VOC Motor Sport Speed Challenge 2006

[IC]

Keith Wilson published the following interesting information on the Motor Sport Speed Challenge in the latest Driver magazine. I thought that forum members would find this information interesting so I have reproduced his article here! I hope to compete in the Speed Challenge myself!

Iain Collinson
Administrator
Performance Car Register Keeper

Why not come and join in some good friendly grass roots motor sport, come and compete on the Volvo Owners Club Motor Sport Speed Challenge in 2006.

Any Volvo can compete and providing you are a VOC member, it will cost you nothing to enter in the challenge. We compete in Hill Climbs and Sprint meetings run by responsible motor clubs to Motor Sports Assiciation rules and also in Historic car rallies again runby responsible motor clubs to MSA rules.

We compete fot the Scott Wyeth Memorial Steering Wheel trophy in the Overall Speed Challenge. We also run a Speed Challenge and a rally Chalenge for entrants who use their car for one discipline. All the challenges have very worthwhile trophies for the successful drivers at the year's end and are presented at our Annual Prize giving.

What do I need may you say? Well firstly a Volvo and then some enthusiasm, a little expense to purchase a MSA Competition license. You will need a crash helmet and overalls for the speed event. The car needs minimal preparation in order to comply with the event regulations.

Volvo Owners Club Speed Challenge Rounds 2006

Sat/Sun March 4/5 Gremlin Night Rally, Brecon/Epynt, Wales
Saturday March 11th Tour of Cheshire Historic Rally
Sunday April 2nd Alan Rogers Historic Rally, Dorset
Sunday April 9th Ilkley Jubilee Historic Rally, Yorkshire
Sat/Sun April 22/23rd East Anglian Classic-Weekend Rally, Norfolk
Sat/Sun May 6th/7th Bolton Midnight Rally, Lancashire
Saturday May 13th 500 Owners Club Wiscombe Park Hill Climb
Sunday May 28th Hughes Historic Rally, Kent
Sunday May 28th Aston Martin Owners Club 2 lap Curborough Sprint, near Lichfield
Monday May 29th Bristol Car Club Sprint Colerne, Wiltshire*
Sat/Sun June 10/11th G and P Memorial Night Rally, Lancashire
Saturday June 17th BARC Gurston Down Hill climb, Wiltshire*
Sunday June 25th Leukaemia Rally, South Wales
Saturday July 1st Bristol Car Club Castle Combe Sprint, wiltshire*
Saturday July 22nd Astin martin Owners Club Goodwood Sprint
Saturday July 29th Ross Traders Historic Rally, Ross on Wye
Sunday July 30th Astin Martin Owners Club Loton Park Hill climb
Saturday August 5th brighton and Hove Motor Club Goodwood Sprint
Sat/Sun august 5/6th Devils Own Night Rally Weekend Rally, Cumbria
Monday August 28th Bristol Car Club Colerne Sprint, Wiltshire*
Sat/Sun Sep 2/3rd Twighlight Night Rally, south Wales
Saturday Sep 9th MG Car Club Wiscombe Park Hill climb, Devon
Sunday Sep 24th Historic Rally, Devon
Sunday Sep 24th Woolridge Motor Club Longleat Hill climb, Wiltshire*
Sat/Sun Oct 14/15th Harvest Night Rally, Devon and Somerset
Sunday Oct 14th Regis Historic Rally, Sussex
Sat/Sun Nov 18/19th Ilfracomb Night Rally, Devon
Sat/Sun Dec 9/10th Welsh Retro Night Rally, Brecon

For events that are starred* you will need to join the Association of South West Motor Clubs (ASWMC) Sprint and Hill Climb Championship. You can down load a form from the ASWMC website www.asmc.org.uk

[Jet2 D5]

Somewhat intrigued by the listing in the Driver I was about to e-mail Keith Wilson as one of the next events is very much on my patch. However just in hope rather than expectation, typed in Ilkley Historic rally and bingo up came a web site with all the details!

No doubt the same will occur for most of the list.

[davebslater(uk)]

oooh , and im fastest volvo at curborough and loton park , hopefully they wont fall on what is now a very busy calendar for me .

[D5Guy]

The link is the first post should be => http://www.acsmc.org.uk/

Does the VOC have it's own class or does everyone just fit into the normal classes structure?

It would be interesting to see how an S60 D5 would fair against the Pug 205s and Civic VTis that normally run in the 1400-2000cc class.

[ebdl]

Since any Volvo can compete, I'll hopefully be joining the Challenge in a 360 with some mild suspension tweaks and a decent set of tyres. We'll see how it goes from there...

...should be fun!

Ed

Well, I've just joined the forum, and spent the last few hours absorbing various goings-on. After stumbling over this thread I thought I'd mention that I'm planning an entry on the Hughes Rally in June. (Note that the date has been moved to the 4th of June from 28th May). My entry forms are in the post....

Anyone else thinking about joining me?

Cheers

Damon

[davebslater(uk)]

anybody know what happened at curborough , if it was wet , im sure my lap record will be still standing !!!!