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Bulletin – 15/11
The 13th and final round of the 2011 SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship was the Coppermines Grizedale Stages Rally, based at Coniston in the Lake District. To add a different twist to the rally the organisers ran one stage in the dark on the Saturday night, with a further six on Sunday. The conditions were very difficult on the Saturday with thick patchy fog covering the stage; the weather was much dryer on the Sunday, resulting in nearly perfect conditions.
For the second round running a driver collected maximum SG Petch points for the first time, Geoff Wilson (Ford Escort MkII) may have collected maximum points for the first time, but his co-driver for the day was six times ANECCC co-driving champion Edwin Cook, who took his seventh maximum points of the season. Like everyone they didn’t enjoy the fog on Saturday night, so took it steady through that stage, Sunday’s stages were enjoyed much more with no real issues. Second ANECCC finishers were Andrew Irving/Ann Forster (Peugeot 205) who had to stop on the second stage on Sunday morning to change a puncture, but when they stopped they found the puncture was due to the wheel splitting in two. After loosing nearly 4 minutes on that stage they rest off the rally ran with no problems, and Ann was pleased to see the finish of her first ever forest rally. The only other ANECCC starter in the main rally were David Crozier/Graeme Rumney (Peugeot 205), David had already secured the drivers award in the 1600cc class in the ANECCC Championship, but a finish was required for Graeme to win the 1600cc class co-drivers award. They were on course for the required finish with Graeme stating “David is driving steadier than usual” but their rally ended on the 6th stage.
Two other regular SG Petch ANECCC championship competitors were competing on the Sunday only stages, but to collect championship points that had to compete in the full rally. Sian Beaty/David Antrobus (Ford KA) were having their first outing in the forests since the Malcolm Wilson Rally in March. They found the early stages very slippy, but with the wind blowing the stages dried and they enjoyed the afternoon stages. Alistair Hutchinson/St John Dykes (Renault Clio) had another eventful rally with a driveshaft braking on the first stage, which they then had to drive slowly through the second before they could change it at service. This is the same driveshaft that failed on there last outing, at the Malton Forest Rally. At second service a wheel bearing had to be changed, but they made it back to the finish in Coniston.
The final Championship points are:-
Drivers
Richard Cook 121 pts, Barry Lindsay 94 pts, Mark I’Anson 84 pts, Alistair Hutchinson and Joanna Wickham 53 pts and Charlie Taylor 52 pts.
Co-drivers.
Edwin Cook 140 pts, Michael Lindsay 79 pts, Andrew Roughead 77 pts, Josh Davison and St John Dykes 61 pts and Caroline Lodge 56 pts.
I can confirm the details of the 2011 SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship awards presentation.
Monday 12th December 2011
7.30 pm
Sheep and Wool Centre, Cockermouth.
Full details will be published later, everyone is welcome, competitors, service crews, organisers, marshals, fans etc, please put this date in your diary.
Main award winners are:-
1st Overall - Richard Cook/Edwin Cook
2nd Overall – Barry Lindsay/Michael Lindsay
3rd Overall – Mark I’Anson/Andrew Roughead
Class 1 – 1st Overall – Sian Beaty/Colin Tombs
Class 2 – 1st Overall – Dave Crozier/Caroline Lodge
Class 3 – 1st Overall – Charlie Taylor/Steve Bielby
Class 4 – No award
Class 5 – 1st Overall – Joanna Wickham/Josh Davison
Details of the 2012 ANECCC Stage Rally Championship will be published soon; there will be no major changes from 2011.
What I can confirm is the 1st round of the 2012 championship is the Jack Frost Stages at Croft on the 22nd January, full details and regulations are available at www.darlington-motor-club.org.uk
The second round is in the Yorkshire forests for the Riponian Stages Rally on the 19th February full details and regulations are available on the rally website www.riponmotorsportsclub.co.uk
If anyone has any questions please contact.
Gordon Dundee
S G Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship Coordinator
Home - 0191 3773228
Mobile - 07799 140427
E-mail - gordon@dundee.fsworld.co.uk.
Posted in Bulletins, Grizedale Stages on: November 28th, 2011
Bulletin – 14/11
For the penultimate round of the 2011 SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship competitors returned to the forests after 3 tarmac rallies. Round 12 of the championship was the Malton Forest Rally, running in the North Yorkshire forests. The weather was uncharacteristically dry and bright for November, resulting in perfect conditions for the competitors.
Taking their first ever maximum SG Petch championship points were John Bainbridge/Giles Dykes (Subaru Impreza), John hasn’t competed since the Tour of Hamsterley in May and for this rally hired a car from John Pye Motorsport. They hadn’t driven the car before the start but found the car easy to drive, and returned to the finish reporting no major incidents, and with no marks on the car. 2nd ANECCC crew to finish were another one that hasn’t competed since the Tour of Hamsterley, Alan Hughes/Richard Wardle were a last minute entry in their Ford Escort MkII, as they were not sure if their new engine would arrive on time. They spent the day getting used to the different characteristics of the new engine, and a revised brake set up, but despite a visit to the odd ditch, brought the car home safely. Joanna Wickham/ Josh Davison (Subaru Impreza) had their best result of the year taking 3rd place points, and the only reported incident was a near spin at the main viewing point at the Pickering Showground stage.
Alistair Hutchinson/St John Dykes (Renault Clio) had an eventful day on their way to a 4th place ANECCC points finish. The first loop of four stages passed without any major incidents, but that changed on the second run through the Pickering Showground stage when they broke a driveshaft and lost over half a minute. On the final stage the engine started to misfire and the gearbox started making ominous noises, but they made it to the finish. It was only after loading the car onto the trailer did they notice that the rear suspension had pushed through the floor. The final ANECCC finishers were Colin Butler/Andrew Hutchinson (Subaru Impreza), who wished the rally had started after the first loop of stages where they hadn’t woken up and also slid straight on into a ditch. On the second loop of stages they were over 2 minutes faster, which if they had been on that pace from the start they could have finished 10 places higher overall.
The only non finishers among the SG Petch ANECCC competitors were Charlie Taylor/Steve Bielby (Ford Escort MkII), they were using the rally to test new Pirelli tyres before the Roger Albert Clark Rally, and after 4 stages were well pleased with them. But when the gearbox seized on the 7th staged they were forced into retirement.
With one round to go where do these results leave the championship position. Despite not starting the Malton Forest Rally Richard Cook has secured his 4th SG Petch ANECCC drivers championship title in the last 5 years. 2nd and 3rd place positions will be decided on the Grizedale Stages in 3 weeks time between Barry Lindsay and Mark I’Anson.
In the co-drivers championship Edwin Cook had sown up this year’s championship on the last round, the Cheviot Keith Knox Stages. 2nd and 3rd places will also be decided on the Grizedale Stages, between, Michael Lindsay, Andrew Roughead and St John Dykes.
A number of class awards were also decided after the Malton Forest Rally, in the 1400cc class Sian Beaty has secured the drivers award, and Colin Tombs the co-drivers. In the 4WD class Joanna Wickham has secured 1st in class with John Bainbridge taking 2nd, and Josh Davison has won the co-drivers award.
After twelve round the current points standings are:-
Drivers
Richard Cook 121 pts, Barry Lindsay 94 pts, Mark I’Anson 84 pts, Alistair Hutchinson and Joanna Wickham 53 pts and Charlie Taylor 52 pts.
Co-drivers.
Edwin Cook 121 pts, Michael Lindsay 79 pts, Andrew Roughead 77 pts, Josh Davison and St John Dykes 61 pts and Caroline Lodge 56 pts.
The final round, the Grizedale Stages Rally on the 26th/27th November, with scrutineering and a night stage on Saturday 26th, with six further stages on the Sunday, for full details see the rally website www.grizedalestages.co.uk
As stated in the last couple of Bulletins I am looking to stand down from my role as championship coordinator, so if you know of someone who may be interested in taking on this role can they contact me or any of the ANECCC officials, and we can discuss what is involved etc.
If anyone has any questions please contact.
Gordon Dundee
S G Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship Coordinator
Home - 0191 3773228
Mobile - 07799 140427
E-mail - gordon@dundee.fsworld.co.uk.
Posted in Bulletins, Malton Forest Rally on: November 7th, 2011
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