BRSCC - e-newsletter - Wednesday 15th November
LATEST NEWS FROM THE BRSCC - Wednesday 15th November
* TANNAHILL CONFIRMED AS FESTIVAL CHAMPION
Richard Tannahill was confirmed as the Formula Ford Festival
Duratec champion when the MSA upheld the Clerks original decision
to give Nick Tandy a 10 second penalty for over taking while the
Safety Car was deployed. The Coleraine based driver will be at the
dinner this Saturday, together with runner-up Jay Bridger and third
placed Neil Doran, to collect their trophies. Highlights of the
Formula Ford Festival meeting can be seen on Motors TV at 8pm on
Monday 11th December and will be repeated on several occasions
during the rest of the month.
* FREE SHOW TICKET
BRSCC members are once again entitled to free entry to Autosport
International, worth C2A319. For 2007 members can choose which day
they want to attend from any of the four days of the Show, which
runs from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th January, at the NEC in
Birmingham. To apply for your free ticket log-on to
www.autosportinternationalcom then click Trade Visitors and then
Trade Registration and follow the steps from there. You will need
to have your BRSCC membership number when applying and you will
need to be a current member of the BRSCC at the time of the
Autosport Show. Therefore if your membership expires before January
you will need to renew it beforehand. If you are not already a
BRSCC member you can still join the Club and claim your Autosport
Show ticket. Just call Jo Ward on 01732 780100 or download an
application form from the website www.brscc.co.uk
* FORMULA FORD E28098SAMPLER DAYE28099 FOR SILVERSTONE
An innovative free E28098sampler dayE28099 for prospective UK
Formula Ford Championship competitors is to be held at Silverstone next month.
The event, which is being organised by RacingLine, promoter of the
Ford-backed series, is aimed as a showcase not only for the
championship but also for teams looking to run drivers in the UKFF
in 2007.
E2809CItE28099s an open circuit for all the teams who took part
in 2006, as well as for prospective teams,E2809D says RacingLine director
Sam Roach. E2809CWe want teams to showcase themselves and to invite
along prospective competitors to find out about them and what they can
offer, and also to learn how we plan to build on the phenomenal
success which the championship has enjoyed this season.
Drivers with kart or National B racing licences who would like to
attend are urged to contact the championship co-ordinator, Barbara
Armstrong, who is arranging test drives. Barbara is on 01908
210077, email
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Among those already signed
up for tests at the 1 December event are some frontrunners from the
2006 Kartmasters series. The day will also provide an opportunity
for 2006 champion Nathan Freke and his runner-up, Nick Tandy, to
sample Formula 3 power courtesy a Fluid Motorsport Development test
session.
* FAST LADY UP FOR AWARDS!
BRSCC Racing Member Nikki Welsby, who became the fastest woman in
Britain in September by winning the Formula Woman Championship, has
been short listed for a BBC Midlands Sports Award - The Female
Breakthrough Award - which recognises achievement over the last 12
months to attain a higher level of sporting ability. Nick Owen,
presenter of BBC Midlands Today, will be hosting the ceremony which
takes place on Sunday 3rd December at the National Motorcycle
Museum in Solihull. The winner will be announced during the course
of the evening.
Nikki, who raced alongside boy friend Dave Rees in the Mighty Minis
Championship, has also been nominated for BBC Midlands Sports
Personality of the Year, for which members of the public can cast
their vote. The winner will also be announced on 3rd December.
* BRSCC SOUTH EASTERN CENTRE DINNER
The BRSCC South Eastern Centre Dinner will held in the Kentagon at
Brands Hatch on Saturday 2nd December. The evening runs from 7pm to
1am and is open to marshals, drivers, officials and spectators. A
traditional festive meal with wine at the table will be
supplemented by E28098The KingE28099, a lively musical act &
disco. There are a wide range of raffle prizes to be won including a half hour
helicopter trip for two over London, a trip for two on the London
Eye and various electrical goodies. It promises to be a great
evening and tickets cost just C2A325 each and are available from the
Centre Treasurer Brian Jones on 01474 853885 or
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* DVD OF THE 24 HOUR RACE NOW AVAILABLE
The EERC has advised us that DVDE28099s of both the 2005 & 2006
Britcar 24 Race at Silverstone are now available to order from their
websitewww.eerc.co.uk DVDE28099s of the Britcar Brands Hatch
meeting in June are also available from the E28098ShopE28099 section of the
website as are a range t-shirts, caps and jackets.
* WORK PLACEMENT REQUIRED
Student Mark Hooper is currently studying for an MSc in Motorsport
Vehicle Dynamics at Kingston University and is looking for a
placement with a team to broaden his experience. MarkE28099s course
covers topics such as data acquisition, chassis characteristics,
powertrain aerodynamics, vehicle structure and materials. Ideally
Mark is looking for a team he can assist on a voluntary basis
within a 50 mile radius of his Surbiton home. If you can help
please contact Mark directly on 07860 480965 or email
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* MOTORSPORT SAFETY FUND CHRISTMAS CARD
The Ford Escort was without doubt one of the greatest rally cars of
all time and no other model`s CV boasts eight consecutive wins on
the RAC Rally. Memories of these are certain to be rekindled by the
Motorsport Safety Fund`s 2006 Charity Christmas card, which
features an oil painting of Hannu Mikkola and Arne Hertz en route
to victory in the 1979 rally E28093 the last achieved on this event
by the all-conquering Escort. The card shows the car in typical pose E28093
on opposite lock on a forest stage. It was painted by impressionist-
style artist Matt Bruce RI. You can view an image of the card at
www.motorsportsafetyfund.com
The cards are priced at C2A36.50 for 10, including envelopes,
postage and packing within the UK. They are available from: Motorsport
Safety Fund, PO Box 200, Sevenoaks, TN15 8WZ.
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