Endurance

EACS Endurance Rally - 19/20th April 2008

Owen Turner and Andrew Dadswell - Winners of the 2008 EACS Endurance.

Andy Manston's Gallery

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Final results:
Overall Results
Class Results
Retirements

Selectif Times
Positions after each Selectif

Results of just the Night Route

Time Card 1
Time Card 2
Time Card 3
Time Card 4

Entry List

A round of the Rover Centre Endurance Championship

Calling all those who enjoyed the daytime selectifs on the recent Midsummer Endurance rallies and who remember the East Anglian Classic in its original two-day format. Chelmsford Motor Club is pleased to announce the EACS Endurance - a rally which combines the best elements of these two popular events and removes most of the ‘rough stuff’ that was less popular with most crews.

A round of the 2008 Endurance Road Rally Championship, the EACS Endurance is a two-day road rally for lightly modified two-wheel drive cars limited to 1400cc petrol and 2000cc diesel non-turbo engines, built to the Endurance Road Rally formula. This year the event includes an Endurance Intro class for beginners in unmodified cars, using some slightly slower selectifs shared with the East Anglian Classic that is running on the same weekend.

The rally is based at the Holiday Inn in Norwich and is again supporting the East Anglian Air Ambulance; last year CMC rallies raised over £2000 for the charity. Starting on Saturday lunchtime, the 175 mile day route will be based around RAF Sculthorpe, with afternoon selectifs and some pretty country lanes. After a supper halt, a short night leg of around 80 miles will include simple, mostly pre-plotted, navigational sections on tarmac lanes and some smooth selectifs on private airfields returning to the hotel in time for a good night’s sleep. On Sunday morning there will be a further 45 miles consisting of more selectifs on private airfields and smooth tracks, bringing the event to a finish with an awards lunch back at the Holiday Inn.

The route instructions will be straightforward - a combination of marked colour printed extracts from OS maps, a few simple tulip defined plot and bash sections and detailed selectif diagrams will ensure that crews of all abilities can complete the rally.

Chelmsford Motor Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006, is noted for its high-quality and popular events organised by experienced competitors. The EACS Endurance will be no exception. The club’s results service using Liege timers and chips (used on the recent ‘Lombard Rally’) is one of the best in the country. The entry list opens on 9th February and you can enter and pay on-line at www.chelmsfordmc.co.uk or with a paper form.

As an added incentive marshals we are offering £100 cash prize money.