Building on 2 very successful previous years the Isle of Wight Car Club are hosting another weekend long event packed with lots of things to do and see!

If you are a petrol head, part of a club or just a interest in cars and Motorsports then please keep the weekend free! If you have something you’d like to display, or are part of a club on the island who would like to participate then please let us know!

Entry to the event is free although we will be collecting for the Kissy Puppy island based charity.

The Itinerary for the weekend will be as follows – please keep checking back as we will be adding things all the time!

Saturday
– Gates open 10am.

– Taster auto-test course open to anyone with a full driving licence in a road going car with normal road tyres. Helmets are required and we will have ones available to borrow.

– Passenger laps on a separate course in either a MK1 escort Historic Rally car and 300bhp Group N Impreza.

– Various Static displays from multiple local island car clubs

– Island trials bike club displays

– Car and Bike Auto Jumble

In the afternoon going into the evening Live Music will be on and there will be a beer tent open until late.

Camping Saturday night

Sunday

The IOWCC will be holding a championship round which everyone is more than welcome to watch and or participate in!

If you have anything you would like to do to contribute to this event please get in touch!!

After two rounds of competition on tarmac for the Isle of Wight Car Club, it was time to head off road at the Knighton Sandpit for the first unsealed surface event of the year. In a stark contrast to the first two rounds, the weather was sunny and hot, with only the slightest breeze troubling the drivers. 

The course itself was an interesting mix of flowing sections, sand and tight corners.

In the early runs, it seemed that the drivers were driving with a hint of caution, clearing the track and re-adjusting to the world of off-road driving after the tarmac rounds beforehand. The Subaru Imprezas seemed to have the early edge, with the likes of Toby Allen and James Robbins setting the pace during the initial attempts.

The track got quicker as the day went on despite ruts developing at the back of the course. This made the back section of the course a problem for the drivers, since it was much easier to lose time instead of gain time.

Toby Allen was consistently fast throughout the day, and when the time sheets were printed at the end of the day, it was him on top overall, as well as class four, in the Subaru Impreza. He did not go unchallenged however, with the top five drivers all within two and a half seconds of him. This included Ryan Munt, Dan Morgan (The only person to drive anything other than a Subaru in the top six) and James Robbins, who made up the rest of the top four. Dean Long was on top in Class Two, using his flamboyant style to full effect in his Mazda MX5.

Class Three honours went to Mini driver Steve Brett, while Steve Glass triumphed in Class One.

Next up in the IOWCC heads to Newport Football Club on the 7^th of June. For more details head over to iowcc.co.uk

Many thanks to Adam Weller for the write up and Allan Marsh for the Photography.

Round 2: Isle of Wight Pearl

The Isle of Wight Pearl became the home of an extremely tight course on Easter Sunday for the second round of the Isle of Wight Car Club Championship. The layout was a lot slower than the one used at the previous round, but it looked as if it would produce a close event alongside the torrid weather conditions of the day. Many were hoping for a repeat of the weather they had experienced two weeks prior to this event, with the rain fading and the track drying as the day went on. However, there was to be no repeat of that, with the rain falling relentlessly through the day.

Despite the weather issues, the times got faster as the day went on. David Goodwin (Mini MKI) was on top of the timing sheets in the early stages, and his time wasn’t beaten until the third set of runs; Danny Grist and Daniel Kozakewycz, both behind the wheel of a Mazda MX5, improved on his time, with Daniel becoming the first driver to break into the 37 second range with a time of 0:37:58. During the fourth set of runs, Dean Long, in yet another MX5, posted a time of 0:37.22, which propelled him to the top of the timesheets. James Robbins (Peugeot 205) and Russel Hector (Subaru Impreza) also set times of under 38 seconds, meaning things were becoming increasingly close at the top.

On his fifth run, Dean Long set a time of 0:36.54, which would prove to be unbeatable. In fact, he was the first and only driver to set a time of less than 37 seconds all day. Danny Grist also improved, setting a 0:37.15, which would be the best time of the day for the Class Four entrant. Incredibly, Daniel Kozakewycz set an almost identical time on his final run, falling milliseconds short of taking second away from Grist. Kevin Richardson also came close in his Mini, setting a time that was less than a tenth off Kozakewycz and Grist.

So after an extremely soggy day of motorsport, Dean Long was not only victorious in Class Two, but also stood on top of the overall podium in his Mazda MX5. Danny Grist and Daniel Kozakewycz rounded out an all MX5 overall podium, with Grist also claiming victory in Class Four.

Class Three honours went the way of Kevin Richardson in his Mini, while Ricky Sheppard set the pace in Class Five. Darren Cole drove his Seat Ibiza to another Class One victory, cementing himself as a frontrunner for the championship in that particular class.

For complete results from this round, as well information on how to get involved, please visit iowcc.co.uk.

 

A rare occasion presents itself to us this coming Sunday the 20^th! We are being given the opportunity to run at a brand new SS venue; IOW pearl car park.

As with all of our venues making best use of space is imperative to the success of the event. Fortunately we have managed to secure additional parking on Chilton Farm Lane, (30 yards west of the entrance to IOW Pearl on the opposite side of the road.) Any non-competing car will be asked to park here.

Anyone bringing a non-road legal car to the event will need to drive into the pearl car park to unload before parking their trailer and tow car over on the lane. It should go without saying that if the car is not road legal it cannot be driven across the public highway between the competition and parking areas! Please when parking on the side of the lane, ensure you are not blocking access to any of the gates or impeding access down the lane.

The event will run like we do at St Georges Park, with doors to the car park closing at 9:25 so if you have anyone coming to watch please can you ask them to park on Chilton farm lane or the parking area immediately after the entrance to the pearl on the same side of the road.

Scruitineering at events.

As you know we scrutineer every car before an event, this is something we feel very passionate about having found and then mitigated many potential hazards over the years!

It is starting to take up to 2 hours at some events, partly due to drivers leaving their cars locked or on trailers un accessible to be checked. Please can you ensure that you leave your car open and unloaded ready to be checked by 9:30 so our scruitineer (and time keepers) can have completed this activity before the safety briefing.

Finally as ever please remember you can subscribe as a 2014 member and sign on for the event online through the website!

Isle of Wight Car Club 2014: Round One Event Report

After a long wait for the ladies and gents of the Isle of Wight Car Club, the 2014 season finally got underway with the first round of the season, which received an entry of 32 drivers. A relatively free flowing course at the Isle of Wight College played host to the event, which initially looked more like a duck race rather than a motorsports event. The heavens had opened overnight, and they were threatening to do so once again as everyone made their way onto track for their opening runs. However, the drivers did a good job of staying on the track in the adverse weather conditions, and they were rewarded with a course that dried throughout the day.

The compact nature of the original Mini lends itself to this type of event no matter what weather conditions they are faced with, so it was unsurprising to see several of those at the front. For a while, it looked as if the father-son pairing of Chris and Adam Greenen were untouchable out front, with the two exchanging fastest times in their shared Mini. Their dominance was then interrupted by Dan Morgan in his borrowed Caterham, who set a stunning time of 1:03.24 on his fifth run. At that point, only Chris Greenen had got into the 1:03 range with a 1:03.55.

Sure enough, Dan went out on his sixth and last run and set another fastest time, a 1:02.97, which looked to be enough to secure overall victory. Kevin Richardson took to the course next. Kevin had been struggling to find pace to match the Greenens in his Mini, and after five runs he had been unable to break the mid-1:05 barrier. However, his sixth run was almost perfect, and he crossed the line to claim a 1:02.68, putting him on top.

Next it was the turn of Chris Greenen in the Mini which had shown such great pace throughout the event. His fastest time of the day so far was a 1:03.55; he would be looking to beat that and reclaim the lead in his last run of the day. As he set off, it was clear that he was on maximum attack. His lines were neat and he avoided any cone contact, and he crossed the line to set a 1:02.23. That time would not be beaten, so Chris had secured the overall win as well as Class Three victory on his final run.

Class Five honours went the way of Dan Morgan in the Caterham, while Subaru Impreza campaigner David Bizzill came out on top in Class Four. Daniel Kozakewycz was the first Class Two runner in his Mazda MX5, while Darren Cole set the pace in Class One driving his Seat Ibiza.

The next round of the championship sees the Isle of Wight Car Club travelling along the Military Road to the Isle of Wight Pearl on the 20th of April.

Good Evening Sports Fans!

 

AGM & Awards evening

Hoping those of you that came to the AGM and Awards evening had a good evening, photo’s from the evening are available here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/allans-images/sets/72157642711098025/

 

Round 1

Round one kicks off the 2014 season and the legendary IOW College on Sunday the 6^th of April!

 

If you have access to PayPal please use the website to both pay for your 2014 membership, and settle up for the event fee’s, this should help us kick the event off on time!

Payments

As ever drivers need to be signed on with both their car and person ready at 9:30 sharp.

 

Looking forward to seeing you all then!

 

Toby

Club Sec

 

 

Just a reminder that in 2 weeks time on the 21st of March we are holding the Annual general meeting and Awards evening 7PM at the Chequers Inn at Rookley.

This is your opportunity to table any concerns or suggestions you may have regarding the running of the club and its events. Its really important we get the best attendance possible to make the most of the evening!

As we require advance payment for the meal there is now a payment option set up on the website, (3 meat carvery and selection of desserts). payment is required by Monday the 17th. Please can you make every effort to pay either online or by cash to any committee member before then.

Payments

We have 3 committee members stepping down this year, if you are interested in helping with the running of the events please make yourself known to a committee member before the evening.

Many thanks
IOWCC

Good evening members.


Trophy Returns

Please can those of you with trophies awarded last year arrange for their
return with Paul Wills on 07751326611 so they can be engraved for the most
recent season.


Trophy update

The last mail sent round introduced a new set of trophies that are to be
awarded to class winners 1st-3rd across all 5 classes both surface
championships and the overall championship.

Our initial thoughts were these trophies would replace the round winner
trophies, however after further discussion we have decided to retain the
round trophies, the only change being where the same driver has won
multiple rounds, these will be consolidated into 1 trophy.


Awards / AGM Friday 21st March.

Barely 5 weeks until the annual awards evening, please can you let us know
if you wish to come so we can inform the catering, if you wish to come the
following link can be used to pay via PayPal http://iowcc.co.uk/payments/

Alternatively you can pay by cash or cheque to any committee member.

A 2 course meal is being put on with a choice of 3 meats, and 3 deserts,
£12.50 per head.

The evening will start at 7pm, with dinner and 7:30 followed by the AGM
then awards; we hope you can all make it!



Spaces on the Committee

There will be 3 spaces available on the committee for the upcoming season,
if you would like to put yourself forward please let us know!

Regards
IOWCC

Good Evening Members!


AGM / Awards evening – Friday 21st March

We have reserved the “Sun Room” at the Chequers Rookley, They shall be
putting on their usual carvery main course and selection of deserts for
the sum of £12.50pp. Payment can be made on the day but please do let us
know if you intend to come so we can let the Chequers have an idea on
numbers.


Calendar Confirmed

AGM Friday 21st march
Round 1 Tech collage 6th April ss
Round 2 IOW pearl. 20th April ss
Round 3 Knighton. 18th may uss
Round 4 Football club sat 7th June ss
Round 5 Atherfield. 22nd June uss
Round 6 BAE13th July ss
Round 7 Tbc. 10th August uss
Round 8 Charity event 30th & 31st August uss
Round 9 Atherfield. 14th September uss
Round 10 Pallance farm 28th September uss
Round 11 Knighton. 12th October uss
Round 12 Fort street. 26th October ss
Round 13 BAE Healys 8th November ss
Round 14 Tech Healys 9th November ss


Awards Structure Change and Clarification

We have decided to re vamp the Trophy Structure with a view to increase
the number of members going home with an award! We have decided to remove
the trophies for winning individual rounds, and replace them with 2nd and
3rd class awards for both SS and USS winners. This change will be imposed
retrospectively from the start of the 2013 season, and all other trophies
remain the same.

The below minimum attendance needs to be maintained throughout at least
50% of the counting rounds in that season for the class to be eligible to
offer 2nd or 3rd place awards

•	1st place award – 3 class entries
•	2nd place award – 5 class entries
•	3rd place award – 6 class entries

For clarity, to separate competitors ending the season on even points the
following protocol is followed to distinguish the winner.
Most amount of 1st then, 2nd then,3rds, then least number of WT’s.


Regards

IOWCC.

DUTCH BROTHERS

RETAIN OVERALL and CLASS

CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

 

The IOW Car Club held their club championship over fifteen rounds this year. Eight of them being (SS) SEALED SURFACE and seven being (USS) UNSEALED SURFACE events. The best five results from each of the (SS) and the (USS) championships would count towards the overall club championship title.

Also the drivers best five results from the (SS) rounds would decide the (SS) championship title and likewise the best five results from the (USS) would decide the (USS) championship title.

John and Dave Dutch who saw fierce competition in 2012 to win the titles for the first time, was now put under increased competition in 2013 by many of last years drivers and some new members upping their game, which meant John and Dave had to push hard from round one and push hard they did.

 However John and Dave did not have it all their own way as Ryan Munt was to take 5 event wins out of the 7 rounds on the USS event to take the USS title from John which he won in 2012.

Also Andy Williams, Toby Allen, Dan Morgan and Darren Taylor all had their eyes on the trophies this year so was also pushing hard from round 1, Resulting in the competition being intense through out the year and the titles being all decided in the last round of the SS and USS championships.

OVERALL CLUB CHAMPION

1^st  John Dutch  477 points

2^nd  Dan Morgan  469 points

3^rd  Andy Williams  447 points

OVERALL (SS) CHAMPION

1^st Dave Dutch  250 points

2^nd Toby Allen  248 points

3^rd John Dutch  237 points

OVERALL (USS) CHAMPION

1^st Ryan Munt  250 points

2^nd Darren Taylor  241 points

3^rd John Dutch  240 points

CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP  (SS)                         CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP  (USS)

 

              CLASS 1                                                                      CLASS 1

1^st  Darren Cole  150 points                                               No entries this year

2^nd  Tim Thompson  50 points

 

CLASS 2                                                                       CLASS 2

1^st  Dean Long  249 points                                              1^st  Dean Long  250 points

2^nd  Daniel Kozakewycz  249 points                               2^nd  Daryl Turner  195 points

3^rd  Daryl Turner  242 points                                           3^rd  Tony Long  193 points

 

CLASS 3                                                                    CLASS 3

1^st  Dave Dutch  250 points                                        1^st  Wayne Hole  250 points

2^nd  David Goodwin  245 points                                    2^nd  Steve Brett  243 points

3^rd  Chris Greenen  243 points                                 3^rd  Kevin Richardson  242 points

 

CLASS 4                                                                    CLASS 4

1^st  Toby Allen  250 points                                          1^st  Ryan Munt  250 points

2^nd  Neil Glasbey  244 points                                       2^nd  Dan Morgan  247 points

3^rd  Ricky Sheppard  234 points                                   3^rd  Brian Robbins  238 points

 

CLASS 5                                                                     CLASS 5

1^st  John Dutch  248 points                                             1^st  John Dutch  248 points

2^nd  Dan Morgan  245 points                                          2^nd  Darren Taylor  247 points

3^rd  Andy Williams  243 points                                       3^rd Andy Williams  243 points

 

BEST of the Lady Drivers

1^st  Vicky Cox  346 points

2^nd  Marion Saunders  272 points

3^rd  Linda Burt  267 points

4^th  Jill Williams  253 points

5^th  Jemma Western  226 points

Write-up and picture by John Dutch

A table has been booked at the Bargeman’s Rest in Newport for Friday the 20th of December at 7-7:30 in the evening!

We are able to order from the regular Bar menu and I’m told there is live music on later in the evening which should make for a nice relaxed evening!

Numbers are limited so if you would like to come please can you let us know so I can keep track of how many spaces we have.

Alternatively If you just want to come for a drink later in the evening I’m sure we’ll all still be there!

Please let me know if you want to come either by emailing us on membership@iowcc.co.uk or by catching me (Toby) at the weekend Cheers!

ROUND 14

BAE Systems Car Park

09-11-2013 

The latest round of the Isle of Wight Car Club championship was held on Saturday at the BAE Systems car park. It was a very wet and cold day but with only one more round after this one to decide the drivers and class championship titles, the competition was getting intense as any mistakes today would put more pressure on the drivers going into the final round.

RUN 1 .. First to set the pace was Andy Williams with a time of  54.29 sec, closely followed by Dave Dutch on a 54.32 sec, then Toby Allen on 54.51 sec, then Dave Goodwin on 54.81 sec , James Robbins on 55.27 sec , John Dutch on 56.07 sec .

RUN 2 ..  Saw many more drivers picking up the pace and as a result the leader boards was changing. This time Dave Dutch put in a time of 53.33 sec and then James Robbins only on a 54.01 sec , then Dave Goodwin on 55.32 sec , then Chris Greenen and Steve Stotesbury on a 56.16 sec and then Andy Williams on 56.62 sec .

RUN 3 .. saw Toby Allen setting a new pace of 51.87 Sec for all others to follow, Steve Wells gave chase with a 52.45 sec then John Dutch on 52.83 sec , Dave Dutch on 52.94 sec , Dave Goodwin on 53.06 sec , Dean Long on 53.19 sec ..

RUN 4 .. Saw Toby Allen set a time of 51.68 sec, Hot on his heels was Dave Goodwin on a 51.71 sec then Dan Morgan on 51.89 sec , Steve Wells on 51.89 sec , Adam Greenen on 52.05 sec, Chris Greenen on 52.82 sec ..

RUN 5 .. Once again saw Toby Allen set a target time of 50.64 sec for the others to reach, Dave Dutch got close on a 51.60 sec with Steve Wells hard on their heels with a 52.00 sec , then Daniel Kozakewycz on 52.20 sec , Andy Williams on 52.62 sec , Dean Long on 53.33 sec .

It was a very close competition for all the top drivers. But Toby Allen managed a super time of 50.64 sec in his 5th run that was enough to give him the overall win.

 

Congratulations to Toby on a great drive and his win

OVERALL POSITION

1^st  Toby Allen on 50.64 sec

2^nd  Dave Dutch on 51.60 sec

3^rd  Dave Goodwin on 51.71 sec

4^th Dan Morgan on 51.89 sec

5^th  Steve Wells on 51.98 sec

6^th Adam Greenen on 52.05 sec

Fastest LADIES of the Day

1^st Vicky Cox

2^nd  Linda Burt

3^rd  Jill Williams

4^th  Pam Moore

class 1

1^st  Darren Cole

class  2

1^st  Daniel Kozakewycz

2^nd  Dean Long

3^rd  Phil Rudd

4^th  Daryl Turner

5^th  Tony Long

class 3

1^st  Dave Dutch

2^nd  Dave Goodwin

3^rd  Adam Greenen

4^th  Chris Greenen

5^th  Kevin Richardson

class 4

1^st  Toby Allen

2^nd  James Robbins

3^rd  Seve Stotesbury

4^th  Oliver Chatham

5^th  David Smithies

class 5

1^st  Dan Morgan

2^nd  Steve Wells

3^rd  Andy Williams

4^th  John Dutch

5^th  Chris Wilson

 

Isle of Wight Car Club

 

ROUND 15  ( SS )

IOW COLLEGE

10/11/2013

Dave Dutch Takes his fifth overall round win

of the Sealed Surface championship and retains the SS Championship Title

 

 

Round 15 was the final round of the sealed surface championship. This saw many drivers closely following their position on the leader board as today would decide the overall championship and all the class championships titles. Also only having four runs this time would put more pressure on the drivers to get their best run times in early.

With the weather on our side, the battle commenced and first to set the pace in

RUN 1 .. Was John Dutch then Toby Allan only one hundredths of a second behind, then Adam Greenen and Ricky Sheppard.

RUN 2 .. Saw Dave Dutch set a new FTD, over four seconds ahead of his brother John’s time, but now Dan Morgan wanted part of the action and he was followed closely by Steve Wells, then Ricky Sheppard, then Kevin Richardson.

RUN 3 .. Saw Dan Morgan set a new FTD followed closely by Dave Dutch, then Steve Wells, then Toby Allen and then Ricky Sheppard, Dave Goodwin, John Dutch.

RUN 4 .. The final chance to take the FTD and it was once again Dave Dutch to set the new pace, Toby Allen chased hard but it was not enough, Toby was being pushed hard by Neil Glasbey and he was by John Dutch and Steve Glasbey, then Steve Wells.

Apart from the overall battle there were also many class battles going on…

Congratulations to Dave on a great drive and his win

OVERALL POSITION

1^st  Dave Dutch on 58.54 sec

2^nd  Dan Morgan on 58.95 sec

3^rd  Toby Allen on 59.24 sec

4^th Neil Glasbey on 59.62 sec

5^th  Steve Wells on 60.36 sec

6^th John Dutch on 60.44 sec

Fastest LADIES of the Day

1^st Vicky Cox

2^nd  Jill Williams

3^rd  Linda Burt

4^th  Pam Moore

class 1

1^st  Darren Cole

class  2

1^st  Dean Long

2^nd  Daniel Kozakewycz

3^rd  Daryl Turner

4^th  Phil Rudd

5^th  Tony Long

6^th  Dave Rose

class 3

1^st  Dave Dutch

2^nd  Dave Goodwin

3^rd  Kevin Richardson

4^th  Adam Greenen

5^th  Dan Howell

class 4

1^st  Toby Allen

2^nd  Neil Glasbey

3^rd  Steve Glasbey

4^th  Ricky Sheppard

5^th  Steve Stotesbury

class 5

1^st  Dan Morgan

2^nd  Steve Wells

3^rd  John Dutch

4^th  Paul Wills

5^th  Martyn Cutler

Write-up by John Dutch …   Picture by Allan Marsh