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Gardner Tops the Timesheets
Jason Gardner and Mike Trode topped the podium on their home event in very demanding and tricky conditions on the Winner Garage Skoda Wyedean Rally. It didn’t all go his way as he admitted to struggling with the wrong tyres on the first three stages and he also had a stall when a car Continue reading
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2020 annual Historic Rally Car Register Open Day gathers pace
The 2020 annual Historic Rally Car Register Open Day gathers pace Arrangements for the HRCR Open Day on Saturday 11th January at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon, are gathering pace. Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the RAC rally’s first use of forest stages, the HRCR will showcase how that diversification has led to a Continue reading
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HRCR Mini Sport Cup: Cheviot Stages 7th Round Review
HRCR Mini Sport Cup: Cheviot Stages 7th Round Review Sunday 22nd September saw 9 of our Mini crews gear up to compete in the Ford Parts Cheviot Stages Rally for the Final Round of the 2019 HRCR Mini Sport Cup! Competing over the course 13 stages on the notoriously difficult Otterburn Ranges, our Mini crews had honours Continue reading
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Tour of Flanders Legs 2 & 3
The second day dawned bright and early with a loop of 5 stages to be run three times and at least it would mostly be dry with a few heavy showers before once again the heavens opened for the night time stages. The longest stage of the rally Passendale at 20 kilometres would be Continue reading
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Tour of Flanders Leg 1
Rikki Proffitt and Graham Wild dominated the 60th running of the Tour of Flanders by winning the majority of stages in their 1965 Porsche 911 and finishing 38th overall out of a mixed field of 100 modern and historic crews. Organisers had laid on a tough route for competitors with more than 100 miles Continue reading
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2020 Open Day – The 12th annual Historic Rally Car Register Open Day goes back to the beginning
PRESS RELEASE – HISTORIC RALLY CAR REGISTER (HRCR) The 12th annual Historic Rally Car Register Open Day goes back to the beginning Many acknowledge that the 1960 RAC rally saw the first real loose surface special stage in the UK. At Monument Hill in Scotland, the RAC organisers hinted at a new Continue reading
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Brawdy delight for Smekss & Neale
It was smiles all around for Adrian Smekss and Chris Neale after the pair took the West Wales Rally Spares HRCR Stage Masters honours at the recent Brawdy Stages. The military venue is classed as single venue but in the 8 to 9 mile stages there is a mixture of everything for fast perimeter Continue reading
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Four seasons in one day
Rudi Lancaster and Guy Weaver dominated the Red Kite Stages more than two-and-a-half-minute difference to second place Pete Littler and Andy Marchbank. The Devonian looked absolutely shattered putting so much work into the steering wheel on the superb stages where he went banzai trying to put a marker down to his competitors. Even Continue reading
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HRCR dambusters at Scammonden
Four cars took part on this the fifth round of the Moran Motorhomes HRCR Speed Championship and the first Hill Climb of the season promoted by the North West region of the MG Car Club. The dam, built in the 1970’s as a part of the M62 construction provides a service road that is Continue reading
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A ‘Littler’ Bit More….
A tough and long day greeted crews for the 2019 Plains Rally which was a case of endurance and picking your way through the tracks which in some cases had turned into rubble. Pete Littler is trying to get as much seat time as possible and had to make some big changes to Continue reading
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Three down – Twelve to go
Round three was the Bristol Pegasus promoted sprint at Llandow in sunny South Wales and just to prove the point that it never rains in Cardiff the sun came out to play all day. The organisers boasted a full entry for this most popular of venues and even a few timing glitches and visits Continue reading