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Toyo Tires Midland Speed Championship
NEWS 5th September 2008:
Wiscombe Park Class Records Update NEW!
It has been noted that the records for Classes 3A & 3C are incorrect as previously published. These records have now
been corrected and are available for download / viewing on the records page
Harewood & Three Sisters Results Updated
The results for the August Harewood & Three Sisters events are now up on the website.
The championship is hotting up as we enter the latter stages of the year. Gary Thomas is currently leading in his
Elise. The Nottingham driver aiming for an unprecedented hat-trick of titles. Another former champion & Nottingham resident
David Marshall is not far behind. With Alan Cox also showing some recent form, te title could go down to the last couple of
events.
Wales Air Ambulance
As many of you will know by now, the Saturday event at Anglesey was abandoned when it became
clear that the heavy rain had made conditions unsafe. This decision was taken after
there had been three significant incidents among
the first 20 cars to practice.
In the most serious of these incidents, Paul Waters sustained a neck injury that meant that he had
to be air-lifted to hospital. Paul should make a full recovery from his injuries in due course, and we wish
him all the best. You can check on the forum for the latest news regarding Paul's recovery.
The fact that Paul's injuries were not more serious that they were is due in no small part to the
excellent work of the rescue crew, who extracted Paul from his car without causing any further damage
to his neck, and to the skill of the air-ambulance crew who had to land at the race circuit in truly
awful conditions.
It is incidents like this that remind us of the vital work of the air-ambulance service, which
is supported entirely by charitable donations. If you would like to donate to the Wales Air Ambulance
Charitable Trust, please go to their web-site at
www.walesairambulance.com.
Toyo Tires Available in New Sizes
Toyo Tires have increase the range of sizes for their Proxes T1-R and R888 tyres that are
available to championship contenders at a discounted rate. Please contact
BMTR for more details.
Hillclimbing & Sprinting - The Essential Manual
A new book by Phil Short & Steve Wilkinson
Many Midland Speed competitors will be aware of the above book, which came out towards
the end of last year and has been very well-received within our sport.
The book takes you from starting out as a novice, with plenty of good advice on how to
tackle Speed Events, and shows how you can improve and progress within the sport.
There is a foreword by the ever-green Allan Staniforth, an interesting History section,
profiles on some of the sport’s personalities, excellent track guides written by knowledgeable
drivers on the 20 most popular courses in the country, a photo gallery and a very comprehensive
reference section. In all there are 112 pages and 150 photos, all in colour, including several
Midland Speed competitors. This book tells you all you need to know about Hillclimbing & Sprinting.
It’s almost 30 years since the last book of this type on our sport, so this one is a welcome
& up-to-date addition and is useful to all levels of competitor.
For those who don’t yet have the book, the authors are offering to make copies available
at the Harewood meeting on 13th April (a Midland Speed round). The book retails at £17.99 but will
be on sale at a special price for Midland Speed contenders and these can be signed by the authors
if you so wish. Or it can be posted to you for a small extra cost.
To pre-order your copy, contact Phil Short on 01943-607630 or e-mail at: phil.short@blueyonder.co.uk
Alternatively contact Dave West, who will have a small stock available during the season.
Stunner Tyres on List 1A
Stunner Scudo and Stunner Torneo tyres were included in List 1A in the 2007 Blue Book but were
removed from List 1A in the 2008 Blue Book as the manufacturer did not apply to keep the tyres listed.
Following representations made to the MSA by the committee, the MSA have contacted Stunner and agreed
to re-instate the Scudo and Torneo tyres onto List 1A for 2008. This will not appear in the
2008 Blut Book, which has already been printed, but will appear in the Scrutineers' newsletter and in
Motor Sport News.
Contact us
The Championship is run for the benefit of the competitors, so
if you have any suggestions or complaints about any aspect of the
Championship, please talk to a member of the committee, or contact
us by e-mail.
The committee can be reached by e-mail at the following addresses:
John Phoenix: Championship Co-ordinator
coordinator@midlandspeed.org.uk
John Williams: Secretary
secretary@midlandspeed.org.uk
Dave West: Technical Advisor and Mini Cooper Register Liaison
technical@midlandspeed.org.uk
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