2016 Rallies Mini Series

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The events for the 2016 Rallies Mini Series are almost finalised and will be added to the Comps website and Events Calendar soon, probably in the new year.

Just for information, the first two months' events are:

January - CMC January Jaunt 12 Car on Friday 22nd Jan 2016

February - Club Triumph Warwickshire 12 Car on Sunday 28th Feb 2016, and the CMC Tendring Hundred 12 Car on Friday 26th Feb 2016 - either one will count.

Full details for the rest of the events will be posted early next year.

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All eligible events for the CT Rallies Mini Series are now listed on the Comps/Rallies webpage at [Sorry, link no longer available]

This also shows the current standings and, at this early stage,  just Michael Helm/Colin Wake have scored (finishing 3rd in class at the CMC January Jaunt on the 22nd) with 14 points apiece.

The next events for February are the CT Warwickshire 12 Car on the 28th Feb and the CMC Tendring Hundred on the 26th Feb. Either to count within this series.

More news at the end of the month, after these two events.

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For anyone considering the CSMA 12 Car Rally event on the 4th March, the Regs are attached here:

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After the Historic Counties Run, the CT Rallies Mini Series table looks like this:

Michael Helm - 30 +2M pts
Colin Wake - 30M pts
Darren Armitage - 22 pts
Mike Bishop - 22 pts
Ellis Stokes 12M pts
Charlie Deards - 12 pts
Nigel Abdullha - 10 pts
Dale Barker - 10 pts
Mark Rutter - 6M pts
Mike Banks - 6M pts

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Here is a long-overdue results update after July's Warwickshire Scatter Rally and September's CT Three Counties Rally or CMC Priestley Rally:

Michael Helm - 58 + 2Mpts
Colin Wake - 58 + 1Mpts
Mike Bishop - 48pts
Ellis Stokes 34 + 1Mpts
Darren Armitage - 34pts
Charlie Deards - 34pts
Mark Rutter - 28 +1Mpts
Mike Banks - 28 + 1Mpts
Nigel Abdullha - 20 +1Mpts
Dale Barker - 20 + 1Mpts

There are 3 events left to run, the next being the CMC 20/20 on the 29th October.  There are still entries available for this and CT is an invited club.

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Another update, as two previous events have now happened, the CMC 20/20 and the CT Essex Winter Rally.  The table is now:

Michael Helm - 74 + 2Mpts
Colin Wake - 74 + 1Mpts
Mike Bishop - 56pts
Ellis Stokes 50 + 1Mpts
Charlie Deards - 50pts
Darren Armitage - 42pts
Mark Rutter - 34 +1Mpts
Nigel Abdullha - 32 +1Mpts
Dale Barker - 32 + 1Mpts
Mike Banks - 28 + 2Mpts

There is one final event to run in this series, the Bedford Car Club "Santa Special" on Sunday 11th December.  Details at http://www.bedfordcarclub.org.uk/calendar/calendar.htm

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Details are now available for the BCC Santa Special on the 11th Dec.  Please see below, use the email addresses as shown and if you want to contact either Rod or Colin by phone, please PM me for their phone numbers.

Santa Special  –  11th December

The last in our occasional road events for 2016, introducing novices and beginners to the delicate art of finding ones way about a map in the dark, is in the hands of Rod Botteley.  

The event will feature about 40-50 miles of undamaging roads suitable for standard cars and should provide an entertaining evening for beginners and novices as well as the more long in the tooth.  

Navigation will be all be plotted at the start using grid squares and be relatively straightforward, although perhaps requiring some thought and care - with Rod providing help for novices and beginners if they need it.  Then there will be some interesting roads for the drivers whilst keeping the navigators on their toes ensuring that the drivers on the correct route.  None of the route will be timed on-the-road so there will be no need for excessive tearing about the countryside, although plotting at the start will be timed to provide a tie-breaker if needed.  

The route is all on O.S. 1:50,000 Landranger Series map 166.  Rod says he has been out and bought the latest copy he could get but it appears to lack the edition code that has been the accepted means for the last 40 years.  However, it does say "Revised July 2015, reprinted with new legend and cover February 2016".  This will be the definitive edition for the event although Rod says he will endeavour to check the route out on previous editions such as C4.  

Start is at 5pm from the countryside car park just outside Streatley at 166/073½287. The slightly earlier start time is because the finish venue closes at 10.30pm.  Finish is at The White Lion, Baldock (166/246337) where there are no parking restrictions on Sundays outside on the old main road.  

Questions and queries to Rod on xxxxxxxxx or at hbotteley@talktalk.net when you read this.  Entries please to Colin Lewis on xxxxxxxxxx, colinlewis1@hotmail.co.uk, or via the Club’s Facebook page by 9pm on Friday 9th December as you may well not get Rod on his number in the few days before the event.  Please leave a landline or mobile number (where Rod can reach you at the last minute!) just in case it turns foggy, snowy or icy on the day and he has to call the event off in the interests of safety.

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Six CT crews contested the BCC Santa Rally last night, as guests of the guys at Bedford Car Club.  Some did well, others must have had their maps upside down, but I think all enjoyed the warm, friendly relaxed attitude of the BCC ladies and gentlemen and had a great evening's run around the Bedfordshire lanes.

Provisional results were given last night and, as soon as the official results are available, I'll post them here.

Also, this will give final positions for the 2016 Rallies Mini Series, which I'll post here too.

More importantly, last night's efforts may decide Driver, Navigator, and almost certainly the Area championship, so keep an eye open for these.

I wonder why there were so many crews from Essex and North London there?.....

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Correction north London and Herts!

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Results from the Santa Special Rally on Sunday are given below, with the resulting  final 2016 mini-series results below that:

Driver/Navigator/Area/Fails/Tie Break(Minutes taken to plot the whole route)

1st CT (2nd o/a) Charlie Deards and Ellis Stokes - both NL and Herts - 6F and 60mins - 2000 Estate
2nd CT (4th o/a) Dale Barker and Nigel Abdullah - both NL and Herts - 8F and 86mins - 2000 Saloon
3rd CT (5th o/l) Mike Helm and Colin Wake - both Essex - 9F 53mins - Dolomite
4th CT (6th o/l) Steve Radley and Mike BIshop - both Essex - 10F 112mins - 2000 Saloon
5th CT (7th o/l) Mike Banks and Mark Rutter - both Essex - 13F 50mins - Spitfire
6th CT (8th o/l) Keith Bennett and Tony Pulis - both NL and Herts - 13F 91mins - Dolomite

The final 2016 CT Rallies Mini-Series positions are:

1st Michael Helm on 104 points. Having done 9 events the lowest scored (6) was dropped. Marshalling average was 12.  Well done Michael.

2nd Colin Wake on 98 points from 8 events.  Marshalling average was 12.

3rd Ellis Stokes on 79 points from 6 events.  Marshalling average was 13.

Joint 4th Mike Bishop on 66 points from 6 events. Marshalling average was zero.

Joint 4th Charlie Deards on 66 points from 5 events.  Marshalling average was zero.

Joint 6th Dale Barker on 55 points from 6 events.  Marshalling average was 9.

Joint 6th Nigel Abdullah on 55 points from 6 events.  Marshalling average was 9.

8th Mike Banks on 54 points from 6 events.  Marshalling average was 9.

9th Mark Rutter on 50 points from 6 events.  Marshalling average was 8.

10th Darren Armitage on 42 points from 4 events.  Marshalling average was zero.

Congratulations to the winner, Michael Helm, and also to Colin Wake in 2nd place and Ellis Stokes in 3rd, all with impressive scores.

Keep an eye open for the 2017 events in this series next year, as they become firm and are added to the list.