Blackpalfrey Motor Club of Kent

Last update:
May 27. 2009 18:08:42

Glorious Day for Hughes Rally

The 2009 Hughes Rally was run on Kent's hottest day of the year so far, with 58 cars tackling five regularity section and nine tests at Mereworth Woods, Newhouse Farm and Headcorn Aerodrome. Winners were James Griffiths/James Howell from Essex in their Mini 1275GT.

Winters win the Hassel Trophy

Winners of the Hughes Rally's Hassel Trophy for the Best Blackpalfrey crew were Steven and Chris Winter in their Volvo 144 with a commendable 4th place overall. Next best Blackpalfrey member was Charles Harrison who finished 23rd overall and would have been fastest overall on the tests in the Triumph 2000 had he not stalled the engine on the very last test.

Graham & Keith's May Madness Run - 10th May

A full 12 cars contested the last round of the Winter Series, with a first win for Ross Mercer/Colin Mackenzie in the Sunbeam Rapier. The full breakdown of results is >>HERE

1 Ross Mercer Colin Mackenzie Sunbeam Rapier 120

2 Trevor Hawkins Simon Ingarfield Saab 96V4 124

3 Caroline Gambell Colin Gambell Riley 1.5 143

4 Ken Watts Dave Hughes Volvo Amazon 145

5 John Fowler Tom Ash Austin A40 181

6 Mick Rose Karen Savory Austin Mini 246

7 Malcolm Jones Richard Dresner Lagonda 16/80 265

8 Lee Busbridge Lesley Busbridge Morris Marina 337

9 Archie Pelling Tim Smith Austin Mini 380

10 Tim Adams Sue Adams Mini 423

11 Charles Harrison Chris Powis Triumph GT6 499

12 Bill Smith Chris Smith Peugeot 407 784

Club Clothing Range Unveiled

A great new range of club clothing is now available, embroidered with the Blackpalfrey badge and also your name if you wish. For full details click >>HERE

Hughes Rally 2009 - 24th May

The regs and entry form are now published on the Hughes Rally website >>HERE
Don't delay with your entry as we expect to be oversubscribed again.

Charlie's Hellfire Corner Regularity Run - 5th April

Two regularity sections and 6 codeboards from Hythe to Paddlesworth, resulted in a first win for Lee and Lesley in their Marina. A full breakdown of the results can be found >>HERE

Ken's Run Results - 1st March

Final results are now posted, following the recalculation required due to a missing speed change instruction. A full breakdown of the results can be found >>HERE

New Blackpalfrey Rally Championship Announced

The Blackpalfrey Motor Club of Kent Ltd is pleased to announce a Club Championship for Rally Drivers and Navigators, commencing on 1st January 2009. Details are on the Club Championships page >>HERE We have tried to keep the ‘rules’ as simple as possible and hope this will encourage members to enter more events ‘outside their normal play area. If anyone has any comments regarding these 'rules' we would appreciate your views.

John & Tom's February Frolic

From a full entry of 12 cars on Sunday 1st February, David & Helen Brenchley excelled in achieving their first win. Full results are >>HERE >>Winter Series Points

Hughes Rally Date Change - Now 24th May 2009

Due to the availability schedule of a certain popular venue, we have had to change to the date of the 2009 Hughes Rally, bringing it forward a week from its regular date.

Trevor and Simon's January Jaunt

The third round of the Blackpalfrey Winter Series was won by Ken Watts and Dave Hughes.

Chris Winter wins Gold

Congratulations to Blackpalfrey's Chris Winter who has won a Gold Medal on LE JOG. He was driving the Winter Volvo 144, navigated by Charles Hamilton.

Second Round to Harrison too

This time with Chris Powis in the navigator's seat, Charles Harrison gained a second victory of the 2008/9 Winter Series on Dave Hughes' November 30th Regularity Run around Romney Marsh. Full results are >>HERE

First Round to Harrison

After the summer break, the new 2008/9 Winter Series commenced on Sunday 19th October. From a field of 10 cars, Charles Harrison, navigated by fellow Team Triumph driver Jonathan Hancox, dropped just 11 seconds over 10 timing points to take the first round win in the GT6.

Hughes Rally 2008 Video Clips

Some new video clips from YouTube can now be seen on the Hughes Rally website >>HERE

Hughes Rally

Thanks to everyone who helped to make the Hughes Rally 2008 a great success on Sunday 1st June. See more at the Hughes Rally website >>HERE

Trevor Hawkins and Chris Winter are Winter Series Champions

Congratulations are due to Trevor Hawkins, the winning driver and Chris Winter, the winning navigator of the 2007/8 Winter Series. The Navigator's title was decided on the final round on 4th May. Full results of the championship can be found >>HERE

The Blackpalfrey Motor Club of Kent Limited

is recognised by the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (MSA) for the organisation of motor sport events and is a member of the Association of South Eastern Motor Clubs (ASEMC), the Association of Central Southern Motor Clubs (ACSMC) and the London Counties Association of Motor Clubs (LCAMC).