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(ARCHIVE)Rockingham Stages 5th/6th December organised by MCAC and Thame Motorsport Club. Steve Simpson/Simon Hunter continued their dominance on the 'Stages (Hyundai WRC 1hr 10m 50s) with Dave West/Keith Hounslow second (Peugeot 306 Maxi Kit Car 1hr 12m 42s) and John Indri/Dave Engwell third (MG Metro 6R4 1hr 13m 50s). Full results available here.
Rally of Great Britain 23rd - 25th October: Sebastien Loeb won his sixth consecutive WRC title today with his seventh win of the season here in Britain. Mikko Hirvonen was second (+1.06.1 secs) and Dani Sordo third (+1.07.1 secs). More information also on the WRC web site or the rally website at www.rallygb.org.
Rally of Spain 2nd - 4th October: Sebastien Loeb took his second consecutive victory with Daniel Sordo second (+12.0) and Mikko Hirvonen third (+54.1).
Castle Combe Rallyday 19th September: This was a new venture for MCAC. Organised by Darren Pike, we hope to have a report shortly.
Bomb-Along Stages Debden 6th September: The Bomb-Along Stages, organised by MCAC and Green Belt MC returned to it's spiritual home at Carver Barracks, Debden over the weekend and our congratulations go to the winners Robert Lowe/Stephen Shephard in their MG Metro 6R4. We would also like to extend a big thank you to everyone who supported this event, especially the officials, marshals, radio crews and safety personnel who made the running of the event possible. Thanks are also due to the staff and personnel at 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), for allowing us the use of the venue and providing the very reasonable catering facilities.
Paul Hopkinson managed to win his very first bit of silver wear in racing for coming 1st in class in a VERY wet Oulton Park Gold Cup 1hr endurance race over the recent Bank Holiday weekend. Congratulations from us all (10.09.09).
Rally of Australia 4th - 6th September: Sebastien Loeb took the victory with Mikko Hirvonen second (+12.5) and Daniel Sordo third (+17.1).
Classics on the Green - Partner's Evening 5th August. The Club once again had a stand at this event with a number of member's cars on display. Thanks go to Peter Nathan for organising the club's stand. More info at Watford & District Classic Vehicles Club.
Rally Finland 31st July - 2nd August: Mikko Hirvonen made it two in a row with 25.1 second margin over Sebastien Loeb. Jari-Matti Latvala was third (+49.9 seconds0 whilst the event also marked the WRC debut of Ferrari F1 pilot, Kimi Raikkonen who impressed before crashing out on stage 19.
Photo GenIC Fun Run & BBQ 26th July: Victory went to Andy Greenland who navigated himself round the course. Second place went to Tony and Val Phillips and their friends with third being occupied by Malc, Rose and Jo Farmer. Sarah and Christine Wooster took care of the cooking duties at the end of event bbq and our thanks go to Pete Farmer who organised the event and Ray Bell who assisted on the day. Full results now available.
Karting 24th July: Mike Cawthra organised a karting event at the Colnbrook indoor circuit.
Rally Poland 26th - 28th June: Winner Mikko Hirvonen had a 1min 10.3 second margin over Dani Sordo in second place with Henning Solberg third (+2mins 5.7 secs).
Save Our Motor Racing Circuits results in usual Government Cop-out! Adrain Retallack's recent petition on the Number 10 website, with the problems at Croft in mind, has received the following response from the Government: 'The Government recognises that motor sports are enjoyed by a great number of people across the country and does not seek to curtail that enjoyment if a site operator operates within the planning conditions. However, if the Local Authority finds that a nuisance interferes with a person’s reasonable use of their property or is prejudicial to their health the operator can be told under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990 to abate a reported nuisance. Under section 79(1)(g) of the EPA 1990, local authorities have a duty to take reasonably practicable steps to investigate complaints of ‘noise emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance’. If satisfied that a statutory nuisance exists or is about to occur or recur, the local authority must serve an abatement notice under section 80 requiring that the nuisance is abated or restricted to prevent its occurrence or recurrence.' Missing the point, I'd say... Clarkson was obviously right! (26.06.09)
Hants and Berks Tracker Sunday 14th June: For the third year running, Pete Farmer and Andy Greenland have taken outright victory in this event. Report to follow as soon as Pete sends it!!
PJ has another work out. Paul Hopkinson has been busy at Silverstone and Snetterton. More to follow shortly (31.05.09).
Rally Italy 22nd - 24th May: Jari-Matti Latvala took a much needed victory in the event with Mikko Hirvonen second (+29.4secs) and Petter Solberg third (+1min 57.6secs).
The 'Not The Hunters' Night Trial 16th May: Unfortunately, this event has become 'Not the Not The Hunters Night Trial' as it has been cancelled through lack of entries. Thanks to those that intended to enter or help on the night (13.05.09).
Miglia Quadrato - Night of 9th/10th May 2009 City of London: MCAC Members Pete Farmer and Andy Greenland were active on this event. More when known.
Honington Stages 2009 3rd May, Nr Bury St Edmunds. Cancelled! Recent restrictions placed on the use of the venue meant that we could not offer the type of event or mileage advertised in the Regulations and have been unable to plan a viable alternative. In addition, entries received so far have been much lower than anticipated. In the circumstances we felt it better to cancel the event now rather than try to run an event that was not up to our usual standard. Secretary Of The Meeting Tony Phillips. Chairman MCAC
Rally Argentina 24th -26th March: Sebastien Loeb has won the event with Danni Sordo second (+1.13.1secs) and Henning Solberg third (+4.04.1secs).
Annual General Meeting 22nd April. The Club's AGM was held at Gerrards Cross Sports Club on Wednesday. Kevin Fowler has rejoined the Council having been elected to the position of Competition Secretary and Langley Response's Paul Duckmanton joins the Council for the first time - congratulations go to both. In addition, our thanks go to Peter Nathan and Pete Farmer who have now resigned from the Council.
Rally Portugal 3rd - 5th April: Sebastien Loeb maintained his dominance in the 2009 WRC with a winning margin of 24.3 secs over Mikko Hirvonen. Dani Sordo was third (+1.45.4secs).
Brakefast Autotest/Autosolo 22nd March took place at Bovingdon and was organised by MCAC/Harrow. Rob Rolston was the overall winner and the full Results are now available.
Sunday, 22nd March 2009 The 52nd Annual ‘PAIRS’ Point to Point organised by Hants and Berks Motor Club. Results now available.
Rally Cyprus 13th - 15th March: Sebastien Loeb took his 50th WRC rally win with victory in Cyprus. Mikko Hirvonen was second (+27.200 secs) and Petter Solberg third (+01 min 49 secs).
Hanger 111 AEMC Sprint Championship: 20 rounds from mid-March to late October at various venues throughout the AEMC area. See linked PDF file for further information or email Chris Deal or contact him by phone on 07833-086780 (26.02.09).
Marcus Gronholm will come out of retirement to enter April's Rally Portugal in a privately-entered Subaru. "I made the decision a few days ago. It's okay to come back again," the 41-year-old told the World Rally website. "Everybody is looking at me, and maybe I'm stupid, but to have fun and drive again, why not?" The 2000 and 2002 World rally Champion will drive the latest specification Subaru, entered by Prodrive. "I will not start aiming for the win, as I want to compare my speed with the regular WRC boys after the first few stages," Gronholm added. "The important thing is to feel confidence and pleasure, coming back to an event that I enjoy very much and know the stages quite well." (from a BBC Report 25.02.09)
Richard Upton and Paul Bareham have won the inaugural MiddleWick Stages event at MOD Woodbridge in their Ford Sierra Cosworth. Richard Edwards and Paul Brown were second (+36 secs) in their Ford Escort RS and Tony and Emma Hewitt were third (+54 secs) in their Mitsubishi Evo 5. Full Results now available with report to follow. The organising team would like to send a big thank you to all the competitors, marshals and officials who made the event possible - MCAC/WAC.Rally Norway 14th - 16th February: Sebastien Loeb continues his winning start to the season with Mikko Hirvonen second (+9.8 secs) and Jari-Matti Latvala third (+1min 21.8 secs).
Valentine Scatter 14th/15th February: MCAC's first competitive event of the year was won by Ian Young and Rob Searby. Results are now available and thanks go to organiser Andy Greenland who has also supplied the Route Card for the armchair use.
Bayford & Co Ltd, the only DTI-approved licence holder for leaded petrol in the UK, has announced a reduction in the price of leaded petrol by up to 65 pence per litre (£2.95 per gallon in old money) for leaded petrol in 2009 compared to 2008. The reduction is partly due to cheaper fuel prices in general and partly down to increasing efficiencies throughout the blending and supply processes. For more details on the supply of leaded petrol, please contact: Bayford & Co Ltd Tel: 0845 456 6300 Web: http://www.leadedpetrol.co.uk (12.02.09).
Rally Ireland 30th January - 1st February: Sebastien Loeb starts off the new season with victory in Ireland. Dani Sordo was second (+1 min 27.9 secs) and Mikko Hirvonen third (2 min .07.8 secs).
Saturday 31st January - The Club's Annual Dinner-Dance and Presentation of Awards took place at Stockley Park Golf Club, Heathrow. Report and photos now uploaded. The heroes of the night are, as usual, Peter and Sarah Nathan, who were responsible for the organisation.
Longmoor Loco Stages 28th December 2008. MCAC members ended 2008 with a flourish when Dave West/Keith Hounslow excelled themselves over the last two stages to take 1st overall, 2 seconds ahead of Richard Edwards/Paul Brown. Chris Keys/Graham Tuer won the 1600 class taking a credible 18th overall. Congratulations to all concerned - last year's report it may be but too good to archive so soon!