Mendip Meander 5-  Sunday May 20th 2018

Start: The Highwayman Inn (BA4 4LY)

Finish: The Highwayman Inn (BA4 4LY)

Entry Fee: £8

Entry by contacting Geoff Sutton on gsu180 at hotmail.co.uk

Make a note in your diary to join us for the fifth Mendip Meander which will be run in the afternoon of the date above. The first four were well received and proved to be fun social events for those taking part.

The format will take crews around the countryside on an unhurried, untimed drive to areas that they might otherwise not visit.

The route to be followed is described in a straightforward form - mainly by tulip (junction) diagrams. To provide a competitive element crews are required to look out for certain features along the way which relate to the list of questions given at the start. The crew able to interpret the clues and answer the most correctly will be deemed the winners. The event is classed as a treasure hunt so no special vehicle insurance is required but entrants should make sure that they are covered by their own policy for this type of (non speed) event.

The event will start and finish at The Highwayman Inn (BA4 4LY) on the southern side  of Shepton Mallet where the afternoon’s experiences can be compared after the event. Food and drink will be available at the start and finish venue (carvery at lunchtime and normal menu later).

Crews may leave the start at any time between 2pm and 3pm. The total length of the drive will be about 20/25 miles and should take a couple of hours .

As mentioned above this is not a high speed competitive event but rather one for the family to join in with. Husbands, wives, partners, offspring, friends etc. are all welcome.   The entry fee will be £8 per car to cover paperwork, prizes,  permit fees etc. Details of how to enter are given below. Look out for updates in future issues of  “News and Forthcoming Events” emails

Mendip Meander 5  -  Entry applications

There is no entry form or pre-payment for this event but in order to prepare sufficient paperwork and to forewarn the kitchen at the finish venue of the food requirements after the event I will need to know the following details from prospective entrants:-

1.  Names of driver / passenger(s)

2.  Number of people wishing to eat at The Highwayman Inn and at what time.

The establishment serves Sunday lunches. Those wishing to eat before the event should make their booking direct with The Highwayman (01749 331247).

 Evening serving begins at 6pm. As the establishment has asked to be forewarned I will send a menu to those wishing to eat on their return and ask for choices.

 Entry fees will be collected at the start.

No club membership is required and any (roadworthy!) vehicle may be used although owners of interesting vehicles may like to give their pride and joy an airing.

If you plan to take part please email the details above to me at gsu180@hotmail.co.uk  or  gsu180@supanet.com .

 Thank you, Geoff S

Our regular club night at the Rose & Crown, Hinton Charterhouse.

A chance to discuss the weekend's events and plan for events to come.

Feel free to pop-in or alternatively contact Dave Whittock on "whittock at talktalk.net" before hand to have a friendly face there to meet you.

Pure Ford Action Day - 7th April

CASTLE COMBE ACTION DAYS 2018

2018 sees Bath Motor Club once again asked to assist with the themed Action Days at our local race circuit.

We always appreciate your help so please consider joining the team to do this role and get something in return. Our involvement generates club funds through a donation from the organisers

 So  the deal is:

Saturday: Approx 4 hours in the morning getting people through the entrances, handing out show guides, pointing them in the right direction, and making sure they do not overspill their allocated space. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy.

 In return for your help:

Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £20.00). Saturday - food vouchers for Lunch and a drink, plus a contribution to your travelling expenses. A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

And now the big one. Anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £135 / £100 OAP) to go to all the race meetings, etc. at the circuit.

If you did all 8 dates, and took up the season ticket option it equates to a grand total of approx. £450.

 The dates:

 Sat 7th April  -         Spring Action Day

Sat 12th May  -        Pure Ford Action Day

Sat 2nd June -         JDM Combe (Jap Car Show)

Sat 7th July -           Summer Action Day

Sat 8th Sept   -        Forge Action Day

Sat 22nd Sept -        Rally Day

Sat 29th Sept -        Mini Action Day

Sat 6th Oct -            Autumn Classic

So I am looking for your attendance and help on the event Saturday's.

If you would be available to help set up on the Friday as well (a drink on me if the tavern is open and travelling expenses included), it would be much appreciated.

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the days, contact details below.

 Further details can be found at: http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email : dick.pease1945@gmail.com

Through the good offices of member Stan Cole we are arranging a visit to TT Workshops in Westbury.

TT Workshops are an award winning Historic and Classic Car Restoration Business that undertake all forms of Classic and Vintage Car Restoration.

They are situated at Engineer Road, West Wiltshire Trading Estate, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4JW. 

You can see what they do on their website www.ttworkshops.co.uk

We have arranged the visit to take place on Saturday May 5th 2018 at 10.30 am.

It is not a guided tour but an opportunity to see what they do and look at the various cars under restoration, and awaiting restoration, in the workshop at present.

Stan tells me that it is a fascinating place and, amongst others, currently they have a Jaguar XK 120 from Mexico being worked on requiring a complete ground up restoration (restoration cost >£100k), another (one owner!) Jaguar XK120, a Jaguar V12 E Type (for sale for £285k), an American Chevrolet the size of the QE2, a Formula 5000 racing car which needs a new engine and an enormous Harley Davidson bike. It sounds like a really interesting visit.

The visit will last about one and a half hours and TT Workshops will provide us with some refreshments in the form of tea/ coffee and some bacon rolls. What more could you ask for?

We feel that this is very generous and as there is no other cost, we would like everyone who comes along to consider making a voluntary donation to our club charity, the Great Western Air Ambulance.

We can arrange, after the visit for some lunch at a nearby hostelry, possibly The Barge at Seend, to round off the day if you wish. You will need to let me know about this as this will need to be arranged.

The Barge Inn, Seend Cleeve, Melksham, SN12 6QB.   www.bargeinnseend.co.uk  

Numbers are limited so all you have to do, is let me, Keith Wilson, know on keithwilson860@gmail.com by 1st May if you would like to join us, as TT Workshops need to know who and how many to expect on the day.  a

22nd April 2018 - Results

Many thanks to Jerry Pennell and Nick Chapman for organising a very enjoyable Spring Jogularity event.

11 crews started driving a nice mixture of cars on a dry sunny day with a route covering about 45 miles over a good range of roads and lanes.

With 6 time controls spread around the North Somerset countryside, the event was a brilliant way to learn the art of historic navigating.

The results are listed below and congratulations to winners Mike Burrows and Alan Spencer in the Ford Puma.

Another snow affected event was this year's Spring Jogularity.

We have rearranged it for the 22nd April.

Bath MC are running a Spring Jogularity on Sunday March 18th 2018 starting and finishing at Hinton Charterhouse near Bath from 14:00 hrs for approx 45 miles, details in the regulations 

Please find attached the regulations and entry form for the event

Start & Finish: Rose & Crown, Hinton Charterhouse

Times: Signing on from 13:00, first car away 14:01. Results approx. 17:15.

Our aim for this event is to make it a social event with time for fun. Therefore we have decided to run it on a Sunday afternoon starting at 14.00hrs, using roads safe to do so and at speeds compatible to the daylight conditions.

In addition a bunch of us will be staying on for an optional Sunday lunch at the finish (around 16.30 hrs) for those who have worked up an appetite.

The event will run as jogularity, meaning you will be issued with route instructions in a road book complete with marked maps in case you get lost, giving you inter and total mileages, in line with your normal speedometer in your car (no trip meter required) landmark and/or junctions and information, plus the time you should arrive at that point. What we will do is to set up intermediate and time controls at certain landmarks and you need to arrive on time. For lateness or early arrival you will collect penalties.

There are plenty of you with old and new cars that could enter this event and have lots of fun, followed by a carvery and a pint at the finish.      

The complete route will be timed at average speeds from 15mph to 30 mph. The idea is to encourage Bath and neighbouring club members to use any form of transport to have a go. This is simple straightforward navigation, easy to achieve average speeds with the need to concentrate and follow the correct route.

If you have any questions please contact Jerry Pennell on Jerryp52 at mail.com

Our regular club night at the Rose & Crown, Hinton Charterhouse.

A chance to discuss the weekend's events and plan for events to come.

Feel free to pop-in or alternatively contact Dave Whittock on "whittock at talktalk.net" before hand to have a friendly face there to meet you.

Spring AutoSolo - 8th April - Results

Sunday was a beautiful day for AutoSolo'ing at Kemble with the first 3 tests being run in the dry, albeit cold, and the final 4th test in damp conditions.

The masters of the changing conditions and taking the overall wins were Luke Dale in the ASWMC/BTRDA Nat B class and Alex Forbes in the Clubman class.

This year the event was helping to support Cancer Research UK in memory of Mike patton's son Mark who passed away from cancer on the 8th April 2001.
With the final donations still to be counted it looks like the Autosolo community will be able to donate upwards of £386 to the charity. Thank you all for your generosity.

Below are the detailed results:

Nat B Results    Clubman Results

09-Apr-18

Spring AutoSolo - 8th April - Entries Open

Entries are now open for the Spring AutoSolo at Kemble Airfield. Regs and Entry Form are on the AutoSolo page. The latest entries can be found below and on the AutoSolo page.

Latest Entries

This year the event is helping to support Cancer Research UK with proceeds from the entry fee being donated to the charity.

Autosolos are a timed tarmac course open to all road going cars. There is no requirement for modifications to the car so it is a great way of getting your first taste of competitive motorsport.

Bath Motor club has produced a beginners guide to Autosolos HERE if you are thinking of trying the sport out. One of the best ways to get a flavour of the event is to come out and marshal for the day, helping us run the event safely and getting close to the action.

15-Feb-18

Spring Action Day - 7th April

CASTLE COMBE ACTION DAYS 2018

2018 sees Bath Motor Club once again asked to assist with the themed Action Days at our local race circuit.

We always appreciate your help so please consider joining the team to do this role and get something in return. Our involvement generates club funds through a donation from the organisers

 So  the deal is:

Saturday: Approx 4 hours in the morning getting people through the entrances, handing out show guides, pointing them in the right direction, and making sure they do not overspill their allocated space. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy.

 In return for your help:

Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £20.00). Saturday - food vouchers for Lunch and a drink, plus a contribution to your travelling expenses. A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

And now the big one. Anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £135 / £100 OAP) to go to all the race meetings, etc. at the circuit.

If you did all 8 dates, and took up the season ticket option it equates to a grand total of approx. £450.

 The dates:

 Sat 7th April  -         Spring Action Day

Sat 12th May  -        Pure Ford Action Day

Sat 2nd June -         JDM Combe (Jap Car Show)

Sat 7th July -           Summer Action Day

Sat 8th Sept   -        Forge Action Day

Sat 22nd Sept -        Rally Day

Sat 29th Sept -        Mini Action Day

Sat 6th Oct -            Autumn Classic

So I am looking for your attendance and help on the event Saturday's.

If you would be available to help set up on the Friday as well (a drink on me if the tavern is open and travelling expenses included), it would be much appreciated.

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the days, contact details below.

 Further details can be found at: http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email : dick.pease1945@gmail.com

2018 Bath Festival Targa Rally Results

Thank you to everyone that came along and made the 2018 Bath Festival Targa a success.

A long evening of rallying saw Gavin & Carrie Rogers edge out tough opposition from Jason & Daniel Stone to take the win. A summary of the results are below and full results are available at RallyRoots.

Overall Results     Award Winners

Thank you to all the marshals, organisers and helpers for volunteering on an Easter weekend, we wouldn't of had an event without you.

We look forward to seeing everyone again next year, we'll release the date as soon as possible.

09-Apr-18

We are now only 48hrs away from the start of the 2018 Bath Festival Targa.

Final preparations are in full swing and you should have received the final details by email (If not they are above).

Mike Patton is doing a sterling job co-ordinating with the marshals. We've had a great response so far, so a big thank you to all the marshals that have volunteered to help. We couldn't run without you.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to the White Horse Country Club on Saturday and good luck.

29-Mar-18

We have now managed to find a date suitable to satisfy the landowners. It is the Saturday 31st March 2018.

We still have around 30 miles of tests in a total route of 100 miles, starting in the afternoon and finishing later that evening.  Other than a change in start/finish venue we still aim to give you the same great event.

The event will be dual permit, both National ‘B’ and Clubmans events run as a Targa Road Rally allowing any 2WD cars suitable for road rallies, subject to safety and tyre restrictions.

Entries for those already acepted on the cancelled date will be automatic unless you tell us you are unable to make the new date.

For everyone else, including those who withdrew for one reason or another will open at midnight on Saturday 10th March.

Revised Regulations and Entry Form are available at www.bathmotorclub.co.uk/festival.

08-Mar-18

Welcome to the 2018 Festival Targa Rally organised by Bath Motor Club. Every year we make small changes, but for 2018 it is a change of direction. We have decided due to the increasing PR pressures in running a competitive night event, to change format and run a competitive Targa Rally. We have organised around 30 miles of tests in a total route of 100 miles, starting in the afternoon and finishing later that evening.

The event will be dual permit, both National ‘B’ and Clubmans events run as a Targa Road Rally allowing any 2WD cars suitable for road rallies, subject to safety and tyre restrictions.

The format has been designed to meet the landowner’s wishes, starting at 16:30 and finishing around 22:00: remember to bring your spot lights for special tests run in the dark!

Included in the entry fee there will be a dinner available for driver and navigator to enjoy when you arrive back at the finish.

The entire route will run in Wiltshire and Somerset, starting and finishing at the Frome Cattle Market. All road sections and special tests will be defined by a tulip road book. Competitors are not required to bring a marshal, but it would be appreciated.

For latest updates visit www.bathmotorclub.co.uk/festival. We hope you can join us. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, the landowners of the special test venues for their continued support and the Frome Cattle Market as start and finish, this being a new venue for us.

Our regular club night at the Rose & Crown, Hinton Charterhouse.

A chance to discuss the weekend's events and plan for events to come.

Feel free to pop-in or alternatively contact Dave Whittock on "whittock at talktalk.net" before hand to have a friendly face there to meet you.

The next social event will be a Skittles Evening against Tavern Motor  Club on Monday February 19th 2018 at The Bathford Village Club, 58. High Street, Bathford, Somerset, BA1 7SN.  

Time: 7.30 for 8pm start.

It is Bath's turn to organise the Tavern Motor Club v Bath Motor Club Skittles evening.

The invitation is open to members of all local motor clubs and members friends to join us for a good social evening.

Food will be provided in the form of Sausages, Rolls, Sandwiches, Crisps, etc.

Organiser Richard Batt would like to know the numbers of people attending and also any vegetarian requirements. Cannot do gluten free.

Prizes   Top Score Men and Top Score Ladies.

Parking under the archway until space full. Look out for yellow tabard on entrance to the venue.  

Contact    Richard Batt         richardbatt1943@icloud.com  

Taster Scatter - 16th Feb 2018

Five Crews turned out on Friday evening and left the Rose and Crown armed with Mike Ps 34 locations to plot and visit.

The results were very close and were as follows

= 1st.   Matt Baker/Mike Burrows  85 marks

=1st.    Ketih Emery/ Gavin Rogers 85 marks

3rd       Steve Connor/Jerry Pennell 80 marks

4th.      Ken and Sarah Binstead 75 marks

5th,      Mark Griffiths/Craig Selman 65 marks

A couple of notes

Matt and Mike could have been 95 but being penalised 10  marks for arriving late.

Ken and Sarah failed to visit the travelling marshal costing them 25 marks which would have made their score to 100

I Hope all enjoyed themselves, great pity there were'nt more entrants.

Mike P

Mike Patton and John Earl will once again be putting on a Taster Scatter, this year taking place on Friday 16th February.

Scatters are a fantastic beginners event with no set route to follow and no timing (except to be back at the start by 10pm) it is an easy and fun night at the start of the year.

Being a Taster event means that there is no need to already be a club member and being road based, means that you can use any basic road legal car.

Signing on is from 6:30pm and the first car is away at 7:30pm.

To enter, just read the simply regulations below and drop an email to Mike Patton in advance.

Our regular club night at the Rose & Crown, Hinton Charterhouse.

A chance to discuss the weekend's events and plan for events to come.

Feel free to pop-in or alternatively contact Dave Whittock on "whittock at talktalk.net" before hand to have a friendly face there to meet you.

BATH MOTOR CLUB ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON

SUNDAY JANUARY 28TH 2018

The club will hold an Awards Luncheon Carvery Meal on Sunday January 28th 2018 at the Orchardleigh Golf Club, Orchardleigh Estate, near Buckland Dinham, Frome, BA112PB.

For those of you who have not been involved with the clubs Aquae Sulis Tour, this is where we have held the start and finish for this event for some years.

The setting is wonderful and the food is first class.  The cost will be £9.95 per person for a choice of 4 meats carvery meal with all the trimmings. There will be a vegetarian option of a Cheese Beef Wellington that is proving exceptionally popular vegetarian choice.  There will also be a sweet course option at extra cost if desired.

Time 12 noon for 12.30 pm. 

Please come and join us for a good social event and give all the award winners their deserved congratulations and applause. 

All you need to do is to contact me, Keith Wilson on kethwilson860@gmail.com to reserve your place. 

I look forward to hearing from you all.

Many thanks to Mark Dunkerley for providing us with an excellent and entertaining Beginners Table Top evening at The Rose and Crown Hinton Charterhouse last night.  

There were 5 sections in all covering Tulip Diagrams, a Herringbone, Grid Squares, Compass Points, Yellow Road Junctions  and Turn Directions instructions.

If anybod who missed the event would like to have a try in their own time, please contact webmaster@bathmotorclub.co.uk

Our annual Tabletop rally is the perfect way to dust off those maps and try your hand at rally navigating in a friendly (and stationary) environment. This is the perfect training session before the Taster Scatter on the 16th February

A tabletop takes you through all of the different types of navigation you might see on a 12 car whilst in the comfort of our club house at the Rose & Crown, Hinton Charterhouse.

Ahead of the tabletop a number of experts will be doing a quick teach-in to help show beginners the basic elements of navigation. This will start at 19:30.

As on 12 cars you can work as a pair to plot the route and Mark will be on hand to offer advice and help to the Novices and Beginners (Sorry Experts but you're on your own).

All you need to bring is a pencil, eraser, a romer, a sense of fun. The club can provide copies of Landranger 172, but if you prefer your own it's been plotted of versions B, C and C1 (it may work on others but I haven't checked yet).

If you interested and would like to come along please book a place with the organiser - Mark Dunkerley on webmaster@bathmotorclub.co.uk

This is a round of the 2017/18 Club Championship

Many thanks to the 30 people who came along on the coldest night of the year to the Bath Motor Club Annual Quiz evening at The Rose and Crown, Hinton Charterhouse. 

There was the usual array of questions both motoring and general knowledge, plenty of pictures for the teams to identify, a page of advertising slogans to put names to, a couple of pages on road signs and a feely bag of objects for the contestants to feel and fumble over to identify the objects inside.

Not for the first time that redoubtable pairing of expert die cast car modeler Glenn Street and MGA Hill Climber Terry Drinkwater came out on top. Mental note, perhaps I might have to give them a handicap next time.

They were hotly pursued by Morris Minor racer Andy Cross and Austin Healey Sprite hill climber Colin Gale in second place. Hard on their heels were quiz ace Dave Fussell and his 2 colleagues in third place. 

The winners took home a couple of bottles of plonk and the others some boxes of After Eight Mints to boost their respective calorie intakes over Christmas.

I hope that you all enjoyed it and will come again next year.

The annual Christmas Quiz will be held at The Rose and Crown, Hinton Charterhouse on Monday December 11th. Starting at 8 pm to finish at 10 pm.

I do hope that as many of you as possible can come along as it is always a good fun evening. The quiz is taking shape and I seem to have a good number of picture questions already lined up. 

The Rose and Crown will provide food in the form of sausage, chips and rolls at 9 pm, to give everyone a break and recharge the grey cells a bit. The cost of this will be £5.50 per head.  

So all you need to do is let me know if you are coming and to tell me if you would like food as it is necessary for me to let The Rose and Crown know our food requirements.

Keith Wilson (keithwilson860@gmail.com)

Our regular club night at the Rose & Crown, Hinton Charterhouse.

A chance to discuss the weekend's events and plan for events to come.

Feel free to pop-in or alternatively contact Dave Whittock on "whittock at talktalk.net" before hand to have a friendly face there to meet you.

Autumn Classic - 7th October

Castle Combe Circuit organise various Action Days throughout the year and Bath Motor Club have been asked to help with the setting up and running of these themed activity days.

So what’s the deal:

Friday (day before): Helping set up with pitch layout and marking, erecting signs, etc.

Saturday: Approx 3 hours in the morning organising getting people through the entrances and on to their pitches with as few delays as possible, making sure they do not overspill their allocated space and generally trying to make the exhibitors life easier. The rest of the day is your own.

In return:
Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £15.00). Saturday, a food voucher for Breakfast, Lunch and morning or afternoon drink plus a contribution to your travell.

A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me in advance. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

AND NOW THE BIG ONE: anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £106) to go to all the race meetings etc. at the circuit.

So I am looking to you to help out primarily on the Saturday, but this year I will need more help on the Friday, as we are likely to have less help from the circuit staff (who knows -  2 events with Friday help could get you that season pass!!).

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the contact details below.

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413 460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email :dick.pease1945 at gmail.com

Mini Day - 30th September

Castle Combe Circuit organise various Action Days throughout the year and Bath Motor Club have been asked to help with the setting up and running of these themed activity days.

So what’s the deal:

Friday (day before): Helping set up with pitch layout and marking, erecting signs, etc.

Saturday: Approx 3 hours in the morning organising getting people through the entrances and on to their pitches with as few delays as possible, making sure they do not overspill their allocated space and generally trying to make the exhibitors life easier. The rest of the day is your own.

In return:
Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £15.00). Saturday, a food voucher for Breakfast, Lunch and morning or afternoon drink plus a contribution to your travell.

A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me in advance. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

AND NOW THE BIG ONE: anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £106) to go to all the race meetings etc. at the circuit.

So I am looking to you to help out primarily on the Saturday, but this year I will need more help on the Friday, as we are likely to have less help from the circuit staff (who knows -  2 events with Friday help could get you that season pass!!).

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the contact details below.

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413 460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email : dick.pease1945 at gmail.com

Rally Day - 23rd September

Castle Combe Circuit organise various Action Days throughout the year and Bath Motor Club have been asked to help with the setting up and running of these themed activity days.

So what’s the deal:

Friday (day before): Helping set up with pitch layout and marking, erecting signs, etc.

Saturday: Approx 3 hours in the morning organising getting people through the entrances and on to their pitches with as few delays as possible, making sure they do not overspill their allocated space and generally trying to make the exhibitors life easier. The rest of the day is your own.

In return:
Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £15.00). Saturday, a food voucher for Breakfast, Lunch and morning or afternoon drink plus a contribution to your travell.

A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me in advance. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

AND NOW THE BIG ONE: anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £106) to go to all the race meetings etc. at the circuit.

So I am looking to you to help out primarily on the Saturday, but this year I will need more help on the Friday, as we are likely to have less help from the circuit staff (who knows -  2 events with Friday help could get you that season pass!!).

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the contact details below.

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413 460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email : dick.pease1945 at gmail.com

Forge Action Day - 9th Sept

Castle Combe Circuit organise various Action Days throughout the year and Bath Motor Club have been asked to help with the setting up and running of these themed activity days.

So what’s the deal:

Friday (day before): Helping set up with pitch layout and marking, erecting signs, etc.

Saturday: Approx 3 hours in the morning organising getting people through the entrances and on to their pitches with as few delays as possible, making sure they do not overspill their allocated space and generally trying to make the exhibitors life easier. The rest of the day is your own.

In return:
Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £15.00). Saturday, a food voucher for Breakfast, Lunch and morning or afternoon drink plus a contribution to your travell.

A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me in advance. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

AND NOW THE BIG ONE: anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £106) to go to all the race meetings etc. at the circuit.

So I am looking to you to help out primarily on the Saturday, but this year I will need more help on the Friday, as we are likely to have less help from the circuit staff (who knows -  2 events with Friday help could get you that season pass!!).

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the contact details below.

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413 460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email :dick.pease1945 at gmail.com

Summer Autosolo - 20th August - Finals

Everything is in place for the Summer Autosolo on Sunday. The finals should have been emailed out to all competitors, if you haven't already received them there is a link below.

We will once again be laying out 4 courses for the day and will be varying the layout from recent events to keep everyone, novice and experienced alike, on their toes. Whether it is the long slalom or the sweeping concrete bends there will be a little bit of everything the venue has to offer.

Autosolos are a timed tarmac course open to all road going cars. There is no requirement for modifications to the car so it is a great way of getting your first taste of competitive motorsport. Bath Motor club has produced a beginners guide to Autosolos HERE if you would like to see what the discipline is all about.

As always we welcome any offers of help with the event and this extends to any novices who would like to get a flavour of what an Autosolo is about.

We look forward to seeing you on the 20th August.

Walking Treasure Hunt

Monday 24th July 2017

RESULTS

Starting in the Long Stay Station Car Park in Bradford on Avon, the competitors made their way past Timbrell’s Yard and St Margaret’s Hall to cross the River Avon via the Foot Bridge over to a stroll past St. Laurence Church. Up to this point, clues were all shown on the street plan provided. Making their way up to Newtown they had to find 18 of the 93 questions: many were concerned that they would run out of time.  Mike checked where the leading crews had got to after the first hour and 15 minutes: they were approaching the half-way point, phew! The time allowed, 2 ½ to 3 hours to walk the course should be long enough.... Six of the eight teams managed to visit all the question locations.

Having found Pat and Geoff, near Pete, Linda, Jacky and Ken leading the way nearing the Castle Inn, having walked most of the way up the fairly steep hill, Masons Lane, Mike breathed a sigh of relief.     

Walking back along the route, it wasn’t until Mike got into St Laurence Church Yard that he found the trailing crew, who had unfortunately wandered along the High Street, before realising that they were off route. They had recovered to the route, though.

Many of the teams were asked by locals what they were doing: some thought they must be Estate Agents, walking around with Clip Boards in their hands! One particularly friendly couple on Whitehill were giving the teams clues as to the whereabouts of on or two answers. Later, after they had said they would have loved to do the Treasure Hunt, Mike provided them with route instructions and a set of questions, so they can have a go in their own time: email addresses were exchanged and Mike promised to let them have answers by email once they had attempted the route.

Questions ranged from the straight forward, like “Tight Rope Bridge?” ans. “The Rope Walk” to the obscure: “Luxury, Tailor made, wedding what?” answer required, the name of the Agency “Holidays and Cruises”. Perhaps the most amusing question was “What happened on this site in 1785?”

After getting to Clue 93, which required some knowledge of the World Land Speed Record Holder – Andy Green – to get the answer Shiatsu Massage: a different Andy Green provides this at an Alternative Treatment Clinic, on Church Street, the teams retired to Timbrell’s Yard for a well deserved Pint or Glass of Wine, before dining on Bangers and Mash with Yorkshire Pudding.

A BIG THANK YOU to EVERYONE who came and joined in making for a fun evening!

Mike Burrows

Summer Action Day - 22nd July

Castle Combe Circuit organise various Action Days throughout the year and Bath Motor Club have been asked to help with the setting up and running of these themed activity days.

So what’s the deal:

Friday (day before): Helping set up with pitch layout and marking, erecting signs, etc.

Saturday: Approx 3 hours in the morning organising getting people through the entrances and on to their pitches with as few delays as possible, making sure they do not overspill their allocated space and generally trying to make the exhibitors life easier. The rest of the day is your own.

In return:
Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £15.00). Saturday, a food voucher for Breakfast, Lunch and morning or afternoon drink plus a contribution to your travell.

A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me in advance. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

AND NOW THE BIG ONE: anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £106) to go to all the race meetings etc. at the circuit.

So I am looking to you to help out primarily on the Saturday, but this year I will need more help on the Friday, as we are likely to have less help from the circuit staff (who knows -  2 events with Friday help could get you that season pass!!).

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the contact details below.

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413 460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email :dick.pease1945 at gmail.com

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BATH MOTOR CLUB GYMKHANA

MONDAY JUNE 12TH 2017

1st Steve Connor with 275 penalties

2nd Steve Macey         284

3rd Martin Moore         311

4th Mike Burrows         328

5th Keith Wilson          386

6th Mark Dunkerley     410

7th Mike Patton           436

8th Kate Connor          471

9th Vic Wright             513

10th Jerry Pennell       560

For more years than I can remember the Stratton family, John, Liz and Chris have organised the annual Bath Motor Club Gymkhana on the beautiful flat field at Kilima Farm that is used for caravans.

This year was no exception and 9 entrants arrived on a bright, sunny evening to see what devious tests of driving manoeuvrability had been organised for us all.

It must be explained that all these tests are very low speed in order to preserve the grass in the field but are also quite devious to curb the entrants desire to set a quick time.

Test 1 manned by Dave Richards consisting of driving around a cone and into a coned box and then getting out of your car and changing over the tyre pressure caps of the front wheels and then reversing back around the cone and into the start box without hitting any of the cones. I think that most people coped with this pretty well although my advanced years did not take too kindly to too much chasing around the front of the Ford Focus in order to swap over the tyre pressure caps.

Test 2 and manned by John Stratton was a touch more devious. You were confronted with a central cone and a ring of 6 cones circled around said central cone. These cones had a tennis ball lodged in the top of each one. From said central cone there was attached a rope from which the seated driver of the car had to hold on to and the circle clockwise around the outer cones and dislodge the tennis balls from each cone. To make matters a little trickier the cones were not equidistant from the central cone. All sorts of results emanated from this test as one particular tennis ball proved very difficult to dislodge. All very good fun.

Test 3 manned by Vic Wright consisted of starting from a line and the applying maximum right hand lock. Vic would adjust a large plastic petrol can to the drivers best estimate of their driving circle. No one that I saw came very close to getting a top results here. Yours truly included.

Test 4 saw one of the campers on site measuring the distance taken from a start to a stake and then stopping as close as one could with the front bumper without touching it.

Test 5 manned by Chris Stratton involved started from a line and then whilst holding a tennis ball balanced in a child’s beach spade out of the window of the car drive in a figure of eight around 5 cones and also crush two empty beer cans with the wheels of the car. This was about as easy to do as it is to explain to you all how to do it.

The Focus managed OK but hit a cone (10 secs Penalty) the first time but failed to get a beer can on the second time and reversed to try to catch it again.

Memo. Read the instructions. No reversing allowed !  

All the tests were attempted twice and then we retired for a cup of tea or beer or soft drink and a Ploughmans buffet.

Many thanks to the all the Stratton’s for the fun and games and also to Dave and Doreen Richards for helping out on the evening.

The results showed that that man Steve Conner was once again the winner.   

It was a good very enjoyable social evening.

No it's not a horsey event and neither is it as extreme as a Ken Block drift video but the club gymkhana is a great chance to get your first taste of club motorsport.

A gymkhana is a series of challenges laid out around a set of fields which sees you attempting challenges as diverse as grass slaloms, penalty shoot-outs and blindfold driving followed by a ploughmans supper.

Non-damaging and suitable for all levels, just bring a sense of fun.

Kilima farm will be arrowed from the road, the postcode is a rough guide with a more accurate location being at 173/939 691.

Although it is on grass, it is only a bit of fun, so please only bring road tyres not knobbly tyres. The field is a campsite the rest of the year and we don't want to tear it up.

Targa Rally

The Kemble Targa Rally - 11th June 2017

Seeded Entry List

Bath Motor Club is organising for the first time the ‘Kemble Targa Rally’ on Sunday 11th June 2017.

It will be held within the confines of Kemble Airfield and the event will have a number of special tests of between one and two miles in length on a sealed surface.

We look forward to receiving your entry.

Nick Chapman & Dave Whittock

JDM Action Day - 10th June

Castle Combe Circuit organise various Action Days throughout the year and Bath Motor Club have been asked to help with the setting up and running of these themed activity days.

So what’s the deal:

Friday (day before): Helping set up with pitch layout and marking, erecting signs, etc.

Saturday: Approx 3 hours in the morning organising getting people through the entrances and on to their pitches with as few delays as possible, making sure they do not overspill their allocated space and generally trying to make the exhibitors life easier. The rest of the day is your own.

In return:
Some good banter. Free entry to the show (ticket price £15.00). Saturday, a food voucher for Breakfast, Lunch and morning or afternoon drink plus a contribution to your travell.

A track session worth £40 can be arranged (noise check and helmet required) but must be booked through me in advance. An ideal opportunity for some testing or simply a chance to have a blast.

AND NOW THE BIG ONE: anyone who commits in advance to three of the eight dates will be entitled to a FREE season pass (worth £106) to go to all the race meetings etc. at the circuit.

So I am looking to you to help out primarily on the Saturday, but this year I will need more help on the Friday, as we are likely to have less help from the circuit staff (who knows -  2 events with Friday help could get you that season pass!!).

Please contact me with any questions or more importantly to volunteer at any of the contact details below.

Dick Pease

Home : 01761 413 460

Mobile : 07813 109444

Email : dick at peaser.freeserve.co.uk