Round 5 of the Isle of Wight car clubs forward only auto tests took part at Atherfield on Sunday.

This was also round 2 of their unsealed surface championship, the venue at Atherfeild is always popular due to it being a large flat open field. This allows competitors to use normal road going cars without the fear of damaging them.
Competitors are divided into classes depending on what type of car they decide to drive on the day, these range from unmodified under 1400cc cars in class 1 to space frame single seater buggys in class 5.

However, drivers with four wheel drive and knobbly tyres (class 4) held a distinct advantage over their 2 wheel driver competitors as even short grass offers little traction to cars on road tyres. 6 of the top 10 fastest cars on the day were 4wd Subaru Impeza’s – the exception to the rule was Chris Wilson in his class 5 special who came 4th, Steve Brett in his class 3 classic mini in 8th and Wayne Hole class 4 and Dean long class 2in their MX-5’s who came 9th and 10th respectively, proving that every day cars can still be competitive.

Motorsport is one of only a few sports were ladies and gentleman compete against each other side by side in the same arena, The isle of Wight Car Club is no exception, Zoe Henry, Sue Mitchell, Jill Broomfield, Marion Brett and Vicky Cox all showing that it’s not just a man’s game with Vicky driving her peugeot 205 to 15th place overall.

The big news of the event was the rise of Adam Morgan who was sharing a Subaru Impreza with his older brother Dan Morgan (the raining overall club champion). Adam dominated the event all day and won the event by .45 of a second and leaving his older brother Dan back in 3rd place.

Everyone on the day were so pleased to see Adam take his first ever win and look forward to seeing this sibling rivalry develop over the rest of the season.

If you wish to take part in a future event, all you need is a valid driving licence, a crash helmet and a car.

Afternoon All,

Just a reminder we’re making our 2015 debut at the Isle of Wight College this coming Sunday the 12th for Round 6 of the calendar!

Usual rules apply; sign on closes at 9:30 sharp so please arrive with enough time to unload, leaving your car unlocked and available for scruitineering.

Charges are as usual – £10 in advance through PayPal and £12 on the day.

Finally it’s been noticed litter is being left at our events. Can I ask that we all work together to ensure those attending our events respect the venues so we can keep using them.

Hope to see you at the weekend

Cheers

Toby.

Club Sec

Saturday July 4th – 3pm

Location.
“Frome west” Rew Street Gurnard PO318NN (Andy’s House)

The treasure hunt (in cars round the island) will be a fairly simple format. Some easy clues and some a bit more difficult/cryptic. A navigator or navigators will help and the price of the event is £10 per car, so no restriction on passengers.
There is no restriction on passenger ages either, so bring the kids we will have some fun clues as well

Time.
Sign on at 3pm. briefing at 3.30pm
First car away for TH at 4pm.
Duration ~2hrs.

Results and prize giving 6.45-7pm.
Barbecue 7pm onwards.

There will be BBQ’s supplied to cook your own food on.

Those wanting to drink can bring their own beer.

Daryl Turner has offered to supply music and DJ for us in the evening.

Camping will be available and a toilet block and facilities will all be made available at a cost of £3 per person. Those wishing to stay overnight may want to get there a bit earlier to erect tents etc before the treasure hunt (Anytime after 2pm)

Those not wishing or unable to participate in the treasure hunt can come just for the evening.

Partners and friends welcome, in addition to the BBQ and DJ there will be a Trampoline and bouncy castle.

Please can drivers ensure they drive sensibly to and from the venue, and respect the grounds when camping.

This Saturday see’s us back at St Georges Park Newport for Round 4 of the 2015 championship!

Anyone wishing to compete will need to arrive with time to prepare their car for scruitineering and be signed on by 9:30. First car away at 10am.

If possible please sign on in advance through paypal via the clubs website.

Please remember there is no spectator parking at the venue, anyone wishing to watch will need to park in Newport and walk down. Please do not park on the side of the road or in the lay by outside the grounds.

On 2nd of August we will be running a (Non championship) Gymkhana at BAE in Northwood. While giving our members the opportunity to try another discipline of Motorsport we hope to encourage some new faces to have a go at our events. We have invited “Stance Isle of wight” along who will be having a static meet at the same time, they expect to have anything up to 150 cars in attendance! IOWCC will be offering sign slightly later into the day in a bid to encourage some of their members and anyone else to have a go.

Further details around the structure of the day will be released shortly.

Well done to everyone who made round one a success, now from one of our smaller venues to something entirely different!

If you haven’t seen it yet Kev Richardson and Adam Wellar have put together a superb report viewable here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW1S6NCAqeU

I’ve attached the check list our scruitineers will follow when inspecting your car, drivers are expected to leave their cars readily available for inspection so open, with the bonnet / boot unlatched.

Round 2

Next Sunday the 19^th April see’s Round 2 at Ventnor Botanical Gardens.  Please if Possible use the advanced payment function with paypal on the website! If your trailering to the event please ensue you leave enough time to be directed to move your trailer to the trailer park prior to sign on, remember sign on will close at 9:30.

Will are going to continue trialling passengers at this next event, passengers will however need to hold a full drivers licence or MSA  race licence.

Held at IOW Pearl on Military road on Sunday the 5th of April this will be the second time we visit the venue!

Good Evening Members.

With under 3 weeks until the 2014 Awards evening & AGM it’s now time to
head over to the payments tab on the website and pay for the meal!
http://iowcc.co.uk/payments/

Held at the Chequers in Rookley on Friday 13th March £12.50 will get you a
carvery and dessert, if you have any special requirement please let us
know! Please can you get your payments in ASAP!

The evening will start at 7pm with dinner being served at 7:30, if you
just want to come for a drink that’s fine, you will want to be there by
8-8:15.

There is still a space on the committee if you would like to be involved
in the way the club runs, please get in touch if you wish to put yourself
forward!

Following the AGM our first event will be at Isle of Wight Pearl on Sunday
April the 5th. As previously mentioned we’re going to trial allowing
passengers in with the driver at this event! There are a few things you
will need to be aware of if you plan to either be a passenger or wish to
have a passenger in with you.

•	Passengers will be charged £6 and need to be either day or full IOWCC
members. If you are already signed on as a driver then you will qualify to
be a passenger already. They will also need to be over 16.


•	If you as the driver wish to have a passenger in your car then in
accordance with the MSA rules you will have to compete with a passenger
for every run on the day.

•	If you want a passenger in your car, but not for all the runs then you
are able to sign on under a second permit for an additional cost of £6.
This will then allow you to pick and choose when you have a passenger, you
will still only get 6 runs.


Hope to see you on the 13th March!

The Isle of Wight Car Club organised a non championship Autotest on the 8th of February.

Unlike the normal forward only autotests run by the club, this event was a real test of driving skills.

27 drivers entered this event and vehicles used varied from a standard Ford KA to a single seater off road racer.

Autotesting is one of the most inexpensive motorsports available, As many participants had never taken part in this type of motorsport before, the first course of the day was a simple challenge, however, in the the afternoon a more complicated course was set to test everyones driving skills.

This autotest required participants to show their ability to follow a defined route around a set of cones, stop astride lines and change direction using forward and reverse gears. All this was against the clock, so maintaining momentum to minimise time loss during manoeuvres was essential. Handbrake turns, J turns and reversing were the order of the day.

Dean Long demonstrated some outstanding driving skills, drifting his MX-5 with pin point accuracy and topping the points leader board winning this event with a very respectable 5.1 second lead.

Wayne Hole also in an MX-5 navigated the cones with precision and claimed second place.
Toby Allan borrowed his mums front wheel drive convertible for this event and was rewarded with 3rd place proving that driving skills are more important in this type of event than a powerful car, however, don’t tell his mum.

Those with larger and more powerful cars also showed their driving skills and had an awful amount of fun by drifting cars such as BMWs and a four wheel drive evo around this tight demanding course.

This non Isle of Wight championship round allowed many drivers an opportunity to have a go at a type of motorsport they had never tried before. The overall opinion was that this was a challenging, fun event and a great way to get everyone excited about the upcoming season of forward only autotests organised by the Isle of Wight Car Club.

Well done to the 27 drivers who tried their hand at a proper autotest on Sunday.

Congratulations to Dean who showed us all up.

Many thanks to Allan for photos here – https://www.flickr.com/photos/allans…7650703467351/

Results below