All,

Attached is an interim points table for the 2012 Ward Construction AEMC Stage Rally championship. With one (2WD) round to go only the Class A & E tables are final. Three drivers and two navigators could still win the championship at Longmoor, although not all have entered (yet).

The championship awards will be presented at the MGJ Engineering Brands Hatch Winter Stages - in the Kentagon as soon as the event results areb final on 12th January. I hope to see you all there.

I have joined forces with Tony Hewitt to manage the championship. Tony has been a welcome presence on events this year, but has struggled with the admin side. Hopefully as a team we will provide a more successful and better managed championship next year.

For 2013 we have decided to focus on the core events in, or close to, the Eastern Region which should allow crews to manage their budget and enter as many events as possible. There are ten fairly evenly spread events during the year, with six counting towards the final results. To cater for those crews who prefer loose-surface and multi-venue events this year we are pleased to introduce the Ward Trophy as a second category; registered contenders can score points in both the main championship and trophy. We hope this will maximise competition during the year. See draft dates below.

We are fortunate to have the continued support and enthusiasm from Ward Construction for the championship and sincerely thank Pat Ward for his input to this over the years.

I'm hoping to set up a webpage for the championship, maybe on-line registration and will provide updates after every event.

Good luck to all stage rally competitors in 2013!

Have a happy Christmas.

Paul Barrett.

The 2013 Ward Construction AEMC Stage Rally Championship will be contested over 10 rounds as follows:

12th January - MGJ Engineering Brands Hatch Stages (Kent) - Chelmsford Motor Club http://brandshatchstages.co.uk

17th March - Flying Fortress Stages (Northants) - Dukeries Car Club http://www.flyingfortressstages.co.uk

14th April - Cadman Construction Honington Stages (Suffolk) - Chelmsford Motor Club http://honingtonstages.co.uk

12th May - Middlewick Stages, RAF Woodbridge (Suffolk) - Middlesex County AC / Green Belt Motor Club http://www.middlewickstages.co.uk

9th June - Abingdon Carnival Stages (Oxfordshire) Sutton & Cheam Motor Club http://www.abingdoncarnival.com

30th June - Hutton Kitchens Brands Hatch Stages (Kent) - Chelmsford Motor Club http://brandshatchstages.co.uk

22nd September – Mark Ellis Motorsport Woodbridge Stages (Suffolk) -Chelmsford MC http://woodbridgestages.co.uk

20th October – Lynn Stages, RAF Sculthorpe (Norfolk) -Kings Lynn & District MC http://www.lynnstages.co.uk

3rd November – Snetterton Stages – Wickford / Green Belt MCs http://www.snettertonstages.co.uk

6th & 7th December – Rockingham Stages (Northants) - Middlesex County AC http://www.rockinghamstages.co.uk

The 2013 Ward Trophy will be contested over four rounds, with a fifth to be added subject to confirmation:

Sponsor's pick - 20th April - London Rally (Hants & Surrey) – Southern Car Club (TBC - subject to confirmation of SCC's AEMC membership, Feb 13)

8th June – Dukeries Rally (Notts) – Dukeries CC http://www.dukeries-rally.co.uk

8th September- Twyford Wood (Notts) – Mid-Derbyshire MC http://www.mid-derbyshiremc.co.uk

2nd November – Tempest Stages (Hants) – Sutton & Cheam MC http://www.tempestrally.com

24th November – Premier Stages (Notts) – Dukeries CC http://www.premier-rally.co.uk