Postponement of IW Speed Trials 2020.

Motorsport UK has today revoked all organising permits until at least 30th April 2020. As a consequence the Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint, planned for 28th & 29th March, will be postponed until further notice.
The Autotest to be held at IW College on 5th April and also at Knighton Sandpit on 19th April are also postponed.
I am sure you were all looking forward to attending the Sandown Sprint on the 28th and 29th March.
With regards to refund of entry fees, any competitor wishing to have a refund of their £160 entrance fee need simply to request one by email to sprint@iowcc.co.uk and this will be arranged. However, we have every intention of holding this sprint as soon as circumstances allow, and should you wish us to hold your entry fee we can do this. By holding your entry fee this will guarantee you a place on the replacement date.
For our mainland competitors:
Any competitor which had purchased ferry travel via Lymington or Portsmouth using the discounted booking portal that had been arranged, will automatically receive a full refund from Wightlink within the next 7 days and their ferry travel will be cancelled.
If you still wish to travel to the Isle of Wight on your original ticket, you will need to re-book.
Any competitor who has booked ferry travel via Red Funnel using the special single use discount code already provided should contact Red Funnel via email to sales@redfunnel.co.uk quoting the booking reference, lead name and travel dates to arrange a refund.
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.”
Ticket holders and other stakeholders will be contacted directly in due course. “Once the current restrictions are lifted, we’ll want to sit down with the Isle of Wight Council and other partners to find a way forward. We’ve already proved the event is viable and we’ll look forward to announcing details as soon as possible,” commented promoter Tim Addison of Solent.

The Chequers, Rookley.

AGM/Awards Evening now confirmed for Saturday 14 March 2020. the evening starts a 7pm if you wish to eat – food is served at 7:30 £15 per head and you can book this in advance via the website . AGM starts at 8:30 with awards begin presented at 9:00.

 

Drive at 14 years old
Learn car control in a safe environment, have fun and be the envy of your friends
New for 2020 the IOWCC will be encouraging 14 to 17 year olds to join the club and compete in the new youth championship series.
A member can drive at one of our events as young as 14 years of age, as long as they are have a passenger with a drivers licence who is experienced in autotesting.
The car must be a production touring car (i.e. back seats and a roof) under 2000cc.
Members as young as 12 years old can be a passenger with an experienced driver with a current driving licence.
In addition all competitors and passengers must have a valid Motorsport UK RS clubman licence – this licence is free and can be applied for via the motorsport uk website or at race control on the day
https://www.motorsportuk.org/get-s…/2020-rs-clubman-licence/

New Motorsport UK RS Clubman licence from 2020.

Dear Club Member Motorsport UK have a new licencing structure for 2020, if you already have a Motorsport UK licence for sprinting, autocross, rallying or circuit racing there will be a few small changes, however –

To compete at Isle of Wight Car Club events as a driver or a passenger in 2020 you will need to hold a new RS Clubman licence as a minimum, which will be free of charge.

The RS Clubman licence can be applied for online from the 18th of November via the motorsport UK website and aims to encourage more grass roots participation, as well ensuring all Motorsport UK event competitors are covered by comprehensive insurance. Additionally, licence holders will have access to Motorsport UK’s Member Benefits Programme that includes the new upgraded personal accident cover. 

Follow this link to the Motorsport UK Licence application page – https://rsclubman.motorsportuk.org/

 

 

5th of January

This is a family friendly scatter rally and social. Kids and grandkids are welcome.

Briefing at 11am and first car away shortly after. Clues will be easy to find and you will have 1 hour to get as many as you can! Winners will be announced once all teams have returned, in time to get an excellent pub lunch.

Entry is £5 per car and not all team members need to be IOWCC members.

FAQ – at the start you are given more locations to visit than you can possibly achieve within an hour, to prove that you have been to that location you need to answer a simple question such as, how many steps to the front door, or what name is carved on the bench. you need to be back at the start within an hour other wise you loose points for each minute you are late. each team will be given a separate start and finish time so you don’t all start at the same time. you can have as many team members in the car as you wish so its great fun for the family. only £5 per car.

Scatter Rally

 

Entries are now LIVE for the Sandown Sprint.

if you wish to enter this event please head to the event page –

Competitors

 

 

 

New Motorsport UK RS Clubman licence from 2020
Dear Club Member,
We hope you are looking forward to the upcoming year.
We wanted to let you know that from January 2020, Motorsport UK will be introducing a requirement for all competitors in Motorsport UK permitted events to hold a Motorsport UK competition licence; in addition to your club membership. This will be at a minimum the new RS Clubman licence, This applies to new competitors as well as to anyone previously competing solely with a club membership card.
The good news is that this entry-level, RS Clubman licence, will now be free.
This initiative is being introduced by Motorsport UK to encourage participation at grass roots level as well as to ensure that all competitors are covered by comprehensive public liability and personal accident insurance. It replaces the Non-Race Clubman licence, (which in 2019 cost £29). All licence holders will have access to the Member Benefits Programme which provides substantial discounts on well-known brands’ products and services, and can offset the costs of competing.
If you have not previously held a Competition licence or not renewed in 2019, it will also be a requirement to apply for a new RS Clubman licence in order to compete or be a passenger in Club events. This is free of charge and applicable to Autotests, Trials, Cross Country and Road Rallying including 12 Cars and Scatters. Please note: an RS Clubman licence is not required if you are already in possession of a current 2019 Competition licence.
You can apply for an RS Clubman licence from the Motorsport UK website from 18 November.
We wish you a safe and enjoyable year of motor sport in 2020.

 

visit Motorsport UK via the link below

https://www.motorsportuk.org/

The final unsealed surface event of 2019 was held at Knighton Sand pit.
Despite a low turn out of current members, the club were excited to see 4 new members take the plunge and split the cost of a VW polo so that they could experience a day of grass roots motorsport.
Even though the weather was inclement this did not dampen their enthusiasm, interestingly all but 2 cars were competing in the unmodified classes proving that driving slow cars fast is not only cheap but extremely fun.
Alex Conrad, Ryan Whitehal, George Richards and Ben Ash were super competitive in class 1 and were posting faster times as the day progressed, interestingly all 4 recorded their fastest lap of the day on their last run despite having to use their space saver spare wheel on this run. Not only did Ben Ash post the fastest time of the group, he also finished 3rd overall allowing him to stand on the podium during his first ever event.
Dean long took the honours of the fastest class 2 car in his MX5 despite Barry Richardson removing the front bumper for him.
Marion Brett was the fastest lady of the day in here shared class 3 classic mini
Joe Moore used his all wheel drive Subaru to take the 2nd step of the podium, however, the best news of the day was that after decades of competing at the Isle of Wight Car Club in his classic mini, Steve Brett stood on the top step of the podium.
It was so nice to see Steve finally win an event and posting a time over 1.3 seconds quicker than Joe in his Subaru it was well deserved.
The next event on the Isle of Wight Car Club Calendar is a two day sealed surface event at both BAE and the Isle of Wight College on the 2nd and 3rd of November, please see the club website for more information www.iowcc.co.uk

2nd and 3rd of November

For longer than anyone can remember, members of the Austin Healey Club have made an annual pilgrimage to the Isle Of Wight.

A weekend of fun and motorsport currently featuring two days of sealed surface autotesting in a bid to win the coveted Turbine Trophy which is awarded to the driver with the fastest combined time for the two events.
This year is comprised of round 12 and round 13 of the Isle Of Wight Car Club Autotest Championship.

This year we are opening this event up to other clubs on the Island and on the mainland, to not only try and capture the Turbine trophy but also to see who is the quickest in their club – Club organisers are more than welcome to supply and present trophy’s for their club members at the awards presentation held at the Bergman’s rest immediately after the close of the Sunday event

You can enter each day individually please see our website for more details

For longer than anyone can remember, members of the Austin Healey Club have made an annual pilgrimage to the Isle Of Wight.

A weekend of fun and motorsport currently featuring two days of sealed surface autotesting in a bid to win the coveted Turbine Trophy which is awarded to the driver with the fastest combined time for the two events.
This year is comprised of round 12 and round 13 of the Isle Of Wight Car Club Autotest Championship.

This year we are opening this event up to other club on the Island and on the mainland to not only try and capture the Turbine trophy but also to see who is the quickest in their club – Club organisers are more than welcome to supply and present trophy’s for their club members at the awards presentation held at the Bergman’s rest immediately after the close of the Sunday event

You can enter each day individually please see our website events list for more details