Northern Stage Rally Championship
Welcome to the 2007
Championship, whether you are returning having competed in previous
years or this is a new venture for you – you’re all very welcome!
A few points for you to take
note of to begin with:
- I
don't get to many events, as pressures of work and family life tend
to restrict my outings. So I do not conduct signing on. I hope to
get to a few events and will certainly be at the Opposite Lock and
Tour of Mull. Hopefully a few more. I will pick up your entry and
results from the event paperwork that the organisers will send to
me. Speed of results depends on the speed of their service!
- If
you change class or drivers please let me know in advance otherwise
I might miss you and that makes my work harder having to calculate
results twice.
- Many
of the events in the Championship are extremely popular. I cannot
guarantee entries on any of them for you. Although many events do
look favourably on championship contenders please make sure you
submit entries as soon as regs are available to ensure a run.
- The
Tour of
Mull
– This is a new event to the Championship and has a very loyal and
enthusiastic following. I realise that it’s a long way “off
map” for the Association but it is run by a member club and has
got to be one of the most challenging tarmacadam stage events in the
country and is one of only two to run on closed public roads. The
event presents contenders though with some other challenges as well
as the stages – obtaining an entry can be difficult and
accommodation is always booked up well in advance. If you seriously
want to take part in the event and are not a regular competitor on
the event then I would urge you to do the following:
·
Register on the event website www.2300club.org
·
Try finding accommodation NOW. You can contact the tourist
information centres on the island – details can be found on the
Internet. You can also post accommodation “wanted” adverts on the
event website that is accessed by a lot of locals.
·
Ensure the organisers know you’re registered for the
championship when you submit your entry.
If
you want any more advice on the event please let me know.
- Results
– I will update these as often as I can and get them on the
website and out via e-mail. I can’t guarantee to have results out
by post after each round though. I will also try and do further
bulletins at intervals throughout the year to keep you updated with
news.
- Please
let me know what you think of the Championship and the events as the
season progresses.
Now onto the first round, the Jack Frost
Stages at Croft. Popular as ever, it proved a thrilling start to the
Championship with Chris Wise & Tracey Taylor-West taking (I think!)
their very first event win, but it was down to a tie breaker – you
don’t get any closer. Well done to Chris & Tracey – a cracking
start to the year. Other notable results were Garry Johnson & Phil
Bond taking second in class 1 and Alistair Hutchinson / St John Dykes
second in class 3 in their LPG powered Clio. I’m surprised no one else
has followed their lead with this LPG stuff looking at the results they
achieve. If you have any questions about how the points are worked out,
give me a call.
Next Events
NW Stages, Saturday 17th
February – www.nwstages.co.uk
This event is running on one
date this year but will be a real challenge, packing in tarmacadam
stages at Weeton, Pontins, Clifton and the Prom at Blackpool (a real
thrill going flat out between those concrete walls I can tell you!).
Contact is Ann McCormack on 01928
710546.
Robin Hood Stages, Sunday 11th
March, www.robinhoodforeststages.co.uk
The first Forest round of the
year offers 41 stages miles in the Nottinghamshire Forests, Lindholme
MC’s event is based at the Clumber Park Hotel. Event contact is
Meredith Gratton, 01302 880730.
I hope you have a great year!
Mike
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