Putting the Sport into Your Motoring
Welcome to one of the largest and most active motor clubs in the country.
Established in 1959 by a group of like-minded petrolheads, Sutton & Cheam Motor Club quickly grew into one of the most respected and admired groups of rally and racing drivers working alongside some of the most respected competition teams in the UK.
Pioneers in motorsport organisation, many British and World Champions emerged from our membership base as well as a host of leading officials and regulators who shaped the sport as we know it today.
As we look towards the future, each step of the technological changes on the horizon is monitored and manged by a team of talented and well-informed members who are always available with help and advice wherever needed.
So, if you are just starting behind the wheel and looking to get underway or are simply looking for a way of getting involved in how it all happens the Sutton & Cheam Motor Club are a great place to start.
Take a look at the various tabs to discover why we still remain as one of the Premier Motor Clubs in the country!
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WHAT’S NEW
CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE – Nomination Form
2024 ANNUAL AWARDS EVENING
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for the latest report on our superb 2024 Awards Ceremony
OTHER SOCIAL NEWS
In addition to special club nights and visits, the club meets ‘Down The Pub’ at various locations throughout North Surrey, Hampshire and Kent and details can be found under the Social Tab.
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COMPETITION NEWS
Coming soon…
ABINGDON MOTORSPORT
CAR-NIVAL SPRINT
Saturday 7th June
ABINGDON MOTORSPORT
CAR-NIVAL RALLY
Sunday 8th June
Go to www.abingdoncarnival.com for more details
OTHER NEWS
- September Competitor Of The Month – Declan Dear
Declan together with his driver Matthew Hirst repeated last year’s victory on the Trackrod rally in their Skoda R5 taking the win by 16 seconds. The route took in some classic Yorkshire forest stages including Dalby & Cropton. Can they make it 3 in a row next year?
- August Competitor Of The Month – Mark Fisher & Peter Spalding
Mark & Peter’s luck finally changed after a series of non-finishes. Mark & Peter are regular visitors to Bala Motor Club’s Gareth Hall Memorial Rally at the Trawsfynydd Ranges in the Snowdonia National Park. Those who know the venue will know it’s not for the faint hearted, so their 27th o/all 6th in class was a great result. Well done both.
- June Competitor Of The Month – Darrell Taylor
June was a very busy month for Darrell, with events on 3 consecutive weekends. June started with a 2nd in the very competitive C18 class at our own Abingdon Carnival sprint and followed that up the day after by winning the Carnival stages outright with Steve McNulty co-driving. The following weekend saw a trip to Anglesey for the Menai Stages with 3rd o/all and a further trip north for the Argyll Stages the weekend after.
It was great to see so many members entered for both the sprint and rally over the Abingdon Carnival weekend. Results for all members can be seen on the Abingdon Carnival website https://abingdoncarnival.com/
Outside of Abingdon, Angelica Fuentes wheeled out Maurice the #minisprint for an outing at the Brooklands Museum Double 12 Auto Tests. An excellent morning saw Angelica lying 2nd o/all at lunchtime but a couple of test errors resulted in a 9 o/all finish at the end of the day.
Photo courtesy of http://www.rallygallery.com/
- May Competitor Of The Month – Oliver Hucklebridge
A number of club members had good results this month, but Oliver Hucklebridge was selected by the committee for COTM in May for 10th o/all, 3rd in class on the Compbrake Stages at Three Sisters. Oliver has only just moved across to the driver’s seat from the other side of the car and was trusted with his Dad’s Escort for this event, so I’m sure there was relief when it was returned in one piece.
Jamie McBain was also competing at the same event and continued his run of good results with 6th o/all.
Other club member results to call out for May include David Martin & Jordine Crooks claiming an excellent 17th o/all, 7th in class in their 205 at the Fulbeck airfield-based Lincoln Green Stages, a great result.
Our very own chairman continues his venture into Sporting Trails and now has his own car, a Sabson no less. Partnered by his co-driver from his rallying days, Matt Sunderland, the finished 8th o/all 1st in class at the Bluebell Trial in East Sussex.
Good luck to all club members competing at Abingdon tomorrow.
- April Competitor Of The Month – Angelica Fuentes & Jacob Gascoine-Becker
Angelica co-drove Kurt Thiel in his Porsche 911 Carrera RSR to 7th o/all and 3rd in class at the Tour Auto. Starting in Paris and ending 7 days later in Nice, the route took in some classic French roads and race circuits along the way.
Our other competitor of the mouth is Jacob Gascoine-Becker who’s just recently joined the club and is starting out on his motorsport journey. After initially trying an Autosolo at Brands Hatch, Jacob entered the Regis Sprint at Goodwood and finished 8th in class against some established sprinters.
Other notable SCMC results in April included,
Declan Dear co-driving Matthew Hirst to 6th o/all on the Carlisle Stages Rally which is a round of the British Championship which as you’d expect attracts an excellent entry.
Paul Braddock also entered his Mini in the Regis Sprint and finished 9th in class.
Our very own chairman has been bitten by the motorsport competition bug again and has taken up Sporting Trails. I believe the purchase of a car is on the horizon but for this month he was the ‘Bouncer’ to driver James Tickle in his Ibex at the The Alan Gisby Trial. Ian has certainly settled into his new motorsport discipline as the crew finished equal 2nd.
Unfortunately, Darrell Taylor & David Burden had bad luck on the Manx & SMC Stages respectively but hopefully they’ll both have better events in the future.