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Are
you interested in Motorsport but not sure how it all works?
To
try and give you as much information as possible the MG
Car Club Midland Centre have created information
sheets for various Sporting events, most of which the Centre
will be holding during the year.
If
you would like more details or like to discuss further, please
contact the following who will be keen to assist you.
Tony Lake - Midland Centre
Trials Co-ordinator David Russell - Midland
Centre Sprints Co-ordinator |
How can I get
started in Sprinting and Hillclimbing? The
MG Car Club has been organising motor sport since the 1930’s and
the Midland Centre also has a very long history of doing so.
Currently, we organise two speed events each year at the
Curborough Sprint Course, which is situated three or four miles
north of Lichfield in Staffordshire, just off theA38, near the
Fradley Industrial Estate. The Centre has recently celebrated
fifty years of running these successful meetings there.
MGCC
racing, sprints and hill climbs are well publicised in Safety
Fast Magazine.These
are speed events, often connected to championships for which As a way to encourage the younger drivers, all 'Under 21s' qualify for a discounted entry fee. More photos on our Facebook page HERE More Information on the pdf download HERE |
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MGCC
Midland Centre Young Members in Motorsport.
It’s been highly encouraging to learn that some of
the Young Members Branch recently obtained Clubman’s licences. The Midland Centre of the MGCC is registered with AWMMC, the Association of West Midlands Motor Clubs. This organisation acts as a forum and clearing house for regional motorsport, avoiding date clashes and providing publicity for all the affiliated clubs in the area.
The
AWMMC
website is a gold mine. It lists all its
affiliated members and their principle activities in motor
sport which makes hunting down a club event in your neck of
the woods pretty easy. You will find annual calendars,
regulations, entry forms; so pretty straight forward to
organise your weekend pursuits in which ever discipline takes
your fancy. The
MSUK rules for clubman events encourage the organising club to
invite up to 15 MSUK affiliated-clubs to participate; this
information can be fou A quick scan through the clubs listed in your geographic areawill reveal all sorts of sport which is impossible to publish in Safety Fast but nonetheless could be open to MGCC members. If the MGCC is not listed as an invited club you will likely find that a call to the organisers will welcome the MGCC and we will be added to the list, clubs don’t turn down potential entries. The
Midland Centre is keen to help the Young Members Branch become
involved in motor
sport, in whatever way it can, visit
the Midland Centre 'events'
page for up-to-date event listings, contacts and motor sport
opportunities.
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What
is a Naviscat'?
This
style of event involves plotting onto an Ordnance Survey
1:50000 scale map twenty or twenty-four clue-point locations
and then selecting a maximum of three quarters of them to
visit.
 They
will likely be within a radius of eight to ten miles of the
start and the plotting will require an understanding of basic
navigation techniques such as grid references, tulip diagrams,
map symbols, spot heights or herringbone diagrams.What is an 'AutoSolo'? 'Autosolo' is a forward only version of an autotest ideal for unmodified road cars, they must be driven to the event and have an MOT, although this can vary depending on the regulations. The rules allow for a passenger as young as 12 and a driver aged 14, though not in the same car! MGCC members have an invitation from the Cannock and District Car Club to enter their events. If you want a fun day out then
visit http://www.cdcc.org.uk
or see them on Facebook. An ideal opportunity to exercise
your daily driver and still get to work on Monday morning.
 Other events may be open to MGCC
members. Anyone interested in taking part in any of these events
should contact the Cannock & District Car Club directly.
Their website contains details of entry forms and regulations.
Thanks to MGCC
Member Ian Webb for this summary which has previous;y been
printed in Safety fast Magazine.
More Information on
our pdf - download
HERE
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Start Trials safely and cheaply with a 'Taster' event. MSUK
encourage Taster events which are designed to whet the
appetite of novices for Clubman level competition. The Midland
Centre has organised an annual Taster Car Trial for several
years which has bee More photos on our Facebook page HERE & HERE |
What about starting as a Marshall? Another way to get a feel for the many and varied disciplines is to volunteer as a marshal, they are always in relatively short supply and if it is your forte you will find yourself in demand. Contact the chief marshal for the event to make yourself known.
Simon Morris - Sporting Event
and Marshal Co-ordinator |
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Events 2021 ... |
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Our
regular events which the Centre organise like the Spring
Sprint to be held at Curborough on Sunday 11th
April.
Our
Summer Sprint is again
at Curborough on Sunday 1st August and the Autumn
Trial at Burton Dassett Hills Country Park on
Sunday 26th September, will continue again in 2021, Covid
restrictions allowing.
The
Regularity
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The Naviscat
is
planned to start late Morning of Saturday 5th June.
This style of event involves plotting onto an Ordnance Survey
1:50000 scale map twenty or twenty-four clue-point locations and
then selecting a maximum of three quarters of them to visit. They will likely be within a radius of eight to ten miles of the start and the plotting will require an understanding of basic navigation techniques such as grid references, tulip diagrams, map symbols, spot heights or herringbone diagrams |
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Coronavirus
(Covid-19)
The
current situation regarding coronavirus may result in
many public events being either cancelled or at least
severely curtailed. This may apply to events being
organised by various MG groups, including the Midland
Centre. We strongly advise our members to check with the
organisers of any event which you may be thinking of
attending, before leaving home, to ascertain whether or
not it is still being held. Updates affecting Midland
Centre events will be displayed here and may be issued
in Centre email bulletins.
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