NEWS and POSTS

COVID 19 Update  – 5th January 2021

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MOTORSPORT: All MSUK event permits have now been suspended. Motorsport UK COVID regulations.

THE CLUBHOUSE: As a result of yesterdays announcement the beer takeaway service has been suspended & Clubhouse bar is now closed

All committee meetings have been postponed.

Please be extra patient with the bar staff and other members.

We will continue to monitor developments. The health, safety & well being of all Club members, Event officials & competitors is paramount. 

Dave Cooper Winter Series has been postponed until further notice

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Hi All,

Unfortunately we have been advised by Motorsport UK that all motor sport events scheduled for areas in Tier 4 have been cancelled, which means that the 12 car organised by Cirencester Car Club for Friday 15th January as a round of the CMC Dave Cooper Winter Series has been postponed until further notice. As organisers we are as disappointed as you are to have to postpone but everyone must do everything that they can to combat this terrible virus.

So stay safe everyone and here’s to getting back to normal as soon as possible.

Dave Gregory

Clubhouse opening – LATEST WEF 5th November

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We are pleased to announce that during lockdown you will still be able to buy our award winning cask ales. 

You will also be able to purchase real cider and bottles of German and Belgian beers.

There will be one beer available at a time, you can follow which one on the Twitter feed: @neilcmc 
Under the rules it has to be pre-ordered please text this number with your name & quantity: 07394 094470
Please bring your own sealable containers as the restrictions do not allow the use of open glasses etc.

It will be sold in the car park from the side entrance, please follow social distancing and wear a mask.

Thank you all for your support, as a small gesture we are reducing all drinks by 50p per pint/bottle.
Opening times:  5pm – 7:30pm each day
CARD ONLY, NO CASH
Order: 07394 094470

Fundraising in memory of “Penguin” Pete Milner

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Cheltenham Motor Club member Bruce Bynorth is once again Fundraising for the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Hospice in memory of “Penguin” Pete Milner who passed away last year.

After raising £4000 in the April 2.6 challenge, by rowing 26.2 miles on a rowing machine, then doing 26 sets of burpees 26 times. Bruce’s latest challenge is running 26.2 miles of the Cotswold Way with a 20kg pack on his back.

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In memory of Peter Milner  ‘A Coy The Glosters Regiment’, British Antarctic Survey & Mountaineer who passed away at the Leckhampton Hospice last year.  We would like to thanks the hospice for the incredible work which supports individuals, family’s and friends. The dedication and support by the staff and volunteers ensured Peter’s remaining days were passed with the upmost care and compassion.

I would like to help support the Leckhampton Hospice by raising money through The London Marathon, since the main event been cancelled, this Sunday, 4th October, I will be running the same distance for the virtual London Marathon along the Cotswold Way. I’ll be starting in Chipping Campden and finishing in Cheltenham.

Peter was an previously a member of the The Gloucestershire Regiment so attempting to complete the marathon in military kit/boots carrying a rucksack with weight 20kg.

Thanks for any support.

Bruce

https://justgiving.com/fundraising/bruce-bynorth1

Cotswold Stages on Saturday 31st October 2020

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Cheltenham Motor Club, Cirencester Car Club and EMCOS are pleased to announce the Cotswold Stages that will take place at the Old Airfield, Down Ampney, Nr Cirencester GL7 5PL on Saturday 31st October 2020.

This event will be co-promoted by the three clubs, working closely together to ensure that the event complies to the latest Motorsport UK Covid-19 rules for which everyone will need to strictly abide to.

Once entries open, they will be accepted strictly in receipt order with full completed entry forms, we don’t recognise “TBA” as a person, full payment and fully completed pre event signing on forms, so here is your early notice to get everything thing in place before entries open early in October.

More details will follow shortly on social media and via the three clubs web sites.

All three Clubs would like to thank Martin Saunders (Chairman – Cotswold Motor Sport Group and Down Ampney Venue Liaison Officer) that after nearly 5 months of negotiations we are now pleased to announce that dates for 2021 have been secured.

Cheltenham Motor Club     Get it Sideways Stages       Saturday 10th April 2021

Cirencester Car Club           Corinium Stages                 Saturday 1st May 2021

EMCOS                                    Red Dragon IT Stages            Saturday 29th May 2021

 

Regards

Kevin C Smith

Cotswold Stages

Clerk of the Course

Virtual Evesham Naviscat – Results

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Hi all,

Thanks again to Bob & Christine, another excellent & well supported event on Sunday in aid of the NHS Covid appeal. See Bob’s results report below. Not the best result for myself & Dave G as we suffered the affects of brake or brain fade.

Our virtual events have so far raised £1,266.23 (£1,541.55 including Gift Aid) for the NHS charity. We still have some more events in the pipeline, not least a Gloucester & Forest of Dean NavScat, probably some time in August, see cheltmc.com/table-top for more details.

Rich.

Virtual Evesham Scatter  05 July 2020  Results
Once again one or two of entrants ran out of fuel and a few got lost and didn’t finish. Peter Holden had a serious mis-fire and the Rhodes’ dynamo failed shortly before the finish. Andy and Do Ranson came across a good café but not only was it self-service, they had to wash up as well.
I make no apology for this one being a little more difficult than the Cotswold as a more level playing field has resulted in a win for a Novice crew. I was disappointed that finger road signs in Worcestershire to not show mileages, so no maths to do this time. I accept that some of the signs were difficult to read so I was not strict about spelling. Maximum score would be 78 and every clue was answered correctly by at least a couple of entrants.

1st Overall:                     Richard Long & Peter Christie   Austin Ten Drivers   76       1hr 59mins
2nd Novice                     Peter Cox                                   Dolphin MC             72        2hr 01mins
3rd Novice                      Jackie Payne & Hebble Kaye                                     72       2hr 21mins
1st Expert                       Mervyn Brake                            Woolbridge / HRCR  68       1hr 59mins
Best MGCC                    Jim & Simon Lott                       MGCC                      64       1hr 52mins
Best Cheltenham MC     Dave Gregory / Rich Clayton                                     62       1hr 59mins1541.55
Once again, no awards but much kudos for the Class Winners.
Again, my wife, Christine, was a great help with the administration and marking.

Thanks for taking part and if you haven’t already done so please make a small donation through the Cheltenham Club website www.cheltmc.com on their Virgin Money Giving page for NHS charities.

I have in mind to run a real event in Herefordshire next May or June – no fumbling with Google Earth and a nice country drive with one or two surprise sections. However, numbers are likely to be limited so keep an eye out for the Regulations.

Bob

Comp.

Navigator 1

Navigator 2

Score

Club

Class

1

17

Richard Long

Peter Christie

76

Austin 10 Drivers

Novice

2

16

Peter Cox

 

72

Dolphin

Novice

3

41

Jacky Payne

Hebble Kaye

72

 

Novice

4

31

Roger Gibson

Carole Gibson

68

Woolbridge

Novice

5

26

Merv Brake

 

68

Woolbridge/HRCR

Expert

6

24

Jim Lott

Simon Lott

64

MGCC

Novice

7

37

Mark Pacey

 

64

Riley

Expert

8

29

Stephen Hall

 

64

Woolbridge/HRCR

Novice

9

21

Andy Ranson

Do Ranson

62

Austin 10 Drivers

Novice

10

18

Dave Gregory

Rich Clayton

62

Cheltenham

Expert

12

42

Dudley Smith

 

62

STD Register

Novice

13

3

Chris Smith

Patsy Smith

60

Riley Register

Expert

14

10

Trevor Edwards

 

60

Austin 10 Drivers

Novice

15

30

Joy Cooke

 

58

 

Expert

16

6

Rob Rhodes

Lizzy Rhodes

58

Prewar Austin 7

Expert

17

32

Peter Shaw

 

58

Austin 7

Novice

18

40

Richard Patten

Andrew Mortimer

56

Riley

Expert

19

43

Richard Scott

Chris Scott

54

VSCC

Expert

20

4

John Buckley

 

52

VSCC

Novice

21

22

Paul Wignall

 

52

STD Register

Expert

22

39

Malcolm Haward

 

52

Jowett

Expert

23

5

Mike Dixon

Liz Dixon

50

MGCC

Expert

24

2

Adrian Ducker

Peter Hannah

48

Riley Register

Expert

25

49

Neil Gorton

 

46

MGCC

Novice

26

45

Mark Blackmore

Sue Blackmore

46

MGCC

Novice

27

15

Alison Williamson

David Williamson

46

Riley Register

Novice

28

36

Steve Kay

 

44

VSCC

Novice

29

47

Philip Longhurst

Barbara Longhurst

44

Humber

Novice

30

27

Colin Cooke

 

42

750 MC

Expert

31

48

Ian Webb

Gill Webb

40

Humber

Expert

32

11

Peter Holden

 

38

Jowett

Novice

33

44

Roger Wrapson

Judy Wrapson

36

Riley

Novice

34

1

Nigel Coulter

 

34

Humber Register

Expert

35

8

Richard Keil

 

32

Jowett

Expert

36

13

Bob Slatter

Barbara Slatter

32

MGCC

Novice

37

38

Carl Rich

 

32

Riley

Novice

38

14

David Crouch

 

30

VSCC

Novice

39

7

Peter Rushforth

 

22

Basingstoke

Expert

40

28

Keith Wilson

 

22

Bath

Novice

41

35

Peter Turner

 

22

Woolbridge / Morgan SCC

Novice

42

34

Simon Morris

 

20

MGCC

Novice

43

19

Philip Bayne-Powell

Rosemary B-P

18

MGCC

Expert

44

23

Martin Burgess

 

18

STD Register

Novice

45

46

Lindsey Cooke

 

18

 

Novice

46

25

Richard White

Jill White

14

HRCR

Novice

9

Ewan Hopes

 

Dnf

Cheltenham MC

Expert

12

Adrian Bradshaw

Nettie Bradshaw

Dnf

VSCC

Expert

33

Tony Lake

 

Dnf

MGCC

Novice

COVID19 – LATEST NEWS

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The health, safety & well being of all Club members, Event officials & competitors is paramount. 

MOTORSPORT

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Motorsport UK event permits were suspended until 30th June. But things have now changed, the suspension has been lifted for some single occupancy events. We have an autotest planned for Friday 17th July, Entries open Weds 1st July. The event will be subject to the latest MSUK COVID regulations. Please click the button below for the latest Motorsport UK updates.

MOTORSPORT UK.

We will continue to run the series of virtual events & raising money in aid of the NHS Charities COVID-19 appeal, as of early July we have raised  over £1200. See our Table Top Rally page for details.

SOCIAL & CLUBHOUSE

The Clubhouse will re-open at Midday on Saturday 4th July. Obviously there are some restrictions, which are basic common sense and something we’ve all been getting used to over the past few months.
Here are a few of the things we have put in place.

MEMBERS ONLY, no guests they can join for £4 until the end of 2020 follow this link: 2020 membership
Membership cards must be shown to the bar staff, the number & name will be noted to assist in ‘test & trace’.
Payment by card only, NO CASH.
We will encourage you all to be outside in the car park where there will be some shelter and restricted car parking. Note Cheltenham Borough Council state no drinking outside after 10:30pm.

We will have screens at the bars and next to the tables.
We will provide hand sanitiser at various places in the club house.
If it gets too busy then we reserve the right to lock the doors and refuse entry to anyone.
Please be extra patient with the bar staff and other members.
The management committee of the club looks forward to seeing you again from a distance of at least one metre.

All meetings will remain postponed for now.

As the situation is still fluid, we will continue monitoring developments.

 

COVID19 – UPDATE

The health, safety & well being of all Club members, Event officials & competitors is paramount. 

MOTORSPORT

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Motorsport UK event permits have been suspended until 30th June. But things are changing, the suspension has been lifted for some single occupancy events. We hope to be able to run an autotest in July, subject to new COVID regulations. Please click the button below for the latest Motorsport UK updates.

MOTORSPORT UK.

The Get it Sideways Stages & Three Shires Stages Rallies have been cancelled. Due to venue restrictions and the possible over supply of events later in the year we have no plan to reschedule for 2020.

We will continue to run the series of virtual events & raising money in aid of the NHS Charities COVID-19 appeal, as of early June we have raised  over £1000. See our Table Top Rally page for details.

SOCIAL & CLUBHOUSE

The Clubhouse remains closed for now, all meetings have been cancelled or postponed, including the Club AGM. The Government are due to release some details of how Pubs/Clubs & Restaurants can reopen, until then we cannot say how we will be affected. Club members will be notified directly once any decisions are made.

As the situation is very fluid, we will continue monitoring developments.

COVID19 – UPDATE

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The health, safety & well being of all Club members, Event officials & competitors is paramount. 

MOTORSPORT

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, from 17th March 2020 all Motorsport UK event permits have been suspended, initially until 30th April. But in this highly dynamic situation things are changing daily. Please click the button below for the latest Motorsport UK updates.

MOTORSPORT UK.

It is with regret that the Get it Sideways Stages Rally due to take place on 4th April 2020 has been cancelled. Full refunds will be given to all the competitors. Due to venue restrictions and the possible over supply of events later in the year we feel it is unlikely that we will be able to reschedule. The last round of the Dave Cooper 12-car Nav-Ex Winter Series will also not be running and until we have more news, we will not publish any dates for the Summer Series.

SOCIAL & CLUBHOUSE

For the time being the Clubhouse is closed, all meetings have been cancelled or postponed, including the Club AGM. Club members will be notified directly once any decisions are made.

The situation is very fluid and the Government recommendations are changing daily, we will continue to monitor developments.

Motorsport UK COVID-19 Update – Tuesday 17th March 14:20

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Motorsport UK COVID-19 Update – Tuesday 17th March 14:20
It is with regret that Motorsport UK is suspending all organising permits and Certificates of Exemption until at least 30th April 2020. This suspension follows the latest guidance issued by HM UK Government in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. This position will be constantly reviewed given prevailing information.

As the National Governing Body, we would ask all Motorsport UK members to act responsibly and follow the Government’s guidance during this difficult time.

We thank all of our members, organisers, officials, volunteers, staff and their families for their support during these unprecedented times.  We will continue to monitor the situation and will resume sporting activity as soon as we are able. We also have a responsibility and duty of care to our staff who will be working from home, so please be patient with any queries you may have.

David Richards, chairman of Motorsport UK, explained, “Clearly we live in challenging times and exceptional measures are required. The decision to suspend Motorsport UK permits on a temporary basis is not one that was taken lightly as the industry employs many thousands of people. However we have an over-riding responsibility to our members and the friends and families of our community. Furthermore, our social responsibilities extend to the broader population and the potential drain on valuable public health resources on which we are all reliant.

“The situation is very fluid and we will continue to monitor developments over the coming weeks and hope that we can resume the annual motorsport calendar at the opportune moment. In the immediate short term our efforts need to be focused on ensuring that the industry that backs up the sport has the financial support that it requires from the Government in order that it can be sustained beyond this extraordinary scenario.”

Dave Cooper Winter Series has a NEW DATE – Friday 27th March 2020

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Hi All,

The next & final round of the Dave Cooper Winter Series has a NEW DATE – Friday 27th March 2020

I can confirm that map numbers 162 and 149 will be used.

Start and finish will be Redmarley Village Hall http://www.redmarley.org.uk/village-hall-pages/directionsrvh/
Signing on from 6.45 and first car away at 8.00pm.
Register your interest for the event at cheltmc.com/12-car/
Best wishes

Jeff & Josh

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