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LATEST UPDATES TO THIS WEBSITE
David Stokes and Guy Weaver - 2007 Dunlop / Gambia - MSA British Historic Rally Champions
The latest updates are listed here to save people having to trawl through everything to look for changes. We hope that you will find this feature useful.
19th November - the winner of the Revolution Wheels 'driver of the year' award has been announced; see the 'news' section for more details.
18th November - the final 2009 calendar has been confirmed, with the season ending once more on the Trackrod Historic Cup. See the 'news' pages for more information.
10th November 2008 - Details of the Trackrod Historic Cup TV broadcast times can be found in the "News" pages
5th November 2008 - A note has been added to the update regarding the Technical Issues arising from Flanders (we are still awaiting the Appeal Hearing). Immediately below this note is a piece regarding a possible presence from the Championship at the Autosports International exhibition at the NEC - can anyone please help?
10th October 2008 - An error picked up on the Co-drivers' tables has been corrected
5th October 2008 - Report of the Stewards' Hearing regarding the current eligibilty issues added to the Points Tables page. Provisional Points tables (an appeal is now pending) have all been updated. As ever, would anyone spotting any errors please let me know?
29th September 2008 - Notes added to this page regarding the 2008 Championship Awards Dinner (to be held on 28th February 2009) and to the Points Tables page regarding the Technical Issues arising from Flanders.
28th September 2008 - Drivers and Co-Drivers' Overall and Class Points Tables, HRCR Cup and Charles Golding Award Points Tables. after the Trackrod added. Dunlop, Mintex and Revolution Wheels Award winners (from Rounds 7 and 8 announced).
Please, would anyone spotting any (inevitable?) errors please drop me a note and I'll check them out.
26th September 2008 - Drivers and Co-Drivers Class Points Tables added. I am afraid that I have not had time (in the 38 hours I have been at home since coming back from my trip abroad) to update any more tables on the website but a full set will go up after the Trackrod Historic Cup.
25th September 2008 - Back in the country and with a computer that will finally hook up to the internet! I really am sorry about the problems I have had. Believe me, I would far rather have been in a position to get on with things whilst I was away rather than have to deal with a huge backlog now I am back.
I have revised the provisional points tables after Flanders in line with the correct end of day 1 (after Stage 15) and have also drawn up a table of times calculating the day two times and showing how the points have been arrived at. As usual, if anyone spots any mistakes / omissions, please e-mail me as soon as possible. NOTE: These points tables are provisional after the issuing of non-compliance notices at post-event scrutineering in Flanders. An update on this will be posted shortly.
I will update as many of the other tables and awards as possible prior to leaving for the Trackrod tomorrow morning but, as you can imagine, time is tight and I have to go to work today - the alrm is set for four hours' time!
20th August 2008 - pdf Flier available to download from the 2008 Bulldog Rally - the link to the event website now works!
16th August 2008 - Important note added to the Calendar regarding changes made to the Trackrod Historic Cup.
22nd July 2008 - Liz Jordan is preeparing Route Notes for the Tour of Flanders. Please see the pdf link (at the bottom of the Calendar on this page) for full details
13th July 2008 - IMPORTANT - After the printed bulletins were not available for me to pick up yesterday, I have added the latest Eligibility News (2008/03) to this web page.
28th April 2008 - IMPORTANT - Eligibility News 2008/02 added for viewing, downloading and acting upon!
24th February 2008 - Eligibility News section added and News 2008/01 attached. Changes made to the order of the articles - some having moved onto page 2. 27th January 2008 - Latest News and Travel Notes from Fairfield Motorsports added to the Calendar.
Added: 21st March 2007 [permalink]
Autosport International Show - 8th to 11th January 2009
One of our Championship supporters, Richard Egger Insurance, is taking a stand at the above exhibition and has generously offered space for the Championship to display a car. The only condition that we have to fulfill to do this is to get the car to the NEC on Wednesday 7th January and to man the stand for all four days of the show.
Would anyone who would like to offer their car for display (a home-prepared car will be absolutely fine and entirely in keeping with Richard's support of clubman motorsport) please contact Simon Marks. Most importantly, would anyone that could offer their time to man the stand and represent the Championship during the show also please get in touch. All four days, or one day - it doesn't matter as a rota will have to be established. Obviously, we have a real issue on the Saturday due to our own Open Day and Championship Launch taking place 20 miles down the M42/M40 at Gaydon but if I know who is out there, I will be able to work towards a solution.
Simon Marks (07973) 412530 (m), stage@hrcr.co.uk (e-mail)
Added: 5th November 2008 [permalink]
2008 Awards Evening - 28th February 2009
As the various Championships come to a close, remember the 2009 Annual Dinner and 2008 Championship Presentation Night will be held at the Barcelo Daventry Hotel on Saturday 28th February 2009 where all HRCR awards will be presented.
We have moved to a new venue for the 2009 function in response to requests for a venue which can offer accommodation and with this in mind, we have negotiated special rates for a limited number of rooms.
Bookings are now open and you can secure your room by telephoning the Barceló Daventry Hotel direct on telephone 01327 307000. State you are at the HRCR function.
Also in response to requests from members the 2009 AGM will be held on Sunday 1st March at the same venue.
The Barceló Daventry Hotel is centrally situated and is close to both the M1 and M6 Motorways.
http://www.barcelo.com/BarceloHotels/en-GB/Hotels/UnitedKingdom/England-Central/Daventry/Home.htm
Added: 29th September 2008 [permalink]
2007 Awards Evening - 16th February 2008
Overall Champions David Stokes & Guy Weaver, Paddy Hopkirk (HRCR President) and Ben Cussons (MSA)
All the HRCR's winners were lauded at the annual Gala Dinner and Dance at the splendid Gaydon Museum on 16th February. Ben Cussons attended as the MSA's representative and helped to present the major awards in the Dunlop / Gambia - MSA British Hstoric Rally Championship, including those to David Stokes / Guy Weaver, the overall Champions (pictured).
Martin McCormack and Liam Moynihan have been announced as the second winners of the 'Shekhar Mehta Spirit of Rallying' award in recognition of their performance in the 2007 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. The young crew collected the prestigious award from Paddy Hopkirk, fellow Irishman and the Preisdent of the HRCR
Meanwhile, Neil Calvert was awarded the Charles Golding Award as the leading finisher in the final 2007 BHRC standings in a self-prepared car. Calvert received the award from Golding's daughter Charlie and his long-time co-driver Preston Ayres.
The HRCR 'Clubmen of the Year Award' also went to a crew from the BHRC as husband and wife crew Phil and Barbara Smith were announced as 2007 winners and recived their glass plates, in memory of Ignacio Sunsundegai, from David Sutton.
Photographs of all the award winners receiving their trophies can be viewed (and purchased from) photgrapher Joseph Wilson's website:http://www.josephwilsonphotography.co.uk/
Irishmen Martin McCormack, Liam Moynihan and Paddy Hopkirk with the Shekhar Mehta Cheetahs
Neil Calvert receives the Charles Golding award from Charles' daughter, Charlie
HRCR "Clubmen of the Year" Barbara and Philip Smith with David Sutton
Added: 1st January 1970 [permalink]
Dunlop / Gambia MSA-British Historic Rally Championship
The MSA British Historic Rally Championship is one of the fastest growing championships in British rallying. It is organised by the HRCR and caters for cars spanning two decades of rallying. Cars from the early 1960's through to 1981 are eligible and entries are regularly in excess of 60 cars on each of the qualifying rounds.
The BHRC has been managed and organised by the Historic Rally Car Register since the start of the millennium and under the wing of the HRCR it has grown and grown in both competitor support and spectator appeal.
From early March to late October, the distinctive engine notes of Minis, Saab 96s, Escort BDAs and Porsches can be heard in the British forests and on the asphalt stages of the Isle of Man, Flanders and Epynt. Among the rally fans, the sight and sound of the historic cars are a big hit, offering a glorious trip down memory lane for the older fans and an insight into how rallying developed for the younger fans.
The competitor appeal is constantly on the rise. Up to 100 crews now compete on the BHRC each season, and the sporting atmosphere and camaraderie is a key factor in the appeal of the championship. Regularly, competitors will lend parts and spares to help rivals stay in events. Recently, a leading class competitor suffered a blown engine and his two leading class rivals both offered the loan of their spare engines for the following event!
In 2007, the HRCR welcomed Dunlop and Gambia as Championship Title Sponsors. Dunlop, through Mr Tyre (Motorsport) Ltd, have supported the Championship for many years and provide bespoke products and tyre support at the events. The Gambia logos have appeared on several leading competitors' cars recently and Kololi Ltd (a Beach Club / Leisure Complex in the all year round holiday destination) came forward to co-sponsor the series for 2007
In 2007, the BHRC grew to a three-category championship, as the cars from the HRCR Classic Stage Rally Challenge become a full part of the BHRC. From the start of 2007, the classic cars from category 3 (1976-1981)were eligible to win the overall BHRC title, just as the existing cars from category 1 (pre '68) and category 2 (1968-1975).
The development of the Classic series over the previous four seasons has brought a new group of cars into the historic rallying movement. By creating and growing the new category, the HRCR has brought Mk2 Escorts, Lotus Sunbeams, Opel Asconas, Triumph TR7 V8s and Vauxhall Chevettes into the limelight, and it has been a hugely popular move with the crews and the fans with the D5 (twin cam multi-valve) class being the strongets supported of all in 2007.
The introduction of the Classic category has also encouraged a growing number of existing competitors to switch to historic rallying from contemporary series. Increasingly, Mk2 Escorts are being rebuilt into historic specification as crews realise that the switch will give them headline status, better quality gravel stages and a real chance of overall victory, rather than struggling along on stages damaged by gaggle of four-wheel drive cars.
But the development of the Classic category should not detract from the other two categories. In category 1, Mini Coopers, Porsche 911s, Sunbeam Tigers, Lotus Cortinas and Saab 96s do battle. These cars run first on the road on all the gravel events to ensure they get the stages in prime condition, before the stages are cut up by more powerful cars. In 2007, six of the top 10 overall positions in the Dunlop / Gambia - MSA BHRC were taken by crews in Category 1 vehicles.
The Mk1 Escort in 1600cc Mexico, 2-litre Pinto and 2-litre BDA engine specifications tops category 2, the post-historic class. But the field also includes more than a dozen Porsche 911s, and with regular drivers like Jimmy McRae, David Stokes, Jeremy Easson and Steven Smith in the field, is one of the most competitive of the three categories.
Of course, this is all-out special stage rallying, and the competition is fierce throughout all the classes, with just about all of the events running on pace notes. From the classic gravel stages of Mid-Wales to the closed public roads of the Isle of Man, the BHRC is a fantastic championship, widely enjoyed and still growing ever stronger.
The HRCR has recently won a new multi-year contract from the MSA to run the MSA British Historic Rally Championship, and is working to ensure that the series continues to go from strength to strength.
Added: 2nd January 2007 [permalink]
Regulations
The regulations and registration forms for the 2008 Championship were released at the Championship's official launch at the HRCR Open Day at Gaydon on January 12th 2008. The documents are downloadable from here.
IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF CONTENDERS COULD REGISTER BEFORE THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP BY DOWNLOADING REGULATIONS AND ENTRY FORMS (ABOVE) AND SENDING THEM TO SIMON MARKS. THIS WILL MAKE SIMON'S SIGNING-ON DAY AT THE ROBIN HOOD HISTORIC STAGES MUCH LESS STRESSED AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNSTRIP, DOOR SQUARES AND STICKERS CAN BE SENT TO YOU IN ADVANCE, SO YOU CAN FIX THEM ON YOUR CARS IN YOUR GARAGES / WORKSHOPS, RATHER THAN IN THE SERVICE AREA AT WORKSOP!
Championship Registration Form for download- Championship Regulations for download
- Championship Calendar for download
- The above pdf download(s) require Acrobat Reader.
Added: 14th January 2007 [permalink]
Eligibility Updates
Eligibility News 08/1An occasional series of guides by our Eligibility Scrutineer, Paul Loveridge, pointing contenders towards current issues and general car preparation advice in order to make on-event scrutineering a pleasure!
Issue 2008/001 also contains a reminder of the decal positions for the 2008 Championship.
Eligibility News 08/2 Page 1
Eligibility News 08/2 Page 2
Eligibility News 08/3- Decal Positions Reminder and Eligibility News 2008/01
- Eligibility News 2008/02
- Eligibility News 2008/03
- The above pdf download(s) require Acrobat Reader.
Added: 1st January 1970 [permalink]
Contenders Registered To Date
IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF CONTENDERS COULD REGISTER BEFORE THEIR FIRST ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP BY DOWNLOADING REGULATIONS AND ENTRY FORMS (ABOVE) AND SENDING THEM TO SIMON MARKS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNSTRIP, DOOR SQUARES AND STICKERS CAN BE SENT TO YOU IN ADVANCE, SO YOU CAN FIX THEM ON YOUR CARS IN YOUR GARAGES / WORKSHOPS, RATHER THAN IN THE SERVICE AREA ON YOUR FIRST ROUND
COULD CONTENDERS THAT HAVE RECEIVED STICKER SETS THROUGH THE POST PLEASE BRING THE EMPTY CARDBOARD TUBES WITH THEM TO SIGNING-ON AT THEIR FIRST EVENT SO THAT THEY CAN BE RE-USED.
Reg No) Driver / Co-Driver (Car - Class)
01) Chris Shooter / Bev LeGood (Ford Escort Mk2 - D3)
02) Jim Valentine / (SAAB 96 - B1)
03) Martin Jones /Kevin Owens (Ford Escort RS1800 - D5)
04) Geoff Taylor / Steve Greenhill (Sunbeam Imp Sport - B1)
05) Simon Tysoe / Rob Dyson (Ford Escort RS1800 - D5)
06) Steve Holtom / Adrian Jay (Rover 3500 SD1 - D4)
07) David Stokes / Guy Weaver (Ford Escort RS1600 - C5)
08) Rikki Profitt / John Roberts (Ford Escort RS1600 - C5)
09) Dick Slaughter / Geoff Dearing (Ford Escort RS1800 - D5)
10) Hugh Myers / Debby Myers (Datsun 240Z - C4)
11) James Slaughter / Mike Robinson (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
12) Craig Cleaver / Martin Gillard (Ford Escort RS1600 - C5)
13) Chris White / Chris Dewsnap (Ford Escort RS1800 - D5)
14) Pete "Pop" Gunson / Pete Gunson (Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 - B4)
15) Kevin King / (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
16) Ian Drummond / Tom Ward (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
17) Roger Kilty / Lynette Banks (Vauxhall Chevette HSR - D5)
18) Philip Smith / Barbara Smith (Porsche 911 - B5)
19) James Stait / Gill Cotton (MG Midget - B2)
20) Mike Barrett / Joanne Watson (Sunbeam Stilletto and/or Mini Cooper S - B1 and/or B2)
21) Rex Ireland / Adrian Scadding (Ford Escort Twin Cam - C3)
22) Richard Egger / Pat Egger (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
23) Julian Burch / (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus - D5)
24) Robert Hoult / (Ford Escort Mexico - C2)
25) Paul Griffiths / Bill Robertson (Ford Escort RS1800 - D5)
26) Mark Dickinson / Gavin Heseltine (Ford Escort Mk2 - D3)
27) George Anderson / Jane Anderson (Ford Granada Mk1 V8 Perana - C4)
28) Dick Mauger / Steve McNulty (Ford Escort RS1800 - D5)
29) Stig Blomqvist / (Ford Escort RS1600 - C5)
30) Kevin Broadhurst / Andrew Turner (Ford Escort Mexico - C2)
31) Richard Lane / Frank Richer (Ford Escort Mk2 - D3)
32) Stefaan Stouf / Joris Erard (Ford Escort RS1600 - C5)
33) Wayne Bonser / Richard Aston (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk2 -D3)
34) Darren Moon / John McNichol (Ford Escort Mk2 - D5)
35) Frank Cunningham / Aaron Forde (Ford Escort RS1800 / RS 1600 - D5/C5)
36) Philip Senior / (Austin Cooper S - B2)
37) Will Onions / Tim Hobbs (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk2 - D3)
38) James Young / David Young (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
39) Desmond Nutt / Geraldine McBride (Porsche 911 - B5)
40) John Parker / Robert Harrison (SAAB 96 Sport - B1)
41) Bob Bean / Malcolm Smithson (Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 / Ford Escort RS2000 Mk2 - B4/D3)
42) Adrian Seabridge / Daniel Seabridge (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus - D5)
43) Stuart McLaren / (Porsche 911T/R - C4)
44) Julian Reynolds / Ian Oakey (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 - D5)
45) Russell Morgan / Martin Kenyon (Ford Escort RS 2000 Mk1 - C3)
46) Adam Morgan / Chris Kenyon (Ford Escort Mexico Mk1 - C2)
47) Don Simmons / Brian Thomas (Ford Escort GT Mk1 / Ford Escort RS 2000 Mk 2 - C2/D3)
48) Neil Rudd / Brian Hodgson (Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk1 - C3)
49) Paul Mankin / Desmond Bell (Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 - B4)
50) Charlie Taylor / Steve Bielby (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 - D5)
51) Tim Mason / Graham Wild (Porsche 911 - C4)
52) Gary Orton / (Ford Escort Mexico Mk1 - C2)
53) Terry Brown / (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 - D5)
54) Harry Shephard / (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk2 - D3)
55) Phil Squires / Mick Squires (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 - D5)
56) Ian Corkill / Howard Allison (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 - D5)
57) Connor Corkill / Richard Nelson (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
58) Richard Hill / Patrick Cooper (Ford Escort Mk2 - D5)
59) Ian Rix / Daniel Stone (Ford Escort RS1600 Mk1 - C5)
60) Ernie Graham / Robin Kellard (Ford Escort RS1600 Mk1 - C5)
61) Ken Forster / John Stanger-Leathes (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
62) Rupert Lomax / David Allcock (Ford Escort RS1600 Mk1 - C5)
63) Robert Gibbons / (Ford Escord RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
64) Jim Clark / (Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 - B4)
65) Peter Egerton / (Ford Escort Mk2 - D5)
66) Peter Lythell / Chris Parsons (Porsche 911 - C4)
67) Jason Lepley / Howard Pridmore (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 - D5)
68) Neil Calvert / Arlene Cookson (Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 - B4)
69) Andrew Haddon / Mark Crisp (Porsche 911 Carrera RS - C4)
70) Paul Kynaston / Gary Bulley (Sunbeam Tiger - B5)
71) Steven Smith / John Nichols (Porsche 911 - C4)
72) Steven Troman / Kevin Devine (Porsche 911 - B5)
73) Terry Cree / Richard Shores (Mini Cooper S - B2)
74) James Neal / Kevin Jones (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
75) Jimmy McRae / Andy Richardson (Porsche 911 - D4)
76) Vincent Bristow / Dean Mitchell (Ford Escort Mexico MK1 - C2)
77) James Potter / Steve Smallbone (Ford Escort Mk2 - D5)
78) Gary Edgington / Jane Edgington (Singer Chamois - B1)
79) Philip Wylie / (Ford Escort MK1 / MGB - C3 / B4)
80) Drew Wylie / Russ Langthorne (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
81) Robin Shuttleworth / Mark Midgley (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
82) Patrick Watts / Elgan Davies (Sunbeam Tiger - B5)
83) Tim Jones / Don James (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
84) Arwel Evans / Arwel Jenkins (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk2 - D3)
85) Mike Jordan / Graham Henshaw (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk2 - D3)
86) Martin McCormack / Liam Moynihan (Ford Escort RS1800 MK2 - D5)
87) Polly Patti / David Gamblin (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2 - D5)
88) Peter Smith / (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
89) Jonathan Gale / Graham Gale (Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1 - B4)
90) Peter Hall / John Billett (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
91) Andrew Siddall / Captain Thompson (Ford Escort Mk1 - C3)
92) Pat Anderson / Tom Mansfield (Talbot Sunbeam Ti - D2)
93) John Moxon / Stephen Moxon (Volvo Amazon 122S - B4)
94) Derek Boyd / Roisin Boyd (Porsche 911 - C4)
95) Jon Ford / Peter Thomas (Ford Escort RS2000 Mk1 - C3)
96) Adrian Kermode / Maurice Beckett (Porsche 911 - D4)
97) Matt Pearce / Dood Pearce (Morris Mini Cooper "S" - B2)
98) Geraint Thomas / Keith Fellowes (Porsche 911 - B4)
99) James Sutherland (Porsche 911 - C4)
100) Jon Cropper (Porsche 911 - C4)
101) Fin Mackintosh (Mini Cooper "S" - B2)
105) / Tracy "Bubbles" Wood (Ford Anglia - B2)
235) / Ryland James (Ford Escort RS1600 MK1 / RS1800 Mk2 - C5/D5)
Added: 14th January 2008 [permalink]
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