Chelmsford Motor Club

15/11/2024

Our next 12 Car Rally is running in a weeks time.

Come and get involved, we have a couple of entries left. Or if you are all new to the sport, come and get involved with marshalling a great way to see how it all works.

Find all the details here

2024-25 Essex & Suffolk AMSC Winter 12 Car Series Winter Series Championship Table Current Classes Winter Series Championship Rules. Common Event Regs for all the events. Road Rally navigation guides Results: Autumn Leaves Upcoming events: Event Date Links November 12 Car Friday, 22 November, 2024 1...

15/11/2024

RALLY PLANNING UPDATE, WITH STAGE DETAIL.

Since the last running of the MGJ Engineering Brands Hatch Winter Stages, we’ve been working with MSV to explore new layouts for the rally. There’s lots to consider, including the areas available to us, Motorsport UK regulations and spectator access. Ahead of entries and marshal registration opening on Monday 18th November, at 20:00, we have a progress update for you.

Our initial plans were ambitious and we were all working towards a layout which may be familiar to some from the summer event (last run in 2014). Our plans for 2025 used the rally school, before a new competitive link section to get us to the Grand Prix circuit. This meant access to South Bank for spectators would be restricted at some times during the day, and due to this and a concern over road conditions, a few weeks ago MSV asked us to revisit our plans.

While this is a shame, it’s really important we work with MSV as the venue operator and respect their needs and wishes. The team went back to the drawing board, and we’re pleased to share the draft stage diagram with you, so you have an idea of what to expect next January.

The stages planned for January include:

• A new stage start location under the bridge at Pilgrims Drop on the Grand Prix circuit.
• Increased use of the Clearways loop throughout the day.
• With Motorsport UK regulations changing, to allow the stages to run at an increased average speed, we’ve removed the chicanes at Paddock Hill, meaning crews will tackle this iconic bend at full speed.
• New splits and merges.
• A new stage finish on the return road to the outer paddock, before the tunnel.

We aim to offer a fresh challenge to our competitors, having taken on the feedback in recent years that stages were becoming repetitive, as well as ensuring a high percentage of the stage is viewable from key locations for spectators.

We hope to see you in January, whether as a competitor, marshal, radio crew, official, spectator, service crew or whatever role you attend in!

Chelmsford Motor Club

14/11/2024

This time next week you could be improving your stage rally navving skills.....

CMC Club Night - Thursday 21st Nov - Bell Pub, Danbury

We are running an evening of training, this time for stage rallies. Focussing on Single Venue events as a warm up for two big events in our region (Rixy's Stages and Brands Stages).

We have planned various things, but we also need input from you on what to cover. So please do let us know if you are planning to attend and if you have any specific questions or areas to cover

14/11/2024

In case you missed it...

Regs are now out for our next Stage Rally at Brands Hatch on Saturday 18th Jan 2025.

Entries will open at 8pm this Monday.

Find the regs here :-
https://brandshatchstages.co.uk/sites/brandshatchstages.co.uk/files/2024-11/MGJ%20Engineering%20Brands%20Hatch%20Winter%20Stages%202025_SRs_0.pdf

11/11/2024

Regs are now out for our stage rally at Brands Hatch

Remember new stages, new roads

We have now published the Supplementary Regulations ahead of entries opening at 20:00 on 18th November 2024.
See https://brandshatchstages.co.uk/competitors
Chelmsford Motor Club

10/11/2024

CMC Club Night - Thursday 21st Nov - Bell Pub, Danbury

We are running an evening of training, this time for stage rallies. Focussing on Single Venue events as a warm up for two big events in our region (Rixy's Stages and Brands Stages).

We have planned various things, but we also need input from you on what to cover. So please do let us know if you are planning to attend and if you have any specific questions or areas to cover.

10/11/2024

Just over 24hrs until regs are published for our stage rally at Brands Hatch on Sat 18th Jan.

New stages, new roads, new challenges.

08/11/2024

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07/11/2024

A Preston Rally update, its dry out there... will it stay that way?

04/11/2024

We have been contacted about an old car, which has history within the Chelmsford area. If anyone has any knowledge or details about the car, then please get in touch.

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I am doing a bit of detective work in trying to locate car I built over 40 years ago and I wondered if you could circulate this message to your members as I think it is resident in the Chelmsford area.

The car is called The Empire Special, reg. no. EHC 55. It is a pre war style 2 seater sports car with a Morris 8 radiator and bonnet. It has the spare wheel mounted on the barrel shaped tail and was pale blue when I sold it in 1994. According to the DVLA website it has been on SORN for a number of years.

I would really like to contact the owner and any help would be much appreciated.

Regards

Franklin Woodcock

03/11/2024

Our next event is another 12 car, running on Friday 22nd Nov.

Get involved and find all the event details on the below link

https://chelmsfordmc.co.uk/node/6957

30/10/2024

A Preston Rally Update.

Additional support for competitors.

If Ian Mepham / Performance Automotive can’t fix it then its… probably knackered

29/10/2024

Great to see MN continue to be part of our Brands Hatch stages.

Saturday 18th Jan 2025, new stages, new challenges - be part of it all.

Regs and entries will open in November.

We’re delighted to continue our relationship with Motorsport News as our Championship Media Partner. We look forward to reading their previews, reports and features across the championship season.

28/10/2024

As winter approaches, here is a throw back to January and the challenging conditions crews and marshals/organisers took on at Brands Hatch.

Put Saturday January 18th 2025 in your diaries to see the new stage layouts we have found within Brands Hatch.

Photo - M&H Photography

24/10/2024

See how much fun you could be having on the Preston Rally this year.

Get involved either as a competitor or marshal, find all the details on the link below.

https://chelmsfordmc.co.uk/Preston

24/10/2024

See how much fun you could be having on the Preston rally this year.

Register to enter or be part of the marshalling team here :-

https://chelmsfordmc.co.uk/Preston

24/10/2024

Tomorrow evening we are running our first 12 car of the season.

Thanks to all the organisers and marshals, we have a very strong entry for the event.

For details on this and other upcoming CMC events see our website
https://chelmsfordmc.co.uk/

24/10/2024

A return to a two day format for our historic rally the East Anglian Classic in 2025.

2025 HRCR Clubman's Championship Provisional Calendar