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
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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
- February Competitor Of The Month – Neil Beaumont
Looking East towards Norfolk and the Snetterton Stages, Neil Beaumont stepped out of the shadows of Rob Swann to pilot his own ‘Chariot of Fire’ (Mitsubishi Evo 8) to 15th O/A, an impressive finish from the occasional competitor. Hopefully, Neil will keep up his performance at other events this year so keep your eyes peeled on the results sheet.
Photo courtesy of David Garrison Photography
Other SCMC members results in February were, joining our Competitor of the Month at Snetterton in February were Darrell Taylor (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) who finished 8th O/A and Pete Wilkins / Caroline Brampton (BMW M3) who finished 49th O/A. Sean Quigley / Colin Quigley (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) finished the event 11th O/A after suffering with a double puncture on the second stage. Steve McNulty (VW Polo R5) was at it again with Barbadian rally man Stuart Maloney in Norfolk where they ended 5th O/A, one place higher than January. The British Rally Championship visited The East Ridings Stages in February which boasted one of the largest entries seen on a Closed Roads Rally in the UK. 164 cars took the Start Ramp in Beverley, East Yorkshire. Rob Swann (Fiesta WRC) took top S & C MC driver honours at 12th overall. Sitting just ahead of Rob but in the navigator’s, seat was Declan Dear (Skoda Fabia Rally 2) who expertly guided Matthew Hirst to 8th O/A. Slightly further down the enormously competitive field we find Sean Quigley/ Colin Quigley (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) finishing at 22 O/A whilst Darrell Taylor (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) came close behind at 26th O/A.
- January Competitor Of The Month – Duncan Brown
Duncan has had a busy start to the year competing at both ends of the country with his Mini. Early January saw Duncan finish 3rd o/all, 1st in class on the Sevenoaks and District Motor Club Acorn 12 Car rally, icy conditions making this event very challenging. Next was a 1200 mile round trip from South London to Tain in Ross-Shire for the Far North Winter Classic Targa Rally. Duncan had a great run finishing 6th o/all, 4th in class.
Club members had mixed fortunes at the Brands Hatch Stages with the Quigley’s and Jamie McBain unfortunately non finishing but Neil Beaumont faired better with 27th o/all in his Evo, Scott & Darren Stutchbury 30th in the Clio and Pete Wilkins & Caroline Brampton were 46th in their trusty BMW.
Photo courtesy of Gary Plimer
- December Competitor Of The Month – Ryan Stutchbury/Ben Perrett
The Goodwood Stages saw a number of club members in action at a very wet and windy Goodwood circuit. Ryan with Darren Stutchbury alongside had a rare outing in the family Clio and from a start number of 40 finished 14th o/all despite getting a time penalty for clipping chicane with his door mirror. Ben was driving his first event and after having a major spin on the first stage in terrible conditions, which certainly woke his co-driving Dad up, recovered well to finish his first event 41st o/all.
It should also be noted that Ellie Hucklebridge was also competing on her first event co-driving for brother Oliver. They were setting some good times before engine issues intervened.
Other club members results were:-
Driver/Navigator Overall Class
Ian Hucklebridge/Sam Cox Fiesta R5 9th 6th
Sean Quigley/Colin Quigley Fiesta R5 5th 5th
David Martin/Kelan Watkins 205 50th 17th
Kevin Ambrose/Daryl Ambrose Chevette 53rd 19th
Pete Wilkins/Caroline Brampton BMW 41sth 13th
Paul Garraway/Ben Garraway Sunbeam 31st 3rd
John Mills/Sharon Mills Mini 40th 11th
Other club member results in December include:-
The Donington Stages in early December saw a number of club members competing with the following results
Driver/Navigator Overall Class
Sean Quigley/Colin Quigley Fiesta R5 4th 4th
John Yates/Alex Lee Porsche 911 RSR 33rd 8th
Neil Beaumont/Dylan Thomas Evo 20th 6th
Sam Cox/Jack Cox Clio 60th 20th
The Christmas period saw members out on a couple of events. The Rixy Stages was very successful for SCMC teams with Rob Swann/Steve McNulty being the overall winners and followed home by fellow member Darrell Taylor. Further down the leaderboard the Quigley’s used the Subaru this time finishing 18th o/all, 2 places behind Jamie McBain/Jordine Crooks in their 205. Mark Fisher & Peter Spalding continue to have no luck at all having to retire on the first stage after multiple punctures.
Ian & Oliver Hucklebridge took their Fiesta R5 to the Jaffa Stages at Pembrey and continued to learn the car, gaining more confidence with the R5 all the time with 7th o/all.
As always, let us know your results so that we can include you in the monthly round-up.
Thanks to Andy Manston M&H Photography (www.mandhphotography.co.uk) for the photos
- November Competitor Of The Month – Rob Swann/Steve McNulty & Keith/Angelica Mainland
November saw the Isle Of Wight’s first closed-roads running of the Weaver Brothers Island Stages Rally. The event run over 7 stages saw Rob & Steve come out as overall winners by 18 seconds.
SCMC had a number of crews competing on the event, results below
Driver/Navigator Finish o/all Class
Will Nicholls/Nick Broom Fiesta R5 5th 5th
Darrell Taylor/Jonathon Kennedy Fiesta R5 7th 7th
Sean Quigley/Colin Quigley Fiesta R5 4th 4th
John Peck/Jon Barratt Evo 5 DNF
Mark Fisher/Peter Spalding Escort DNF
Lewis Arkison/Pete Bold Escort DNF
Scott Stutchbury/Darren Stutchbury Clio 35th 9th
At the other end of the speed scale Keith and Angelica had their annual outing on the London to Brighton veteran car run aboard their 1904 Orient Buckboard and finished yet again. Despite some electrical issues which delayed progress they still managed to get to Brighton by 3:30pm.
Other club member results in November include:-
Declan Dear co-driving Matthew Hirst in their Skoda to a win on the Wyedean Stages and in turn winning the Welsh Rally championship for the 4th time in a row. Rob Dennis also had an excellent result on the same event finishing 16th o/all, 2nd in class.
The NHMC Cadwell Stages also saw a number of club members competing with the following results
Driver/Navigator Finish o/all Class
Jamie McBain/Jordine Crooks 205 10th 3rd
Sam Cox/Georgia Russell Clio 19th 7th
Neil Beaumont/Dylan Thomas Evo 25th 5th
David Martin/Kelan Watkins 205 DNF
- October Competitor Of The Month – Sean & Colin Quigley and Jamie McBain
Sean & Colin Quigley put their new Fiesta R5 to good use on The Challenger Stages at Bovington. Monsoon conditions made the first couple of stages very tricky but the Quigley’s set the pace and held onto victory by 12 seconds.
SCMC had great representation at The Challenger Stages, other members results included:
Driver/Navigator Finish o/all Class o/all
Darrell Taylor/Charlotte Ruth McGlashan Fiesta R5 3rd 3rd
Paul Garraway/Ben Garraway Sunbeam 27th 6th
Scott Stutchbury/Darren Stutchbury Clio 52 49th 15th
David Segal/Alfie Element Ford Escort” 50th 16th
Pete Wilkins/Caroline Brampton BMW M3 56th 10th
Tony Perrett/Ben Perrett Fiesta 72 37th 9th
Unfortunately, John & Sharon Mills failed to finish in the Mini.
Jamie had another busy month combining rallycross with rallying. The BTRDA rallycross season finished off at Knockhill with Jamie not only winning the classic class at Knockhill but the classic championship overall. Jamie also took a class win and 7th o/all in his rally 205 at the AdgeSpeed Stages held at Three Sisters Race Circuit.
Other club member results in October include:-
Declan Dear co-driving Matthew Hirst in their Skoda to a win on the Cambrian Rally Interclub
The annual Jersey Rally saw Mark Kelly finish 2nd o/all and Dave Edmunds/ Dom Jeans 39th o/all
Oliver Hucklebridge continued to gain experience in his Escort finishing 39th o/all at the AdgeSpeed Stages navigated by Sam Cox