Revolution February 2020: Motorsport UK's monthly magazine

Revolution February 2020

The official magazine of

BRITS ON TOP!

THE RALLY ISSUE

WELSHMAN ELFYN EVANS LEADS THE CHARGE FOR BRITISH RALLYING IN 2020

LATEST NEWS WALES RALLY GB RETURNS TO DEESIDE

FEATURE GETTING STARTED IN RALLYING

HOW TO GET YOUR RS CLUBMAN LICENCE

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CEO’s MESSAGE Hugh Chambers

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After over a hundred years of motorsport in the UK it would seem incredible that British drivers could win any new accolades, and yet earlier this month Welshman, Elfyn Evans, became the first Briton to win the Swedish round of the WRC. And after a strong performance in the first round in Monte Carlo in January, he now leads the World Championship. Of course, it is too early to start making predictions, but what we can be sure of is that 2020 is going to be a cracking championship with a fight all the way to the line.

And that is great news for UK motorsport fans as the WRC lands here at the very end of October, for the penultimate round, with only Japan to follow. The effect of the home crowd is a proven advantage, and with the confidence that his 2017 Wales Rally GB win must bring him, we should

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be in for a brilliant rally on his home gravel.

Right now, the team at Motorsport UK are putting the finishing touches to the route of the 2020 Wales Rally GB, with a few surprises planned along the way. We have decided to return to Deeside for the service park, after last year being based in Llandudno town centre. It was brilliant to be right in the heart of a bustling town, filled with warm welcomes, but at the end of the day the logistics of Deeside work for the rest of the rally. And the real deciding factor was the shift to the end of October, that coincides with the hightides, and meant that we could not be secure in knowing the seafront would be viable as a key part of the teams’ service area. The reaction on social media has been very supportive, and understanding, while everyone will miss the community spirit that was so strong in Llandudno.

As rallying gets underway, so do many other forms of motorsport as the calendar starts to unfold. The VSCC Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone in midFebruary managed to coincide with Storm Dennis doing its best to drown everyone – but the Vintage organising crew are a hardy bunch and would not let a few drops of rain and gusts of wind stop this wonderful celebration of the versatility of the motorcar. The formula behind the event came from Laurence Pomeroy in the 1930’s and seeks to find the finest car that can take two tourists in comfort on a high-speed drive across Europe; the event coming to fruition immediately after WW2. The rules require, amongst other things, that you can carry two regulation sized suitcases on the car, and that you perform a variety of speed and agility challenges during the day. It is all conducted in a great spirit of fun and camaraderie. Having competed in it last year in my 1964 MGB, I was

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CEO’s MESSAGE “I can’t help but feel that there is a real opportunity hidden in the magic of The Pom, with a variety of challenges and the emphasis on fun rather than out and out winning.”

amused by the sheer breadth of equipment from pre-war Fraser Nashs to a Chevron B16, pretty much anything road legal can enter.

I can’t help but feel that there is a real opportunity hidden in the magic of The Pom, with a variety of challenges and the emphasis on fun rather than out and out winning. One vagary of the event is that no-one knows who has won until several days later, and I got my trophy in the post several weeks later. Wonderfully idiosyncratic.

As competitors dust off their suits and fettle their cars, so the amazing supporting cast of marshals, officials, scrutineers, timekeepers and administrators plan their season ahead. I was very honoured to be invited to join the long running marshals’ night at The White Horse in Silverstone village the other week. It was great to have the chance to meet a representation of the marshalling community in a relaxed environment and have a whole evening to debate the length and breadth of the sport.

The passion and pride that marshals have for their work is simply so strong, and part of that is based on the whole principal of being a volunteer.

Everyone went to some lengths to say

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that they do it because they are huge fans of the sport, and really all they want in return is to be recognised and thanked. And their view was that the majority of competitors do understand that and acknowledge their work – and the wave and the thank yous at the end of the competition go a very long way – so we all need to make sure we show our appreciation all the time.

The other point that was discussed was the provision of learning and development, not just for marshals but across the board. There is a real concern that we are not bringing in enough new people, and that we are not upgrading the skills of many already in post. Motorsport UK is fully focused on both these issues as we step up our drive to draw more people into the sport, and to make sure we have the best level of training and education in motorsport anywhere.

And on that note of drawing more people into Motorsport UK’s community, we now have over 11,000 of the new RS Clubman licence holders; which is great as we can now communicate with them and keep them fully up to speed on everything that we are doing. The new kart licences for Indoor and Arrive &

Drive have been launched, with great engagement from both communities, and at this rate our competitor licence family will most likely reach 45,000 in 2020.

As I write this we’re preparing to travel to Race Retro. Getting out into the community, inviting feedback, chatting about ideas and how to improve the sport is at the heart of the activity.

And although only a few months old, our fan focused Trackside membership has proven very much in demand at these types of events. Designed for non-competing fans of the sport, it has engaged with a completely new audience for Motorsport UK, but one that we know are as vital as the drivers, officials and the volunteers.

Wishing everyone a great start to the season; and thank you for all of the support that you give to the sport. As one marshal said to me: “I always say to the drivers, ‘thanks’, because without them we can’t marshal; they are the ones paying for the show.”

Kind regards, Hugh Chambers CEO, Motorsport UK

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CONTENTS With Elfyn Evans leading the way in the WRC drivers’ standings, our cover story looks ahead at what promises to be a memorable year for British rallying. We also tell you how to get started in the sport.

Stage times

What’s On March

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How to get involved in rallying

How to…Get your RS Clubman licence

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Latest News - page 8+

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Club Corner

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National Court + Member Directory + Championship Results 7

UP TO SPEED LATEST NEWS

WALES RALLY GB RETURNS TO DEESIDE Wales Rally GB, the UK’s round of the globe-trotting FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), will return to its former base in Deeside, Flintshire in 2020 (29 October – 1 November)

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The familiar location, on land adjacent to the Toyota Engine Plant in the busy Deeside Enterprise Zone, was home to the popular international motor sport spectacle for six years between 2013 and 2018, following its revitalising switch to north Wales.

To add a new dimension – and backed by the ever-supportive Conwy County Borough Council – last year’s rally was relocated to the heart of Llandudno.

With many of the teams based on the picturesque seafront promenade and the resort’s well-situated Venue Cymru hosting the event’s headquarters and

Big Bang educational exhibition, the move proved a major success with both local businesses and competitors.

With this year’s Wales Rally GB reverting to a more traditional date at the end – rather than the start – of October, however, Deeside has been assessed as the preferred venue. It offers easier access to the forests of mid Wales – an important consideration with the shorter hours of daylight – while Llandudno’s coastline will also be experiencing extreme high tides during rally week.

“Having been made to feel so brilliantly welcome in Llandudno last year, this was a very hard decision to make,” admitted Hugh Chambers, Chief Executive of Motorsport UK, organiser and promoter of Wales Rally GB. “However, this is a major World Championship event with a massive global TV audience and, having taken advice from all the experts, the responsible decision has led us back to Deeside for 2020. This is a well-proven option providing the rally with a more suitable geographical location given the time of year.”

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British Kart Championships

BKC PARTNERS WITH ALPHA LIVE Motorsport UK is delighted to announce Alpha Live as media partner for the 2020 British Kart Championships.

In a first for the British Kart Championships, Alpha will be live streaming from all 18 Race Meetings in 2020.

Alpha Live Managing Director, Luke Austin, commented: “We’re delighted to be partnering up with Motorsport UK for the entire season of the British Kart

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Championships, a deal which will see it livestreamed for the first time.

Championship Manager, Dan Parker, added: “We welcome Alpha Live as our media partner for season two of the British Kart Championships. Working together with the leading streaming company in karting, we are excited

for the season ahead and planning fresh, innovative ideas to ensure the championship media coverage offers an unrivalled promotional platform for our competitors.”

Championship registration, entry details and regulations are available at www.britishkartchampionships.org

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2020 Rotax calendar

2020 TKM/Honda calendar

Event 1 Rotax Championship: PF International 21 - 22 March 2020

Event 1 TKM/Honda, Fulbeck 11 - 12 April 2020

Event 2 Rotax Championship, Mansell Raceway 25 - 26 April 2020

Event 2 TKM/Honda, Clay Pigeon 16 - 17 May 2020

Event 3 Rotax Championship: Clay Pidgeon 23 - 24 May 2020

Event 3 TKM/Honda, Rissington 6 - 7 June 2020

Event 4 Rotax Championship: Forest Edge 13 - 14 June 2020

Event 4 TKM/Honda, Shenington 25 - 26 July 2020

Event 5 Rotax Championship: Lydd 22 - 23 August 2020

Event 5 TKM/Honda, Kimbolton 12 - 13 September 2020

Event 6 Rotax Championship: Warden Law 19 - 20 September 2020

Event 6 TKM/Honda, PF International 10 - 11 October 2020

2020 IAME calendar

2020 KZ2 calendar

Event 1 IAME Championship, PF International 18 - 19 April 2020

Event 1 KZ2 Championship, Mansell Raceway 25 - 26 April 2020

Event 2 IAME Championship, Kimbolton 9 - 10 May 2020

Event 2 KZ2 Championship, Rissington 6 - 7 June 2020

Event 3 IAME Championship, Glan-Y-Gors 27 - 28 June 2020

Event 3 KZ2 Championship, Shenington 25 - 26 July 2020

Event 4 IAME Championship, Larkhall 18 - 19 July 2020

Event 4 KZ2 Championship, Rowrah 15 - 16 August 2020

Event 5 IAME Championship, Rowrah 15 - 16 August 2020

Event 5 KZ2 Championship, Kimbolton 12 - 13 September 2020

Event 6 IAME Championship, Mansell Raceway 26 - 27 September 2020

Registrations for the 2020 British Kart Championships are open now.

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MOTORSPORT UK ACADEMY ANNOUNCES CO-DRIVER PROGRAMME SELECTION 2020 Motorsport UK Academy Coaches, Paul Spooner and Nicky Grist, have named their 2020 co-driver programme selections following a review of high calibre applications. The co-drivers were selected based on a combination of their 2019 performance, previous achievements and the potential to ‘make it’ to the top of their discipline.

The bespoke programme is led by experts, both of whom have competed at the pinnacle of the sport in the World Rally Championship. The individualised programme provides 1:1 performance management and coaching, workshops, expert industry insight and co-driver specific education.

Academy Coach, Paul Spooner said; “The successful applicants will, at the end of the course, be equipped with the necessary skills to move their rallying career forward. The aim is to help them develop in all aspects of the sport to allow them to take any opportunities at higher levels and be successful.”

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The successful competitors selected for this year’s programme are; Cameron Fair Jack Bowen Rhys Stoneman (pictured) Hannah McKillop Ben Teggart Liam Whiteley 2019 Academy co-drivers Ian Parker and Gareth Parry have also been offered associate places on the programme for 2020.

“It has been really encouraging to see the quality of co-drivers putting themselves forwards for the Academy programme, which is a vital development tool for the future of British co-driving. It is testament to the programme that we have seen co-drivers graduate from the Academy and go on to compete at the highest level of the sport. I would like to extend my congratulations to those newly selected for 2020 and indeed those who have been offered an extend place” said Katie Baldwin, Motorsport UK’s Competitors Pathway Manager.

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JACK AITKEN CONFIRMED AS RESERVE DRIVER FOR ROKIT WILLIAMS RACING ROKiT Williams Racing has confirmed Jack Aitken as the team’s Official Reserve Driver for the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Twenty-four-year-old Jack is a member of Motorsport UK’s Academy elite Team UK programme and joins Williams following his impressive season in FIA Formula 2 where he won three races for the Campos Racing team (its first ever victories in the series) and finished fifth in the standings. Before that, he was a double Formula Renault champion and went on to be runner-up in GP3 in 2017.

Alongside his F2 racing commitments, Jack has spent time with the Renault F1 Team as their Reserve and Test Driver over the past two seasons, gaining valuable experience both on and off the track.

In his new role as Williams’ Reserve Driver, Jack will attend all F1 Grands Prix during the year, integrating himself

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into the trackside team and be on hand should the need arise to replace one of the race drivers. Jack will undertake crucial work for Williams in the team’s simulator and will make his debut on-track appearance during an F1 race weekend by taking part in a Friday FP1 session. Finally, Jack will support the team in media and marketing activities throughout the year.

Jack Aitken commented, “It is a great honour to join ROKiT Williams Racing as their Reserve Driver for the 2020 season. Williams is a team with strong heritage, and continued longevity, and I’m looking forward to directly contributing to their development through my simulator and testing work.”

“It is obvious from what Jack has achieved so far he is a young driver with a great career ahead of him,” said Claire Williams, Deputy Team Principal, “and we believe he has the right credentials to reach the top in the sport. Jack has proved his ability in FIA Formula 2 and GP3 and we look forward to seeing what he can achieve as the team’s Official Reserve Driver.”

“It is obvious from what Jack has achieved so far he is a young driver with a great career ahead of him and we believe he has the right credentials to reach the top in the sport”

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Coronavirus Guidance Motorsport UK recognises many of its members and those associated with motorsport are often involved in close contact with others when travelling and working. We would advise following the UK government advice which can be found HERE.

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follow the specific advice for returning travellers.

This is the best way to slow the spread of almost any germs, including Coronavirus.

Find out more at gov.uk/coronavirus

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Member Benefit

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MOTORSPORT UK ANNOUNCES MORE MEMBER BENEFITS FOR 2020 Motorsport UK is pleased to announce two more benefits for its members.

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WRC Shop is the official shop of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Porter Press International is firmly established as a leading motoring publisher of a wide range of titles including the ‘Great Cars’, ‘Exceptional Cars’ and ‘Ultimate’ series and is proud to have worked closely with motoring icons Murray Walker, Martin Brundle, Derek Bell, Gordon Murray and Stirling Moss.

Motorsport UK has linked up with WRC Shop to offer all Motorsport UK members a 15% discount on a capsule collection featuring all items in the Wales Rally GB official merchandise range and select items of WRC merchandise.

Porter Press is delighted to offer Motorsport UK members a 10% discount on the vast majority of titles including the award winning Self Preservation Society, celebrating 50 years of The Italian Job film, and Gordon Murray – One Formula – 50 years of car design, a stunning tribute to one of our generations greatest automotive designers.

To access your member benefits visit the member portal by logging into the Motorsport UK website.

New Vacancies in Marketing and Communications We are currently advertising for a Marketing and Communications Co-Ordinator role, and will also be advertising further positions in the Communications team in the coming weeks.

To apply for the Marketing and Communications Co-Ordinator role, or if you are interested in a role in the Communications Team, please email hr@motorsportuk.org with a copy of your current CV, a covering note, your salary expectations and notice period.

Visit https://www.motorsportuk.org/resource-centre/careers/ for more information.

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2020 SEMINARS The 2020 seminar series for Club Officials and Event Organisers is in full swing with seminars having taken place in Newport, Basingstoke, Exeter, Haydock and the East Midlands to date with over 200 attendees.

The seminars have been covering topics such as:

Changes to the licence and permit structure RS Clubman Licence application and signing-on procedures Organising a motorsport event – pre-event preparation Running your event – who is responsible for what?

Dealing with serious incidents

There are several seminars remaining so if you would like to attend, please click HERE to register.

The remaining dates and locations of the venues are as follows:

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Saturday 1st March 2020

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Saturday 21st March 2020

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SAFETY CAR WORKSHOP A Safety Car Workshop is due to take place at the Hilton Hotel in Chester on Saturday 15th March 2020.

To attend this workshop, you must be nominated by a licensed rally Clerk of the Course who will need to register you using the link which was emailed to them recently. All attendees must have completed the online rally marshal training and more information about this can be found HERE. If you have any queries please contact the Learning and Development Team at Motorsport UK on training@motorsportuk.org

STAGE COMMANDER TRAINING Motorsport UK will be organising both one-day refresher courses for existing Stage Commanders and two-day “new to Stage Commanding” courses during 2020.

In order to attend the one-day refresher you must currently hold the Stage Commander grade. Those looking to attend the two-day “new to Stage Commanding” course must hold the Senior Stage Marshal grade and be looking to upgrade.

To register your interest to attend one of these courses, please email training@motorsportuk.org

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APOLOGY The January issue of Revolution incorrectly named Ian Watson as the Clerk of the Course of the 2020 Formula 1 British Grand Prix. We would like to apologise for this error and confirm that Bob Kettleboro is the Clerk of the Course, having fulfilled this role since 2001. Ian Watson continues in his position as Secretary of the Meeting.

We are delighted to confirm the full line-up of British ASN officials working on the Formula 1 British Grand Prix as:

Clerk of the Course – Bob Kettleboro Secretary of the Meeting – Ian Watson Chief Scrutineer – Peter Riches Chief Medical Officer – Prof Peter Hutchinson Steward of the Meeting – Steve Stringwell

Yearbook correction: Helmet and FHR stickers Please be aware that the 2020 price for Motorsport UK helmet and frontal head restraint stickers remains at £2.50 as detailed in regulations (K)10.3.1 (helmet) and (K)10.4.1 (FHR). We are aware that the price list published in various places throughout the 2020 Motorsport UK Yearbook carries the price for these stickers as £2.60 – this is an error.

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Stage Times From the bright lights of the World Rally Championship to grass roots domestic series, 2020 looks like being a vintage year for British rallying. David Evans is your guide to the new rally season

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The question was as irresistible as it was largely unanswerable. Elfyn Evans was game enough to give it some thought. A lot of thought. But then he accepted, he just didn’t know.

It was the same for the rest of the British World Rally Championship contingent.

The calendar for this year’s six-round BRC has also altered significantly from previous years with the Cambrian followed by some of the most entertaining lanes in the world on the Clonakilty Park West Cork Rally (March 14-15). Talking of great lanes, the Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton (April 2526) was one of the big wins from last year, which makes the BRC’s first ever visit to Essex for England’s inaugural closed-road event even more gratifying.

Nobody knew.

From Essex it’s just a short hop across the Channel for what’s fast becoming one of the season’s highlights: the Renties Ypres Rally (June 25-27) as the best of Britain goes toe-to-toe with some of the best drivers in the world.

No matter, September’s Galloway Hills Rally will deliver the final verdict on the identity of this year’s British Rally Champion.

But it really is going to be that close.

There’s no shortage of quality, well-driven R5 (now known as Rally2 in FIA circles) cars on the British rounds. Yes, there was an air of familiarity as Matt Edwards won in his own backyard on the Visit Conwy Cambrian opener, but the Llandudno man knows he’s got his work cut out to make history and become the first driver ever to win the British title three years in a row.

Tom Cave, Rhys Yates, Osian Pryce and Ollie Mellors are all looking for a way to spoil his plans to eclipse fellow back-toback BRC winners Colin and Jimmy McRae (Senior did it twice), David Llewellin, Roger Clark, Mark Higgins, Keith Cronin, Bill Bengry, Tony Fisher, Guy Wilks and Johnny Milner.

“The BRC is a fantastic proving ground for any young driver and I look back at my years in Britain very fondly” Ari Vatanen

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Today’s Ulster Rally (August 21-22) offers familiarity and a second chance for the BRC crews to take on their opposite number in the Irish Tarmac Championship.

West Cork and Ulster will provide a tworound mini-series within the BRC – and bragging rights as to who’s quickest from either side of the Irish Sea are always hotly fought.

The finale takes crews north of the border for the superb gravel roads of south-west Scotland on the Armstrong Galloway Hills (September 19).

Motorsport UK chairman David Richards CBE is perfectly placed to talk about how important the British series is. He won it in 1980 co-driving Ari Vatanen.

Richards said: “My [winning] season in the BRC with Ari [Vatanen] was a great confidence-building year. You need proving grounds before you move on to the World Rally Championship and that is the role the BRC plays. The series attracted drivers from all around Europe back then and we are starting to see that again.”

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There’s no doubt this is the start of a very big season for him and co-driver Scott Martin.

With 87 world championship starts behind him, Evans is in a position to take advantage of having arguably the fastest car beneath him and should be a threat for victory on every round of this year’s WRC. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson are Britain’s other factory WRC crew. The Manchester driver demonstrated his speed on three outings in a Ford Fiesta WRC last season. A podium is Greensmith’s main aim this season and if he can continue to level his learning curve at the speed he has done in the last 12 months, there’s no reason why that’s not a sensible objective.

And his driver remains a big fan of the pinnacle of British rallying, with Vatanen fulsome in his praise, saying: “The BRC is a fantastic proving ground for any young driver and I look back at my years in Britain very fondly. The BRC helped to raise the game for Scandinavians and competition in Britain.

I am really happy that so many people are enthused about the BRC, the best national rallying series in the world.”

Vatanen and Richards did, of course, progress from winning the British title in 1980 to lift rallying’s ultimate prize, the World Rally Championship, 12 months on.

It’s that sort of achievement everybody in this year’s BRC is looking to achieve.

But what about the Brits who’ve already made it? Evans is the best place to start. The Welshman won the BRC in 2016, but has been a regular around the WRC for the last seven years.

This season though, the former Wales Rally GB winner has switched from M-Sport Ford to Tommi Mäkinen’s Finnish-based Toyota Gazoo Racing squad. And his first impression aboard a Yaris WRC was a pretty good one: Evans led the Monte Carlo Rally for eight of the 16 stages, before eventually finishing third.

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Joining Gus in the M-Sport stable is Rhys Yates, Britain’s only full time WRC 2 runner this season – he dovetails his world championship commitment with a BRC assault in a Ford Fiesta R5. Yates ran his own Skoda Fabia R5 in last year’s WRC 2 and enjoyed strong results, including a series debut fourth in Monte Carlo. The Chesterfield driver’s pace improved as the season progressed and he starts this season looking to continue that solid progression.

Northern Irishman Jon Armstrong makes a popular return to the World Rally Championship. Armstrong finished the 2016 Drive DMACK Cup in third place, winning a prize drive in a Ford Fiesta R5 on the following year’s Rally Germany – where he showed plenty of pace and potential.

More recently, Armstrong has become famous for his victory in the 2018 E Sports WRC, when the Fermanagh man demonstrated perfectly how interchangeable his gaming and realtime stage skills are. Also stepping up to a full JWRC campaign is 20-year-old Ruairi Bell.

Bell has shown superb speed and perfect adaptability with his performances in last year’s Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica as well as the BRC where he won the Ford Fiesta Trophy – scooping €60,000 from M-Sport and Pirelli in the process. The Blackheath driver won his class on his debut at Rally Portugal and was on the class podium at Rally of Spain.

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Former European Rally Championship Ladies’ champion Catie Munnings faces the toughest test of her career to date as the 22-yearold starts her first assault on the world championship in the Junior WRC series.

That’s the top tiers of the sport sorted for Britain, but what about the other championships? As usual there’s a fabulous array of action out there waiting for you – whether you prefer modern, historic, gravel, asphalt or single-venue events, there’s something for everybody.

“Elfyn Evans led the Monte Carlo Rally for don’t forget, that action’s also broken eight of the And, down into separate national titles, with 16 stages, Wales, England, Northern Ireland and all offering silverware at the end of before Scotland the season. eventually The BTRDA Gold Star is a great place to start the best woods in Britain covered in finishing with seven rapid-fire rounds running in Wales, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Shropshire. third” Scotland, Stephen Petch made a winning start at the Revolution - February 2020

Cambrian Rally and his Ford Fiesta WRC will be an omnipresent force throughout 2020.

Four of the BTRDA rounds will double as Motorsport UK English Championship rounds while a similar number do the same in the Welsh Forest calendar. Events like the Nicky Grist Stages (sponsored, as the name suggests, by Colin McRae’s former co-driver’s rally supplies business) and Malcolm Wilson Rally (sponsored, as the name again suggests, by the man who owns M-Sport) are some of the oldest and best supported events in Britain.

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“There’s a fabulous array of action out there waiting for you, whether you prefer modern, historic, gravel or asphalt events” They offer tremendous entertainment for spectators with a huge range of cars, from BTRDA Rally First right up through the Gold Star and onto the Historics. If you want diversity, get out on a BTRDA round and watch the complete field pass by – you’ll see a bit of everything.

If it’s the next generation you’re after, the Junior BRC is the place to be. This year’s JBRC title offers once again a €60,000 legup towards a Junior WRC campaign for the winner of this all-Fiesta R2T series. William Creighton’s the man to catch after the seasonopener on the Cambrian. The JBRC follows all six rounds of the BRC main.

Historic-wise, there’s plenty to choose from between the nine-round Motorsport UK British Historic Rally Championship, which includes a mix of asphalt and gravel events, including classics like the Jim Clark Rally. Under the umbrella of the Roger Albert Clark Rally Championships, there’s a mixed-surface and asphalt title up for grabs. There’s also a whole host of Historic Rally Car Register events on offer – and these range from scenic tours to full-bore multi-venue forest rounds.

In addition to that, the recent change in roadclosing regulations, which is now devolved away from Westminster to local government and council level, means an increase in the number of closed-road events starting. Make sure you get out and support these when and where you can – plenty of blood, sweat and tears have been shed getting this legislation changed.

The most famous of all closed-road events in the UK remains one of the most inaccessible, yet forever the most popular. The Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally goes from strength the strength. Last year this all-asphalt two-dayer on an island off the west coast of Scotland broke the internet as it filled its 150car entry in a website-hammering 53 minutes.

Whether you’re following the Brits around the world or taking on Owen Motor Club’s annual Weston Park outing, the AGBO Rally, there’s no shortage of rally action week in, week out.

Get out there and enjoy it.

What about the regional association championships? Wherever you are in Britain, you’ll be covered by an association and there will be a series of some sort running locally.

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Evans’ Swedish Masterclass Colin McRae never managed to win Rally Sweden; nor did Richard Burns. But where Britain’s two World Rally Champions fell short, Welshman Elfyn Evans this month came up trumps.

The 31-year-old became the first Briton to win Sweden’s round of the WRC, climbing to the top of the drivers’ standings as a result.

Not since the heady days of McRae and Burns has a British driver stood atop the championship points table. Evans was the standout performer on the opening round of the 2020 season, the world-famous Monte Carlo Rally, but was made to settle for third position. He led the way once again in Sweden, taking the lead on the first stage and maintaining it until the very last. Evans now has a pair of WRC victories to his credit: given his performances so far this year, who would bet against him snatching more in the coming months?

Now driving for Toyota, Evans looks every inch the world championship contender. “I feel really good to have my first win with Toyota Gazoo Racing in our second event together,” said Evans. “The car is giving me great confidence, and in changeable conditions like we’ve had here, that’s really worth a lot. It has been very enjoyable to drive so far and hopefully we can carry this feeling onto gravel in the events to come.”

A lack of snow for much of the weekend made this year’s Rally Sweden a particularly memorable one, although Evans’ co-driver Scott Martin will remember it for very different reasons: this was his first victory in the WRC.

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HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN RALLYING From navigational road rallies to full-blown forest and tarmac stage events, ‘rallying’ covers a huge spectrum of motorsport disciplines. Dan Trent is your guide to getting started in one of motorsport’s most exciting forms

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Circuit racing of course has its grassroots series and relatively affordable routes into the sport. But rallying has always had a greater sense of accessibility, not least thanks to the community-level clubs and enthusiasts who devote huge time and effort to running local events and keeping the sport alive. The fact even a WRC driver could finish an event, drive home in their road-legal competition car and park it on the driveway is something that couldn’t exactly be said of F1, either.

The first step is to find your local club, check out the events they hold, become a member and start making friends. We talked to a range of competitors, including road rally specialists, championship winners at local and national level and rally school instructors. And the one consistent theme you’ll hear from all of them, Motorsport UK chairman, WRC winning co-driver and local club participant, David Richards included? Just get involved.

The fact we have two British crews competing at the highest level of the WRC proves domestic rallying can indeed be a springboard to international success too.

And there’s no reason a talented pairing with the right support couldn’t be the next Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson or Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. But let’s be realistic, you wouldn’t hit your first karting session with serious hopes of being the next Lewis Hamilton and so top-flight rallying remains an exclusive club. But one with its feet on the ground and, at the lower levels, a greater sense of accessibility than perhaps any other discipline. So, how do you get into it?

“Just being around rallies in whatever shape or form helps you learn about the sport and builds an enthusiasm,” says Richard Felgate, a successful amateur competitor since the late Eighties and twowheel drive champion in the 2012 Asphalt Championship in his BMW M3. “Even if you can’t afford to compete or don’t have a car then joining a club and going to events helps you understand how rallies operate.

I was doing that long before I became a driver and you just learn stuff along the way that helps you enormously as a competitor.”

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It’s also worth remembering you don’t necessarily have to be in a car to enjoy rallying.

“Some people will be natural drivers, others will want to be a co-driver,” says Felgate. “But I know plenty of people in the sport who’d never want to go out in a rally car but are just as passionate about it.”

2018 Welsh Junior Asphalt Champion Jade Paveley agrees. “Go to some rallies, see what goes on, perhaps marshal, perhaps mechanic for a car – there are so many ways you can get involved,” she says. Perhaps more than any other form of motorsport rallying is about teamwork, be that between driver and navigator or the wider support networks of friends and family. Growing up surrounded by it won’t have done Jade’s chances any harm but her results speak for themselves and have opened many doors, including demonstration drives in front of WRC crowds along the Colwyn Bay seafront stage in Jaguar’s celebratory F-Type rally car.

Chances are if you’re reading this you want to compete at some level, be that as a driver

or navigator. And this is where the situation has changed recently, with Motorsport UK introducing new licence grades aimed at levelling the playing field for everyone. As before, to participate in autotests, autosolos, trials, cross country events or road rallies you’ll first need to be a member of the club organising the event.

Anyone in the car, be that driver, co-driver or passenger, also needs a valid RS Clubman licence as a minimum, which is free to obtain and requires little more than completing a form and logging your details with Motorsport UK. With that come benefits such as personal accident insurance on Motorsport UK permitted events, free eye tests and discounts with affiliated suppliers.

“Go to some rallies, perhaps marshal, mechanic for a car – there are so many ways you can get involved” Jade Paveley

For more information on getting started in rallying visit the rallying section of our get started pages: motorsportuk.org/get-started

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“Navigation rallies may take place on public roads but are a stern test of organisation, time-keeping and skilled driving”

But what are these disciplines and how do they relate to the ‘sideways through forests’ stuff you might be dreaming of? At the simplest level an autotest or autocross can be entered in a totally standard road car without need for modification or even special clothing. And car control perfected here can serve you well at more senior levels. “That skill you learned sliding about between cones on an old airfield might be the difference between saving the car and not when it suddenly gets a bit intense on a forest stage,” laughs Richard Felgate, who after a sabbatical of a couple of years says he’ll be happy doing events like this to get his eye back in.

Paveley, meanwhile, comes from more of a karting and circuit racing background and reckons this has served her well, especially on single venue rallies hosted at race tracks where sections of popular circuits are often repurposed into stages. Chris Birkbeck, who runs a British Association of Rally Schools affiliated experience centre, agrees any

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additional car control you can bring is a good start. “Track days are great, you can do it in any road car and get a feel for the limits,” he says. “If you go to smaller venues like Teesside Autodrome close to us they can be very affordable and you learn a lot.” Put simply, in skills terms rallying is a melting pot and you don’t necessarily need to have been born in the Welsh forests to be in with a shout.

Of course, the nut holding the wheel is only half of the equation here. The appeal of going sideways on gravel and handbraking it round hairpins is obvious enough, but no hot-shoe driver is going anywhere without a skilled navigator beside them. And the skills and teamwork required to put you on the podium in a stage event can be forged with nothing more than dedication, local club membership and an RS Inter Club licence.

Navigation and regularity tests may take place on public roads but are a stern test of organisation, time-keeping and skilled – but law abiding – driving.

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“Find that balance between not spending loads of money on cars and kit and work on your skills instead” Richard Felgate

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So-called Targa rallies are a popular next step and may include sections on private land, while still accommodating those in standard or lightly-modified cars. A cheap, reliable hot-hatch is all you really need for this kind of thing and could, if it comes to it, serve as a basis for a relatively affordable stage rally car should the bug bite hard enough.

To make that leap as a driver you’ll need to level up on to an RS Inter Club Stage Rally licence with a Go Rallying starter pack from Motorsport UK. Swot up and then book your licence test at an affiliated BARS centre like Chris Birkbeck’s.

“You need to do a bit of revision in the blue book and once you’ve done the written test we do an evaluation in the car,” explains Chris. “Once we think you’re safe and suitable for the licence we stamp you up and you’re good to go. From there I’d say some one-to-one with an instructor is good for the experience, from there perhaps some single-venue events and only then considering forest or multi-venue stage rallies.”

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but this is where things start getting more expensive.

You’ll need a fully compliant and properly prepped car, accepted wisdom being that it’s cheaper to buy one that’s already been built rather than start from scratch. On top of that you need to budget for safety kit for driver and navigator, tyres, spares and the reality you’ll probably want to trailer the car to the event. The time, facilities and inclination for DIY spannering will save a lot of money here.

Single venue events are a cost-effective way into the sport, the clue in the name being they’re typically held at airfields, circuits or other dedicated sites. Stages may be all metalled or mixed, depending on the location, and will combine natural obstacles with contrived ones between cones, tyres and bales to spice things up. While it’s still possible to do damage the risks of totalling the car are considerably less than in full stage events, though wear and tear is still considerable and you’ll need to budget for consumables like tyres, brakes and fluids.

Both clubs and championships will feature single-venue style events and, for many, this is a sensible middle ground and also a relatively easy swap from a circuit-racing mindset, given they’re often hosted at familiar venues like Anglesey, Brands Hatch or Oulton Park.

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One benefit over circuit racing where you may race for a mere 15 or 20 minutes over whole weekend is the sheer amount of competitive driving you get for a similar investment of time. “Once the event is under way you’re flat out,” confirms Paveley. “There’s very little time to catch breath, meaning it’s an intense experience.” The fact you’ll be driving many of the same sections over and again (albeit in different directions and configurations) also helps with repetition and developing skills, much as you would in circuit driving.

And whatever you’re going to do, Felgate has some simple words of advice, learned over three decades in the sport. “Set out with the idea I’m going to have some really good fun, hang out with friends and have a great time,” he says. “Try and find that balance between not spending loads of money on cars and kit and work on your skills instead. Don’t get hung up on the results at the start because even if you have the best car you’re not going to be at the sharp end. Just get out there and enjoy it!”

With thanks to Jade Paveley, Chris Birkbeck, Richard Felgate and Lizzie Pope

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March 2020

14 March Malcolm Wilson Rally Cockermouth, Cumbria

www.pro-rally.co.uk

Now in its 44th year, the Malcolm Wilson Rally makes use of a number of classic forest stages across the Lake District. Based in Cockermouth, the event will get underway at Malcolm Wilson’s M-Sport facility near to the town and incorporates six special stages, all but two of which are open to spectators who, incidentally, are advised to wrap up warm – the late winter date and the typically wet and windy Cumbrian climate tend to make for challenging conditions for all. Euan Thorburn won the rally for a third time in 2019.

21 March Caterham Motorsport Team Enduro Silverstone, Northamptonshire The Caterham Motorsport Team Enduro is a multiclass endurance race that was said to be a brand new concept in the motorsport world when it was held for the first time in 2019. Co-organised by the British Racing & Sports Car Club, it sees Caterham racers with varying levels of experience team up to contest a relay-style endurance race on Silverstone’s International circuit. Several other BRSCC championships will be getting underway throughout the weekend as well, ensuring a packed schedule of on-track action.

21-22 March North West Stages Garstang, Lancashire

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An enormous success story for closed-road rallying, the North West Stages will run again in 2020 having proven to be exceptionally popular in 2019 with competitors and spectators alike. Crews will tackle 60 miles of closed tarmac roads across 14 special stages. A ceremonial start on Garstang high street on the Friday evening will get the rally underway, while the same location will host the podium celebrations the following afternoon. Peter Taylor and Andrew Roughead won the event last year aboard their Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Revolution - February 2020

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28-29 March Goodwood Members’ Meeting Goodwood Motor Circuit, West Sussex Billed as ‘the world’s most exclusive race meeting’, Goodwood’s annual curtain raiser is for Goodwood Road Racing Club members only (membership costs £39 for the year). The event recreates the atmosphere of race meetings held at the circuit during the Fifties and Sixties, although much later cars will compete in the various races as well. New for 2020 is a rally stage, which will see legendary machines from the Group A, Group B and WRC eras being driven against the clock on parts of the circuit, the pit lane and paddock.

28-29 March Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Donington Park, Leicestershire The 63rd BTCC season gets going at the end of March at Leicestershire’s Donington Park, which hosts the curtain-raiser for the first time since 2005. Four-time champion Colin Turkington will be hoping to get his season off to the best possible start as he bids to become the championship’s most successful driver ever – his four titles tie him with BTCC legend Andy Rouse, but a fifth would break all existing records. Former champions Jason Plato, Matt Neal, Andy Jordan and Ashley Sutton will all be out to stand in his way. New for 2020, the MINI challenge will support the bill alongside British F4 with plenty of action to enthral visitors throughout the day.

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THINGS TO DO The British Motor Museum Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk E: enquiries@britishmotormuseum.co.uk | T: 01926 641188 Until 1993 some of the Trust’s collection of vehicles were displayed at Syon Park in London whilst the remainder were stored at Studley Castle in Warwickshire along with the archive collection. It was evident, however, that larger premises would be required as the collection developed and, funded by Rover Group and other sponsors, construction began on a new Museum at Gaydon in Warwickshire. Set in 65 landscaped acres, the Heritage Motor Centre, as it was then called, opened in May 1993.

For the first time, the Trust’s collection of over 250 vehicles and extensive archives were brought together and made more publically accessible.

The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust was created in 1983 to ensure the preservation of a significant collection of valuable historic vehicles and archives owned by British Leyland which, due to the industrial upheavals of the day, were at risk of disposal as they were then considered non-core business assets. The Trust’s museum has now been rebranded the British Motor Museum, with discounted entry for Motorsport UK members.

British Leyland agreed to transfer the unique collections from the Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Wolseley, Standard Triumph, Jaguar and Rover companies into a series of charitable trusts with the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust as the managing body overseeing the Austin Rover Group (later Rover Group) Heritage Trust, the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust and the British Commercial Vehicle Museum Trust. In 1990 when Ford Motor Company bought Jaguar Cars, the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust collection withdrew and transferred its collection to the Jaguar Browns Lane plant in Coventry and the Rover Group Trust gifted its collections to the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust.

The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust’s mission is to collect, conserve, research and display for the benefit of the nation, motor vehicles, archives and ancillary material relating to the motor industry in Great Britain. The Trust also promotes the role the motor industry plays in the economic, technical, social and environmental development of the country.

The Trust’s Archive encompasses thousands of business and sales documents, more than a million images and miles of moving film, all of which chart the course of the British motor industry from the 1880s up to present day.

Since 2004 the Trust has raised funds for many projects including the purchase of the Nick Baldwin Collections, two major museum re-development projects including the addition of a mezzanine floor to provide extra exhibition space, the new Collections Centre, a 4500m2 building opened in 2016 which houses the reserve vehicle collections of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust and the Jaguar Heritage Trust.

Following the development of the Collections Centre and the extensive museum redevelopment the museum rebranded and is now known as the British Motor Museum.

Motorsport UK member benefit: receive £2 off per person for groups of up to 5 people by showing your Motorsport UK membership card at entry.

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Clitheroe and District Motor Club As well as organising a busy roster of affordable and accessible club-level motorsport events each year, Clitheroe and District Motor Club has also proven itself to be proactive and forward-thinking in the way it recruits younger members. In that regard, the club sets a fine example for similar organisations up and down the country, which is precisely why it was named Motorsport UK’s Club of the Year for 2019.

In its current guise the club is almost 60 years old, although its origins reach back as far as the 1920s. Nonetheless, it takes a very modern approach to communicating with its membership, even live-streaming club meetings via Facebook and maintaining an active presence across social media. “If you don’t have a presence on those platforms as a club you’re definitely missing a trick,” comments vice chairman Tony Vart. “That more than anything is what drives inclusivity, which is one of the reasons we’ve been able to attract younger members.”

The Lancashire club is situated close to Myerscough College, which has a motorsport

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department. “We’re lucky in that respect,” adds Vart.

“Many of the college’s youngsters have come to us to take part in navigational road rallies, learning the basics of navigation. From there they graduate onto full National B events, which has been really heartening to see.”

Vart was first a member of Clitheroe and District Motor Club in 1980, but he’s been a full-time member since 2013 and was appointed vice chairman towards the end of last year. “Meeting every week we’ve got a very active social scene and we seem to attract a fantastic array of guest speakers for our social events.”

Along with its own road rallies, autotests, single venue rallies, production car trials and social events, the club works alongside nearby motor clubs to organise a pair of stage rallies. “We’re active within the wider motorsport community in the north-west, helping to put on the Malton Forest Rally and the North West Stages – the first closed-road rally in this part of the country. We were keen to keep a proper forest rally going in the north of England, which is why we got involved in

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“The North West Stages has been a huge success and we couldn’t be happier to be a part of that” - Tony Vart the Malton Forest Rally. Meanwhile, the North West Stages has been a huge success and we couldn’t be happier to be a part of that. For 2020 there’ll be more stage mileage. Once again the entry sold out in a couple of hours.”

Accepting the Motorsport UK Club of the Year award, Chris Woodcock, clerk of the course for many of its events, commented: “Winning this award is a great tribute to all our members who put effort in throughout the years organising, competing and supporting events throughout the country.

Clitheroe and District Motor Club are honoured to be recognised for continually developing the club by keeping motorsport enjoyable.”

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GET YOUR RS CLUBMAN LICENCE Since the RS Clubman licence was introduced towards the tail end of 2019, over 11,000 have been issued to club-level motorsport competitors. The new licence, which is completely free and very easy to apply for, permits the holder to compete in grass roots motorsport disciplines such as autosolos, autotests, car trials, autocross and cross country events, plus road and navigational rallies including Scatters and 12 Cars.

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us knowing who they were. They were members of motor clubs, but they had no connection to us. Now, however, anybody who competes in a road rally or an autosolo, for instance, is part of the Motorsport UK community – with all the benefits that come with it.”

From insurance cover to discounted tyres, the benefits of being a Motorsport UK member are manifold. RS Clubman licence holders are covered by the same £100m public liability insurance on Motorsport UK permitted events as any other competitor or official, and they’re entitled to the same discounts from Halfords, Protyre and Adrian Flux, cheaper ferry crossings with DFDS, better rates on hotel rooms with Hilton, Doubletree and Hampton Hotels, plus discounted prices at Grand Prix Racewear and Power Maxed, and plenty more besides, all helping to offset

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“With RS Clubman, it’s never been easier to get your first motorsport licence” Michael Wentworth

the cost of competing. “Another advantage,” adds Wentworth, “is that RS Clubman licence holders can now log into the Motorsport UK website and see all the rules, regulations and judicial processes in one place. But the really great thing about the new licence is the broad range of disciplines it allows you to compete in. With that one, free licence you can do so much.”

Replacing the Non-Race Clubman licence (which cost £29), RS Clubman is just one of the many new initiatives that demonstrates Motorsport UK’s commitment to boosting participation in the sport at a grass roots level. The licence restructure is mirrored by a restructuring of event permits, meaning it’s far simpler now to work out which licence you’ll need to compete in any given event. If the event in question is being run on a Clubman permit, for instance, you’ll only need an RS Clubman licence.

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“Applying for one couldn’t be simpler,” says Motorsport UK’s Competitions and Clubs Manager Simon Fowler. “You can either fill out a paper form on the day of the event or complete an online one that takes only a couple of minutes. You’ll receive a temporary licence immediately.”

As long as you’re over 18 years old, medically fit to compete in motorsport and a British citizen, you can apply for your 2020 RS Clubman licence online.

Anybody not meeting that criteria will need to complete an additional form, available from the same web page.

For more information and to apply for your RS Clubman licence visit: motorsportuk.org/get-started

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This month we go behind-the-scenes with the Motorsport UK team that organises and promotes Britain’s premier rallying series, the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship.

Motorsport UK took over the running of the British Rally Championship in 2015, with the new-look season launching in 2016 at the Mid Wales Stages and taking in a whistle-stop tour of the British Isles, culminating on Rally Isle of Man. Ben Buesnel, the championship’s Media Manager and Motorsport UK Communications Officer, continues: “The BRC is a British motorsport institution and over the 61 years it has provided many great rallying moments. From the early pioneering days to the modern-day stars, people have dreamed of becoming British Rally Champion and for some, just to take part in the series is enough. The BRC has always been the proving ground for cars and young talent. The likes of Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Ari Vatanen were all BRC champions before becoming world champions.

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“The mindset of the series is to help drivers and co-drivers develop inside and outside of the car. BTRDA, Scottish and Welsh Championship offer fantastic events but the mileage is around 40 miles, so the BRC provides those crews looking to tick off longer bucket list events or prepare themselves for the European or World series. Crews learn about fitness, event preparation, media skills, how to undertake a recce and note taking - all vital tools so it isn’t a culture shock, if and when they move up the rallying ladder.

“I have worked with Motorsport UK for the last six or so years working on Wales Rally GB and the British Rally Championship for an external agency and when the opportunity arose to come in house, I jumped at the chance to work for the governing body.

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“I work very closely with Championship Manager Iain Campbell (he is top of my most frequent dialled numbers!) and together we shape and run the British Rally Championship. We couldn’t do it alone as our numbers swell on event with Partnership Manager Alun Pritchard and Chief Scrutineer Stuart Cant joining the fold. I also couldn’t do without my media team consisting of Matt Cotton, Bex Hinton, Jakob Ebrey Photography and Adam Smith and Seb Scott who all add some magic to the line-up.

“We work with six events, several preparation teams, 40 competitors and hundreds and hundreds of passionate volunteers. Without them all we couldn’t make rallying the way it is. All of them are professionals in their own way and, by all coming together, deliver great events providing spectacular action. Who can forget the 2017 BRC Showdown where the championship was won by one tenth of a second on Rally Isle of Man! “This year we have a €60,000 prize fund from M-Sport and Pirelli which will help our Junior Champion step-up into the Junior WRC and we have a Hyundai i20 R5 prize drive for one of drivers on Wales Rally GB. It’s not just drivers, the BRC this year welcomes a brand-new car in the form of the Proton Iriz R5. The manufacturer could have chosen any series to develop the car, but they chose the BRC because of its high level of competition, professionalism and range of events.

“Rallying in previous decades was very popular and attracted almost prime time coverage on Grandstand, Top Gear and the like. For many people they are disappointed we don’t have that level of coverage anymore, but sadly it is the times we live in, it doesn’t fit with the bitesize, popcorn style of television broadcasters seek these days. So, we have to be clever with our approach. We work closely with regional and online outlets to help showcase the sport to a wide variety of audiences, and with our new video team, we will look to capitalise on these relationships and push to new outlets.

“This year the series will go to the Goodwood Festival of Speed which will grow the fanbase and take it to another new audience. The BRC over the 62 years has peaks and troughs – just like any sport – but it still provides an important tool for British motorsport.

“We work closely with regional

and online outlets to help showcase the sport to a wide variety of audiences, and with our new video team, we will look to capitalise on these relationships and push to new outlets” “It is an inspirational series, drivers and co-drivers have passed through the BRC ranks and onto the World Rally Championship, with many coming from Britain’s premier rallying series. It is also nice to see fans on events especially the younger generation. Seeing kids getting autographs from Matt Edwards or Rhys Yates and the like is great to see as they are the future (whether drivers, co-drivers, volunteers or marshals) and we need the series to help inspire the next generation.”

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Results

Latest results across the different types of motor sport governed by Motorsport UK

British Rally Championship Round 1: Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, 8 February Matt Edwards and co-driver Darren Garrod won the season opener by 38.4 seconds from Osian Pryce/Noel O’Sullivan in second and Rhys Yates/James Morgan in third.

Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship Round 1: Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally, 8 February Ian Bainbridge and co-driver Dale Bowen took victory They took maximum championship points after a superb drive to 2nd overall, in the Gypsum Group backed Skoda Fabia R5 on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally.

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NATIONAL COURT Motor Sports Council

National Court SITTING TUESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2020

ahead of his nearest competitor, David Nye.

Richard Norbury, David Scott, David Munro (Chairman)

Following the final race, it was announced that Mr Smith had won the Championship with 843 points from David Nye with 836 points.

J2020/02 BRSCC Fiesta Championship Appeal The National Court has considered the appeal of Isaac Smith against a decision of the Stewards of the BRSCC Fiesta Championship 2019.

This Championship was held over 22 Rounds on 8 weekends. Rounds 6, 7 and 8 were held at Cadwell Park on 11th – 12th May 2019.

Round 6 was on 11th May and Rounds 7 & 8 were held on 12th May 2019.

In Round 6, Mr Smith was disqualified for a breach of GR C1.1.5 and in Round 7 he received a 10 second time penalty for a further breach of GR C1.1.5. but gained 30 Championship points from that Round.

In Round 8 he was classified in 6th place. That position attracted 34 Championship points.

The final Rounds of the Championship were held at Brands Hatch on 26th - 27th October 2019. Going into the final Round, Mr Smith appears to have been informed by the Championship Coordinator that he had a total of 799 points. This placed him 13 points

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Subsequently, the calculation of these points was called into question and, as a result of a referral by the Championship Coordinator to the Championship Stewards, under Championship Regulation 1.2.3, the Stewards held an inquiry into the matter on 2nd December 2019. The outcome of the hearing was then published by BRSCC on 6th December 2019. It is this decision which is the subject of the present appeal.

The BRSCC Fiesta Championship has additional, specific penalties that provide for the forfeiture of Championship points for the Championship offence of “Serious breaches of Motorsport UK Regulation [C1.1.5]”.

Where there has been such an offence, CR 4.2.1 provides for the forfeiture of Championship points and how that forfeiture should be applied at single qualifying / single race and at multiple qualifying / multiple race events.

As a result of the offences at Cadwell Park, the Clerk of the Course had imposed a disqualification from the results of

Round 6 on 11th May and ordered that 4 penalty points be endorsed on Mr Smith’s Licence.

For the offence committed on the following day, in Round 7, a 10 second time penalty was imposed together with an order that 3 penalty points were to be endorsed on the Licence. Both these decisions were properly recorded and acknowledged by the appellant.

Due to administrative errors, Motorsport UK were only aware of the imposition of 4 penalty points, i.e. those awarded in Round 6.

Championship Regulation 4.2.2 provides that the Clerk of the Course shall notify the Championship Co-ordinator of his ruling as to the imposition of penalty points and that the Coordinator will apply the following sanctions: “The number of penalty points endorsed shall be doubled and that number of points shall be deducted from the competitor’s and team championship total”.

In their decision of 2nd December, the Championship Stewards concluded that a total of 7 penalty points had been imposed, and that under CR 4.2.2 a total of 14 Championship points should be deducted as a consequence.

We are satisfied that this is the correct decision.

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The Championship Stewards, however, found that Mr Smith had been penalised under GR C1.1.5 on both 11th and 12th May and that accordingly that he was liable to forfeit all Championship points for the event, pursuant to CR 4.2.1.

There is no reference in their decision to any consideration of whether both offences were to be classified as “serious“, and they appear to have interpreted CR 4.2.1 as applying to all breaches of GR C.1.1.5, irrespective of seriousness.

It is plain that the drafting of CR 4.2.1 is both unhelpful and unclear but, in any event, the degree of seriousness does not feature in their decision. We are of the view that this regulation requires urgent review to ensure that further difficulties of interpretation do not arise.

We agree with the appellant’s arguments to the extent that the second offence cannot satisfactorily be regarded as “serious” as required by the Championship regulations and, as a result, we conclude that the Championship Stewards fell into error in concluding that all Championship points for that meeting should be forfeit.

CR 4.2.1 provides that, where such an offence is committed during the first race, then the only points forfeit will be those gained for

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qualifying and the first race. As the appellant did not gain any points in either qualifying or the first race then there are no Championship points to be forfeit as a consequence.

other competitor. Although not a matter for this Court to determine, as the issue did not form part of the decision of the Championship Stewards, we note that is consistent with the Championship regulations.

The appellant has raised a number of issues with which we cannot agree.

In conclusion, this appeal is successful in part. The only Championship points to be deducted from the appellant’s total in respect of the Cadwell Park Rounds are those specified in CR 4.2.2, which in the appellant’s case total 14.

In particular, we do not consider that the Championship Stewards decision was reached in the course of an appeal. It may have been reached outside the time limits set in GR C6.5.1, but we do not accept that this has any bearing on the matter as it deals specifically with appeals rather than references by a Co-ordinator to Championship Stewards.

Further we do not accept the proposition that penalty points are not applicable to a time penalty imposed for a breach of C.1.1.5.

This is covered by C2.1.5 and C2.1.7.

We have heard arguments from Mr Smith in relation to the points allocated for the fastest lap set in a race at the Anglesey Round.

We note that the points initially awarded to the competitor who is recorded as having set the fastest lap at the race in question have now been withdrawn as he was not, as required by CR 1.6.1, a classified finisher and that these points have not been reallocated to any

We are of the view that the management of the points allocation during this Championship was inadequate and that the points situation should have been resolved long before the final meeting at Brands Hatch.

If appropriate, the final classification of the Championship should now be re-calculated and published.

The Appeal fee is to be refunded.

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The Parting Shot

What: Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin winning the second round of the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship, Rally Sweden.