The Magazine of theSixty & Worcestershire Motor Club Ltd.

June 2012

OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP DATES ANDEVENTS FOR 2012

Round 5 Alistair’s Autotest 15th July 2012 SundayCar show Webbs Garden Centre August 2012 Date TBAPlum fair Pershore August 2012 Date TBA

Martin Road Tour Sept 2012 Date

Woodpecker Stages 1st September 2012 SaturdayRound 6  Ross Autosolo ( M5 ) September 2012 Date TBAThree counties motor show October 2012 Date TBA

Round 7 Much Marcle PCT 21st October 2012 Sunday

Round 8 Go Karting 13th November 2012 Tuesday

ContentsPage 2 DatesPage 3 Presidents Prattlings.Page 4 The CorkscrewPage4 Marshals.Page 6 Welsh Tour.Page 8 Trophy Points.Page 9 Learn & Compete.Page 10 Murray Walker.Page 11 M G at Silverstone.Page 12 M S A Championships.Page 13 Hankook Down Rally.Page 14 Membership form.Page 15 Your Committee.Page 16 More Points

2012 LORD WALKERMEMORIAL TOUR

Sunday 16th SeptA GREAT DAY OUT

An 80 mile, scenic motoring tourof

South Worcestershirein support of the County Air

Ambulance

Hi everyone , me here again !!Not a lot for me to rabbit about this month , but here goes any way .The Autosolo , brilliant , thanks to all those who a. turned up to play

and b.organised the day ( cheers Pete )welcome of course to all the entrants who arrived via Evesham College ,

nice to have you.Apologies to Pete Dodschun for not entering his Tour , BUT I wasn`t

the only one , was I !!!!!However , my tour is up in Sept so you , and you and you still have

plenty of time to wind up the old interthingy download an entry formand help us raise some cash for the Air Ambulance Service . Don`t all

sit on your behinds until its too late ENTER NOW ,So , like I said I`ve not a lot this month , so.....................

Martin

Presidents Prattlings

The Eagle Sprint at Goodwood, 4th August 2012

The “Brighton National Speed Trials” 8th September 2012

Is any one interested in a club outing to Goodwoood ? if so DaveCross has shown an interest in organising one. So as Dave mentioneda small group then get on the phone and call Dave very soooooon

If any body would like to have a look at the supplementary regs or anentry form then again contact Dave

Contact details are on the committee page

What an excellent event the Autosolo was on Throckmorton Airfield nearPershore. The windy conditions caused a few problems with anchoring the conesdown, but Pete Wood and his team ran an excellent competition. The word musthave got out as 22 entries signed on including Dave Harris from South Africa.

The entries were split into two sections, an Autosolo and a Production CarAutotest, although they all did the same tests. It was planned to do four all forwardtests, each run three times, with only the best two times on each test to count.However with so many competitors taking part for the first time inevitably thingsgot delayed so the last test was abandoned and the third one run four times.

The first run saw four people tied for fastest on 1.05, Matt Harker (Fiesta),Stewart Roberts (Citroen Saxo), Josh Smith (Citroen Saxo) and Kris Box (RenaultClio). On the second run Josh Smith pulled out the stops with some very tidydriving to take a 2 second lead over Kris Box.

Andy Richens’ MkII Escort was going well until the ignition failed in themiddle of the test. Despite working on it for some time it could not be coaxed backinto life and he retired.

In Class D a battle was developing between Dave Cross and his son Simonin their Tiger Avon, both being equal after two runs. After the second test JoshSmith had extended his lead to 6 secs with two more fastest times. Matt Harker wasleading Class A, Julian Gadd was leading Class B in his Mazda MX5 (or rather hiswife’s Mazda MX5 !), Kris Box was leading Class C and in class D Dave Cross hadpulled out 3 secs on Simon.

The last test was run four times with the best three score to countand this was to prove crucial in the final results. With one run left to go Josh Smithhad a healthy 12 second lead, but there were three people tied for second place, MattHarker, Julian Gadd and Kris Box. Kris did the test incorrectly and took amaximum and Julian overdid it and had to reverse in order to miss a cone, handingsecond place to Matt Harker who equalled the fastest time.

It was equally tight further down the order. Dave Harris (Corsa) and GeoffWooldridge (Mazda MX5) were tied in 5th place, but Dave managed to equal FTDon the last run to pip Geoff by 4 secs. In the Cross family battle, Dave had a onesecond advantage but then did a wrong test and handed the class win to son Simon.

In the Production Car Autotest Tom Russell (VW Polo) took victory byjust one second from Martyn Braithwaite in a similar car.

A Superb event which everyone enjoyed

A Call for Marshalls

AwardsAutosolo 1st O/A Josh Smith Citoen Saxo 8.26 1st Cl A Matt Harker Fiesta 8.38 1st Cl B Julian Gadd Mazda MX5 8.40 2nd Cl B Geoff Wooldridge Mazda MX5 8.51 1st Cl C Gavin McLaren Honda Civic 8.47 1st Cl D Simon Cross Tiger Avon 9.00Prod Car 1st O/A Tom Russell VW Polo 9.02 1st Cl A Martyn Braithwaite VW Polo 9.03

"Michelin Rallye Group B", based in Stoke on Trent on 25th &26th August.The event is looking for marshals to assist.

Contact the Chief Marshal: v.webley@hotmail.co.uk Telephone: 01908 310 979Many thanks, John

As part of their 60th Anniversary celebrations Cirencester Car Club decided tore-enact their very first rally which took place in 1953. The original event was400 miles in just 18 hours, but this year’s event was a bit more relaxed. Whilststill nearly 400 miles it was spread out over two days with an overnight halt inCaersws near Newtown. In order to relive the spirit of the first event the originalregulations and a few photographs of the competitors were printed in the roadbook. It was primarily an Historic event although modern cars were allowedto compete in a separate class. The entries ranged from a Morris Minor to a 4.2litre E-Type Jaguar and a Healey 3000. Bill Moffatt and Dood Pearce wereentered in Bill’s MG Midget. The route was a Touring Assembly with autotests and regularitysections on private land as the competitive bits. The competitors were flaggedaway from the main square in Cirencester by the Mayor and set off to the firstfour autotests at Winstone. These were all fairly simple forward only grassautotests but some people were already in trouble. Car No.3 was AndrewIsherwood and Hilary Farbowski in a Dellow trials car, but they broke thesteering on the very first test. Not deterred they borrowed a marshall’s car anddrove home to pick up a Caterham so they could continue. The organisersturned a blind eye to this rather late change of vehicle. After two tests Bill and Dood were leading by one second over MartinSaunders/ Sam Field in an immaculate Mk II RS 2000. This lead didn’t last longas the Escort’s limited slip diff and extra power came into play over the next twotests. The route then wound its way via Gloucester, Ledbury (taking inClenchers Mill Ford), Leominster and Ludlow, to the next series of tests atDiddlebury. The E-Type Jaguar drowned out in the ford but they got it goingagain fairly quickly. A Police diversion near Much Wenlock caused someconfusion to those crews who hadn’t plotted the route on the maps. Lunch wastaken at the Inn on the Green at Wentnor after crossing the Long Mynd. Thenext two tests had to be cancelled because of the field being completelywaterlogged. The route then went westwards to Mellington Hall where two regularitysections were set up on the gravel roads around the estate. Bill and Dood usedtheir Le Jog experience to clean the first one and only drop one second on thesecond to close the gap to Saunders/Field in the RS 2000. Crews then proceededto Clun where another diversion was necessary as the ford on the edge of thevillage was too deep.

By the night halt the Escort crew were leading, just 4 secs ahead of Billand Dood with the third place crew of Ian and Christine Vout some 38 secsfurther adrift in their Audi A4. Keith and Michelle Vaughan were havingignition trouble in their 998 cc Mini and arrived very late for the evening dinner. On the Friday before the event the area around Borth had suffered veryheavy rain which caused considerable flooding and the organisers severeproblems. There were supposed to be controls in Borth and Aberystwyth butboth had to be cancelled due to road closures and an alternative route furtherinland had to be arrowed. The event got back on track at the lunch halt at the Elan Valley VisitorsCentre. It then went east via Rhayader, Leominster and Bromyard to anothercouple of tests at Cheyney Court near Bishops Frome. Martin Saunders musthave been a bit worried as he was seen letting down his rear tyres on the Escortto get some more grip. It had the desired effect as he took 8 secs off Bill andDood to build up a healthy 12 second lead. The Mini of Keith and MichelleVaughan again had problems with the ignition and were forced to retire. The final two tests were held at Chedworth disused airfield on a pieceof tarmac perimeter road, but no one could catch the Escort as he doe-nuttedaround the cones taking another 11 secs off Bill and Dood. The Lotus Esprit ofDave and Adele Sullivan was quick in a straight line but a bit of a handfulspinning around the cones. On the one test the second fastest time was set bythe Morris Minor!! The cars were then assembled for a convoy run back into the centre ofCirencester where the Mayor was on hand to wave the chequered flag. It was anice gesture that the awards were the same cups as had been used on the originalevent back in 1953. The results were quite close and it was interesting to see aMorris Minor beat the Healey 3000. An excellent event despite the weather problemsTop 10 Results1. Martin Saunders/Sam Field Mk II Escort RS 2000 3792. Bill Moffatt/Dood Pearce M G Midget 4023. Ian Vout/Christine Vout Audi A4 4454. Liz Stratton/John Stratton Mini 1275 GT 4595. Andrew Isherwood/Hilary Farbowski Caterham 4656. Richard Cooper/Rachel Cooper MGF 4827. Dave Richards/Doreen Richards Morris Minor 4838. Bunny Lees-Smith/Geoff Tebby Healey 3000 509. Dave Sullivan/Adele Sullivan Lotus Esprit 50110. Andy Simpson/Ros Simpson MGBGT V8 518

Dood

(Up to 4th. July 2012)If you wish to claim points please notify the Championship co-ordinator DoodPearce, either by phone (01531 821398) e-mail (doodpearce@btinternet.com)or by mail to Arron, Ross Road, Newent, Glos, GL18 1BE.

Trophy Points Tables 2012

Off-Road Championship Ross Autosolo PC Karting Autosolo TotalDave Cross 19 18 20 7 64Julian Gadd 20 18 38Geoff Wooldridge 19 15 34Pete Dodschun 16 18 34Mike Whitworth 15 18 33Andy Taylor 19 14 33Andy Wooldridge 18 8 26Jenny Gadd 17 6 23Dood Pearce 20 20Josh Smith 20 20Thomas Russell 20 20Matt Harker 19 19Martyn Braithwaite 19 19Christopher Hartwell 18 18Pete Wood 18 18Margaret Cross 17 17Gavin McLaren 17 17Stephen Wood 17 17Dave Harris 16 16Chris Weir 16 16Bekka Hunt 15 15Stewart Roberts 13 13Simon Cross 12 12Kris Box 11 11Robert Howard 10 10Daniel Box 9 9Andy Richens 5 5

Stage Rally ChampionshipDrivers Mal Severn C/F Wilson Bulldog Somerset Plains Valley TotalPaul Davy 125 75 58 100 83 25 466Martin Walters 25 25

NavigatorsRoger Allan 125 75 58 100 83 25 466Aaron Walters 25 25

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(23/24 JUNE), WITH OVER 15,000 ENTHUSIASTSEXPECTED TO DESCEND ON THE MG CAR CLUB'S

ANNUAL CELEBRATIONMGLive! roars into Silverstone this weekend (23/24 June). with over 15,000enthusiasts expected to descend on the MG Car Club's annual celebration.The 62nd successive staging of the MGCC's Silverstone meeting is shaping up to beone of the most memorable yet with mouth-watering action both on and off track. Sixhundred competitors will compete on Silverstone's full Grand Prix circuit throughoutthe MGLive! weekend whilst a plethora of in-field entertainment means there issomething for all motoring enthusiasts to enjoy.The hotly anticipated official MGB50 celebration race will assume centre stage onSaturday 23 June at 3.15pm. The 50-minute encounter, supported by British MotorHeritage, has attracted a full grid of 58 FIA MGBs which represents the largest everon-track line-up of these iconic cars.In another exciting development, former MG works driver Paddy Hopkirk will be onhand to present awards to the winners of the MGB50 celebration race. Later thatevening, the popular Irishman will host the MG Car Club's annual Silverstone dinnerin the Jimmy Brown Suite which will see a host of ex MG works drivers also inattendance.Notable cars competing in the MGLive! MGB50 celebration race include ex-workscars 6DBL, BRX 854B, DRX256C, DRX255C, 2GLL and LBL591E, along withother, historic, period MGBs HGT576C, 665FXF, the WSM MGB and a JacquesCoune MGB Berlinette.Aside from the MGB50 celebration race, the MGCC's usual comprehensiveprogramme of track action will be taking place, with healthy grid numbers throughout.Off track, enthusiasts can expect the usual array of MGLive! family fun, which in2012 includes a live arena, kidzone area and fairground rides. MG Motor UK willhave a prominent presence at the event, with visitors able to test drive an MG6throughout the course of the weekend.MGLive! trade city will offer the usual comprehensive range of exhibitors, while thepopular autojumble makes a welcome return. Old Speckled Hen, which has such adeep connection with the MG brand, will be engaging with MG enthusiasts over theMGLive! weekend.As ever, MGLive! 2012 will have a strong international flavour with enthusiasts from20 different nations making the annual pilgrimage to Silverstone for the event.MG Car Club General Manager Julian White said:"The MG Car Club is preparing forone of our largest Silverstone meetings for many years. Interest in the 2012 event hasbeen strong and we're anticipating a large turnout of MGBs.

"MG is an incredible brand that continues to bind people together throughout theworld. MGLive! will once again powerfully display and celebrate the magicalspirit

of the MG marque."MG Car Club Motorsport Director Dave Saunders said:"MGLive! has attractedsome excellent grids and the motorsport element of the weekend will providevisitors with first-rate entertainment."The official MGB50 celebration race has captured the imagination of enthusiaststhroughout the world and - not surprisingly - anticipation levels are high. We haveachieved a full grid of 58 FIA MGBs, a new record, and it's fitting that PaddyHopkirk - who achieved great success driving an MGB - will be presenting thepost-race awards."SAIC, the owners of the MG marque, have shown great interest in the officialMGB50 race and a large delegation from Shanghai will be in attendance to savourthe action."Watching a rolling start with 58 FIA MGBs roaring into Copse really will bespectacular and the whole race will act as a fitting tribute to one of the world'sgreatest sportscars. The MG Car Club is proud to be staging the official MGB50celebration race and our organisation continues to be at the forefront of theworldwide MG movement."- ends -For more information or high-res images, please contact:Chris SeawardMG Car ClubTel: 01235 849731Mob: 07788 991473Email: chris@mgcc.co.ukWebsite: www.mgcc.com

Rounds 15&16: Harewood, 8 July

Scott Moran won both rounds at Harewood after resisting severe pressure from closest title rivalTrevor Willis and the GWR Raptor 1600cc drivers, Jos Goodyear and Lee Adams.

Provisional championshipstandings1 Scott Moran – 149 points2 Trevor Willis – 1333 Roger Moran – 1154 Lee Adams – 915 Goodyear – 75Image: Scott Moran in action at Hare-wood, courtesy of Eddie Walder

Goodyear’s potentially great day was spoiled by a trip into a gravel trap on his last run. Moran’sfather Roger was third most consistent, with Lee Adams following next.

Result – Round 151 Scott Moran (3.5 Gould-NME GR61X) 49.39s; 2 Jos Goodyear (1.6 GWR-Suzuki RaptorExtreme) 49.88s; 3 Trevor Willis (3.2 OMS-Powertec) 50.02s; 4 Roger Moran (3.5 Gould-NMEGR61X) 50.21s; 5 Lee Adams (1.6 GWR-Suzuki Raptor Extreme) 50.31s; 6 John Bradburn (3.5Gould-Cosworth HB GR55) 51.40s; 7 Richard Spedding (1.6 Force-Suzuki PC) 51.52s ; 8 WillHall (3.5 Force-Nissan WH) 52.04s; 9 Oliver Tomlin (4.0 Pilbeam-Judd MP97) 52.43s; 10Steve Owen (1.6 OMS-Suzuki 25) 53.24; David Uren (1.6 Force-Suzuki PC) Fail; Andy Coley(2.5 Gould-Cosworth GR55) Fail.

Round 161 Scott Moran 49.32s BTD; 2 Willis 49.41s; 3 Roger Moran 49.84s; 4 Adams 50.09s; 5 WallaceMenzies (3.2 DJ-Cosworth Firestorm) 50.26s; 6 Tomlin 52.09s; 7 Bradburn 52.10s; 8 Spedding52.22s; 9 Hall 52.64s; 10 Tony Wiltshire (2.5 Gould-Cosworth GR55) 53.34s; 11 Mark Coley(2.5 Gould-Cosworth GR55) 53.76s; 12 Goodyear Fail.

Round 6: Hankook Down Rally,7 July

Derek McGarrity extended his championshiplead with victory on the Down Rally by thescant margin of one second.

From the start McGarrity was embroiled in aclose fight with Donagh Kelly, who took thelead by the end of the second loop of stages.Having maintained his lead thereafter, Kelly

went into the final stage 6.4 seconds clear of McGarrity.

However, McGarrity produced a strong run to complete the stage 7.4 second quicker than hisrival and claim a slender victory. Reigning champion Kenny McKinstry completed the podiumin third.

Results1 Derek McGarrity / James McKee (Subaru WRC S12B) 58m43.3s2 Donagh Kelly / Kevin Flanagan (Subaru WRC S11) 58m44.3s3 Kenny McKinstry / Sean Mullaly (Subaru WRC S11) 59m51.9s

Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship

Provisional championship standings1 Derek McGarrity – 57 points2 Drew Stewart – 363 Derek McGeehan – 364 Ray Brammer – 255 Kieron Graffin – 22Image: Derek McGarrity and James McKee in action on the Down Rally, courtesy ofwww.kgrallypics.com

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Marshalling ChampionshipPete Dodschun 60Andy Taylor 50Jeremy Hancock 40Dood Pearce 35Martin Bowcott 30Pete Wood 30Josh Smith 20Matt Harker 20Julian Gadd 20Gavin McLaren 20Dave Harris 20Geoff Wooldridge 20Stewart Roberts 20Simon Cross 20Kris Box 20Robert Howard 20Daniel Box 20Andy Wooldridge 20Dave Cross 20Jenny Gadd 20Thomas Russell 20Martyn Braithwaite 20Christopher Hartwell 20Stephen Wood 20Chris Weir 20Bekka Hunt 20Matt Pearce 20

Ladies ChampionshipJenny Gadd 40Margaret Cross 20Bekka Hunt 19

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