1. Dave Thompson / Jarrod Thompson - Expert - Subaru Forester (blast, an expert, need to write some harder clues!)
2. Mike Helm / Mark Rutter - -Novice - Triumph TR6
3. Paul Dumbill / Scott Page - Novice - Peugeot 106
4. Ellen Tilney / Colin Sutton - Novice - Mini Clubman
5. Jim Drake / Graham Robinson - Novice - Mini Cooper S
6. Luis Guiterrez John Conboy - Novive - Mini
7. Adam Woodard / Robert Howes - Beginner - Peugeot 106
8. John Bray / Lucy Fryer - Novice - MG ZR
9. Kevin Ablitt / John Hodgson - Novice - Peugeot 106
10. Chris Parmenter / Brian Miller - Beginner - Rover 25
11. Rich Baker / Mike Thomas - Novice - Peugeot 205
12. Steve Radley / Ellis Stokes - Beginneer - Triumph 2600
You will ideally need a 155 D3, a D2 will also work. A D2 doesn't work.
If you do order a new one, Dash4it have been shipping the D2 underscore despite their latest version promise, and emails confirming they are shipping the D3. They have replaced within a week each time.
[quote=usedtobequick]did I manage to email the form ok and am I one of the 5
I sent it to mike[/quote]
Yes Pat, we have the entry form okay, but we do need to wait until we have the entry fee with us to make the entry proper and complete, and to be fair to all entrants. If you or Stuart can get it to the address on the entry form as soon as possible that would be good.
I opened them in the order of furthest from the letter box first and Rich and Mike got the last remaining certain entry.
Adam / Robert was next openned with Paul and Scott getting the 2nd reserve spot. 3rd reserve will be the last one still in the post somewhere I Guess.......
If anyone with an entry has the slightest doubt they won't make it, PLEASE let me know asap.
I may well be bugging the reserves to help with marshalling... :-)
I'm interested in finding out what road rallying is all about, with a view to getting involved in the coming months. is it worth me coming along to this event to see a bit of what happens?
Wrap up warm, drive to a pre-arranged location, wait for 12 rally cars to pass by, mark the time they arrive on a timecard and enjoy the atmosphere - that's about it in a nutshell!
Colin is organising this one, he's a decent chap - drop him a line and he'll talk you through it and be grateful for the help :-)
Hi JPS, nice to here from you. We would welcome you at any event in any capacity. If you are interested in getting involved, then marshalling is a good place to start. I can get you paired up with someone else. If you let me know where you live a will speak with someone near you. We also have a club meeting at Lt Baddow next Thursday evening. Unfortunately I will not be there but if you let me know if you want to go ,again i will give you names to meet up with. As previous posts, we are a very active club and do more events based around road rally regs, Targas, Enduro,, Historic.
Do you have a car yourself, It dosent have to be rally prepared. If you want further information you can pm me on
Hi Colin - apologies - very busy weekend so forgot to call you. I live in Rowhedge, just on edge of Colchester, but have wheels so can get myself anywhere really. I had hoped to come to Ardleigh to see people before the event starts if possible - but can head off to a lonely junction somewhere if necessary!.
You will all be glad to know that I have been praying for the dry spell to finsih so we can have a nice wet night.
If you feel you are driving along a riverbed at one point, you probably are, there was quite a bit of flooding when I checked out the route about a month ago... :-)
After the wheel damaging exploits of last month, I will be paying extra attention for pot holes and will advise of any to be avoided.
As Colin says, this is his first timed event, so beginners class is suitable I think as I think it will be quite daunting for him first time out and judging by the texts I've had from him, he certainly doesnt feel that confident!
With me being at work and the sudden deluge of rain, I've no time to change to my 'grippy' tyres either so it could be interesting/fun/slippy/scary! :-)
Can i be the first to thank the organisers for a great event and challenging route.
Hat's off to the marshals for turnning out on such a wet evening, glad to see so many smiley faces
Excellent lanes, particulally the LWR's :)
Hopefully it was a good warm up for the "proper" stuff.. :-)
Firstly I need to extend my thanks to all the marshalls who willing stood in ankle deep mud (where there had been nice dry laybys 2 months ago, honestly) on a particularly wet and cold night.
I hope everyone enjoyed themselves, I tried to provide something slightly different, but not too different. there are some fantastic lanes out there in Suffolk, so perhaps we will return there next year.
I will get the results together asap, so Tony can publish them. May be a day or 2.
Finally congratulations must go to Mike Helm and Mark Rutter, who managed to win despite loosing 12 minutes on the first section plotting the correct route (It was supposed to be an easy one to start for the navigators!) and just avoided OTL by 1 minute into TC8.
An excellent route, nav testing enough for me certainly, hence our pretty poor result. Big thanks as always to the team for the hard prep work and marshalling so cheerfully.
We learned that 45 series tyres are not a good idea when there are multiple potholes - I just didn't get time to put the bouncy wheels on yesterday.
One thing annoyed me - was OTL at the bar in the pub! Standing waiting to be served when he rang the bell and then told I couldn't have anything. Which is a bit off, I think, considering we brought an extra 30 or so punters in. More incentive not to drop time in future......
Another great night of motorsport. Many thanks to Colin and the organising team. Big, big thanks to all the marshals who endured horrible conditions. Couldn't run these events without their generous contribution. Thanks again to all involved, Cheers, Graham
I agree with everything said so far - cracking route, and we didn't get a beer either. Maybe with that and the chaos in the car park at the start we should consider whether the Ardleigh Crown is a good start/finish venue. I know it wasn't Colin's first choice, hence the rather long runout and back on the A12. Brian I have all the stakes and boards ready for the next one - will arrange to get them to you when you get back from your hols.
Cheers
Paul
Thanks to all the marshals for being there, no marshals no motor sport.... (marshals needed for the Woodbridge Targa ;-) )
I enjoyed the variety of fast flowing lanes and slippy surfaces, it was great fun playing 'catch the Mini in front and run away from the TT' and 'chase the Mini round the LWR, now you go now I go. From what I gathered at the pub, I got to enjoyed a pint of lager, it was definitely a night for drivers. Pleased with a 4th place, I believe, we were not expecting it as we thought we had missed too many codes so as results were read in reverse order John's face was gradually change.
Thanks Colin for organising.
See you at the next one...
Luis (red Mini)
P.S. did I mention anything about marshals for the Targa? :-)
Yet another great night and another chance to steal copious amounts of Suffolk mud and import it back to Essex via the underneath of my car! :)
Pleased with our result and thought we did ok considering it was Ellis's first 'under pressure' event. No damage done to the car either which is good as I'm off to Holland in it on Friday. ;-)
Well done to Colin and all the other Marshalls and helpers
A great night's rallying and despite a silly error by myself on section one we somehow managed a win. Mr Helm certainly put his TR through its paces and his sump guard has flattened out some of Suffolk's bumpy roads. That clues were just what I would expect from Colin and we enjoyed the farm tour! but I would say spotting spot height 27 in the last section was just above the junction was a bit of an ambitious expectation in the dark. I even struggled to see it in the daylight on the kitchen table and I have perfect eyesight.
Thanks Colin and the marshals for a great night and like all good wins it was totally unexpected.
Mark.
Nice to meet/talk to some of you on Friday - and thanks to Pat, Keith and Julie for explaining what was going on at the TC!
Unfortunately my wife has pointed out that 30th March is Mothering Sunday so there's no way I can swing a day of motorsport, either as a competitor or a marshall....! Hope to get along to more events soon though to get a better idea of what goes on.
Thanks from myself too....thoroughly enjoyed it despite forgetting to pack my navigational brain that evening!! Looking forward to getting on top of all these lovely southern 12 cars a bit more. :)
Thanks to organisers, marshals and fellow competitors, and especially Jon. :)
Lucy
Posted our entry today - nominated the Mini as our car, but this might change....
Colin.
mikeyb & darren getting their entry in early this time :-)
1. Dave Thompson / Jarrod Thompson - Expert - Subaru Forester (blast, an expert, need to write some harder clues!)
2. Mike Helm / Mark Rutter - -Novice - Triumph TR6
3. Paul Dumbill / Scott Page - Novice - Peugeot 106
4. Ellen Tilney / Colin Sutton - Novice - Mini Clubman
5. Jim Drake / Graham Robinson - Novice - Mini Cooper S
6. Luis Guiterrez John Conboy - Novive - Mini
7. Adam Woodard / Robert Howes - Beginner - Peugeot 106
8. John Bray / Lucy Fryer - Novice - MG ZR
9. Kevin Ablitt / John Hodgson - Novice - Peugeot 106
10. Chris Parmenter / Brian Miller - Beginner - Rover 25
11. Rich Baker / Mike Thomas - Novice - Peugeot 205
12. Steve Radley / Ellis Stokes - Beginneer - Triumph 2600
Reserves
15. Robert Turner / Alison Drury - Beginner - Fiesta
16. Bradley Howlett / Simon Howlett - Beginner - Peugeot 205
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Cheers
Colin
did I manage to email the form ok and am I one of the 5
I sent it to mike
John said he will drop an entry form through the door. It'd be good to see 3 Minis out but I can't promise anything...
Luis
[quote=usedtobequick]did I manage to email the form ok and am I one of the 5
I sent it to mike[/quote]
Yes Pat, we have the entry form okay, but we do need to wait until we have the entry fee with us to make the entry proper and complete, and to be fair to all entrants. If you or Stuart can get it to the address on the entry form as soon as possible that would be good.
Hi Colin,
Jon Bray and Lucy Fryers is in the post this evening.
14 hours after opening and 8 entries already on their way!
Wow!
Paul Dumbill , Scott Page, Novice, entry in the post
Colin
Not to hard clues please - have not done a 12 car in the last 18 months so brother maybe a little rusty!!
Dave
don't forget Dave you will have to follow the road. even if you are using the Forester its not a point to point so no cross country
Entry in post from Steve Radley/Ellis Stokes
Only 1 unconfirmed space left and 2 entries racing to me in the post.....
3 more entries in post today.
I opened them in the order of furthest from the letter box first and Rich and Mike got the last remaining certain entry.
Adam / Robert was next openned with Paul and Scott getting the 2nd reserve spot. 3rd reserve will be the last one still in the post somewhere I Guess.......
If anyone with an entry has the slightest doubt they won't make it, PLEASE let me know asap.
I may well be bugging the reserves to help with marshalling... :-)
I'm interested in finding out what road rallying is all about, with a view to getting involved in the coming months. is it worth me coming along to this event to see a bit of what happens?
a good excuse to go out and marshall I reckon :-)
[quote=mikeyb]a good excuse to go out and marshall I reckon :-)[/quote]happy to, although I'd have no idea what to do!
It certainly is. CMC has a thriving 12 car contingent and you couldn't find a better place to see what goes on. Just the place to get started!!!
Wrap up warm, drive to a pre-arranged location, wait for 12 rally cars to pass by, mark the time they arrive on a timecard and enjoy the atmosphere - that's about it in a nutshell!
Colin is organising this one, he's a decent chap - drop him a line and he'll talk you through it and be grateful for the help :-)
Hi JPS, nice to here from you. We would welcome you at any event in any capacity. If you are interested in getting involved, then marshalling is a good place to start. I can get you paired up with someone else. If you let me know where you live a will speak with someone near you. We also have a club meeting at Lt Baddow next Thursday evening. Unfortunately I will not be there but if you let me know if you want to go ,again i will give you names to meet up with. As previous posts, we are a very active club and do more events based around road rally regs, Targas, Enduro,, Historic.
Do you have a car yourself, It dosent have to be rally prepared. If you want further information you can pm me on
A decent chap eh?? Still doesn't get you a drink!
Yes, I am organising this one.
Give me a shout if you want a bit more info about this specific event, and I'll go through it with you.
The HRCR guide is also a good starting point.
And if you fancy sitting in the LH seat and reading the maps you will suddenly have lots of new friends!
My email address is on the entry form (along with my mobile number)
Cheers
Colin
p.s. an extra marshall would be very welcome!! :-)
Visit the start & finish venue as well, as there is far more time to talk to people & see the cars there than when marshalling at the roadside.
don't forget the useful links in the Help section of this website... http://chelmsfordmc.co.uk/node/23
thanks all for the encouragement !
jon, I can't make it down to club night but will drop you an email.
colin, i'll give you a call at the weekend and happy to assist with some marshalling if an extra pair of hands is of use to you.
cheers
john
2 more in post today, will be 3rd and 4th reserve.
Previous 3rd reserve has very kindly agreed to marshall.
Cheers
Colin
Evening John
An extra pair of hands would be very useful!
Whereabouts do you live??
Cheers
Colin
[quote=colinwake]Evening John
An extra pair of hands would be very useful!
Whereabouts do you live??
Cheers
Colin[/quote]
Hi Colin - apologies - very busy weekend so forgot to call you. I live in Rowhedge, just on edge of Colchester, but have wheels so can get myself anywhere really. I had hoped to come to Ardleigh to see people before the event starts if possible - but can head off to a lonely junction somewhere if necessary!.
you'll probably end up doing both... ;-)
looking forward to meeting you.
I suspect so too!
:-)
Need to get you prepared for whatever comes up!
Cheers
Colin
Pat Tierney and Stuart collet have to withdraw entry. Stuart is abroad for work
Adam Woodard and Robert Howes have been promoted from the reserve list.
Let me know if you are unable to take the place.
Cheers
Colin
We'll take it
So Paul and Scott have been promoted to a live spot.
See you Friday.
Cheers
Tendring Hundred Final Instructions are here.
It looks like a wet night again. Yet another test for the old bangers...
Thanks in advance to all the marshals.
This week has been difficult and the Mini is not quite ready, so we will be in the (replacement) Audi tonight.
Colin.
You will all be glad to know that I have been praying for the dry spell to finsih so we can have a nice wet night.
If you feel you are driving along a riverbed at one point, you probably are, there was quite a bit of flooding when I checked out the route about a month ago... :-)
After the wheel damaging exploits of last month, I will be paying extra attention for pot holes and will advise of any to be avoided.
Cheers
Colin
By the way just noticed - how come the Club Triumph "arch villain" of navigation is down as a beginner? :-)
At least put him in as a novice and give eveyone else a chance!
Sadly (!) he is a beginner according to the rules of teh series, and he has never done any timed 12-cars, so not at that much of an advantage.
And you havn't seen the clues!
Now if he wins........ ;-)
As Colin says, this is his first timed event, so beginners class is suitable I think as I think it will be quite daunting for him first time out and judging by the texts I've had from him, he certainly doesnt feel that confident!
With me being at work and the sudden deluge of rain, I've no time to change to my 'grippy' tyres either so it could be interesting/fun/slippy/scary! :-)
[quote=colinwake]You will all be glad to know that I have been praying for the dry spell to finsih so we can have a nice wet night. [/quote]
Marshalls are praying differently !!!!
[quote=pirate763] I've no time to change to my 'grippy' tyres either so it could be interesting/fun/slippy/scary! :-)[/quote]
Hmmn, that sounds familiar :-)
I'll be driving Colins PI as "course opening car" tonight, hope he has changed those ditchfinders that were fitted the last time I drove it!
Just got back from checking course
It is monumentally wet and muddy out there, but not as wet as last month!
Cheers
Colin
Can i be the first to thank the organisers for a great event and challenging route.
Hat's off to the marshals for turnning out on such a wet evening, glad to see so many smiley faces
Excellent lanes, particulally the LWR's :)
This has set us up well for the SWER next week.
Paul and Scott (car 4).
Big thanks to Colin for letting me thrash his old PI around the lanes as Course Opening Car, I had a cracking drive, much appreciated!
Thanks also to the marshals who turned out, hope all the competitors enjoyed the event!
Myself and Lucy had another great evening playing in the lanes. Thanks Colin and the team, also for the marshals turning out on another rainy evening.
Thanks jon B
[quote=dumbill]
This has set us up well for the SWER next week.
Paul and Scott (car 4).[/quote]
Hopefully it was a good warm up for the "proper" stuff.. :-)
Firstly I need to extend my thanks to all the marshalls who willing stood in ankle deep mud (where there had been nice dry laybys 2 months ago, honestly) on a particularly wet and cold night.
I hope everyone enjoyed themselves, I tried to provide something slightly different, but not too different. there are some fantastic lanes out there in Suffolk, so perhaps we will return there next year.
I will get the results together asap, so Tony can publish them. May be a day or 2.
Finally congratulations must go to Mike Helm and Mark Rutter, who managed to win despite loosing 12 minutes on the first section plotting the correct route (It was supposed to be an easy one to start for the navigators!) and just avoided OTL by 1 minute into TC8.
Cheers
Colin
An excellent route, nav testing enough for me certainly, hence our pretty poor result. Big thanks as always to the team for the hard prep work and marshalling so cheerfully.
We learned that 45 series tyres are not a good idea when there are multiple potholes - I just didn't get time to put the bouncy wheels on yesterday.
One thing annoyed me - was OTL at the bar in the pub! Standing waiting to be served when he rang the bell and then told I couldn't have anything. Which is a bit off, I think, considering we brought an extra 30 or so punters in. More incentive not to drop time in future......
Another great night of motorsport. Many thanks to Colin and the organising team. Big, big thanks to all the marshals who endured horrible conditions. Couldn't run these events without their generous contribution. Thanks again to all involved, Cheers, Graham
Does anyone have the results as I will use these for seeding the Derek Stone before I go away.
I agree with everything said so far - cracking route, and we didn't get a beer either. Maybe with that and the chaos in the car park at the start we should consider whether the Ardleigh Crown is a good start/finish venue. I know it wasn't Colin's first choice, hence the rather long runout and back on the A12. Brian I have all the stakes and boards ready for the next one - will arrange to get them to you when you get back from your hols.
Cheers
Paul
Thanks to all the marshals for being there, no marshals no motor sport.... (marshals needed for the Woodbridge Targa ;-) )
I enjoyed the variety of fast flowing lanes and slippy surfaces, it was great fun playing 'catch the Mini in front and run away from the TT' and 'chase the Mini round the LWR, now you go now I go. From what I gathered at the pub, I got to enjoyed a pint of lager, it was definitely a night for drivers. Pleased with a 4th place, I believe, we were not expecting it as we thought we had missed too many codes so as results were read in reverse order John's face was gradually change.
Thanks Colin for organising.
See you at the next one...
Luis (red Mini)
P.S. did I mention anything about marshals for the Targa? :-)
Yet another great night and another chance to steal copious amounts of Suffolk mud and import it back to Essex via the underneath of my car! :)
Pleased with our result and thought we did ok considering it was Ellis's first 'under pressure' event. No damage done to the car either which is good as I'm off to Holland in it on Friday. ;-)
Well done to Colin and all the other Marshalls and helpers
SteveR
A great night's rallying and despite a silly error by myself on section one we somehow managed a win. Mr Helm certainly put his TR through its paces and his sump guard has flattened out some of Suffolk's bumpy roads. That clues were just what I would expect from Colin and we enjoyed the farm tour! but I would say spotting spot height 27 in the last section was just above the junction was a bit of an ambitious expectation in the dark. I even struggled to see it in the daylight on the kitchen table and I have perfect eyesight.
Thanks Colin and the marshals for a great night and like all good wins it was totally unexpected.
Mark.
Nice to meet/talk to some of you on Friday - and thanks to Pat, Keith and Julie for explaining what was going on at the TC!
Unfortunately my wife has pointed out that 30th March is Mothering Sunday so there's no way I can swing a day of motorsport, either as a competitor or a marshall....! Hope to get along to more events soon though to get a better idea of what goes on.
Cheers
John
Here are the Tendring 100 Results.
Thanks from myself too....thoroughly enjoyed it despite forgetting to pack my navigational brain that evening!! Looking forward to getting on top of all these lovely southern 12 cars a bit more. :)
Thanks to organisers, marshals and fellow competitors, and especially Jon. :)
Lucy