Post by wannabe on Aug 29, 2018 17:51:54 GMT
Just saw this - looks interesting, although one is never sure of the quality of driving of fellow forum members until one meets them and drives with them! (Fellow Mighty5 members excepted, naturally 
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www.pistonheads.com/news/general-pistonheads/join-the-pistonheads-sporting-tour/38651
Our first one-day road rally is coming soon. Here's how you can take part...
We're excited to announce the launch of a brand-new event: the PistonHeads Sporting Tour.
The concept has been brought together with the help of GT Motorsports Club, the rally experts behind the Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton; the first event in England to make use of the new closed public road rally legislation earlier this year. Our Sporting Tour, authorised and permitted by the MSA, is a type of rally commonly referred to as a 'touring assembly'.
On Saturday October 13th, you can join us for a packed one-day event in Suffolk, touring 120 miles of beautiful country roads with two timed tests at a private venue. Each competitor will have a start time, but as most of the event is taking place on public roads, there will be no other timing involved other than the tests. You'll make your way to check points, where marshals will stamp your book before setting off on the next stage of the rally.
You won't be able to use any mod-cons at this event, though. Your co-driver will instead need to summon their inner Nicky Grist, as you'll navigate the route with a Tulip Road Book. The book plots out the distances, directions and junctions you need to navigate throughout the route, making for a refreshing change from sat-navs, and is one of the main reasons that organising the event held such appeal.
Naturally, your team will need to be a minimum of two and the cost is £150 per car. As an MSA authorised event, you'll need to be a member of an MSA affiliated club, so joining the event's GT Motorsports Club will be included in your entry fee. Any vehicle is eligible for entry with 120 spaces available. All profits from the event will be going to Mission Motorsport, so get involved and help us support a very worthy cause.
Entries will open early in September and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Register your interest here:
www.gtmotorsportsclub.co.uk/register.html
and be the first to hear when entries open. We'll start and finish at the Holiday Inn in Ipswich, and have negotiated preferential rates for anyone wanting to stay and join us for a victory beer after the tour has finished.
So whether this is your first motorsport outing or you're a seasoned competitor, we can't wait for you to join us in October to start our new adventure. For more information, visit the GT Motorsports Club website here:
www.gtmotorsportsclub.co.uk/
le sigh