Speyside Stages
John McIlwraith finished 36th Overall on the Scottish championship event. 9th in class in the Subaru.
Rally Reports
Malcolm Wilson Stages 2017
By Phil Jobson
This year’s stages were fantastic. Except the first half of Hobcarton, that was almost too rough to use). We also had a slight issue when the engine didn’t pick up off the start line for the first ½ mile. There were no dramas in SS 2, everything went well, we’d moved up to 4th in the historics. A quick trip to management service, a wheel nut had been damaged and this delayed our run to stage 3, but we’d now fitted the new rubber on the rear that would see us through the rest of the rally.
Riponian 2017
By Barry Lindsay
The second round of the SG Petch ANECCC Championship saw crew tackle the Riponian Stages in the Yorkshire Forests.
A change of route this year saw the event based at Helmsley with service at Malton then finish at Thirsk. An early morning start (still night really) as Barry & Caroline headed over the Pennines with the 206 in tow. After scrutineering the service team arrived and loaded the ‘chase’ car. Jonathan and Kenton were on emergency repairs while Geoffrey & Michael would be at main service then to the finish. Continue reading
Rally Results (March – April 2016)
North West Stages
Tim Finch brought the Subaru home 25th OA (16th in class)
Darren Martin & Martin Steele retired after the first leg when the gearbox mounting broke and damaged the gearbox case. Jamie Martin & Kyle Gass almost made it round the tough event to retire with rear diff failure on Stage 17.
Malcolm Wilson
Rory Young & Allan Cathers brought the R5 Fiesta home 11th OA 10th in class. Darren Martin & Pete Johnson were 48th OA (11th in class) in the Evo. Phil Jobson & Chris Sheradon were 54th (4th in class). Mark Shaw & James Coxon were 65th OA (6th in class) in the Sunbeam. Barry Lindsay & Caroline Lodge retired just into SS1 when gearbox mounting sheared taking out driveshaft and radiator. Rob Graham & Helen Harkness retired on the steep climb between arrival & start, due to lack of oil pressure.
Roskirk Stages
William Thomson navigated Tom Pearson to 20th O/A (9th in Class) on their return to competing.
Barrie Thomson & Jerry Hettrick retired the Clio.
North Wales
Phil Jobson & Arwell Jenkins finished 7th Overall in the British Historic Championship event. 2nd in Class.
DCC Ingliston
Nigel & Helen Harkness were 34th OA (6th in class) in the Corsa.
Almost There!
By Phil Jobson
With a few rounds to go in the Northern Historic Rally Championship (NHRC), I almost believed it was possible to win it outright. But to come 2nd overall, and to the legend Steve Bannister, I think it can be counted as a very successful 2016 season.
A good run on Malcolm Wilson (38th o/a), Pirelli Historic (14th o/a) and DMack Carlisle Stages (33rd o/a) left me leading the Drivers standings in the NHRC. So I elected to contest the Scottish with Jerry Hettrick alongside. We won our class, and finished a respectable 46th overall on a very rough BRC Rally. I achieved my best overall result on the Greystoke Stages with 8th o/a, again thanks to Jerry. Continue reading
Rally Results (February 2017)
Riponian
Barry Lindsay & Caroline Lodge were 17th Overall 2nd in class in the 206.
Red Kite
Phil Jobson retired due to Diff/ Halfshaft failure.
Snowman
Rory Young & Allan Cathers finished 5th Overall (4th in class).
The ‘Bagger’ 2017
By Phil Jobson
It started with a phone call from Jerry asking me what I’m doing on 21st January 2017. I reckoned Jerry would usually ask me that question if there was a REALLY GOOD road rally in the offing. But I’d already heard the jungle drums… “The Bagger17″ was on!!!
The subsequently announced date for NHRC Awards night clash, I’m afraid, wouldn’t stop me taking advantage of a Classic taking place for the first time in 7 years.
Jerry and I completed the 2010 Bagger, despite going off into a frosty field, and Jerry haring round it to find a downhill gate back onto the road. The Bagger is so frenetic with continuous Controls, and the tightest twistiest sections anywhere in the U.K. (Mind you, I haven’t road rallied in SW Wales ….. yet). We ended up cutting and running to avoid going OTL. Continue reading
Jack Frost Stages 2017
By Barry Lindsay
The second round of the North of England Tarmac championship and the opening round of the ANECCC championship was the Jack Frost Stages on Croft early in January. Weather had plummeted in temperature following the tropical Christmas stages but crews were welcomed to a wet Croft for the event.. Two Spadeadam crews competed after the third car Nigel & Helen Harkness didn’t manage to get the engine rebuilt in time after the damage sustained on the Christmas stages only a few weeks before.
Barry & Michael Lindsay were out with the 106 seeded at 15, while Kieron & Jon Stynes were at 77 of the 80 starters on only Kierons 3rd rally. The 205 he’d be in would be quite a bit smaller than the Volvo Estate he used for the club Autotest days before. Continue reading
Grizedale Stages 2016
By Barry Lindsay
The final round of the SG Petch ANECCC championship. Three Spadeadam crews would do battle on the icy stages in Grizedale and Broughton moor forests. Barry Lindsay & Caroline Lodge were seeded at 30 and out to make the finish of a torrid season which had seen retirements on four out of the last five events. At 35 Darren Martin had his Evo9 but Dan Hurst was replacing Martin Steele for this one. Mark Shaw & James Coxon always go well in Grizedale in the Sunbeam and they were at 37.
Cold temperatures for a few nights before meant that patches of ice had got well frozen but just in places.
After the usual rally start in the middle of Coniston it was straight to two runs through Broughton Moor with cars slotted in at 30 seconds.
SS1 Darren & Dan were quickest of the Spadeadam crews with 3m10, 1 second ahead of Barry & Caroline then Mark & James on 3m17. For the second run Darren & Dan were again quickest with 3m06. Mark & James improved to 3m11 but Barry & Caroline we held up after catching the 30second ahead car and having to force a way past half in the frozen ditch. The time of 3m12 nothing could be done about but at least 5-10 seconds were lost. Continue reading
Rally Results (November 2016)
Malton
Barry Lindsay & Caroline Lodge had a troubled day with engine mount breaking on SS1 limping to service after SS3 but retired with a broken driveshaft.
Rally Wales
Carl & Rob Tuer had the Ex works MG out for the first time this year. Were leading the class going into the final stage but went off and retired unable to get back to the road.
Fredrik Ahlin finished a troubled rally using super rally but was 46th OA 24th in class.
Pokerstars
New member Julius Dene navigated his way to 30th OA 10th in class.
Spadeadam Motor Club 
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