MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 09

smile everyone its Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM DELADO MOTOR CLUB End of year curry night a fantastic turn out with the weather so bad but as per normal we had a great night delado must be one of the luckiest clubs to have so many great members that all get one together

craig steady on the beer

bish always smiling but nearly got the wrong time better than the wrong day as normal

CAM on the beer

robert more interested in eating than the photos

games night november 09

darran games champion 09 is this the stig ?

football table turned out to be very competitive even monkey got in to it and he hates football

murph get the food ready need plenty for monkey

big al shows craig the way

tension at the end not too many good darts players

ref robert keeps a keen eye on the game no cheating or spinning boys

tension as we get into the knock out stages

pedro its a dart not a javelin

a great turn out and a very competitive night it just shows we dont even need rally cars to have a good night . we are hoping that early in the new year we will have a slot car championship night so get practising

PARTS FOR SALE

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club night thursday 26th november

club night november

hi guys next club night is on THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER same time same place

any one looking for parts wheels tyres ect go to the rally world blog

skoda for sale

FOR SALE EX DELADO SCHOOL CAR
skoda 1.3 ideal for junior or class A the car has rear roll cage adjustable sparco seats sabelt 6point harnesses fire extinguisher gravel tyres and is ready for competition
price £ 600.00 call 01621 819228

PARTS FOR SALE

rally world has a large selection of mk1 escort, turbo cosworth ,parts for sale for the full list please go to
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or contact baz on 01621819228

round 2 4 october 09

round 2 got under way with good weather again. and with a full entry for the event . a new fast track lay for round 2 this gave all the indications that the times were to be very close and this was so . with some of the best driving of the season only a few seconds separated the top 4 cars at one time and one of 6 cars could have been in the top spot

darran held his nerve to pip alex to the first spot darran winning round 2

alex with his new engine set up and revised rear suspension set the pace on stage one going into an early lead alex holding the top spot up to the lunch break after lunch the pressure mounted alex clipped a cone and that let darran through into the lead

roy gave it all he had got and at times a bit more with the corsa up on two wheels at time roy pushed hard and came in 3 rd overall

gooche driving the subaru with the new suspension set up set some good time he says the car has now the potential to win not too sure about the driver but i am sure he will get there

tom and sam had been hard at it getting the bm back to full fitness so they tell me but i know craig had to help as well good old dad

nice to see harry potter back with all its wheels on

also nice to see bish back after a couple of absences the herald with its new engine gave the crowds good entertainment all day round 3 will be the 25th october

and the next club night is on thursday 22nd october

round 1 2009

pedro did not have a good day

james had a better one coming 1st overall in front of the works focus of robin and the escort of darran we still cant believe he is so quick we will see how he does on round 2 with roy making a return to delado

new member nick turned up with the stunning works Datsun 240 Z this car sounds fantastic and has the pace to match

nick on his first delado outing came in a respectable 4th overall

we dont like to see this harry potter broken again full results are on the web site

Delado club members present Wendy with the memorial bench in memory of martin one of the first delado members who sadly passed away last year

BIG THANKS TO ALL DELADO MEMBERS

GREAT SHIRTS

ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MIKE QUAIFE OF QUAIFE ENGINEERING

DAVE MOUNTUNE RACING

CHRIS MILLERS OILS

FOR SPONSORING THE TROPHY'S

for more photos of the delado 2009 prize night click on delado photo book

DELADO PRIZE NIGHT 09

BIG THANKS TO BOSS MICK still got the enthusiasm of a teenager

can you guess what these two are talking about

may be next year andrew if paddy do not break the car so often

got enough there monkey

JUNIOR MEMBERS

WE START THEM YOUNG AT DELADO

do you wont to dance

pick a ticket not your dads as keith wins the raffle

this lad just wont's to be a star my main man fletch

i think Fletch Fancy's Haley

no i dont

o yes you do
great to see the kids enjoying them selfs along side the adults they are the next generation of delado members if i last that long

THE GIRLS WHO KEEP DELADO GOING

BIG THANKS to the two girls who keep delado on track jane and murph

class winners

andy turns up on time to collect class A winner trophy

roy always there or there abouts

pedro always smiling 3 in class

darran is it true you are having a trophy cabinate made i know a good man who gets things done KR

big al 2nd in class first year out with the big boys

robert show its not just the kids that can win trophy's 3rd in clas

no this is not a prize for best looking but it could have been zoe collects the trophy for tom and lets sam and craig know they are looooozers

sam has to do better he says he will win next year watch this space

life in the old dog yet robin gets the habit of winning at delado and outside events now his focus is sorted

SPIRIT OF THE RALLY

ALEX receives spirit of the rally award he just proves that delado is not all about winning at all costs but helping other members

big smile from monkey you didnt see this one coming monkey a great delado member

NEW CLUB CHAMPION 09

WELL DONE darran receives the delado championship trophy from last years winner roy

a few words from the new champ

just remember mate check the rack bolts next time will do baz

NEXT CLUB NIGHT

HI GUYS NEXT CLUB NIGHT IS ON
THURSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
we will be presenting the memorial bench to wendy .club house will be open from 6.00pm
new registrations and membership will also be done on this night if you wish to do your memberships before the night all paper work will be emailed out this weekend
CLUB MEMBERSHIP will remain the same as it has been for the last two seasons
SENIOR MEMBERSHIP £ 125.00
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP £ 30.00
NON COMP £ 10.00
EVENTS SENIOR £ 35.00
EVENTS JUNIOR £ 15.00
ALL PAPER WORK AND MEMBERSHIPS TO BE IN PLACE BEFORE THE FIRST EVENT ON SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

2009/10 new season

2009/ 10 new season

dates before the new year

round 1 sunday 13th september
round 2 sunday 4th october
round 3 sunday 25th october

weather permitting

PRIZE NIGHT

PRIZE NIGHT

SATURDAY AUGUST 22ND
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A BIG THANKS TO EVERY ONE WHO HAS DONATED TO MARTINS MEMORIAL BENCH I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT DAY WE WILL PRESENT IT TO WENDY WELL DONE TO EVERY ONE IN DELADO MOTOR CLUB FOR MAKING THIS YEAR A BIG SUCCESS

champioship results 2008/09

CLASS C RESULTS

1ST IN CLASS TOM SCHOFIELD
2ND SAM SCHOFIELD
3RD ROBIN WILKINSON

CLASS B RESULTS

1ST IN CLASS DARREN KNIGHTS
2ND ALEX CANNON
3RD ROBERT BUCHANAN

CLASS A RESULTS

1ST IN CLASS ANDREW SPRINGET
2ND ROY GRAVESTOCK
3RD PEDRO MORRIS

OVERALL DELADO CHAMPIONSHIP 2008/09

1ST DARREN KNIGHTS
2ND ALEX CANNON
3RD ROY GRAVESTOCK

DELADO JUNIOR CHAMPION 2008/09

CAMERON BUCHANAN

ROUND 7 2009

DARREN KNIGHTS DELADO CHAMPION 2008/09

ALEX CANNON helps team mate to victory

ROUND 7 the final round of the 2008/09 championship with only one of the classes won there was plenty to go for with darren and alex out in front on the overall leader board darren only had to score one point this looked very unlikely after the first run when his steering rack sheered from the front x member this put alex in the driving seat if he couls win the class then he was delado 2009 champion . with alex and darren being team mates from the first days of delado alex got to work with darren with a little advice from baz the rack was attached with ratchet straps darren got to the finish alex won the class and darren finished a worthy 2009 champion this goes to show what delado rally club is all about

on the day robin had another outstanding drive to finish 1st overall at times he was pushed very hard by new member james one of the clacton mafia james lead the event right up to the final 2 stages where robin with the extra power and driving his socks off just overhauled james to take the victory

sam what no penalty points sam also driving like he had stole the car pushed very hard at times but just did not have enough at the end to beat robin and james

super smooth james comes in second to robin

james says the car cost him 50 quid and has a standard engine it must all be down to the driver

this young man BEN just wants to be famous he cant wait till he is 12 so he can drive with dad

charity stages 09

Keith spent the day helping baz with the service he know knows plenty about rallying first thing never volunteer as you have to get up at the crack of sparrow's

4 cars from delado started the rally and 4 cars finished great result for delado and rally world

service area at times got a little busy

4 cars two mechanics

Alex gets in line hope the evo doesn't get in the way

i thought i told you to take it easy

delado members go to charity stages

these four drivers will fly the flag this weekend for delado motorclub robert will be co driven by cameron alex will be co driven by darren robin and smithy will both have there regular co drivers all the cars will be serviced by delado members keith and craig will both help baz it is a real club outing other club members are coming a long to watch and give their support

lets hope every one has a good run

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round 6

darran drove to his normal standard very quick and precise with no mistakes which has given him a firm hold on the championship with only one round left

colin smith entertained every one all day with his flamboyant style most of the time with the front wheel off the deck this way he doesn't need to replace front tyres

junior Cameron drove the rally of his season coming 3rd overall this young man shows he could have a job in rallying

round 6 spy shot

red handed gooche told me i hit nothing on that run . well i rest my case

round 6

round 6 saw a change in the weather on blistering hot day and a very fast track cars started to develop problems ginger found his escort loosing oil pressure robin developed a slipping clutch robert ans tom had exhaust problems keith had a tyre come off the rim and the list goes on

o no not harry potter as well

harry potter experienced a drive shaft failure but the boys were on the case very quick wheel off and up on to the transporter not much time lost pedro and monkey gutted i recon too much time spent up on two wheels

round 5

first time for springett
andrew springett drove the nova like he stole it beating all the big boys on the day no one had a answer to the speed and precision of andrew . we always new the car had the potential as it was driven by roy in the past and won in his capable hands

RPM / RALLY WORLD WIN IN BELGIUM

Metropolitan Police Motor Club Rally Team Wins in Belgium


The 54th running of the Rally International organised by the Auto-Moto Club de la Police Liegeoise saw Ian James and Bob Stokoe in their Grp A M3 BMW win their class as the BMW proved both fast and reliable on the day. The team were in a strong class with two other M3’s driven by local drivers and a number of Ford Escorts. Ian and Bob were the sole car entry from the Federation of British Police Motor Clubs. This was Ian’s fourteenth appearance for this FIA European Police rally; he can now be counted as a local as his knowledge of the stages is as good as the Belgians.

As with any international rally the preparation of the car is of paramount importance and over the winter the team of Craig Martin and Mark Chard from Dick Lovett BMW had worked hard to lose more weight off the car. Final preparations saw the car visit Baz Cannon of RPM PERFORMANCE / RALLY WORLD in Essex for a final check over and service.

The Federation team met at Dover and travelled down to Liege arriving at 5pm on Tuesday afternoon. Our accommodation had been found by our Chef de Equipe Paul Monk, and 16 team members would be staying in a house close to the stages of the rally.

Wednesday started sunny and we collected the road book from the Royal Motor Union Liege, a famous motor club which used to organise the Liege-Rome-Liege rallies in the sixties. Fortunately the stages were the same as in 2007, but with a few amendments so we had most of the notes already. The stages were fast and flowing which suited the BMW very well, and with a top speed of over 125mph in places. Our main competition came from a Subaru World rally Car (WRC) S10, two A8 Mitsubishi Evo 1X, and a Grp N Lancer Evo 1X of our old friend Franco Arlotti and Alain Duchene from the Motor Club de Liegoise. Last year we beat them by 3 seconds.

Scrutineering is always a nervous time, have we ticked all the boxes? and done everything the FIA wants to be done to the car to make it safe. Next year all cars will need to be fitted with the Hans device, this consists of a harness fitted to the shoulders of the driver and navigator securing wires are then connected to the crash helmet. This apparatus is seen regularly in motor racing and is now being introduced for international rallies for 2010.The device successfully prevents whip lash injuries to the neck in the event of a high speed impact. The cost for both driver and navigator could be as much as £2000! The car and all our equipment passed and we looked forward to a great day’s rallying on Saturday.

Up at 6am for a quick breakfast, although I do not tend to eat very much on the morning of the rally, just a coffee and a small bowl of cereal and that will do me until lunchtime. Into the car and ready for the off, much cranking of the engine and it fails to fire up, a bit of a panic now as we have to be at the start in 45 minutes. Mark and Craig have appeared on hearing our predicament, and after a bit easy start and WD 40 the car bursts into life. We just hope we have no repetition on the rally. A quick blast down the motorway and into Liege for the start. We manage to slot into our place which had been left car by 17 another of the BMWs. Although we were competing against each other for the class award we had been entered as a BMW team so we look after each other as well as being fiercely competitive on the stages. Half an hour for a chat with old friends and then we are off to the start of the first of 16 special stages to be tackled during the day. The weather was warming up and it looked good for the BMWs which like the dry roads as opposed to the wet ones. Franco in his Mitsubishi on the other hand was praying for a bit of rain, but I am afraid he was going to be out of luck.

With engine now warmed up it started first time and we were away from the start following one of the other M3’s at number 15. Into service for a quick check before we were off to the first stage out of a small village called Ferriere, a regroup in the village square surrounded by small bars and an hotel.

The first stage is always tricky as there are inevitably damp roads under the trees and caution is always advisable so as not to throw away the event on the first stage. The fast boys in the WRC cars and 4x4 finished the stage in 5m 11 seconds, Bob and I managed 5m 32. and more pleasing we were 3 seconds up on our rival Franco, and ahead of the other 2 BMWs in the class.

The next stage was a short 2 minute blast through the countryside, a short blast of 500 metres to a tight left hand hairpin, 300 metres to a long right hand bend, and then flat out down hill through sweeping bends in 6th gear, braking heavily for the narrowing of the road and a quick left and right into a village, a second gear right hand bend at the monument of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus, and blast up hill to finish on a slippery tight left hander, all done in 1m 55. Four seconds faster than Franco we now had 7 seconds on him after just 2 stages.

The next stage was the fastest of the rally the WRC cars were averaging over 70 mph and reaching over 125 mph on the flowing “A” roads, this was a great stage for the BMW, and we were going to make this stage count and put more time between ourselves and Franco and the M3s. We blasted through the stage at over 117km/H and took another 3 seconds from Franco. He was wondering what he was going to have to do to come to terms with the M3.

By the time we had had lunch and started the second loop we were 25 seconds ahead of Franco and one of the M3s had departed with what looked like lack of fuel or fuel pressure. We were leading the class and third overall. All looked good for a podium place and a class win.

At the next regroup we went to go out of the time control and the engine would not fire up, a bit of “drama” as Baz would say. We pushed the car through the time control and collected our time, and then beside the road started to tweek all those leads under the bonnet which Craig and Mark had adjusted in the morning, as luck has it the car fired into life, and to this day I do not know why it failed to fire up, but we will change much of the electrical bits before the next rally. It was then a blast to the next start time control, we had lost a few minutes, but we arrived just as 18 was about to go in, so we nipped in just on our minute. I did not want to give Franco any glimmer of hope that he could catch us, 10 seconds for 1 minute lateness would have given him the appetite for a battle, but as it was I think he had succumbed to second best by this time in the afternoon. We raised the bar higher with an average speed of over 120km/H on stage 4 again beating Franco by 8 seconds.

We left our final service with a cushion over 4th place Franco Arlotti of 35 seconds, all we had to do was keep it on the road and hope that there were no more dramas. Into the regroup before the start of the final 4 stages. Our minute came up and I went to start the engine, the starter motor was spinning but not engaging the fly wheel! A bit of pushing in gear saw the starter motor finally engage with the fly wheel and we were off on the last loop of the rally. At this point I decided it would be wise not to stop the engine on this final run. Fortunately there were no hold ups and the rally ran to time so I was able to keep the car ticking over until we reached the finish. The last 4 stages were still driven hard, as we were unsure as to whether we would receive a 10 second penalty for booking in late earlier in the event. We had also changed to a medium compound tyre from the soft compound that we had started the event as the temperatures now reached the mid twenties, however the stages were not really long enough to get the heat into the new tyres and consequently we dropped time to Franco on the last stages, but we had enough of a cushion to still beat him at the end of the event by 25 seconds.

All the team got home safely with no major incidents, the motorcyclists from the FBMPC finishing 4th, 5th and 9th in the top ten which was a great achievement. Bob and I finished yet again 3rd overall and winning the Class. A great week well organised as usual by Paul Monk and Robin Tutchings from the Metropolitan Police Motor Club. Thanks also go to the service crew of Craig and Mark for keeping us in the rally, and to the Metropolitan Police Athletic Association which supports the team on this prestigious European event.

ROUND 5 DATES

NEW DATES
ROUND 5 SUNDAY 14TH JUNE
ROUND 6 SUNDAY 28TH JUNE
ROUND 7 SUNDAY 19TH JULY

new dates

hi guys due to the cancallation of round 5 here are the new dates

round 5 is now on sunday 14th june
round 6 sunday 28th june
round 7 sunday 19th july

essex charity stages is on sunday 5th july any one wishing to help service our club members cars please contact me on 01621 819228

competition tyres

RALLY WORLD ARE NOW STOCKISTS OF MAX SPORT COMPETITION TYRES FOR RALLY AND GRASS TRACK
MORE DETAILS CALL 01621 819228

darran knights seen here winning round 3 in his rally-world prepaired escort

next round is on may the 10th regs will be out soon

round 3 april 5th 09

Bish is voted best dressed driver of the day with his new driving overall

come on Andrew haven't you herd of health and safety not a good idea to put your head in between the jack

A sight not often seen craig gets on down to help andrew

not sure if he will beable to get back up

2009 gets off to a good start

first club night of 2009 got off to a goood start with a good turn out of members who came a long to watch the mc rae stages

club night are run every month and we welcome any new guests that come along

delado rally dates 08/09 season

hi guys it has been a very long winter so i hope all your cars are ready to go
here are the dates for the next rounds of the championship all to be held at burnham bends

APRIL 5TH MAY 10TH JUNE 7TH JUNE 21ST JULY 19TH

THIS WILL CONCLUDE THE 08/09 SEASON
CLUB MEMBERSHIP WILL BE DUE ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST
DATES FOR 09/10 SEASON
JULY 26TH SEPTEMBER 13TH OCTOBER 11TH

All money paid for round three which was cancelled will roll over to the 5th of April round
prize giving to be held in august where we are hoping to have a out door dooo

montys 50th birthday party three of the most influential people in motorsport right to left Gordon spooner baz cannon and dave montin and neil briggs

rally first dates for 09

feb 7 wyedean
march 7 malcolm wilson
april 25 somerset stages
may 16th plains
june 13 dukeries
july 4 quinton
sept 5 woodpecker
oct 17 cambrian

Rally First

Rally First is a new class introduced by the BTRDA for their Forest Rally Championship in 2008. The cars are up to 1400 c.c., with standard engine and gearbox. Obviously they must have the usual stage-rally safety mods (roll-cage, extinguisher, cut-off switch etc.) and can have uprated suspension, but otherwise have to be kept pretty standard. This means that the preparation and maintenance costs of the car are kept low and the performance of the various cars in the class is pretty equal. Also the cars are really reliable – only 2 retirements in the whole class due to car problems during 2008.

The class runs with the other 1400 c.c. cars at the front of the field, which usually means the stages are super-smooth. Also there’s a £50 discount on all entry fees for Rally First competitors.

The Championship consists of 7 events, with the best 5 scores counting for points. The events are spread over the whole country, in Forest of Dean, Somerset, Nottinghamshire and 4 different areas of Wales.

Last year there were usually around 10 Rally First crews on each event, but for 2009 that looks like increasing to over 20. At the Rally First Open Day in December 16 new competitors signed up, including 8 new drivers under the age of 23. There is a fantastic variety of cars – Lupo, Corsa, Micra, Sunny, 106, ZR, Nova, Sirion, 205, Astra…….

My co-driver Tim and I compete in our Corsa, which was originally built to do the Lombard Revival Rally in 2006. After 2 successful years in Endurance Rallying we moved to the new Rally First series at the beginning of 2008. The season was fantastically enjoyable, with plenty of good, close competition and a good, friendly atmosphere. We had a trouble-free season and finished 3rd overall in the Championship.

Stage Rallying will never be cheap, but for anyone who wants to compete on a sensible budget Rally First offers excellent competition, where most of the budget can be spent on doing the events, rather than having to spend loads of money on the car.

Full details of the series can be found at http://www.btrdarally.com

roy gravestock rally first

hi guys you might like to have a look at roy competing in the BTRDA rally first if you go to
www.amgtv.co.uk/webvtv2.shtlm1
you can view roy and all the other competitors

woodbridge stages 08

RPM / RALLYWORLD will be looking at a new front anti roll bar system over the next few months for tarmac events as the car is set up for mainly gravel events

robin starts to find the limits of the car

robin gets to grips in his RPM/RALLY WORLD FOCUS

robin what have you done

robin finds the speed but also a landing light which was hiding in the grass this resulted in a badly bent front strut the saving grace is that all the new suspension set up done by baz cannon survived with no problem so a quick fix for now and there are talks of more developments for the new year

delado photo book

deladophotobook.blogspot.com
for all the latest photos from delado events

2008 sponsors

a big thanks to all our sponsors

any one wishing to sponsor the club and the junior rally acadamy please contact me on 01621 819228

ALEX CANNON OFF TO M-SPORT

Alex cannon twice delado junior champion starts his new career at M-SPORT The ford world championship team .He goes straight into working on the two works cars of MIKKO HIRVONEN AND JARI MATTI LATVALA watch this space they might start to beat LOEB with big al up there we all wish him well in his move and he says he will be back to beat roy at the next delado rally

MAXSPORT COMPETITION TYRES

a full range of maxsport competition tyres are now available from rally world for sales please contact Pauline on 01621 819228

club night

the next club night @ oak farm is on Thursday 23 rd October 7 to 10 showing on the night will be rally legends

round 2 photos @ elmwood 2008

round 2

new venue

roy and alex split by only 1.5 seconds

cameron come 3rd in his own built sunbeam

delado motor club gets a new venue at elmwood equestrian center on the burnham bends

this cracking venue had all the facility's needed for a good days motorsport thick fog and slippy surface in the morning followed by blazing sun shine and a very fast track in the afternoon . the competition was fierce between all the drivers with only a hand full of second separating the first to last the old head of roy gravestock held off challenges from alex cannon and cameron buchanan to win by a very small margin of 1.5 seconds a great day was had by all

andrew juric birthday

delado members get together for a drink and curry to celebrate Andrews birthday he does not look a day over 50

can you guess what the conversation was about

even super model steffi took time off to come along

DAISYCUTTER AUTO TEST 21ST SEPTEMBER08

robert gets a few tips from baz

Again wickford put on a cracking event dan even got the sun to shine 6 members from delado took part here are there times

1st OAP colin smith 167.67

2nd alex cannon 170.53

3rd baz cannon 171.50

4th darran knights 171.53

5th robert buchanan 175.76

6th cameron 215.00

As you can see the competition was very close but the OAP colin takes some beating baz cannon came out of retirement to drive the gaz ka but still needs more practice as he has not driven in competition since the early 90s but was very pleased to have beaten darran knights now on two occasion robert and cameron just enjoy all forms of motorsport because cameron didnt win he had to go to school on the monday morning

new rules for round 2

the introduction of a few new rules for test 2
1 navigators will be allowed but they will have to have a club membership this will cost 35.00 per year
2 there will not be a flying finish any more the introduction of a finish line will be introduced any car not coming to a stop before the line will get a 15 second penalty
3 the introduction of 3 parade laps before the test starts after that any vehicle not following the correct course will have the penalty of a max time

club night

the next delado club night will be on thursday october 2nd @ oak farm 7 to 10

test 1

Delado motor club off to a flying start after a long lay off Sunday saw a very good entry for the first Delado test held at Bradwell air field lots of the old faces and some new some good driving and some not so good but everyone really enjoyed the day out . the most entertaining drive of the day has to go to Craig Schofield the Sebastian Loab look alike the competition at the front was fierce Colin smith in the escort Darren knights in the Mk2 and Alex cannon in his newly built CBC Mk2 rs 2000 gave the spectators some real rally action robin Wilkinson driving after a three year lay off showed he still new where the throttle pedal was

plenty of action from the class A junior Ben Farr and Cameron Buchanan showing lot potential in the juniors

BNI members also had a day out driving a Skoda supplied by RPM, i think they will be back

Darren Knights driving smoothly and correctly all day to secure second place in class and third overall

Alex Cannon driving his newly built CBC RS2000 to a very respectable 4th overall and 3rd in class

Craig Schofield was the most colorful driver out there and unfortunately had to retire due to a broken exhaust rubbers

Colin Smith showing everyone how its done by winning the event and class and also had the FTD of the day

BNI members enjoying there day out in the Skoda, and out of the BNI members Mel the Blind was the fastest BNI driver of the day

Robin getting back into the swing of driving his RWD focus by finishing 2nd overall and 1st in class

Colin Smith on his way to another stage victory and also event victory

Pedro enjoying driving his escort sideways all day even though he had no idea where he was supposed to be going

Alex getting used to the new power of his car and 'gently' bedding in his freshly built engine

DAISYCUTTER AUTO TEST

DAISYCUTTER AUTO TEST CHANGE OF DATES THE EVENT WILL NOW BE HELD ON THE 21st OF SEPTEMBER AT SOUTHMINISTER

DAISYCUTTER AUTO TEST

Wickford auto club next auto test will be held on the 7th of september at southminister this event will be on grass a good opertunity to get some practice in before the first round of the delado championship which is on the 14th

mike bish show here had lots of fun in his triumph cant wait to see him on the grass

club night at oak farm aug 28th remember this is closing date for round one

WICKFORD AUTO TEST 17 AUGUST 2008

Wickford motor club jam jar auto test run on bradwell air field was a cracking event good fun and very well organised . the event was well supported by members of delado no less than 8 members took part

DELADO MEMBERS RESULTS

1st baz cannon ford ka 146.77

2nd jonathan farr peugeot 106 146.78

3rd colin smith mg25 148.48

4th mick bishop triumph 148.89

5th cameron buchanan skoda 148.50

6th robert buchanan skoda 154.39

7th darran knights ford ka 172.78

8th ben farr 106 200.91

baz cannon winning the 1.3 class outright and cameron buchanan winning the juniors class a very good day for delado members we look forward to the next event

NEXT CLUB NIGHT

next club night will be held on August 28th @oak farm 7 to 10 This will also be the closing date for round 1 of the rally sprint championship .
if you go to the www.rally-world.com click on delado page and go to latest new lot of new info on this page

NEW DELADO OPENS AUGUST 1st 2008

THE NEW DELADO MOTOR CLUB OPENS 1st AUGUST 2008
delado has a new venue we will be using Bradwell air field from now on the first event will be on
September 14 th all details on web page

JAM JAR AUTO TEST

JAM JAR AUTO TEST SUNDAY17 th AUGUST
The event is to be held at Bradwell Airfield start time for scrutinizing of vehicles is 8.30
first car away at 10.30 All delado members are invited to come a long and have a good fun day before our season starts

delado events calendar 2008

Round 1 June 22nd sunday
2 July 6th
3 August 3rd
4 September 14th
5 October 12th
6 October 26th
7 November 16th

All events to be held at bradwell air field more info @ www.rally-world.com

Better Late Than Never

Current junior champion Alex Cannon starts preparation for the new season. Alex is moving up into the 2ltr class and is tasked with lots of modifications to the Carlton Baker Clarke ltd MK2 Escort.

First job is to fit the new tunnel with involves a lot of fabrication work. The next task is to rebuild the RS2000 engine and Gearbox.

Ten Pin Bowling Evening

Saturday 29th March

Ten Pin Bowling Evening at Madison Heights, Maldon followed by “Eat as much as you like” Oriental Buffet at Izumi Restaurant, next door.

2 games of bowling plus the buffet for only £21.75 per person.

Bowling starts at 1900, dinner at 2130.

http://www.madisonheights.info/

Contact Mike Bishop on 07710 617552 or
mike@the-bish.co.uk for more details or to book a place.

Sunday April 27th 2008 - Round 1

Sunday April 27th 2008

Round 1 of the delado rally sprint
Championship


Scrutineering starts 8.00 am
Closes 8.45 am

Drivers and marshals briefing
Starts 9.00 am

Stage 1 starts 9.30

Lunch break 1.00 pm to 1.45 pm

Sprint finish around 5.00 pm



Regs for the day

1 under 17 entry fee £ 15.00
2 over 17 entry fee £ 35.00
3 all competitors to produce membership cards at signing on
4 all cars to run with delado door squares rally plates and noise test stickers
5 cars sharing main number to be on the door square the second number to be displayed on the rear side window in day glow numbers
Number that is not in use to be taped over
6 cars to run in numerical order
7 morning stages will consist of 3 stages of 2 laps
8 afternoon stages will consist of 3 stages of 2 laps
9 any one competing for the first time who has not got a full driving licence must complete a 1 hour driving lesson with baz before they will be able to compete call 01621 819228 to book
NOTE

Any one wishing to clean or check over there cars can do so on the Saturday we are open 9to 12 noon


Noise test meter is also available for any one who thinks there car may be over the limit

New club house will be open after the event
For refreshments 5.00pm to 6.30


On the day the café will be open serving hot and cold drinks
Hot and cold snacks

Please advise spectators that they will have to park at oak farm and walk down to the stage

Most important any one wishing to marshal must be a member of the club.
Marshals for the day please contact me on 01621 819228 so I know the numbers we will have for the day

Weather permitting have a nice day

Baz

Please confirm your entry as a marshal or competitor as soon as possible as we are working on first come basis this year max entry 22 cars

Please note speed limit in service area is dead slow

And the drive way down to the track is also dead slow no racing down to the track please

Competitors will have to pay a additional £ 2.00 when signing on this will go to the marshals fund thanks

Rules 2008

RULES OF DE LADO MOTOR CLUB

1 NAME

1.1 The name of the Club shall be De Lado Motor Club (here after referred to as the “Club”.

1.2 The Clubs address will be De Lado Motor Club, Barn 1, Oak Farm, Loamy Hill Road, Tolleshunt Major, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8LS.

2 OBJECTIVES

2.1 To promote the sport and pastime of motor rallying and to encourage social intercourse between the members of the club

2.2 To hold, arrange motoring events, rallysprints and competitions in accordance with the agreed procedures of the Club.

2.3 To arrange meetings, lectures and social gatherings as required by the members and to offer or contribute towards the provision of prizes and awards and to promote and support an annual awards evening.

2.4 To provide members with information, advice and assistance on matters connected with motoring and motorsport.

2.5 To afford members such benefits and privileges as it may be possible to arrange.

2.6 Members of the Club may, with prior approval of the majority of the other club members, be paid reasonable out of pocket expenses whilst engaged on Club business

3. MEMBERSHIP

3.1 Senior Membership is open to any person who has reached the age of 17. Junior membership is open to any person aged between 12 and 17 years.

3.2 The number of members will be limited to 30 senior and 20 junior members.

3.3 All applicants for membership to the Club shall sign a Form of Application stating their name, address, and agreeing to be bound by the rules of the club. Applicants for junior membership must have their application approved and counter signed by their parent/guardian.

3.4 The annual subscription shall become due on the first day of January each year and shall remain valid until the 31 December of the same year.

3.5 Any member joining after the first day of August in any year shall pay 50 per cent of the annual subscription fee.

3.6 Any member whose subscription has not been paid by 31st July in any year will automatically cease to be a member of the Club.

3.7 No member whose subscription is in arrears shall participate in any activity of the Club or be entitled to receive any benefit from their membership, or be entitled to any award.

3.8 No candidate whose application for membership of the Club has been refused shall re-apply within twelve months of the rejection, nor shall they take part in any Club activities.

4 MEMBERSHIP FEES

4.1 A membership fee (as announced on 1 January each year) shall be charged for all membership categories of the Club.

4.2 Membership fees shall not be refundable.

5 RESIGNATION

5.1 Any member wishing to resign their membership shall inform the Secretary in writing with reasons and date of when the resignation takes effect. Any member not renewing their fee by 31 July shall be deemed to have resigned.
6 EXPULSION OF MEMBERS

6.1 Any Club member who is found to be guilty of conduct that is prejudicial to the Club, its activities, or motorsport in general may be expelled from the club.

6.2 A special meeting will be held that will be open to any member that may wish to attend. The member whose expulsion is under consideration shall be given at least 7 days notice of such a meeting and shall be allowed to offer an explanation of their conduct verbally or in writing. If two thirds of the members present vote for their expulsion they will cease to be a member of the Club.

7 OBSERVANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF RULES

7.1 Every member binds himself or herself to abide by the rules of the Club and also any modifications made thereof.

8 AMENDMENT TO RULES

8.1 Amendments to the rules can only be made if two thirds of the members agree to the changes.

9 BADGES AND TROPHIES

9.1 All perpetual trophies remain the property of the Club and shall be returned upon request or after eleven months which ever is the sooner.

10 LIABILITY

10.1 The liability of the members is limited.

10.2 Every member of the Club undertakes to contribute to the assets of the Club, in the event of the same being wound up while they are a member, or within one year after they cease to be a member, for payment of the debts and liabilities of the Club contracted before they ceased to be a member, and the costs, charges and expenses of winding up, such amount as may be required not exceeding £1

10.3 The club shall not be liable for

A) Any claim made in respect of any costs incurred by a member whilst pursuing the activities of the Club unless previously agreed by a two thirds majority of members

B) Any claims concerning injury, damage or loss, no matter how incurred.




Dated 1 January 2008.

Officials 2008

Officials 2008


President: Peter Eaton

Chairman: Darren knight

Vice Chairman: Andrew Juric

Treasurer: Pauline Cannon

Chief Marshall: open

Secretary: Baz Cannon

Timing & club
Relations Officer: Jane Knight

Technical Regulations

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

Junior competitors

Permitted ages 12 years old to under 17 years old

Vehicle regulations

1 two wheel drive only
2 standard engine and gearbox
3 max cc 1400
4 standard body work arches and none standard spoilers permitted
5 standard brakes
6 all suspension pick up points to remain in standard position
7 interior trim may be removed
8 glass may be replaced by Perspex. standard front screen has to be retained
9 exh system must be under 84dbs (max 84dbs )
10 standard light units must be taped
11 rear diff ratios may be changed for none standard
12 the use of a lsd is also permitted
Senior competitors

1 vehicles are limited to 2.5 litres normally aspirated
2 transmissions and ratios are free
3 vehicles are limited to two wheel drive only
4 suspension and pick up points free
5 brakes and lines free
6 vehicles must retain front screen laminated
7 fuel tanks must have fire wall if mounted inside the body shell
8 wheels and tyres are free
9 exh systems as quiet as possible please max 84dbs


ALL VEHICLE MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING

1 battery master switch in reach of the driver out side stop cable must be fitted
2 mud flaps fitted to all wheels
3 rally bucket seat in good condition and proper floor fixings
4 a min of a 4 point harness
5 steering wheel may be changed if standard is used air bags to be disabled
6 all vehicle to carry DE LADO door squares
7 competitors must have a crash helmet in good condition and driving overalls again in good condition
this will be left to the scrutineer’s discretion if any doubts check with baz cannon
8 batteries must be securely clamped down if in Copt pit area must be sealed in a protective box
9 toe eyes front and rear must be clearly marked
10 all competitors will retain the same door numbers all season and must run with delado door squares

11 all cars must have at least rear roll cages fitted
12 competitors wishing to take passengers must have a min of 4 point harness fitted and recommended to have proper rally seat fitted
13 car sharing the second number to be displayed on the rear windows the numbers to be proper numbers and they must be displayed on a white back ground
14 all cars competing in the championship must display the new delado rally plates which will be available at the start of the season
15 all cars to have a fire extinguisher fitted

Membership Fees 2008

MEMBERSHIP FEES 2008

JUNIOR MEMBERS £ 30.00

SENIOR MEMBERS £ 125.00 PER YEAR

NONE COMPETATIVE MEMBERS
£ 20.00 PER YEAR

CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY FEES
£ 35.00 PER EVENT
£ 15.00 JUNIORS
Membership to run from 1st January to 31st December



Memberships will be granted on a first come first served basis

there is a small increase in the membership fees and the entry's for each round this is to try and generate more funds so that we can make the track and facilities better for this year

please pay your memberships by cheque and fill in the form with all your up to date info i.e. phone numbers and e mail please put on the form your last years competition number as well

all cheques made payable to delado motorclub

more info will be posted on www.rally-world.com

Events calendar for 2008

Hi Everyone

Sorry for the delay in getting this years calendar together but i have been waiting for dates from other championships that our members are taking part in i hope there are not to many clashes.

I will get out all new registration forms and regs at the end of this week.
Remember we need marshals for next year so please try and get new people interested as some of last years marshals will be competing this year.
Hope to be able to give you all the date for the next club night soon.

Events calendar for 2008

April 27 th Sunday

May 25th Sunday

June 22nd Sunday

July 6th Sunday

August 3rd Sunday

Sept 14th Sunday

Oct 12th Sunday

7 ROUNDS WITH THE BEST 6 SCORES TO COUNT

MAY 11TH IS THE RESERVE DAY IF WE HAVE BAD WEATHER ON THE FIRST EVENT

Registration and membership documentation will be sent out this weekend

Next club night to be arranged in march

Hope everyone enjoyed the presentation evening most of the feedback is it was better than the first year

Baz.

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