ORGANISING CLUB / Contact LOCATION Status Open To/ Champ Round Speed League 2nd May Sprint BARC(Mids): Noreen Ward [email protected] Curborough Nat B 12 Car Regularity Eastbourne & Ram MC (Weald MC): Contact Tim 3rd May TBC CS Run Smith 01424 222662, [email protected] Autotest Training MMKMC: Autotest Training Day, email 3rd May Headcorn Airfield CS Day [email protected] for more information Evening Grass MMKMC: Evening Grass Autotest, email 6th May Headcorn Airfield CS Autotest [email protected] for more information Evening Grass Autotest 7Oaks & MC (for Weald MC): Entries and Offers of 7th May Farningham CS (Summer Series help to Stacey Thompson Tel: 0208 3002609 Opener) Miglia Quadrato UHULMC: Regs for this event can be obtained from City of London 9th May CS 2009 Dave Lygoe Eve Tel: 0208 363 9850 starting at Midnight Speed Herts CAC: Tony Staines, 10th May Sprint Debden Nat B League [email protected] 12 Car Regularity Eastbourne & Ram MC (Weald MC): Contact Tim 10th May TBC CS Run Smith 01424 222662, [email protected] Evening Grass MMKMC: Evening Grass Autotest, email 13th May Headcorn Airfield CS Autotest [email protected] for more information Croydon DMC: Pam Douce 01883 343450, Three Counties Start 9.15am 17th May [email protected] CS Tour Whyteleafe FC Route: 130 miles on OS 187 and 188, £60 entry Quiz Night organised by Chin, contact 20th May Quiz, May Social The Bell, Kemsing Social [email protected] for more information Evening Grass 7Oaks & MC (for Weald MC): Entries and Offers of 21st May Autotest Farningham CS help to Stacey Thompson Tel: 0208 3002609 (Summer Series) Blackpalfrey MC (for Weald MC): Entries to Andy Gibson 01227 792740 or check out 24th May Hughes Rally Starts in Wrotham TBA www.historicroadrally.co.uk/hughesrally for more infor- mation.