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HRCR Clubmans Rally Championship
The Richard Egger Insurance HRCR Clubmans Rally Championship is run over a series of single day, daytime historic road rallies in various scenic parts of England and Wales.
<< Click on this map to see the area where each rally takes place
2008 Calendar
| 1 | Sat 8th March | Tour of Cheshire | Knutsford & District MC |
| 2 | Sun 6th April | Ilkley Jubilee Historic Rally | Ilkley & District MC jubilee-rally.org |
| 3 | Sat 19th April | East Anglian Classic | Chelmsford MC chelmsfordmc.co.uk |
| 4 | Sat 17th May | Leukaemia Historic Rally | Ecurie Cymraeg ecurie-cymraeg.co.uk |
| 5 | Sun 1st June | Hughes Rally | Blackpalfrey MC of Kent hughesrally.co.uk |
| 6 | Sat 12th July | Ross Traders Historic Tour | Ross & District Motor Sports rossmotorsports.co.uk |
| 7 | Sat 6th September | Cloverleaf Historic Rally | West Essex CC |
| 8 | Sun 28th September | Devonian Rally | Torbay MC |
| 9 | Sat 11th October | Regis Rally | Bognor Regis MC theregisrally.co.uk |
Added: 1st January 2008 [permalink]
Competitive and Affordable Historic Rallying
These regularity rallies are as competitive as historic rallying can get, without requiring the finances for special stage rallying or the stamina for all-night rallying. All events in the series include some special tests on private land where you can use your driving skill to compete against the clock. There's also plenty of regularity road mileage where you'll need to closely watch your average speed whilst navigating your way around the map to find various control points.
Great Variety
Every rally in the series has a different organiser and is run in a different area, so there's plenty of variety as each presents a different challenge to driver, navigator and classic car. All events run at weekends, and just on a single day, so for the majority of us there's no need to use up valuable holidays. Have a look through the championship calendar and see which of the rallies you might like to enter.
Cars up to 1981
Cars fitting into MSA Category 1 (up to 1967), Categrory 2 (1967-74) or Category 3 (1975-81) can compete in the championship. For 2008 the championship's vehicle eligibility regulations have reverted to as they were in 2006, the controversial 2007 regulations relating to auxiliary lights, bumpers and non-standard multicolour schemes having been rescinded.
Points are scored on overall classification order in each round with just the best 6 scores being counted from the 9 rounds. Three experience-based categories, Master, Clubman and Newcomer, give everyone a good chance of collecting a championship award at the end of the year.
Pre-1960 Awards
If you compete in the Clubmans Rally Championship in a pre-1960 car, you will be eligible to win the HRCR's special Pre-60 Awards. These will be presented to the driver and navigator considered to be the most active and successful across the HRCR's range of road and stage rally championships in a pre-1960 car.
Clubmans Rally Championship Coordinator
Andy Gibson
70 Grasmere Road, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3NA
Tel: 01227 792740 Mob: 07803 265279
Championship Regulations and Registration Form
2008 Clubmans Rally Championship Regulations
You can download printable versions of the Clubmans Rally Championship Regulations and a Championship Registration Form from the links below.
Registration Form 2008- Championship Regulations
- The above pdf download(s) require Acrobat Reader.
Added: 7th February 2008 [permalink]
2008 Registered Contenders to Date
These are the competitors who have registered for the championship so far:
Master
Warren Chmura/Jean Chmura (Citroen DS)
David Mustarde/Mike Burrows (Alfa Giulia Sprint GT)
David Barker/David Killeen (Triumph TR4)
Richard Fisher/Neil Lewis (Lancia Fulvia HF)
Bob Taylor/Jeanne Taylor (Mini 1293)
Keith Wilson/Dave Cooper (Volvo PV544)
Peter Keel/Paul Maynard (Triumph Dolomite Sprint)
Jonathan Hancox/Richard Lambley (Triumph TR4)
Paul Hernaman/Ray Crowther (Porsche 911)
Tony Sheach/Rob Kiff (Triumph TR4)
Neil Dowie/David Taylor (Triumph GT6)
Roy Gillingham (MGA)
Martin Neal (Austin Healey Sprite)
Linda Orme/Richard Dix (Ford Escort Mexico)
Rob Kiff/Edward Kiff (VW Beetle)
Geoff Twigg/Graham Carter (Mini Cooper S)
Clubman
Jerry Hughes/Vince Fullwood (MG Midget)
Wesley Coleman/Neil Guyett (Mini 1275GT)
David James/Neil Warren (Mini 1275GT)
James Griffiths/James Howell (Mini 1275GT)
Peter Kleyn/Gaius Hiscox (Sunbeam Alpine)
Robin Shackleton/Ralph Lodge (Sunbeam Rapier H120)
Terry Powell/Janet Powell (MGB GT)
Heather Appleton (MG Midget)
Robert McClean/Susan McClean (Rover 95/100)
John Brooks/John Hurley (Mini Cooper)
Julian Broadhurst/Avril Banks (Morris Minor)
Ron Kendall/Les McGuffog (Ford Anglia)
Simon Cottrell/Jez Harris (Talbot Sunbeam)
Nick Cooper/Josie Greenaway (Mini Cooper)
Newcomer
Ken Lowes/Diana Dobson (MGB)
Michael Hunter/Paul Darch (Triumph TR4A)
Championship Points Tables after Round 3
Top 5 Drivers:
1st Julian Broadhurst 100
2nd James Griffiths 95
3rd Paul Hernaman 89
4th David Barker 83
5th Wes Coleman 79
Top 5 Navigators:
1st Avril Banks 100
2nd James Howell 95
3rd Ray Crowther 89
4th David Killeen 83
5th Mike Burrows 80
- East Anglian Classic Points
- Tour of Cheshire Points
- Drivers Points after Round 3
- Navigators Points after Round 3
- Ilkley Jubilee Points
- The above pdf download(s) require Acrobat Reader.
Added: 20th April 2008 [permalink]
Gallery - There's a great variety of cars competing
Added: 14th June 2007 [permalink]
Help for Newcomers
If you're a new HRCR member and want to go historic rallying, attending a Newcomers Rally School day is the best way to start. These days are absolutely ideal for complete beginners to historic road rallying and also suitable for competitors who have done a few rallies and wish to learn more to improve their performance, or find out what they've been doing wrong! The instruction is particularly tuned to the type of events that will comprise the HRCR Clubmans Rally Championship. The HRCR runs these training days periodically and in various locations. >> Further Information
Informative Articles
Click on the title to read the full article:
Intoduction to Historic Road Rallying Historic Road Rallies cater for enthusiasts who wish to drive their classic cars on moderately competitive events. Many competing cars are rally-modified, much as they were in the Fifties and Sixties, but others compete successfully in standard showroom specification.....
What Car to use? If you want to go historic rallying but do not yet have a suitable car, you may be in a quandary over what car to look for. Here's some background that may help you to choose a car to compete in UK historic road rallies.....
Don't buy the Wrong Tripmeter To minimise your penalties on regularity sections, you'll need to fit an additional tripmeter in your historic rally car.....
Download Useful Documents
You can download these PDF documents which provide a lot of information that is invaluable to rallying newcomers:
- Getting Started in Historic Road Rallying
- Novice's Guide to Historic Road Rallying
- Navigation Handbook
- The above pdf download(s) require Acrobat Reader.
Added: 24th December 2006 [permalink]
Championship Regalia
We are offering official HRCR Clubmans Rally Championship sweatshirts and polo shirts, each specially embroidered with the HRCR logo, the Championship name and your own name. You can order the top quality garments, when you register for the 2008 championship, or by sending a separate order to the championship coordinator.
Polo shirts are £18 and sweatshirts are £20 and the colour for 2008 is green with gold embroidery. They are available in sizes S / M / L / XL / XXL. Prices include postage & packing and VAT.
Added: 22nd January 2007 [permalink]
Links
Results of the 2007 HRCR Clubmans Rally Championship
Historic Rally Car Technical Information - Anyone building a Historic rally car, for use on events governed by the MSA, should visit this website for guidelines on what can and cannot be done.
FIA Homologation Papers index - For those planning to use a Historic Category 3 Historic Rally Car (1975-81) in historic road rallies.
Motor Sports Association - Website of the governing body for motor sport in the UK. Apply for your Competition Licence here.
Event Photographers Tony Large and M&H Photography have kindly supplied photographs for this section of the website.
Richard Egger Insurance - Our championship sponsor who can offer insurance for your competition car.
Added: 5th January 2007 [permalink]
