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Results from Friday nights Moonraker Rally:
http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/Moonraker-Results.pdf
http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/Moonraker-Results.pdf
2014 Navigation Rally Championship, supported by McGrady Insurance.
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Just over a week to go now until the Newry MC Circuit of Down Navigation Rally on Friday 19th September. If you are planning to enter please get your entry form in the post as soon as possible.
Regs: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20140919_NDMC_CircuitOfDown_Regulations.pdf
Entry Form: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20140919_NDMC_CircuitOfDown_EntryForm.pdf
We have a few experienced drivers available to take out new (or experienced) navigators if anyone wants to join in the nights craic.
Regs: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20140919_NDMC_CircuitOfDown_Regulations.pdf
Entry Form: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20140919_NDMC_CircuitOfDown_EntryForm.pdf
We have a few experienced drivers available to take out new (or experienced) navigators if anyone wants to join in the nights craic.
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First set of points for the Winter Challenge. It will run over the final 4 rounds of the year, with automatic registration so everyone is included and a crew from any class can win.
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Newry MC are going to make a decision on the rally tonight. If you haven't got your entry in yet then please make contact with David McElroy today to let him know you will be doing the rally. David McElroy 07917 191587.
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No news yet. They are waiting to see if any arrive in the post today. It's not looking great so if you know anyone who you can talk into coming out get them to ring Davy McElroy.
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announcement went up on Facebook earlier
Newry and District Motor Club has unfortunately had to make the decision to cancel this years Circuit of Down Night Navigation Rally on Friday 19th September.
Only seven entries have been received by today (Tuesday).
Events cannot run without competitors and promises of entries are not enough to secure the running of an event.
David McElroyhad put a huge amount of effort into ensuring competitors had an excellent night of competition. We would like to thank him for his commitment.
Newry and District Motor Club has unfortunately had to make the decision to cancel this years Circuit of Down Night Navigation Rally on Friday 19th September.
Only seven entries have been received by today (Tuesday).
Events cannot run without competitors and promises of entries are not enough to secure the running of an event.
David McElroyhad put a huge amount of effort into ensuring competitors had an excellent night of competition. We would like to thank him for his commitment.
David rang me earlier to thank us for our entry which was extremely good of him. Very disappointing for all involved given the efforts that go into an event. Really don't understand why more people don't want to get involved in the sport.
On the upside I'm pretty sure it has now meant that we have won class 3 due to only 2 events left to run but I'd rather have won it with a good result on Friday night.
On the upside I'm pretty sure it has now meant that we have won class 3 due to only 2 events left to run but I'd rather have won it with a good result on Friday night.
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Has the Cookstown Targa the next day impacted on the entry? Really disappointed this was cancelled, Dungannon was our first outing in a while and had whet the appetite a fair bit.
Onwards to the Orchard, hope it runs.
Onwards to the Orchard, hope it runs.
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It's hard to know. The nav crews that I know do Targa rallies had all entered the Circuit of Down. The Henderson's, the Hawe's, the Campbell's, myself, and you had also intended to enter.
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Championship Points after R6, Dungannon Moonraker Rally.
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Unfortunately there is no navigation rally tomorrow night but lets look forward to the next event, the North Armagh MC Orchard Rally on 3rd Oct 2014. The Orchard was my favourite rally last year and I'm sure this year will be just as good. Please get your entries in as soon as you can. Thanks Ciaran.
Regs: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20141003_NAMC_OrchardRally_Regulations.pdf
Entry: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20141003_NAMC_OrchardRally_EntryForm.pdf
Regs: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20141003_NAMC_OrchardRally_Regulations.pdf
Entry: http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20141003_NAMC_OrchardRally_EntryForm.pdf
Was this not "Super Saturday" that @RComms would refer to?
EDIT: Kerry just reminded me that was the Larne Lanes/Firecracker duo
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Our entry for the Orchard is (or should be) in.
Think we're night nav only for a while - no more Lanes until we get the handbrake sorted. 3 & 5 point turns on the hairpins on the Armagh targa earlier in the year wasn't pretty.
Think we're night nav only for a while - no more Lanes until we get the handbrake sorted. 3 & 5 point turns on the hairpins on the Armagh targa earlier in the year wasn't pretty.
If you think its painful having to 3 point turn a metro, you should try it in a 306 with the right hand turning circle of the Exxon Valdez
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I would have though it wouldn't take you fellas very long to sorted out a handbrake. Have you got a hydraulic handbrake in it? Are you drums or disks on the back?
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Brakes all round wouldn't be terrific. We plumbed in a hydro (has to be a twin master cylinder setup) and thought we were being pretty cute rigging it up to be driven off the original pivot so as to comply fully with the regs, but the slack in the h/b master cylinder mechanism soaked up a lot of pressure from the normal brakes and left the car a liability generally. Reckon the standard metro master cylinder just isn't big enough, so took the hydro back out again. And the normal h/b is just baked, she's on drums but I think (Phil will correct me as handbrake adjustment guru) that it just falls out of adjustment after only a small bit of use. At some stage there'll be a new master cylinder, and a new h/b cable is a petrol tank out job so we're building up the motivation.
Some of this weekend is being spent rigging a decat so as to unleash a few more horses. Need these night navs to run to justify the effort and ££s...
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Entry form away today for the Orchard Rally...first time so should be fun
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Good man, the Orchard is a great driving rally, you will love it.
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Would anyone be interested in coming out to compete on the Orchard Navigation Rally this Friday night?
We only need a couple more crews to ensure the rally runs. North Armagh run a great rally with brilliant roads so you'll have a great nights craic, even if it's your first nav rally, and you do spend a bit of the rally lost.
If you would like to enter please contact Gordon McKeown as soon as you can. His contact details are in the reg:
http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20141003_NAMC_OrchardRally_Regulations.pdf
We have a free navigator, Stephen McCombe (Class 4), if any driver is having trouble putting a crew together.
We only need a couple more crews to ensure the rally runs. North Armagh run a great rally with brilliant roads so you'll have a great nights craic, even if it's your first nav rally, and you do spend a bit of the rally lost.
If you would like to enter please contact Gordon McKeown as soon as you can. His contact details are in the reg:
http://www.anicc.org.uk/Resources/Documents/20141003_NAMC_OrchardRally_Regulations.pdf
We have a free navigator, Stephen McCombe (Class 4), if any driver is having trouble putting a crew together.
Really hope we can get a few more crews together, would be really disappointing to loose this event - as Ciaran says the roads are fantastic and you'll have a ball! Would be a great first event for those that just want to give it a try.
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Cancelled. Disappointed personally and feel sorry for the organisers who have to put in a shed load of time up front.
Beginning to think the brother and I are a jinx - no cancellations (that I know of) while we stepped back to build a new car during the rally school season and last year, and now we're back and wanting to compete and 2 cancel in a row.
Can't help thinking that the Targa schedule isn't helping. Cookstown the day after Circuit of Down and now Larne the day after the Orchard.
Beginning to think the brother and I are a jinx - no cancellations (that I know of) while we stepped back to build a new car during the rally school season and last year, and now we're back and wanting to compete and 2 cancel in a row.
Can't help thinking that the Targa schedule isn't helping. Cookstown the day after Circuit of Down and now Larne the day after the Orchard.
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