Graeme & Russ finished 2nd o/all and 1st in class on the Rainworth SKODA Dukeries Rally at Donington Park in October.
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So this weekend see's us returning to the Emerald Isle for some more top quality rallying this time on the Ulster Rally .. as a round of both the ITRC and BRC championships it's made for a very mixed and very competitive entry through all the classes, with some very quick R5 crews from both championships leading the way
We have competed on the Ulster Rally three times in the past when it was based in Enniskillen, and have previously won both the historic category 3 in the Mk2 and the the historic category 2 in the Mk1. The rally has now moved to the north of the county taking in the narrow and challenging roads of the Sperrin Mountains, which is completely new territory for us. This will certainly be a much different prospect to the fast and flowing stages of Donegal, but a great challenge all the same.
The car has had a major overhaul by Grahame Standen including new brakes and an uprated transmission which has caused some unreliability on the car previously. Also Aaron and Steve at HT Racing/ Vulcan Engineering have had the car back and reworked the engine with the generous support of Kent Cams to get the engine running the best ever. Also they have uprated the electrical system to take away the misfire that plagued us all through the first day of the Donegal International Rally.
So the car is in very good shape, and with the usual support from Steve Harkness with Pirelli we have good tyre options on board for whatever the conditions may be. And that might be rain which we are told can make it very slippery with mud and gravel on the roads. We will see more on the recce tomorrow when Declan Dear will report back I'm sure.
Of course none of this would be possible without the backing and support from our sponsors Hehku, and we feel very privileged to continue to represent this prestigious brand.
All the best ShawnThe Royal Automobile Club have just asked the club to run a Consistency Trial for the Benjafield's Racing Club at Woodcote Park on Saturday 23rd September so I am looking for volunteers.
I am away that weekend at the British Drag Racing Championships at Santa Pod so Dee Pee will be in charge. In the meantime I am co-ordinating things so drop me an email or PM if you want to be involved.So good to see racing return to Lydden Hill yesterday with The Classic Touring Cars.
In addition to the great, close racing, the Parade at lunchtime contained some lovely old favourites ranging from a beautiful Thames Camper Van to the 20 or so gorgeous looking Morgan +4's.
Let's hope that Pat and the Lydden Circuit continue to make the track available and affordable for club Motorsport.Great day at Woodcote Park for the Summertime Consistency Trial and thanks to everyone that helped and took part. Just 1/100th of a second separated 1st (A Bristol) at 1.035 and 2nd (Fiat Spider) at 1.036 total difference between the total of their 2 runs against their Benchmark times. Great to see Mr Connick get beaten by a lady in his own car as well as renewing acquantances with Derek (Charters of Aldershot) Manchester in his mighty 911 GT3...
There's a 3 minute video explaining the ins and outs of Consistency Trials at www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2fM3JYYmxk and you may even see Mr & Mrs Penn, George the Scrut as well a glimpses of Barry & Sylvia Russell as well as at www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMN_vEtkIzkMad March Hare Members' Consistency Time Trial
The Woodcote Park clubhouse welcomed the first ever competitive member’s motoring event with the Mad March Hare Consistency Trial. A total of 22 members line...
Congrats to the Soup Dragon aka Dave Woods and wife Christine on a dramatic win on the SCMC GP Treasure Hunt, a victory secured on the last question and all thanks to the Qualifying Time set by Sergio Perez.
Thanks to Nigel for the enjoyable route amongst Lycra Warriors who simply infest the lanes around Surrey Hills and to Karam for the superb lunch and the big TV for the race..... a great event enjoyed by all that participated, all for just a tenner...... as always, where were the rest of you?