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ludlow castle motor club newsletter january 2006

focus 3 GRAVEL SPRINT 2006

Ludlow Castle Motor Club held its third focus 3 Gravel Sprint on Sunday 22nd January in the Haye Park / Mortimer Forest complex near Ludlow.

The thirty three drivers taking part had to compete not only without co-drivers but also had to cope with the very foggy and slippery conditions which didn’t improve throughout the day.

The drivers were taken through the stage in the morning in convoy and then were allowed a familiarisation run before they had two competitive timed runs which counted towards the results.

This was repeated in the afternoon but in the opposite direction.

Last year’s winner, Nigel Griffiths, did not take part in the event and Shaun Gardener repeated his 2004 success by finishing first again on Sunday in the TNT Tyres (Ludlow ) Mitsubishi Lancer EVO5.

Shaun’s nearest rival was Simon Rogers in his Ford Escort Cosworth which finished 31 seconds later.

In third place overall less than three seconds behind Simon came Richard Hill in the R.H.Motors Japanese Imports Mitsubishi Lancer.

Ludlow Castle Motor Club would like to thank the sponsors, focus 3, and all the marshals, radio and safety crews who helped to make the event successful.

The Motor Club will be holding a video social evening of the event at the Salwey Arms, Woofferton, near Ludlow on Wednesday 1st February at 8.30pm. The evening is open to everyone, for further details please contact Keith on 01584 781265.

REPORT by KEITH GLUYAS
PHOTO by POSE RALLYING

results:

Class A:

1. Robert Littlehales................20th O/A...........................28:11.4

2. Phillip Martin.......................21st O/A...........................28:16.3

3. Phil Skipp...........................22nd O/A..........................28:41.6

Class B:

1. Glen Farley........................15th O/A...........................26:18.9

2. Pete Hamer........................16th O/A..........................26:30.4

3. Kevin Pugh.........................23rd O/A..........................31:52.3

Class C:

1. Henri Grehan.......................5th O/A...........................23:52.1

2. Adrian Allen.......................10th O/A...........................25:29.7

3. Chris Ridge........................13th O/A..........................26:16.6

Class D:

1. Will Onions.........................7th O/A...........................24:48.8

2. Gordon Davies.....................8th O/A...........................24:54.0

3. Pat Flynn............................9th O/A...........................25:29.6

Class E:

1. Shaun Gardener..................1st O/A...........................22:36.6

2. Simon Rogers.....................2nd O/A..........................23:07.6

3. Richard Hill.........................3rd O/A...........................23:10.3

Focus 3 Gravel Sprint

This years' event is taking place on Sunday January 22nd, at Haye Park, Ludlow.

The entry list is as follows:

0. Mark Solloway.............................Ford Escort

00. Bob Morgan...............................Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6

1. Shaun Gardener..........................Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5

2. Simon Rogers.............................Ford Escort Cosworth

3. Richard Hill.................................Mitsubishi Lancer

4. Jon Ballinger..............................Opel Manta

5. Gordon Davies............................Opel Manta

6. Will Onions................................Ford Escort

7. Paul James...............................Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8

8. Paul Walker..............................Ford Escort Cosworth

9. Phil Squires...............................Ford Escort

10. Alex Allingham.........................Subaru Impreza

11. Henri Grehan............................Ford Escort

12. Pat Flynn.................................BMW

13. Ciro Carannante.........................BMW

14. Reg Davies..............................Vauxhall Nova

15. Mick Kinsey............................Talbot sunbeam

16. Adrian Allen.............................Opel Manta ?

17. Paul Hartfield..........................Peugeot 206 Special

18. Mike Woolcock.......................Ford Focus

19. Kevin Pugh.............................Vauxhall Nova

20. Pete Hamer............................Talbot Sunbeam

21. Glen Farley............................Peugeot 205 GTi

22. Mark Christopher....................Peugeot 205 GTi

23. Phillip Martin..........................Peugeot 205 Rallye

24. Robert Littlehales....................Peugeot 205 Rallye

25. Gary Scott.............................Peugeot 205 GTi

26. Duncan Edwards....................Ford Escort

27. Chris Ridge............................Vauxhall Astra

28. Ken Hull................................Austin Mini

29. Phil Skipp..............................Austin Mini Cooper

30. Liam Rollings.........................Vauxhall Nova

31. Graham Middleton...................BMW 325i

32. Andrew Bowen.........................Ford Escort

33. Philip McVay..........................Subaru Impreza

The first car is due to start at 9 am.

Spectators will be admitted from 8 am, and are requested to use the designated parking areas (Map 137, ref 498 718). Toilets are provided, and hot food will available all day.

This is a real club event, so come along and join in the friendly atmosphere.

2005
JAM MOTORSPORT
HEART OF ENGLAND RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

Tim Baker and Andrew Smallman were the only club members who competed in the 2005 Jam Motorsport Heart of England Rally Championship.

There were 34 drivers and 30 co-drivers who competed in the Championship and the overall winners were Julian Jones ( Stone, Staffs ) and Aid Camp ( Cannock ).

The 2005 Awards Presentation was held recently at Hagley Golf Club where Tim and Andrew collected their awards.

Tim and Andrew competed together in the Talbot Sunbeam 16v in Class C, ( 1601cc – 2000cc ) but finished the year in slightly different positions due to the scoring system.

Tim, driving, won the Class and Andrew, co-driving finished 3rd in Class.

The first round of this year’s Championship will take place at Weston Park,Telford on Sunday,12th March.

Annual Dinner & Dance Presentation Evening.

The annual dinner/dance takes place on Saturday February 18th at Cadmore Lodge, St Michaels, Tenbury Wells. Tickets are £21, and the time is 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start. The guest speaker this year is Mr Mike Broad, a member of the BTRDA committee. Mike has been involved with rallying for many years and has co-driven for many ex-works drivers.