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THE ACORN
DECEMBER 2012
MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEARAND A HAPPY NEW YEARAND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
SNOW KISSING!
Sevenoaks and District Motor Club Ltd
PRESIDENT: John Symes VICE PRESIDENT Vic Elford
The Editor, Committee and Club do not necessarily agree with items and opinions expressed within Acorn
magazine.
Officers and Committee
CHAIRMAN, Andy Elcomb,
MEMBERSHIP SEC [email protected]
SECRETARY: Tracey Niel, [email protected]
TRK: Chin [email protected]
TREASURER Clive Cooke, [email protected]
ACORN EDITOR Sue Jessop
COMPETITION SEC, Ian Crocker
WEBMASTER [email protected]
SPEED LEAGUE Russell Giddings,
CHAMP CO-ORD [email protected]
RALLY SECRETARY Iain Gibson,
CHIEF MARSHALL Chris Scudder,
chris [email protected]
SOCIAL SECRETARY Rosemary and Nigel Mead,
PRESS AND PR Steve Thompson,
CPO Dawn Travers,
COMMITTEE MEM. David Balderson,
WITHOUT PORTFOLIO Darren Tyre,
WEB ACORN Ralph Travers
Website—www.sevenoaksmotorclub.com
Welcome to December’s Chairman’s Chat.
Firstly I’d like to draw your attention to the two flyers that came with this Acorn – a member-
ship renewal form for 2013 and details of the 2012 Awards Night on 2nd February. Please help
us by renewing your membership promptly rather than waiting until your first event and by
supporting the Awards Night, even if you haven’t won anything this year.
So, what’s been happening recently? – oh yes - drat & double drat! Whilst we were rather lucky
not to have lost events because of the poor weather during the summer, Murphy’s Law caught
up with us in the end.
Just like the Weald Trial beforehand, we also had to cancel the 11th November Trial at Chap-
man’s Hill due to saturated ground. Chin & I went in and had a walk around a week before the
event and frankly we wouldn’t have been able to move cars around near the gate, let alone all
over the venue. However we did have a good look amongst the trees and reckon that we
should be able to lay on some really fun tests next year when the ground has dried out a bit.
Whilst the loss of an event is always a shame, it had even greater ramifications for some people
as they were relying on earning their Speed League qualification points at the trials, but unfor-
tunately they weren’t to be. It does seem unfair at first glance as they had indicated a few
weeks beforehand that they would be marshalling and that was certainly appreciated as with-
out marshals most events just can’t take place. However there are quite a few ways of looking
at this situation and it isn’t as if the qualification regs had only just been instigated – they’ve
been there for many years. Looking back at the year’s calendar there were no less than 16
events other than the two events we lost that were available for qualification points to be
earned and that doesn’t include the other means available such as the Brighton Veteran Run,
the Rallye Sunseeker and the Crystal Palace tyre-strapping days.
Certainly there are some that feel that having a compulsory “helping” regulation isn’t right and
there’s no problem in taking that view. Could it be that the majority of club members think the
same? Well, that is one of the things that was discussed briefly at the Speed League Forum on
the 21st November and as we hadn’t had any proposals for rules change from anyone that
couldn’t be there, it was left to those that were there (and a good turnout it was too) to have
their say. Interestingly, the overwhelming consensus was that the rule was a good one so it will
remain for 2013.
Having your say is important, after all the committee is only there to help arrange events that
the majority of members want and they will just carry on doing what they think is best for the
club until they are told otherwise. They do appreciate it’s not always easy to please everyone
and are open to constructive suggestions from all, so don’t be shy in making your thoughts
known. The same goes at events higher than club level – we are fortunate to have a good rep-
utation with the MSA and are active in the local Association, the ASEMC,
through which we can make our feelings known about all sorts of things and that is the proper
way for requests for rule changes to be made.
So, to conclude, as it is now December and Christmas is hurtling towards us at an ever increas-
ing speed I’ll leave you with the Club committee’s Season’s Greetings to the whole membership
(and to anyone else that may be reading this), to wish you all a prosperous, safe and healthy
New Year and of course to exhort you to PLEASE do your bit to help YOUR club in 2013 and
beyond.
ANDY ELCOMB
SEVENOAKS AND DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
2012 AWARDS DINNER
Once again this popular event will be held at :
Hadlow Manor Hotel, Goose Green, Hadlow, Kent, TN11 0JH.
On Saturday 2nd February 2013
Invitations and menu choices are now available.
£33.00 per ticket.
Our venue will require final numbers in advance and seating plans have to be
organised so the closing date for ticket applications will be Friday 18th January 2013.
DEAR EDITOR
Re: AWARDS DINNER
One page particularly caught my eye in last month’s ACORN, the page advertising both the Awards Dinner and a talk by John Surtees. In the later there is advice that the dress code is “almost Black Tie, so smart attire is requested”.
The Annual Awards Dinner is the time when the Club’s premier awards are presented, these guys, and gals, are champions. Can I please suggest that the status of the event is respected by the wearing of “smart attire”? There was a time when it was “Black Tie”, then it became “Optional”, times change but let’s show respect for the illustrious names that adorn our tro-phies and dress appropriately.
Yours sincerely
JOHN SYMES
YOUR INVITATION TO:
Sevenoaks and District Motor Club
2012 Annual Awards Dinner
Saturday 2nd February 2013
At Hadlow Manor Hotel
Goose Green, Hadlow, Kent, TN11 0JH
6:30pm to Midnight. Prompt Dinner at 7:30pm
Smart Dress Please. £33.00 per Ticket.
Please send your cheques, payable to Sevenoaks and District Motor Club
together with your choice of the following menu (ie. 1, 6, 11) to:
Mrs R Mead, 3 Heather Bank, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6BW.
NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 18th JANUARY PLEASE
STARTER
1. Homemade Soup of the Day.
2. Vegetarian Terrine with Sun-dried Tomato Foccaccia Bread.
3. Salmon & Crayfish Rocket Salad with a Lemon & Balsamic Dressing.
4. Smooth Duck & Orange Pate with Wholegrain Bread.
5. Assiette of Mixed Mediterranean Meats with Rocket Salad.
MAIN
6. Medallions of Beef topped with Wild Mushroom and Red Currant Jus.
7. Baked Escola Fish Fillet infused with Lemon & Thyme and Basil Oil.
8. Oregano Chicken Supreme with a Pancetta and Mushroom Jus.
9. Roast Loin of Pork with a Cider and Whole Grain Mustard Reduction.
10. Cous Cous with Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables topped with Goats Cheese.
DESSERT
11. Homemade Panecotta with a Mixed Berry Compot.
12. Tropical Fresh Fruit Salad with Mango Coulis.
13. Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake with a Dark Chocolate Base & Raspberry Coulis.
14. Rich Chocolate and Orange Mousse.
Followed by Coffee and Mints.
1st Person Name : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu Choice : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Person Name : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu Choice : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Person Name : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu Choice : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If you have a preference please state who you would like to be seated with
Tickets to be sent to (address or e-mail) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S&DMC SOCIAL EVENT CALENDAR
(Contact Rosemary or Nigel Mead, Tel.No.: 01892 832420
e-mail : [email protected]).
Please contact The Bell if you will be purchasing food, Tel.No.01732 761550.
WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER
SEASONAL NOGGIN AND NATTER
With a complimentary glass of hot punch and a mince pie!
At The Bell, Kemsing.
TUESDAY 1st JANUARY 2013
NEW YEAR'S DAY WALK
Once again to be kindly organised by Christine & David Balderson.
Please see separate advert for details.
WEDNESDAY 16th JANUARY
NOGGIN AND NATTER
At The Bell, Kemsing.
SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY
S&DMC 2012 AWARDS DINNER
At Hadlow Manor.
Your Invitation & Menu Choice Form is included in this months Acorn.
The closing date for ticket applications is FRIDAY 18th JANUARY.
WEDNESDAY 20th FEBRUARY
NOGGIN AND NATTER
At The Bell, Kemsing.
WEDNESDAY 20th MARCH
QUIZ NIGHT
At The Bell, Kemsing.
MOTORSPORT EXPLORER
This is the title of a recently published book which, as you leaf through it will cause such remarks as “I never knew that”. Anyone who has spent a bit of time in the general Sevenoaks area will know of Star Hill which runs from Dunton Green up to Cudham, River Hill on the A225 south of Sevenoaks, Toys Hill to the south of Brasted, and Westerham Hill between Westerham and Big-gin Hill. All are public highway but there is something else they have in common for they have all served as venues for motorsport competition.
In the early days of the motor car it was possible to organise motor sport competitions on any stretch of public highway, there was little in the way of control or documentation, groups of enthusiasts simply got together an ran a competition wherever they fancied. Not all the roads exampled above were surfaced when used for motorsport and some were of sufficient gradient that it was an achievement in itself for these early cars to actually complete the course. If you drive along any of the listed roads you might muse on what it would be like to use them for competition in modern times.
Published by Haynes, “Motorsport Explorer” has been painstakingly researched and written by Julian Hunt and what an excellent job he has done. The book lists over 800 locations in the British Isles where motorsport competitions have been held. Some were used sparsely very many years ago, some continue in use today. Many entries have course diagrams and there are many interesting images included too. Not a book you’ll read cover to cover but one you’ll pick up and find two hours later it is still in your hands. Quite fascinating and well worth the £35 cov-er price. ISBN978 1 84425 634 1 is the reference and you should find it in all the specialist book sellers. Thoroughly recommended.
JOHN SYMES
SEVENOAKS MOTOR CLUB NEW YEAR'S DAY WALK
David and Christine will lead the New Year's Day walk in Otford. This is a gentle walk of about 2.5-3 miles. Meet in the public car park opposite the Bull Pub in Otford. at 11am for 11.30 start. OS Explor-er 147 (GR 526594) Lunch at the Bell Pub Kemsing, five minutes drive away. I have arranged with John at the Bell for lunch at 1pm for 30ish people. I will bring a menu so that lunch choice can be made prior to the walk to give John preparation time. Although I promised sunshine please don't hold me to it. Be prepared for inclement weather with suitable clothing/footwear!.
CHRISTINE BALDERSON David & Christine Balderson 17 Glentrammon Close Orpington
THE MARSHALS POST/ BEYOND THE GRAVEL TRAP
The Saturday before the Weald Trail was spent working on the Vectra which had unfortunately
failed its MOT due to emissions. The engine management light was also on but all that would
tell me was that there was a fault with the cam position sensor, a component that it doesn’t
have, so after fitting a new front oxygen sensor with no improvement to the situation I finally
shelled out for a new catalectic converter, a pinch at a mere £120, much better than the retail
price of £560 though! I spent a morning fitting it, and was more than a little bemused to find
that there was nothing left of the old cat structure left. It seems strange that this wasn’t picked
up by the ECU as it has an oxygen sensor fitted after the cat to check that the cat is working but
every time I checked the codes it always came up with the cam sensor fault. With the cat fitted
and an MOT booked for the next Friday I was disappointed to hear that the Weald Trail had to
be cancelled. Disappointing in one way but helpful in another as I’m now in charge of transport
at the college it meant that I could organise the minibuses to church a bit better and it also al-
lowed me to hear Pastor Clive bring a brilliant message about Sheep. Did you know that sheep
have a ‘flight zone’ and if you come within that the sheep will run away? Much like other wild
animals in a way, but as you spend time with the sheep that zone reduces in size until you reach
a point that if you stand next to the sheep, level with its shoulder and then walk forward it will
walk with you. Sheep follow other sheep, and Shepherds will train a few ‘pet’ sheep to lead the
rest of the flock.
The next weekend was the Formula Ford Festival, Saturday being forecast to be the better day.
It was bitterly cold as I left Roffey at about 6:00 in the morning to go and get petrol before head-
ing off to Brands Hatch. It was bitterly cold on the journey up and when I got to Brands the sun
hadn’t yet risen. After signing on in Hailwood’s I made my way up to the Kentagon for my break-
fast and then took my car round to post 22 via a lap of the Grand Prix circuit. I was on post 23
for the day, on the outside of Clearways/ Clark Curve along with Steve Fox, Paul Buckland, Andy
Tull. The wind was chilly all day and the weather alternated between brief spells of sunshine, a
hail storm, showers and lengthy periods of being overcast. We had three visitors during the day
one of the Formula Fords driven by a young Irish Lad who spun on the last lap. He didn’t go far
into the gravel but a combination of the bottom of the car resting on the gravel and having no-
where to push on meant that we couldn’t shift the car and it had to be towed out. One of the
class D Fiestas visited briefly in their qualifying session, he obviously didn’t like the look of us
though as he kept his foot planted and managed to rallycross his way out of the gravel. During
the last race of the day a young female driver spun coming through Clearways and ended up in
the gravel. Fortunately the car wasn’t in deep and we managed to push it clear and she contin-
ued on her way. Sunday was a bit warmer, but not by much. From my point of view it was a qui-
eter day as everything seemed to happen at the other end of the Gravel trap to where I was at
the time. I did help push a couple of cars out of the gravel trap and I tried to help a driver who
had spun and stalled in the middle of Clearways, but I couldn’t get to him safely with the other
cars still coming past at race speed and going either side of the stricken car. The Duratec Final was marred
by an incident that happened in front of us, first and second were having an extremely close race when
they touched sending first place into a spin. He recovered to finish second but there were some strong
words on the podium!
The following Saturday was the Tempest rally in Hampshire and I set off on another bright but cold morn-
ing. Although the surface used for most of the stage was a very hard packed gravel road there were a num-
ber of chicanes which departed off into some very wet sloshy mud, a result of the British weather we’ve all
had to put up with recently! Apart from having to move a cone back into position a couple of dozen times
or so the day passed without incident and without any rain. The rally nowadays is split into two separate
events, one for the four wheel drive cars, and the other for the two wheel drive entries. There were
around twenty or so four wheel drive cars, one of which was Wug Utting, co driven by Bob Stoke. Unfortu-
nately the first time they came past us they seemed to be struggling to find gears, although they seemed
to be quicker on the second run through. There were around twice as many two wheel drive entries, many
being mk 1 & 2 Escorts which always look and sound good.
On the Friday my church showed a documentary called Nefarious as part of the Streetlight initiative. The
film is about the huge issue of Human Trafficking into the sex trade. Even somewhere as quiet and subur-
ban as Horsham has on average of four to five brothels operating at any one time with many of the girls
kidnapped and then trafficked from Eastern Europe. Streetlight was launched in March this year with the
full support of the local council and police force following over three years of planning and training for
everyone involved. It aims to empower the victims to leave prostitution and to help them sustain a new
life, something many victims struggle with. If you want to know more please visit: www.streetlight.uk.com
or http://nefariousdocumentary.com
The following day I made my way back to Sittingbourne Stadium for Maidstone’s winter Slalom. I was one
of the first to arrive; I duly signed on and set about unpacking the car, pleased to be able to store my gear
in Andy Elcomb’s tent which kept it sheltered from the persistent drizzle. The course was tighter than the
autosolo they held there a few months previously and the fine gravel on the tarmac surface made grip and
traction difficult to come by at crucial moments, but certainly made it interesting. I made a few silly errors
picking up a couple of wrong routes, although I always managed to string two runs together so I didn’t feel
too annoyed. Unfortunately on my fastest run on test three I a clipped a cone, earning myself a ten second
penalty in the process! There were a couple of other instances where I thought I clipped a cone but I
seemed to get away with it so all was well. Unfortunately I was the only one in my class so the class win
was maybe a little hollow but I suppose you need to be in it to win it and if nobody else had bothered to
come out to play then that is their problem. Andy Elcomb did well, coming third in a class that was much
more competitive than mine.
Unfortunately the trial the following day had to be cancelled due to the weather again, the whole year has
been very wet, though hopefully this means that the reservoirs are now full and we won’t have a hosepipe
ban next summer!
PHIL FAWCETT
The Sword of Success is forged on the Anvil of Failure
MOTORSPORT ASPIRATIONS UPDATE…
Let’s cut straight to the chase on this instalment. I crashed my modified Sprint/Hillclimb Matra
Murena 2.2 in June at the Saint Goueno Masters Hillclimb in France.
If you can recall my previous article back in May, someone had questioned my decision to have
to have the car resprayed before, rather than after the event. Oh how I should have listened to
the “Prophet Jim”!
Now back to the beginning. Before the event I stripped the car down, had the car resprayed
(twice) and refitted all the panels, doors and roof myself. The roof was a brand new panel with-
out a sunroof opening or aerial hole, which was filled before painting. A second-hand complete
roof lining finished off the inside nicely. My particular pride and joy was my brand new original
factory front bumper assembly which had been stored in my loft for 20 years. A mobile wind-
screen fitter helped to put the windscreen back in. I utilized polycarbonate Porsche 911 lou-
vered rear side windows, to help heat dispersal from the engine bay, as I run without an engine
bay cover in competition. The car was looking very splendid indeed. Ho hum.
Thursday: The car was to be driven to and from Saint Goueno, so was quite tightly packed with
my spares, tools, tarpaulin, tent, fuel and luggage required for the five day expedition to France.
The journey down to Portsmouth from Kent was uneventful, with only refuelling required twice
with my 20 litre fuel tank. I met up safely with my 7 Oaks traveling companions, Jim Giddings
and “Simon Geezer” in a Triumph TR8 and Andy Weber and his son Ben in a Lotus Elan +2 at the
ferry terminal for the overnight crossing.
Friday: On arrival in Saint Malo on the friday morning we then had a very pleasant 1 ½ hour journey into the beautiful Brittany countryside, where we went straight to the Paddock to set up our little camp in the middle of nowhere. The paddock, or more correctly the ‘le Parc Pilotes’ is situated above the Fer à Cheval hairpin. It is a large relatively level field with space for 180 cars, it also houses the various marquees, bars, podium truck etc. necessary to make the meeting tick.
LE PARC PILOTES
Accommodation was arranged for us with local families by the organizers. I was kindly shown
the way there to drop my bags off, then headed back to “le Parc Pilotes” for signing on. Scruti-
neering was delayed until the next day at which we all passed O.K.
The event itself is staged over 2 days with practice on the Saturday and timed runs on the Sun-
day. It is unusual to call a hillclimb course a circuit but at Saint Goueno that is exactly what it is.
Cars and “Pilotes” leave the “Pre-grille” in convoy and make their way down to the start line,
after crossing the flying finish you then make your way back to the “le Parc Pilotes” without
stopping, in total 8 km.
Paddock to Start line: 3.5 km
Start line to finish line: 3.2 km
Finish line to paddock: 1.3 km
NEARING THE START LINE
The course is a tree lined closed public road totally resurfaced in 2005. Double row Armco has
been installed on most bends. The hill is very technical as virtually all the bends are blind. To
post a quick time a good memory is a must as many of the turns resemble one another. Average
speed for quicker cars is around 90 MPH with a Vmax of around 150mph.
APPROACHING FER À CHEVAL
HAIRPIN
Spectator access is very good, the favourite vantage point being the Fer à Cheval hairpin, how-ever 100% of the course is accessible. The most spectacular vantage point is the crossroads and the esses in the middle of the hill.
FER À CHEVAL HAIRPIN
A major part of the event though are the off track activities. Brittany is well known throughout Europe for it’s warm Celtic-French welcome and ambiance. Saint Goueno is no exception, in fact the ‘aprés-piste’ activities are now legendry. There is so much going on you will probably need a week off after the event to recover.
THE “PROPHET JIM AND HIS DISCIPLE’S”
Saturday: We had free practice runs in the morning but it was on my first timed practice in the
afternoon that it all went very wrong. Too much speed in third on an adverse camber tight right
hander before the hairpin caught me out and saw me spinning up the hill. Whilst travelling back-
wards the front caught the grass and smacked my nice new front bumper into the Armco (which
was thankfully there!) and the car then shot backwards into a “pine safety forest”. I restarted
the stalled engine without having to get out and headed back to the “le Parc Pilotes”. Inspection
revealed front and rear bumper damage in three corners and a small portion of offside rear
wing damage. The alternator also had stopped working, so I spat my dummy out, decided to call
it a day and headed for the bar with “Simon Geezer” to grizzle and drown my sorrows.
Sunday: I went late to “le Parc Pilotes” and passed all my class waiting at the “Pre-grille” for
their first timed run, some goading me on to come and join them. I jacked the car up instead
with the intention of changing the alternator, but much to my surprise and delight only found
the alternator plug hanging loose. I have always struggled to unclip this little devil, so having the
accident obviously did the trick! Plugging it back in revealed all was good, so I then set about
pulling out and taping up the bodywork damage with duct tape. Having gone to quite a lot of
time, effort and expense in getting myself to France for the event, I then decided it was a bit
churlish not to try and continue.
ZUT ALOR!
A quick visit to the organizers to confirm it was O.K. to carry on, soon had me sitting on the start
line for the second timed runs. A very cautious time of 2min. 10secs. was achieved with no inci-
dents, followed by a final timed run of 2min. 5secs. by holding it in second gear and using higher
revs for most of the course. If I were to return in the Matra I would probably fit higher profile
rear tyres to increase the gearing and would expect to break the 2min. barrier quite easily.
Monday: Morning came and we set off early in convoy for St. Malo. Luckily Andy in his Lotus
came chasing after me as I was soon merrily on my way to Caen completely unawares! Silly
games and a jolly wind down lunch was enjoyed by all on the daytime ferry back. I ate humble
pie and bought the Chateuneuf-Du-Pape with Simon!
The Matra has now been sitting in my garage since June gathering dust. I will make a start in the
New Year with stripping down, making up a parts list to try and source and take it from there.
Things weren’t as bad as they seemed at the time and on reflection I escaped the accident very
lightly. (See Footnote below)
I helped out in August at the North Weald Sprint, where I definitely drew the short straw and
had a very challenging day as a marshal in the middle of the main straight. Trying to keep up and
report all the wrong routes was nigh on impossible! Things fortunately were much more genteel
at the Auto Test Finals at Brands Hatch, where I also marshalled and a grand family fun day out
was had by all.
The Brighton Speed Trial then beckoned in September, which has already been covered in great
detail in previous issues. I managed a 13.28sec standing quarter in a Porsche GT3 Mk 1 Club-
sport. I have to “Black Cat” Andy Weber here though, as I got to park next to the Ferrari F40
(and beat him!).
FERRARI F40 AND PORSCHE GT3 MK1 CLUBSPORT AT MADIERA
DRIVE BRIGHTON
The Porsche is a real handful and I am sure it wants to kill me, so precautions are currently being
taken. It is having the suspension bushes, dampers, geometry and corner weights addressed at a
firm near Nuneaton called Centre Gravity. www.centregravity.co.uk if interested.
I was due to marshal at the Weald Trial in October which was cancelled due to the bad weather,
so I spent the morning writing this article instead.
Happy and safe motoring to all.
GRAHAM PRYME
Footnote: The Saint Gueono Hillclimb record of 1′ 15″ 779 was set by Lionel Regal in 2010. Frenchman Lionel Regal was one of the world’ most successful and most spectacular hillclimb racers but was killed sadly in August 2010 during the Saint Ursanne Les Rangiers event in Swit-zerland. Regal, a five-time French hillclimb champion, was driving his mighty Reynard powered by a 600-bhp V-8 engine when he slid off the road in a section that had become slippery be-cause of rain. The Reynard hit a tree, killing Regal instantly.
E10 PETROL
There has been comment in earlier ACORNs about the plans to increase the amount of ethanol in petrol. Currently the petrol you purchase will typically have between 1 and 2% ethanol. It was thought that higher levels of ethanol would not be introduced until 2015 but the latest information is that “E10” is likely to be introduced in 2013. As the name suggests “E10” will have 10% ethanol content. Pumps will be required to be marked “E10” so at least you’ll be aware of what you are buying.
A few years back bio-ethanol was heralded as the great environmental saviour and it was then that the process was started to make it a legal requirement for all petrol to contain ethanol. These days the environmental credentials of ethanol fuels is questioned. That aside ethanol is not compatible with many materials that are commonly used in the automotive industry. Cur-rent production cars can cope but older cars will have problems with gasket materials, dia-phragms, fuel hoses, some metals etc. Corrosion is an issue although there are additives that can minimise this issue.
It is understood that “super grade brands” will not have more than 5% ethanol. As time goes on more information will become available for whilst it is known there will be problems with some cars, the extent of those problems is not necessarily yet known.
JOHN SYMES
The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, 'Well, I'm off now. The man should be here soon'. Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale. 'Good morning, Ma'am', he said, 'I've come to...' 'Oh, no need to explain', Mrs Smith cut in, 'I've been expecting you'. 'Have you really?' said the photographer. 'Well, that's good. Did you know babies are my speciality?' 'Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat'. After a moment she asked, blushing, 'Well, where do we start?' 'Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch, and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living room floor is fun. You can really spread out there'. 'Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry and me!' 'Well, Ma'am. none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with there re-sults'. 'My, that's a lot!' gasped Mrs Smith. 'Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to be in and out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed with that'. 'Don't I know it', said Mrs Smith quietly. The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. 'This was done on the top of a bus', he said. 'Oh my God!' Mrs Smith exclaimed, tugging at her neckerchief. 'And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider her mother was so difficult to work with'. 'She was difficult?' asked Mrs Smith. 'Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to the park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a good look'. 'Four and five deep?' said Mrs Smith, her eyes wide with amazement. 'Yes', the photographer replied. 'And for more than three hours, too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could hardly concentrate, and when dark-ness approached I had to rush my shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had to pack it all in'. Mrs Smith leaned forward. 'Do you mean they actually chewed on your, um...equipment?' 'It's true, Ma'am, yes. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away'. 'Tripod?' 'Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big to be held in the hand very long... Ma'am? Ma'am? Good Lord, she's fainted!'
JIM GIDDINGS
IDEAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS I have a ‘matching’ pair of number plates for sale as follows; 900 NXA 900 NXS Both registrations are on retention certificates and available for immediate vehicle transfer. Look great on private or company vehicles £2500 the pair Thanks ANDY FOYLE 07885 345 847
EXMOOR ENDURANCE RALLY 6/7 OCTOBER
The Exmoor Rally was the final event in this year’s Endurance Road Rally championship and after the non-running of the Bullnose Rally in September the pressure was on as there were a number of crews that were in with a shout of the title. Ash Chapman and I had been leading since the Great Bustard Rally back in March but were being caught and so needed a good solid perfor-mance to stay on top – and not a little luck too!
The line-up for the Exmoor included no less than 7 previous Endurance winners and plenty of potential winners too so it would be no walk in the park for us to get the finish we needed if we were to take the championship. As things stood at the start, any one of four crews could take the championship so the pressure was definitely on.
The weather prior to the event was horrible with continuous rain promising to make the going slippery, so it was a pleasant surprise to open the curtains and find that the sun had decided to put in an appearance; and what a day it was – brilliant sunshine all day and a clear, if cold night.
I must make mention of the heroic efforts of the organising team to make the event run in light of the fact that Martin Clark, the driving force behind the Exmoor had suffered a mild stroke 10 days prior to the rally and so was unable to oversee things; we wish him well in his recovery.
Following scrutineering we enjoyed plenty of the verbal banter that is such a part of the Endur-ance scene and which for me, makes this one of the most enjoyable forms of motorsport. Dur-ing the run-out to the first selectif the trip meter malfunctioned and meant we started the first competitive section without any measurement but, fortunately this did not cause any big prob-lems and the trip meter decided to rejoin us for the remainder of the forest tests. The Exmoor primarily uses the same forests in north Somerset that are used on the Somerset Stages Rally albeit with devices such as cones to force cars wider at corners and stop and go points in order to keep the average speeds down to the Endurance-required 40mph. Along with most of the front runners we suffered a big overshoot on the second test when we missed a hairpin slot left immediately after going straight over a crossroads at speed. At least we did not go as far as some crews who ended up further into the same test and dropped time retracing their steps. Unfortunately, this test accounted for one of the front-runners who had a close encounter with a tree and ended up on their roof; fortunately both crew members were OK although the car was hors de combat. They were not alone; running at car 4 we were blissfully unaware of the carnage going on behind us, as several crews retired for a variety of reasons due to an overly-aggressive start.
A second run at the 8.4 mile Bats Castle selectif was a much smoother affair and as a result we were second fastest and then discovered that two of our main rivals had retired with broken cars; we still had to finish ahead or only just behind the other contender.
A rather truncated lunch halt followed and then it was a link section to go to Porlock Hill. For those not familiar with Porlock Hill, it is normally a toll road which winds up through trees, via a number of hairpin bends and has a very fast section along the top; today, however it was closed to non-rally traffic. Unfortunately, due to issues with grazing sheep, the top section was not run competitively but the run up was still good fun; 4th and 5th fastest times here were reasonable.
After Porlock it was back to the forests for another 4 selectifs totalling almost 20 miles and top ten times on all of these were achieved with relatively little drama. However, on the run back to
Porlock for the final two Selectifs, we had to stop and change a punctured tyre and so found ourselves running a bit further back than intended, which in one respect turned out to be a blessing in disguise. On the third attempt at Porlock, I became aware of a strong smell of burn-ing rubber but, on arrival at the finish it appeared we did not have any punctures and so carried on to complete the 4th and final run at Porlock. The car did not feel right on the run up and sub-sequently we discovered an offside rear puncture. Unfortunately, the link from the end of the Porlock selectif to TC2 was timed at 15 minutes plus 5 minutes of penalty-free lateness and having changed the wheel and pushing through a queue of early-arrivals at TC2 we ended up dropping 5 minutes at the start of a short road rally section on the run up to the supper halt. Not a great start then, but some crews had inadvertently booked in early as they had not real-ised that at TC2 they needed to go back to their original scheduled time and so incurred a large penalty here.
Typical Exmoor terrain.
As a result of dropping time at TC2, our concentration was not as good as it could have been and it was a bit of a scrappy run through the three TCs which took us to the supper halt. There was time for a bit of a rest before the final road rally section and the interim results posted us as lying third overall (bit of a surprise) but only one place ahead of our only remaining champi-onship opposition.
Hence, it was a little bit of a nervous run-out to start the road rally proper which consisted ini-tially of re-visiting the forest tracks used earlier, but this time using a 1:25,000 scale map (similar to that used on the Great Bustard rally). We had a couple of hesitations as to exactly which was the correct track but overall had a reasonably clean run here.
The final “sting in the tail” was around 15 miles of proper road rally on some excellent lanes. All was going smoothly until we started to catch the car ahead, who for some reason was going more slowly (a relative term) than expected;
we then turned right at a junction only to find them across the road turning round to depart in the opposite direction. Having assured Ash that we were going the right way we carried on but moments later arrived at a 30 left slightly too quickly and had to take avoiding action by head-ing for an open gateway straight ahead. What felt like a minor tap on the end of the open metal gate proved to be anything but. We carried on for the last couple of miles not realising quite how lucky we had been to still be in the rally and it was only when we got out of the car at the finish that the extent of the damage
became apparent…..
A bit of filler needed!
So it was back to Rally HQ for a well deserved couple of beers whilst we waited for the final results to be posted and despite of our “issue” we had still managed to finish 2nd overall and in doing so clinch this year’s Endurance Championship. A great end to our campaign after some tough events and hopefully we can continue to be competitive in the 2013 season.
KEVIN ABLITT
CAPTION COMPETITION
COURTESY OF DAVID BALDERSON
LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN 2012
On a very wet and windy day in November Chris Scudder, Andy
Elcomb, Andy Foyle, Christine & David Balderson, Chris Baron and
myself set off for Brighton’s Marine Drive, to help marshal the event.
When we arrived the winds were blowing between 35 and 50mph,
and it was throwing it down, there was a small break with the sun,
when this double rainbow showed up. But short lived.
At 7 am , 449 pre 1905 veteran cars lined up, Hyde Park to start their drive. The weather and
roads were horrendous, and these old vehicles must have been so uncomfortable, the drivers
were soaked to the skin. But they all carried on smiling.
Acorn went on tour here but the most topical trip was
“Skyfall” with the weather, we thought it was!! Andy
had found this vehicle 007, he thought I was only going
to do a close up on the Acorn. HEE HEE!
Looking good Andy
One of the most interesting aspects of the 2012 LBVCR was
a head-to-head showdown between ultra marathon runner
Duncan Philips and Dan Suskin. Philips ran from London to
Brighton as part of a bet with the American who was driving
his 1902 Delahaye. Their wager was for the last person to
cross the finish line was to by the ice creams.
The pair arrived neck and neck at the finish line at 12.36pm
to be presented not only with their finisher's medals, but also ice creams.
Another personality on the event was Joy Rainey, who was using the 60-mile event as a warm-
up for her planned 2826-mile trip across the USA in her 109-year-old Oldsmobile.
I felt so sorry for Joy, she had 5 layers of clothing on and was absolutely drenched, we offered
her Chris’s motorhome, to get changed in, but when she found her car just stripped off and put
dry clothes on. Well done Joy, wish you all the best for the next challenge, hope you will send
me some details of it.
As wet as Joy was she posed for some photo’s Remarkable Lady.
Thank you also Joy for signing your book for me, and giving me permission to use it in future
Acorns, I am looking forward to it.
David and myself had a competition between us, to see who could get
a ride in one of the cars, David went first, and thoroughly enjoyed it
Then he excelled himself and got me
a ride in one of the most remarkable
entrants of the five that only quali-
fied to take part having bought
an eligible car at Bonhams' record-
breaking pre-event auction two days
earlier. Thank you David, was good
fun. What’s the next challenge? This poor man was wet! He
had a had a cover, but it blew down in the wind and rain, but thanks for the ride, it was such a
different experience.
And now for some photo’s of everyone having fun.
SUE JESSOP
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off! MORAL : Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up. Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive. 2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens. 3. Live simply and appreciate what you have. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less from people but more from yourself.
WE HAVE ALL COMPETED
WHO ARE WE?
I have not yet, will!!
You are gorgeous, love hair
Promise not to reveal. So cute in pink, love their knees!
Happy Chappy
Chubby and with hair!!
Love the hair!!
It was him!! No you
This is scary, you could have been my twin.
LOTUS NOTES 2012, PART 5.
A final round up to conclude another busy year. Not much actual motor sport to mention be-
yond Ben and I getting the kart to a track day at Buckmore. We’ve tended to avoid this one as it
gets busier and is a bit more ‘official’ than Bayford and
certainly Lydd. It was a good day though, for those of
you who have done it in a powerful kart you will know,
the run up and down the hill is pretty spectacular and
the speeds some of the regular guys carry through is
fierce, particularly when you are in the middle of it !
Ben fits the adult kart better now and even my overalls
don’t look quite so ridiculous on him.
Tempted by the thought of a bit of autotesting etc next year Ben would like to sell the kart, he
thinks, to get a (proper) Mini. So anyone up for an ex Euro
championship tatty but functioning CRG with sealed Rotax
Max and some wets , trolley etc for around £1200. please
let me know, and likewise if you’ve got a road going but
not necessarily running Mini.
The Plus two was pressed into service taking Jade and
friend Tom to a ‘Hollywood’ party the other evening. I
made the effort and got out the penguin suit to top it off
…’where to m’lady…’
Meanwhile the ‘Lotus 62 project’ has been moving slowly forward. The back end of the chassis
is now tidied up, the ‘Ex Ultima’ wheels made to fit and oil system re-plumbed and temporarily
mounted to get some idea with the body back on.
I Decided I’d bite the bullet and cut the centre section of the 3 piece shell in half to lengthen it
to give more ‘office’ space and avoid the need to shorten the Esprit chassis. I’ve managed to cut
it where its’ pretty much a 2D shape so (hopefully) I can make it all good again (anyone got 4
Europa doors, 2 can be rear damaged and 2 front so I can make 2 good long ones !).
The shell I have is a very crude representation of the original type 62. The main areas of differ-
ence are the rear ‘arches’ are nowhere near as ‘curved’ over the wheels and the front wings are
likewise way too ‘flat’ on the top. I’ve been thinking about what to do here when I happened to
watch a telly program on British classic cars (that happened to be largely filmed at Wiscombe
Hill Climb) and noticed how MGA rear wings had something like the rear ‘type 62 curve’. I got
some made cheaply and after some cutting and shutting the basic outline is (I think) coming
along quite well
With the back roughly sitting in place I’ve just plonked the front half of the mid section on after
a bit of aggressive surgery on the old Esprit dash ‘pod’ it’s all taking shape but the detail sorting
will take several years yet … don’t we love a PROJECT …
With the 2013 licence form dropping on the door mat recently I’ve decided to have go at the
ASEMC sprint rounds next season, having never really focused on that one before. So before
you know it, it will soon be time to park up the ‘62’ for a bit and get the Plus Two ready for
battle again.
Have a great Christmas and 2013.
ANDY WEBBER
ASEMC Car Trials championship 2012 Sevenoaks Motor Club Results
Overall Winner: Chris Judge Nissan Micra Class One 1st Kevin Lower Ford KA 3rd (tie) Chris Smith Ford KA Sue Jessop Seat Ibiza Class Two 7th Dave Balderson Peugeot 205 8th Adam Snow Austin Mini Class Three 2nd Andrew Laing Reliant Kitten 4th Austen Laing Reliant kitten 5th Stephen Thompson Suzuki Cappuccino Class Four 1st James Smith Rellard Special Full results on the ASEMC web-site soon.
SPEED SPEAK
Thanks to all of you who came to the Bell, Kemsing for the Speed Forum on Wednesday 22nd the more observant people may have notice a small collection of hair above my top lip; I have been partaking in the increasingly popular Movember campaign to raise awareness and funds for men’s cancer charities, to those of you who made a donation thank you & it’s not too late if you still feel compelled to make a donation you can here http://mobro.co/4164773
It was great to see so many people in attendance including some new faces and some autotest-ers who stayed on; “it’s only driving around cones a bit faster, plus you don’t even have to do any backwards stuff, how hard can it be!”
The general consensus seemed to be more of the same please, so myself & the Baldersons can now push forwards with the 2013 regs & attain invites to the events we want to do. As discussed at our meeting; I will get on the Speed area of the SDMC internet forum and add the events & I’ll try to post links to regs as they become available to us. It is a shame to have the forum space available and not use it, so that’s my first New Years Resolution already made, be more active on the SDMC Forum. It’s looking very likely that the Speed League has attained sponsorship for 2013, I need to finalise all the details before I make an official announcement, so watch this space!
AWARD PERSON 1st overall in Speed League Jim Giddings
2nd overall in Speed League David Balderson
3rd overall in Speed League James Silk
4th overall in Speed League Darren Tyre
5th overall in Speed League John Rawlins
6th overall in Speed League Jeff Wiltshire
7th overall in Speed League Derek Lane
8th overall in Speed League Lee Champion
9th overall in Speed League Stephen Thompson
10th overall in Speed League Chris Judge
a) The Tourist Trophy, other than the overall winner, with the highest combined score at Rounds defined as "TT" rounds on the calendar. Darren Tyre
b) The Local Trophy, Other than the overall winner, with the highest combined score at rounds defined as ‘’LT’’ rounds on the calendar. David Balderson
c) The Neil Davison Award the highest placed driver competing in Hill climb events other than the overall winner. David Balderson
d) The Kentish Times Cup to the highest placed driver of a taxed and insured road car other than the overall winner. David Balderson
e) The Muller Cup to the highest placed saloon car driver other than the overall winner. James Silk
f) Special award to the highest placed single seater or sports racing Chris Judge
It was great to see so many people out for a “social event”, I only wish we could see that many people at our less formal social nights, so I hope you can make it to the Christmas social on De-cember 19th where there will be mince pies & Christmas punch. Please find below a table of all our Speed League Trophy winners. I hope you can all come the awards dinner to collect your silver or glass ware in person. Thanks very much
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TRK Report It’s now December! This year seems to have flown past (you’ll find this feeling increases with age, probably a result of nothing seeming new any more!) and it’s been a very mixed season with the weather playing a big part, as has the economic climate. We have only one event left in our calendar and as that doesn’t require marshals then there are no more qualification points available. Last year’s November Acorn had three of us banging on about qualification and how you should get it in early which followed the cancellation of last year’s Weald Trial due to lack of entries and I guess most of you took note. This year the weather was the problem for both the Weald Trial and the Jim Bate Trial but the 12-car and Brighton still happened for last minute qualifiers. Maybe a repeat of the advice to get your qualification in early as events all over the country get cancelled for a variety of reasons. This is, of course, very frustrating for those of us who put in a lot of effort to set these events up but we are none of us Canute (or Cnut as it should be!) to hold back the tide or, in our case, the rain. I believe that Southern Water has lifted the hose pipe ban. If you’re serious about your season rather than just being out there for fun then look at the calendar of events at the beginning of the year and work out what suits you for qualifying—if you want to do all our events then think about the pre-event work for Crystal Palace or help on events such as the Sunseeker Rally or the other events at which we have a major input which count as qualifiers. I’ve had quite a few more events in which I’ve processed and a look at the various tables show a few changes. PLEASE, if you have done any events which are not included in the following list and to which we are invited (either directly or by virtue of a Regional Association to which we belong) send me the results and entry list which are required to make the proper calculations; many results
don’t list retirements and those which do often don’t indicate classes of those retired. If you’re fifth in class out of seven finishers but eleven starters the points you score will be very different if I don’t know about four who aren’t credited. There are a few events left in the year which I’m sure many of you will be out on; please make sure that I get the information as soon as you do as there’s very little time between the end of the year and the time I have to finish all the sums and order the awards for our Awards Night at the beginning of February. Also please scrutinise these lists to check for any errors I may have made and let me know. So, on to the tables: Events to Date:
Date Name
22-Jan-12 TRS Brands Hatch Stages
22-Jan-12 Roger Holmes Memoriall Trial
27-Jan-12 Jan Jaunt 12-car
11-Feb-12 South Down Stages
11-Feb-12 Bruce Robinson Rally
16-Feb-12 D cup Scatter
24-Feb-12 Tendring 100 12-car
03-Mar-12 East Kent 2020
04-Mar-12 Golden Springs Car Trial
11-Mar-12 BARC Mallory
11-Mar-12 Motex Honington Gymkhana
18-Mar-12 Basil Elkington Trial
18-Mar-12 Basil Elkington Trial
22-Mar-12 MMKMC Scatter
23-Mar-12 Derek Stone Memorial 12-car
01-Apr-12 Great Bustard
01-Apr-12 North Weald April
01-Apr-12 Drake Car Trial
02-Apr-12 Cross Trophy Trial
13-Apr-12 Blackpalfrey 12-car
14-Apr-12 VK Rally
14-Apr-12 TWMC Lydden
15-Apr-12 CSMA Concorde Autosolo
19-Apr-12 SDMC April Scatter
22-Apr-12 Green Belt/Harrow North Weald
25-Apr-12 CMC Honington Stages
28-Apr-12 Ross Endurance Rally
03-May-12 SDMC Autotest 3 May
05-May-12 Myotis Rally
06-May-12 Warwickshire Trial
06-May-12 HCA&AC Debden
12-May-12 Leukaemia Endurance Rally
13-May-12 Middlewick Stages
13-May-12 B19MC Honnington
23-May-12 MMKMC A/test
26-May-12 Crystal Palace Sat
27-May-12 Hughes Rally
27-May-12 Crystal Palace Sun
31-May-12 Evening A/test 2
10-Jun-12 Abingdon Stages
14-Jun-12 Evening Autotest 3
16-Jun-12 TWMC Goodwood
16-Jun-12 TWMC Sprint Goodwood
17-Jun-12 East Anglian Classic
20-Jun-12 MMKMC Atest 20 June
30-Jun-12 Huntsman Rally
01-Jul-12 CMC Javelin Gymkhana
04-Jul-12 MMKMC Autotest 4 july
08-Jul-12 July Autosolo SDMC
08-Jul-12 B19MC Debden
12-Jul-12 Atest 12 Jul SDMC
14-Jul-12 Census 2020
14-Jul-12 llandow
15-Jul-12 llys-y-Fran
22-Jul-12 Summer Slalom MMKMC
01-Aug-12 MMKMC Atest 1 Aug
04-Aug-12 Eagle Sprint
05-Aug-12 B19 Hethel
12-Aug-12 SDMC Atest Final
15-Aug-12 MMKMC Atest 15 Aug
26-Aug-12 North Weald Sprint
29-Aug-12 MMKMC Evening Autotest
08-Sep-12 Brighton Speed Trial B
08-Sep-12 Brighton Speed Trial
22-Sep-12 TW/RMC Brands Sprint
23-Sep-12 NW Autosolo Sept
23-Sep-12 Woodbridge Stages
06-Oct-12 Exmoor Endurance Rally
07-Oct-12 HCA&AC Debden
12-Oct-12 B18MC 12-car
13-Oct-12 Throckmorton Challenge
19-Oct-12 CMC Halloween 12-car
20-Oct-12 RMC Lydden Sprint
28-Oct-12 BpMC Reg 12-car
04-Nov-12 FM Sudafix Snet. Stages
09-Nov-12 November 12-car
10-Nov-12 MMK Winter Slalom
11-Nov-12 Woodbridge Targa Rally
The Rose & Crown Trophy It’s still close at the top so the last event may be crucial. Of those who have qualified the top two are separated by only one point. I shall be competing on our last event but I feel that I may have left my 2012 campaign too late.
Member Points Qal? Chris Fulke-Greville 386
Lee Champion 359 Y
David Balderson 358 Y
Chris Beresford 318
Andy Elcomb 307 Y
Bob Hoare 302
Daren Hall 293 Y
Chris Judge 277 Y
Sam Collins 260
Chris Penfold 254
Jim Giddings 236 Y
Kevin Lower 235
David Seaton 234
Darren Tyre 228 Y
Russell Giddings 224 Y
John Cresswell 217
Brian Sharpe 216
Julian Pring 206
Sam Williams 205 Y
James Silk 199 Y
John Potts 195
James Kelly 185
Andy Webber 182 Y
Colin Robbins 181
James Smith 180
Jim Corby 177
Andy Laing 177 Y
Clive Letherby 174 Y
Maurice Fitzgerald 165
Glyn Williams 155 Y
Simon Taylor 152
Mark Cheevers 151
Dave Cook 150
Toby Cook 150
Zach Lower 145
Jonathan Histed 143
Adam Snow 142 Y
Sue Jessop 131 Y
Ross Martin 131 Y
Jeffery Wiltshire 130
Jim Bryant 130
Ian Wright 130
Matthew Helm 36
Steve Hales 35
Michal Momot 34
Graham Charman 34
Christine Balderson 33 Y
Simon McCarthy 31
Mark Calder 30
Libby Giddings 30
Lee Claydon 30
Chin 29 Y
Chris Hunt 27
Tom Harwood 27 Y
Jonathan Alder 26
Rob Hume 26
Paul Wickes 26 Y
David Leigh 130
Peter Vlasak 130
Chris Alston 130
Martyn Ellis 130
Jason Andrews 130 Y
Andy Davies 127
Andrea Cater 124
Austen Laing 121
Paul Oliver 121
Graham Pryme 117 Y
Roger Hodgson 117
Michael Druce-Smith 116 Y
Mark Wojtanowski 115
David Wylie 111
Darren Clayden 111 Y
Richard George 108
Ian Crocker 108 Y
Geoff Jackson 104
Clive Scott 104
Mark Brown 100
Paul Sharp 100
Billy Kavanagh 99
Tim Gourmond 95
Tony Booth 95
Robert Cobden 93
Matthew Randle 93
Dick Owens 93 Y
John Simiter 93
Nigel Patten 93
Andrew Foyle 92 Y
Alan Faggetter 89
Ken Young 87
Stephen Thompson 86
Bill Biles 83
Paul Hebden 83
Clive Cooke 83 Y
Andrew Porter 81
Scott Porter 81
Colin Shipway 79 Y
Barney Lower 79 Y
Derek Lane 78 Y
Robert Chambers 78
John Devereaux 78
Chris Smith 77
Jake Champion 76
Daniel Bramwell 76
Adam Tait 74
Jo Hodgson 74
Andrew English 74
Andrew Lovett 74
James Pughe 68
Michel Edwards 65
John Hewat 65
Andrew Actman 65
Lee Forster 65
Gary Collins 65
John Hunt 62
Kevin Ablitt 60 Y
Martin Stevens 60 Y
Joe Robson 60
Robert Fryer 60
Steve Fox 57
Kevin Bryant 56
Robert Wadsworth 56
Philip Fawcett 55 Y
Matthew Ellis 53
Russell Crampton 52
Derek Pearce 52
Nicholas Wilkins 52
Sophie Snow 47
Iain Black 47
Elliott Sharp 46
Rosie Snow 45
Dan Biles 45
Martin Ockenden 44
Tony Gomis 43
Yvette Knight 43
John Deveuve 43
John Calder 42
William Jackson 39
Andrew Jackson 39
Robert Sharpe 38
Malcolm Sanders 37
Joy Waiton 37
Peter Heron 37 Y
Hi Everyone,
Here are the latest points in the Sevenoaks DMC stage rally champi-
onship, including the Carfax Stages run by Oxford MC at RAF Benson
at the weekend.
Cheers
IAIN GIBSON
2012 SEVENOAKS & DMC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stage Drivers
Iain Gibson: Goodwood 31; Honington 39; Woodbridge 43; Abingdon 25; Brands Hatch 25;
Woodbridge 38; Snetterton 25 226
Nigel Mummery: Brands Hatch 30; Epynt 5; Angelsea 47; Wittering 5; Abingdon 5; Barkston
Heath 36; Brands Hatch 5; Keevil 27; Snetterton 35 175
Gareth Hurford-Jones: Brands Hatch 33; Down Ampney 28; Brands Hatch 31 92
Andy Pecover: Brands Hatch 24
Oliver Howard: Benson 23
Vince Wheeler: Brands Hatch 5
Stage Co-drivers
Andrew Gibson: Goodwood 31; Honington 39; Woodbridge 43; Abingdon 25; Brands Hatch 25;
Woodbridge 38; Snetterton 25 226
Russ Burton: Goodwood 33; Honington 5; Brands Hatch 26; Benson 40 104
Emlyn Hurford-Jones: Brands Hatch 33; Down Ampney 28; Brands Hatch 31 92
Glyn Williams: Brands Hatch 5; Tempest 31 36
Simon Howard: Benson 23
Andy Pecover: Brands Hatch 5
they’ve all participated in SDMC events
FROM LITTLE ACORNS, GROW LARGE OAK TREES, NOT ENOUGH
PICS FOR 7 OAKS THO!! HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. AND
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN SUPPLYING ARTICLES FOR
THE MAGAZINE THIS YEAR. PLEASE KEEP IT UP NEXT YEAR. SUE
