Photo GenIC Fun Run & BBQ 5th September 2010: This rescheduled event will start at Pinkneys Green Car Park at 12.00 noon and finish at White Mark Farm, near Christmas Common some 4 hours or so later. Passengers will be of great assistance but as Andy Greenland proved last year, it can be done solo! None the less, passengers, who do not need to be club members, are recommended as is a copy of OS 175 C2 (although an older version will probably suffice). The usual equipment for map work is required, and a tie break will almost certainly be part of the exercise. Clues will be found by looking at photos and trying to fathom out where they were taken, then driving there, and lastly finding the answer to a clue given in the paperwork. Pete Farmer is responsible for the days activities and will be ably assisted by Rodger Maxwell. Regs are now available and you can contact Pete on 07810 437235 or via email at petef@mcac.co.uk (20.08.10)
10th Anniversary RallyDay at the Castle Combe Circuit on Saturday 18th September 2010 Tickets & Paddock Parking Passes for Adult & Car are £13 each if booked before 31st May 2010 or £18 afterwards. Children Under 16 go free. Dedicated Track Sessions are £400 for a maximum of 20 cars or Individual Track Sessions are £25 each. If you would like to book any of the above please let Darren Pike know so he can block book as a club and have the best possible impact on the day. Darren can be contacted by email at pike536@btinternet.com or by phone on 07780-761779.
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Classics On The Green 4th August As has become the norm over the last few years, Club Night moved to Croxley Green for this annual event where a number of member's cars were on display. Thanks go to Peter Nathan for the organisation including the BBQ.
Fun Run 1st August 2010: Unfortunately, we have had to postpone this event due to lack of entries. We hope to run the event later in the year when more people are available, maybe on the date of the Bomb Along Stages now that event is non-viable.
Hants and Berks Tracker 2010 13th June 2010: The Hants and Berks Tracker has been won by MCAC's Pete Farmer and Andy Green land for the fourth year in succession. Thirteen crews assembled at the Autoscribe offices in Riseley where the crews were able to plot the route in comfort. The route was split into twenty four sections, crews having to answer questions from fifteen of them. Section scores were awarded according to distance to be travelled or difficulty in plotting the route. The clues were spread from Hungerford in the west to almost High Wycombe in the east, and from High Wycombe (Lane End) in the North to the bottom of OS maps174 and 175 in the south. Andy and Pete managed to answer the required fifteen sections while travelling a total of 190 miles. For a change, they were able to walk into the pub at the finish rather than the frantic dash and search for the organisers hiding somewhere in the pub. Thanks are extended to Hants and Berks Motor Club for inviting MCAC to enter the event, to Bill Bonney who supplied the regs and special thanks go to John Boother for the obvious amount of hard work put in in organising the event. We now look forward to next year to see if they can make it five wins in a row. Picture: Pete Farmer and Andy Greenland receive the Tracker trophy from organiser John Boother.
Motorsport At The Palace May 30th-31st Motorsport at the Palace may have been a long time coming, but the hard work and vision was finally rewarded with a hugely successful event that served to demonstrate the hand-in-glove relationship Crystal Palace has with motor racing. Over 5000 spectators attended the event over the two days, packing every vantage point to witness some exceptional racing Next year, the organisers intend to build on this years success and grow the event even further. So, block out May 30-31 on your calendar, and help make Motorsport at the Palace 2011 even bigger and better. Follow the link to the organisers website for full report, etc.
Middlewick Stages 2010 Saturday 8th May 2010: Congratulations to Richard Upton/Paul Bareham on repeating their win from last year after a day-long fight with Pete Rayner/Louise Earthy, finally settled when Pete suffered a puncture near the end of the last stage. Consolidated Overall Results and Class Results now available. Despite a slow start, in the end we had 50 entries, although we could have accommodated more, and would appreciate receiving them a little earlier, so that we are not on tender hooks as to whether the event will run or not. A huge thank you to all the competitors, marshals and officials who braved the weather to ensure that a good day was had by all and a special thanks to those that helped with the clear-up, which meant that we were able to leave the venue by 7.00pm. Tony Phillips. Secretary of the Meeting.
The Club's Annual General Meeting was be held on Wednesday 21st April 2010 at Gerrards Cross Sports Club. Pete Farmer was re-elected to the Council. Further information to follow.
Brakefast Autotest/Autosolo 21st March 2010 organised by MCAC & Harrow CC at Bovingdon airfield. Results now available and report to follow shortly.
21st March The 53rd Annual ‘Pairs’ Point to Point (The Lowrey Memorial Run) organised by The Hants and Berks Motor Club: Report on the endeavours of MCAC members will follow shortly
The Valentine Scatter, scheduled for 20th/21st February has now been cancelled (04.02.10).
Saturday 30th January 2010 - The Club's Annual Dinner-Dance and Presentation of Awards took place at Stockley Park Golf Club, Heathrow. Report and photos to follow. Our thanks go, as usual, to Peter and Sarah Nathan, for the organisation.
Tony Phillips tells me that, following discussions with Green Belt MC, the MiddleWick Stages event has been rescheduled for Saturday 8th May 2010 - at least it should be warmer then!! Following on from that change, MCAC's Valentine Scatter will now move to the original weekend of the MiddleWick - Saturday 20th February (08.01.10).
