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V1.6 04-06-13

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Contents

Introduction ................................................................................ 2

Introduction from Clerk of the Course – Nicola Heppenstall ........... 3

Event Detail and Schedule ........................................................... 4

Event Timetable .......................................................................... 4

Event Timings ............................................................................. 5

Event Classes .............................................................................. 6

Provisional Route Map ................................................................. 8

Getting To Longtown ................................................................... 9

Distances to Longtown from major UK cities ............................... 10

Accommodation and Facilities in and around Longtown ............... 10

Event Officials ........................................................................... 12

Acknowledgements ................................................................... 13

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Introduction

Welcome to this the inaugural DMACK tyres Carlisle Stages. This brand new

rally based around the challenging and popular Kershope and Newcastleton

forests, forms round three of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally

Championship.

The event is organised by the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club who bring

you the Roger Albert Clark Rally every November. It is the organisers’ aim to

recreate the friendly atmosphere of this popular rally, which this year

celebrates its 10th anniversary.

The format of the new DMACK Carlisle Stages, round two of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C Rally Championship, on Saturday 22 June will centre on a route containing 45 stage miles and just 65 road miles and this will make it one

of the most compact gravel rallies of the season.

The DMACK Carlisle Stages is designed to be a great day’s sport in some classic forests with a very compact route and a first class rally HQ. With the first car starting at 10am and finishing at 3pm, local crews will not necessarily require

any accommodation.

The event is based around the superb start venue, rally HQ and service area at the premises of the hauliers R J Murray & Sons in Longtown, just north of Carlisle. Their premises are situated just five minutes from junction 44 of the M6 and will host documentation, scrutineering, service area and overnight secure parking within a warehouse.

Scrutineering will be held from afternoon to early evening on Friday, and then the cars will go into the secure overnight park, prior to the start on Saturday morning at approximately 10:00hrs. The rally is scheduled to finish at 15:00hrs and all things being equal the awards presentation will take place at about 17:00hrs. There will be an option of Saturday scrutineering, by prior appointment only.

The route will take in six stages in some of the region’s best-loved forests. Since the original draft of this guide the stage at Chamot Hill has had to be withdrawn due to unforeseen circumstances. However no overall mileage has been lost as the Chamot Hill distance has been added to SS3&6 Kershope so the overall stage mileage remains as was originally planned.

The action starts with a four-mile stage in Arthur’s Seat which has not been used for around five years followed by seven miles in Newcastleton and a stage of ten miles in Kershope. After service back at Longtown, the three stages will be repeated.

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Introduction from Clerk of the Course – Nicola Heppenstall

On behalf of the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club I am pleased to be welcoming

you to this the first running of the DMACK Tyres Carlisle Stages.

Most of you will know that this brand new event has been put together to form the third

round of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship following the

postponement of two of the earlier championship rounds.

I am delighted to have been asked to put this event together and I am extremely pleased

to welcome DMACK Tyres as the title sponsor for this event. They are a prominent

Cumbrian company and to have them on board for this round of the championship is

fantastic news for rallying in the North West of England.

At this point I also want to thank R J Murray and Sons, whose

premises at Longtown will be our Rally HQ for the weekend.

Additionally I am grateful for the co-operation of the Forestry

Commission and other landowners along the route without

whose help I would have been unable to put this event together

at such short notice.

The route, which I have put together is compact and challenging

with classic stages in Cumbria and the Scottish Borders, one of

which has not been used for over five years.

As well as catering for contenders in the WWRS R.A.C. Rally

Championship, the DMACK Carlisle Stages will be open to all

other cars and is ideal preparation for anyone planning to enter the 2013 Roger Albert

Clark Rally, which runs across similar forest stages.

With a maximum entry of 100 cars plus 10 reserves, and an entry fee of only

£450.00, this event is sure to fill up fast.

All that remains for me to say now is thank you to everyone who has helped get this

event off the ground and to welcome you to Longtown in June. I am hopeful that the

weather will be kind to us. I will see you there and here’s to a great day of rallying.

Nicola Heppenstall

Clerk of the Course

DMACK Tyres Carlisle Stages

22nd June 2013

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Event Detail and Schedule

Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club Ltd will organise a National B Forest Stage Rally on

Saturday 22nd June 2013 titled The “DMACK Tyres Carlisle Stages Rally”. The event will be

jointly promoted by the Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club Ltd and the De Lacy Motor Club

Ltd.

The premises of R J Murray and Sons Longtown, Carlisle, [Sat Nav Post Code CA6 5TR], will host event scrutineering, documentation, central service and the awards ceremony.

With the event based around this excellent central

location, the rally will have a small liaison to special

stage mileage; the total route will be approximately

110 miles in length including 8 gravel surfaced

special stages [2 loops of three], totalling approximately 45 miles on private forest roads.

This means that this rally will be one of the most compact in the R.A.C. Rally

Championship calendar.

Entrants will be supplied with a tulip style road book which will include colour stage maps (not to scale) based on the 1:25,000 OS Explorer map. The whole rally route is contained on OS Landranger maps 79, 85 and 86 [A marked overview map based on the 1:50,000

Landranger map will be supplied in colour to all competitors at signing on].

Event Timetable

Entries Open With publication of the Supplementary Regulations Entries Close for Seeding Wednesday 12th June 2013 17:00 Notes despatched* Friday 14th June 2013 Seeded Entry List

Saturday 15th June 2013 Finals Instructions Issued Noise/Scrutineering/Documentation open

Friday 21st June 2013 14:00

Documentation Closes Friday 21st June 2013 19:00 Provisional Start List Published Friday 21st June 2013 19:15 Scrutineering by appointment only Saturday 22nd June 2013 08:00- 09:00 Final Start List Published Saturday 22nd June 2013 09:15 First Car Starts MTC 1 Saturday 22nd June 2013 10:00 First Car Due MTC 4 (approx.) Saturday 22nd June 2013 15:00 Awards presented As soon as possible after the finish

*for those crews who have pre ordered

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Event Timings

Day Time Schedule Additional Info

April 2013 Regulations available and entries open

Friday 21st 09:00 Service Park Opens

12:00 Scrutineering

Documentation opens Event Media Desk Open

19:00 Scrutineering

Documentation closes Event Media Desk Closes

19:00 Rally HQ Closes Service Park Closes

Saturday 22nd 07:00 Service Park Opens

08:00 Scrutineering by appointment Event Media Desk Open

09:00 Scrutineering Closes

09:00 Event Media Desk Closes

10:01 1st Car leaves Rally HQ N.B. The running order for

10:31 SS1 Arthurs Seat all cars will be as follows; Cars with

10:57 SS2 Newcastleton engine capacity up to and including

11:17 SS3 Kershope 1600 cc, Classes B, C1, C2,

12:07 Re-group in D1, D2 and E1 will be running first.

12:17 1st Car Service Halt There will then be a 10 min

12:47 1st Car leaves Service Halt gap before the remaining

13:17 SS4 Arthur Seat [2] Historic cars and then finally

13:43 SS5 Newcastleton [2] another 10 min gap before

14:03 SS6 Kershope [2] all remaining competitors

14:54 1st Car Finishes [MTC4] Event Media Desk Open

Car No. Finishes

Provisional results

Final results

17:00 Awards Event Media Desk Closes

20:00 Rally HQ Closes

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Event Classes

Classes

The DMACK Tyres Carlisle Stages Rally class structure and running order will be as

follows:

Series 1 Cars Manufactured before 31.12.67 (HISTORIC)

Class B1 Up to 1000cc Class B2 1001cc to 1301cc Class B3 1301cc to 1600cc (excluding twin cam engined cars Class B4 1601cc to 2000cc

(Including twin cam engined cars but excluding Porsche 911's) Class B5 Over 2000cc including all Porsche 911's

Series 2 Cars Manufactured between 1.1.68 and 31.12.74 (POST HISTORIC)

Class C1 Up to 1300cc Class C2 1301cc to 1600cc excluding twin cam engined cars Class C3 1601cc to 2000cc excluding twin cam engined cars Class C4 Over 2000cc Class C5 All twin cam and multi valve engined cars Series 3 Cars Manufactured between 1.1.75 and 31.12.81 (CLASSIC)

Class D1 Up to 1300cc Class D2 1301cc to 1601cc excluding twin cam engined cars Class D3 1601cc to 2000cc excluding twin cam engined cars Class D4 over 2000cc including twin cam and multi valve engined cars Class D5 All other twin cam multi valve engined cars

Class F cars first registered between 1st January 1982 and 31st December 1986 that comply with RAC Rally Championship Regulations

Class G Cars first Registered up to December 1986 that have been built to comply with MSA Regulation R49 but do not comply in all areas and are registered for the

RAC Rally Championship

Class I Cars first registered up to 31st December 1986 that do not comply with RAC Rally Championship Regulations Series 1 to 6 but are registered for this

Championship

Historic Appendix K Cars - in accordance with R49.7.4 complying with FIA

Appendix K

Class K1 Up to 1600 cc excluding twin cam engines Class K2 1601cc to 2000cc excluding twin cam engines Class K3 All other Appendix K Cars Class E1 Cars up to and including 1400cc Class E2 Cars from 1401cc to 1600cc Class E3 Cars from 1601cc to 2000cc Class E4 Cars over 2000cc Class E5 All 4wd Cars

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Any vehicle with forced induction shall have its actual engine capacity multiplied in accordance with R48.2.4 If fewer than 5 cars are entered in each class the organisers reserve the right to

award only 1st in class awards or amalgamate classes accordingly.

The running order will be as follows: All Cars in Class B, C1, C2, D1, D2 and E1

followed by a 10 minute gap, followed by Class C, D, K, F, G and I in seeded order

followed by a 10 minute gap then all further Class E in seeded order.

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Provisional Route Map

Please use the following route map, which is only for guidance and is by no means a definitive to plan your rally. Do not forget that all the up to date information is contained on our web pages. The details contained here are correct on the date of publication of Version1 of this document.

Route Notes Subjective route notes will be available as usual from Patterson Pace notes. They will conduct the route survey as near to the rally date as possible. The organisers WILL NOT be providing notes as part of the entry and it is the responsibility of the Competitor to order and pay for their own route notes. Brian or Liz can be contacted either by telephone between 9am and 5pm: Tel: (+44)02890844111 or online at, http://www.rallynews.net/pattersonpacenotes/onlineorders.asap No other route notes are authorised for use on this event and if found competitors will be penalised in accordance with R25.9

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Getting To Longtown

With R J Murray and Sons kindly allowing us to use their excellent premises this event

has a very centrally located Rally HQ and Service park. They have allowed us to use their

secure premises the evening before the rally, so that vehicles can be left at the service

park without the worry of them left at your hotel overnight. Additionally, this location will

afford all teams with ample hard standing.

Directions to Longtown Headquarters

From the South:

Follow M6 Northbound to junction 45 [Gretna]. Take the exit onto the A6071 towards

Longtown; follow this road for approximately 3 miles. At the junction with the A7 turn right

into the town and then follow signs for A6071 [Brampton]. The premises of R J Murray are

situated on the left in approximately 2 miles. Alternatively exit the M6 at junction 44

following the signs for Longtown and Hawick. As you enter Longtown turn right onto the

A6071 then follow directions to

Rally HQ as above

From the North:

Follow M6 Southbound to junction 44. N.B. there is no exit southbound at this

junction. At the roundabout follow the signs for Longtown and Hawick. As you enter

Longtown turn right onto the A6071 then follow directions to Rally HQ as above.

From the East:

From Newcastle follow A69 to Brampton. Then follow signs for A6071 Longtown. Rally HQ

is on your right after approximately 3 miles.

From the West:

Follow directions as per South or North above.

Arriving by Air:

Please contact Carlisle Airport for more information on the contact numbers shown here,

Tel: +44 (0) 1228 573641

Fax: +44 (0) 1228 573310

Email: General Enquiries: enquiries@carlisleairport.co.uk

Operational Enquiries: operations@carlisleairport.co.uk

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Distances to Longtown from major UK cities

From To Miles

Longtown HQ Birmingham 203

Cardiff 310

Edinburgh 94

Glasgow 93

London 317

Manchester 128

Plymouth 398

Swansea 347

Accommodation and Facilities in and around Longtown

Hotels

Crown and Mitre Hotel - Longtown, 4 English Street, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5SD –

Tel 01228 525491

Bush Hotel - Longtown, Bridge Street, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5UB

Graham Arms Hotel, English St, Longtown Cumbria, Longtown, CA6 5SE –

Tel 01228 791213

The Sycamore Tree - Longtown - Carlisle - Cumbria - CA6 5UD - Tel 01228 791919

http://www.thesycamoretreelongtown.co.uk/

Days Inn Hotel Gretna Green, Gretna Loaning, Gretna, DG16 5HU –Tel 01461 337 566

Gretna Chase Hotel, Gretna, DG16 5JB – Tel 01461 337 517

Garden House Hotel Gretna, Sarkfoot Road, Gretna, DG16 5HU - Tel 01461 337 621

Smiths at Gretna Green, Gretna, DG16 5EA - Tel 01461 337 007

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Banks in Longtown

Barclays, 23 Bridge Street, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 5UB

HSBC, 7 High Street, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 5UA

Food Takeaways

Classic Pizza, 14 High Street, Longtown, CA6 5UE

Border Cod, 4 English Street, Longtown, CA6 5SD

Cobbles Sandwich Shop, 50 English Street, Longtown, CA6 5SD

Spice Fusion, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5UY

Caldew Fish Bar, Bridge Street, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5UD

Kingsland Chinese, Longtown, Carlisle, CA6 5UB

Restaurant / Cafe

The Sycamore Tree, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria. CA6 5UD - Tel 01228 791919

http://www.thesycamoretreelongtown.co.uk

The Esk Café, 4, English St, Longtown, Carlisle , CA6 5SD - Tel 01228 791631

ATM

Spar, Netherby Street, Longtown by Nationwide Building Society

Additional Facilities in Carlisle

Carlisle Accommodation

The details listed below are by no means an exhaustive list but should be used as starting

point for your search. In the first instance we suggest that you take a look at the

‘Accommodation’ section of the DMACK Carlisle Stages website

www.racrallychamp.org/Carlisle_Stages/accommodation.htm Alternatively try the Visit

Cumbria website; www.visitcumbria.com. This has details of accommodation to suit all

budgets. [Although we are sure that those of you returning with us again, will already have

your own contacts for places to stay.] This website also has full information on local

attractions, if you want to linger a while after the rally and details about places to eat in and

around Carlisle.

Additionally we advise that you also browse the Carlisle Tourist Information Centre

website at www.discovercarlisle.co.uk

Should you require any further information on any aspects of accommodation in the area,

then please make contact with them.

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Event Officials

Name Role

Nicola Heppenstall Clerk of the Course

Colin Heppenstall Deputy Clerk of the Course & Equipment Coordinator

Kevin Dawson MSA Steward

Ken Roberts Club Steward

Roy Brader Club Steward

Katie Hinchliffe/ Rik Hinchliffe Secretary of the Meeting

Brian Avery Chief Safety Officer

Leonie Dykes Spectator Safety

Joy Hewson Chief Marshal

Lloyd Walker Chief Timekeeper

Matthew Atkinson Results Service

Chrys Worboys Radio Controller

TBA Chief Medical Officer

Andrew Berry Chief Scrutineer

Rob Harris Scrutineer

Barry Lindsey Start/Service Venue Coordinator

Pat Cunningham Noise Test Official

John Cooper RAC Championship Eligibility Scrutineer

Russ Langthorne RAC Competitor Liaision Officer

Steve Higgins Event Media Officer

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Acknowledgements

DMACK Tyres R J Murray & Sons Pallex MSA UK Forest Enterprise North ANCC ANECCC ANWCC Residents on the Route Advertisers and Stage Sponsors John Parker – FLO All Sponsors and Advertisers All the Marshals, Competitors, and Helpers - we couldn't do this without you

All that remains for us to say is that we look forward to welcoming you to this

new event in June. Let’s all hope for a safe and enjoyable weekend sport.

The organising team