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NIGHT NAVIGATION RUN - 30 MAY 2008 Ten crews gathered in Mold for the start of the May Navigation Exercise on a dry and sunny evening. There were 5 experts and 5 novice teams out on what proved to be a challenging route. The route of 28 miles, used yellows to the West and South of Mold, with sections near Loggerheads, Maeshafen, Nercwys Mountain and the finish at The Rose and Crown in Graianrhyd. The first section consisted of straight forward Map References with approaches and departs given. However there were a mixture of fixed markers and symbols to collect, and some of the clues were a little cryptic to keep the crews on their toes! The second section used Spot Heights, with additional symbols to find along the way, and the final section used good old fashioned Tulips. The navigation was further complicated by the fact that both maps 116 & 117 were used with 8 map changes during the route. Some crews took longer than anticipated to plot the route so consequently were a little pushed to get to the finish by the 10.30 deadline. One crew missed out and were consequently heavily penalised, much to their chagrin. The finish venue proved a great success and most crews went home happy. Congratulation to Jan & Graham Thomas for winning overall with maximum points and Lynn & Dave Barnes close behind and 1^st in Novice class. Organised by Keith & Tina Cross.
Popular local driver Ken Pugh finally wins an event on Trawsfynydd Ranges (report by DVT) CLWYDIAN CARS STAGES: Organiser: Clwyd Vale MC When: 17 May Where Trawsfynydd Ranges Championships: ANWCC, Trawsfynydd Challenge Stages: 12 Starters: 47 After many years of many top results, popular local driver Ken Pugh won an event on Trawsfynydd Ranges! With Gwawr Hughes co-driving and now in a Lancer they finished just ten seconds ahead of hard-charging Phil Kendall/Marc Williams (Corsa) with Gary Edgington/Helen Jones (106 GTI) third – all three crews gaining their best-ever result! Top seed Kevin Jones/Ros Goodall were quickest over the first stage, but then rolled lightly on the second and retired. Pugh/Hughes took over the lead which they never relinquished but could not afford even the slightest error. The event had many newcomers to the venue, Alan Kitson/Ron Aspinwall being one such crew, their Imp taking a comfortable victory in the 1000cc class, second place was closely fought between the Micras of husband-wife team Alwyn and Alwena Frazer and Aled Loveluck/Tomos Parry, just two seconds separating them.Gareth Roberts/Ian Price (106) took the 1400cc class, ten seconds up on the Sunbeam of Arwyn Williams/Steve Jones, Antony Williams/Tim Gill (Fiesta) third. The 1600 class had Geoff McQuilling/Rob Hopewell (Civic) put in a late charge to make up for a sheep incident, but not quite enough to overall Edgington/Jones, whilst early class leaders Chris Phillips/Rhys Hughes (106 GTI) slipped to third due to a poor tyre choice. Kendall/Williams took the 2-litre class, next being Ranges regulars Keith Griffiths/Paul Hughes (Escort) with the similar car of Richard Lewis/Ifan Rowlands third. Carwyn Ellis/Edgar Jones (Escort) were in contention for the first lap of three stages but failed to restart due to gearbox problems. With Pugh/Hughes taking the overall win, the big-engined class went to Jon Madoc-Jones in his Renault 5GT co-driven by first-timer 17-year-old Josh Thomas. Jonathan Whalley/Peter Dennis (Escort) were second ahead of Pete O’Dougherty/Paul Griffiths (Escort Mk4 RWD) who lost out due to a maximum on the last stage. Results: 1, Ken Pugh/Gwawr Hughes (2.0t Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III) 22m 09s; 2, Phil Kendall/Marc Williams (2.0 Vauxhall Corsa) 22m 19s; 3, Gary Edgington/Helen Jones (1.6 Peugeot 106 GTI) 22m 25s; 4, Geoff McQuilling/Rob Hopewell (1.6 Honda Civic) 22m 26s; 5, Chris Phillips/Rhys Hughes (1.6 Peugeot 106 GTI) 22m 34s; 6, Keith Griffiths/Paul Hughes (2.0 Ford Escort Mk2) 23m 07s; 7, Richard Lewis/Ifan Rowlands (2.0 Ford Escort Mk2) 23m 16s; 8, Alan Evans/Aled Edwards (1.6 Vauxhall Nova) 23m 21s; 9, Paul Hughes/Paul Stocking (1.8 MG ZR) 23m 22s; 10, Richard Hughes/Gruffydd Parry (2.0 Ford Escort Mk3) 23m 31s. Class winners: Alan Kitson/Ron Aspinwall (1.0 Sunbeam Imp), Gareth Roberts/Ian Price (1.4 Peugeot 106), Edgington/Jones, Kendall/Williams, Pugh/Hughes.
Clwydian Cars Stage Rally : Radio Operators Graham Cookson is desperate for radio crews for the Clwydian Cars if you can help, or know anyone else who can, then contact him on 07808 058162 or email gemini.2@btinternet.com
Night Nav - Friday 25th April - Organised by Jan & Graham Thomas Starting in Ruthin and finishing at The Leyland Arms Llanelidan this promised to use some of our less frequently used interesting lanes, another to attract an excellent turn-out of 10 crews. As to be expected from Graham the plotting was very tricky causing a lot of head scratching.The night was split into three sections, first section being features on the map that the route passed through, the second the more conventional method of spot heights and the third a unique box grid system. None of this foxed the eventual winners who were away after 35 minutes. Sections A and B had the usual symbols, hidden in the usual impossible to see places and, to add some variety, the third section included clues for the crews to look-out for. With all the crews safely back at The Leyland, and following the usual steward’s inquiry, the results were announced declaring Father and Son team of Neil and Rob Lloyd as overall winners. Next event is to be organised by Tina and Keith Cross, and if their last one at Christmas is anything to go by is should be a cracker. (Ignore the pun) Results: 1. Neil Lloyd / Rob Lloyd 1st Novice 2. Brian Howatson / Peter Williams 1st Expert 3. Lynn Barnes / Dave Barnes 2nd Novice 4. Stuart Thomas / Osian Hooson 2nd Expert 5. Gwyn Reynolds-Jones / Gareth Reynolds-Jones 3rd Expert 6. Dan Kyle / Paul Crawley 3rd Novice 7. John G. Jones / Dafydd Jones 4th Novice 8. Kate Shone / Al Hayward 5th Novice 9. Tina Cross / Keith Cross 6th Novice 10. Noel Dutton / David Griffiths 7th Novice
PlayStation Club Night - Wednesday 16th April "Thanks to all who attended last Wednesday's PlayStation night. Had 15 people in total which meant the number of stages had to be cut down from 3 to 2. Big congratulations to Al Hayward after putting in a fantastic time in the Mini (02:30:18), some 9 seconds ahead of everybody else. Other noticeable performances came from Stu Thomas, winning stage 1 in a VW, and Pat Jones setting a time that could only be recorded with a calendar!" Rob Lloyd
Congratulations must go to Stuart Thomas who, at a very emotional time, managed to put on an excellent Dennis Wells Car Trial despite the best efforts of the 'Welsh weather' that turned the normally grassy slopes into a muddy skating rink. He took over the reigns as Secretary of the Meeting, with minimal help from his predecessor, got on with the job and, as far as could be judged after speaking to competitors, everyone was happy. Results can be found HERE.
Scatter Rally - Friday 4th April "Excellent Scatter once again this year, many thanks to the organisers, some good roads that we knew despite the little argument we had with the tractor!! Great fun though and can’t wait until next one, thanks again" Neil Jones & Matthew Sullivan	Dennis Wells Memorial Car Trial (13th April) Regs are now available HERE * Entries are still available for both National B and Clubman sections "Attention all CVMC members, reduced entry fee for Dennis Wells Clubman Car Trial - only £10 - a bargain, get yourself out and compete if you think you're hard enough!" If you are not competing, the Club would appreciate you coming out to help on the day. Call Stu Thomas 07970 113561
Scally Rally 2008 If anyone is interested there are still a few places left for Scally Rally 2008. This year there are two events running in September - Calais to Rimini and Ireland 1000. Although they are not run under MSA jurisdiction they are run under common sense rules. They are basically FUN events and an ideal way to promote your favourite charity. All you need is a £100 banger with MoT and passports for crew members ( no need to obtain MSA Competition licence ) Road to Rimini ( R2R ) route was used last year and basically runs across France, Switzerland and Northern Italy using some of the famous Alpine passes including the Stelvio Pass ( 9000ft). Scally Rally - Ireland is new this year and is a 1000 mile circuit of Ireland and will be traversing some of the stages as used on the WRC. See www.scallyrally.co.uk for more details.	Appeal for Radio Operators SMC Stages - Sunday 30th March 2008 Dear All, I am still desperately seeking radio crews for the above event at the end of the month. This event is usually popular with competitors and hence usually promises a good number of entries. The organisers also seem to know the way to the Marshals/Radio Crews hearts and normally throw a few food vouchers into the radio packs, which are redeemable at the butty wagon. Please do get in touch if you are available to come out and do a radio point as your assistance would be greatly appreciated and of course without it events like this could not run. Please also pass on the message to others in your motor club/team. Look forward to hearing from you, Kind Regards, Phil Mostyn - Phil@philmostyn.orangehome.co.uk
------ Stolen ----- Stolen on Friday Morning (29th Feb) about 4am by a couple of ne'er-do-wells (aka knob heads) - Webber 40’s and 2 Sparco Rev Seats in dark blue. Stolen from Station Road, Rhuddlan Please contact Jonathan with any information on 01745 590220.	Discount on OS Maps Graham Thomas has passed on this opportunity to get our hands on OS Maps at a reduced price. For example OS Landranger maps at only £5.24 with FREE delivery PLUS an extra 5% discount for Clwyd Vale members (according to my suspect maths, that's less than £5!) . I have had an email from Mark Jones, General Manager, detailing how club members can take advantage of this offer. Click HERE to get all the info.
Night Navigational Exercises In order to update the Additional Supplementary Regulations for the Night Navs, a couple of amendments have been ratified by the Committee. Click HERE for the new Regs (updated 12 March)	February Club Night: Scalectrix^© Night (report) A very successful club night with a strong turnout of nearly 40 club members and guests with 24 of them braving the track. Stu Thomas had laid a crossover track with a couple of nasty hairpins that caught most people out. Indeed, I am sure I saw a few cars trying to 'back it in' at the end of the straights with a scandinavian flick! Fastest lap in the heats went to Brian Harrison win with a stunning lap time of 6.8 seconds. The final run was a head to head between Brian and Paul Davies with Brian taking the overall win when Paul got the ‘red mist’ and tried to destroy his car, the track and any spectators ankles that were within striking distance! A most enjoyable evening full of laughs and many thanks to Stu Thomas (assisted by his dad Graham on results) for putting on the event.
Clwydian Cars Stage Rally (17th May) Regs now available HERE This year sees the event becoming the inaugural round of the brand new “ANWCC Trawsfynydd Rally Challenge” which should give added spice to the competition. 19 Feb: Entries are now starting to come in a month earlier than last year! looks well set for a full entry.	20^th February Club Night: Scalectrix^© Night Dependant on entries, the plan is to have time trial knock out stages: One car on track at a time for a set number of laps. Only your fastest single lap time counts, and the slowest person((s) depending on how many enter) in the group is eliminated. When only two people are left, there will be a best of 3 race head to head showdown. The track has been dusted off and a variety of cars from a Seat Cordoba WRC to Caterham 7's have been logbooked in readiness for a time trial knockout competition. When two people are left, they will go head to head in Porsche GT3's to determine the clubs best racer.
Farrington Trophy Road Rally The Farrington has been accepted as part of the Welsh Association of Motor Clubs Championships for 2008. It seems that the Farrington in 2007 was in line for recognition by the WAMC but due to a 'technicality' the form did not reach the committee in time!
RHYL & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB - CHAIN & BELL RALLY SUNDAY APRIL 6th 2008 Fellow Motor Sports Enthusiasts...... Would you care to have a fun day out supporting a worthwhile cause? We invite YOU to come and join us on a FAMILY fun bike ride - and hopefully raise a few quid for the British Heart Foundation along the way - in April ! Please visit: www.rhyldmc.co.uk/2008chainandbellrally.htm for all the details I look forward to hearing from you VERY SOON PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD BY MAKING YOUR FELLOW CLUB MEMBERS AWARE OF THIS EVENT ASAP - Iain Baxter—Rhyl & District Motor Club