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Mick and Karen gain their First WinMick Rose and Karen Savory had an excellent run to win John & Tom's February regularity run. The event took in many of the favourite rally roads around the North Downs, including Queendown Warren, Pilgrims Way and the Hucking 90's. Full results are >>HEREMarch Hare Rally - Tuesday 16th MarchFollowing the success of the evening 12-car rally run on our November clubnight, we are doing another one on Tuesday 16th March, one week after our March clubnight. Andy Gibson has prepared a route and is working on some very simple plot and bash navigation. Entry details are >>HERENext Regularity Run - Sunday 7th March
Graham Mayes and Keith Howard will be organising our March regularity run. Entry details are >>HERE
January Marsh Maze Regularity Run Trevor Hawkins and Simon Ingarfield in the SAAB 96, took their first ever rally win on 3rd January, in an icy run around the Marshes organised by Dave Hughes. Full results breakdown can be found >>HERENew Club Clothing LinesOur wardrobe man Trevor Hawkins has launched three additions to our range of luxury BpMCK Clothing. They are a Fleece Lined Body Warmer, a Fleece Jacket and a Suprefleece Hat, all at bargain prices. On all items, other colours may be available – ask Trevor. For full details click >>HERENovember Regularity RunDropping just 8 seconds in the second half, John Fowler and Tom Ash pulled the A40 up from 5th place to win Trevor & Simon's November Regularity Run. Full results breakdown is on the Results page >>HERE
November Clubnight Rally Blackpalfrey's first evening 12-car rally for about 30 years took place on Tuesday 10th November. Regrettably only 5 cars started the 50-mile route across the North Downs crossing between maps 178 and 189 and they all found it quite a challenge. Getting lost, navigator sickness and running out of petrol were the main problems. Full results breakdown >>HereThanks from the ERA Casablanca Challenge
"An excellent start to the event and many thanks for all your hard graft this morning. We are now at Le Mans and cars are starting to arrive. Drivers raving about the real rallying before Dover. One car cleaned Mereworth (Paul Heal, red and white MG ZR), and we think a dozen cleaned Kings, a few more than we anticipated, but all very pleased with their runs. Perhaps another chicane or two and a lollypop would have tightened up Kings a bit, we never stop learning at this game, do we. Good professional marshalling, and nicely knocked together. On behalf of everyone in the team here, many thanks for making this a success." Philip Young
Endurance Rally Association Blackpalfrey Members on the Rally of the TestsThere were eight Blackpalfrey members competing in the 9th Rally of the Tests from 29 Oct - 1 Nov. Here are their results:
6th Richard Prosser/Andy Gibson (Sunbeam Alpine) 0:15:54 - Tony Arnold/David Hughes (MGB*) 0:24:45 - Charles Harrison/Mike Anderson (Triumph 2000*) 0:28:16 18th Nick Jarvis /Chris Winter (Triumph TR4) 0:28:17 25th Richard Dresner/Colin MacKenzie (Sunbeam Rapier) 0:38:00 - Geoff Crabtree/Liz Jordan (Mercedes 220SE) Retired
* post-1962 model not eligible for overall placing
A Team Blackpalfrey was entered but we were no match for the winning team of Alfas, all 3 of which finished ahead of our highest placed car. It was good to see Mike Anderson, who travelled from Australia especially to compete in the Regis Rally and the Rally of the Tests on consecutive weekends, then flew back again. Autumn Leaves won by a second
The first event in the new Winter Series saw an incredibly close finish with Richard & Colin beating Graham & Keith by just one second. These two crews were well ahead of the rest of the field. Starting from Whitstable, the 65-mile route in NE Kent stopped at the Wingham Wildlife Park for coffee and finished in the centre of Sandwich. Full results are >>HERE 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.
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
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.
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).
   
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