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2007 Championship Preview

Kelly And Shaw Take Victory in Wicklow

 

The new championship titled “Sleator Auto Midlands East Stages Championship” will be borne out over 6 events;
• BDAC Multi Stages, February 25th 2007
• Midland Motor Club Moto Stages, April 29th 2007
• ALMC Multi Stages, 1st July 2007
• BDAC Unrestricted Mini Stage, 15th July 2007.
• Castle Hellfire Single Stage, 2nd September 2007.
• GSMC Mini Stages Rally, 14th October 2007

(Five Rounds, Best Four Scores to Count. Competitors must start a minimum of TWO events to qualify for an award)

The championship will be exclusively for Clubmen, in that WRC type cars are not eligible to score points. The classes are structured as follows;

Class 1: Group N cars up to and including 1600cc 2wd.
Class 1A: Group N cars up to and including 2000cc 2wd.
Class 2: N cars over 2000cc including all 4WD Group N Cars.
Class 3: Clubman (Group A and modified) cars up to and including 1400cc not having more than 2 valves per cylinder - 2 wheel drive only.
Class 4: Clubman (Group A and modified) cars up to and including 1400cc having more than 2 valves per cylinder - 2 wheel drive only.
Class 5: Clubman (Group A and modified) cars from 1401cc up to and including 1650cc not having more than 2 valves per cylinder - 2 wheel drive only.
Class 6: Clubman (Group A and modified) cars from 1401cc up to and including 1650cc having more than 2 valves per cylinder - 2 wheel drive only
Class 7: Clubman (Group A and modified) cars from 1651cc up to and including 2400cc not having more than 2 valves per cylinder - 2 wheel drive only.
Class 8: Clubman (Group A and modified) cars from 1651cc up to and including 2400cc, (including Rotary engined) having more than 2 valves per cylinder - 2 wheel drive only. Class 9:All other eligible cars including Turbo Charged 2wd, and 4wd cars whose homologation has expired NOT including any WRC’s.

It will be a class based championship with points scored as per class finish therefore giving a class one competitor an equal footing on overall standings with a competitor in class 9 and vice versa.

Six bonus points will be awarded for each registered competitor starting all five rounds. Competitors who start four rounds AND contribute in a significant manner (as defined by the Championship committee) to a fifth event will be awarded six bonus points. (this is to encourage competitors to work on their “local” event). In addition, registered competitors who are placed on the reserve list of any of the counting rounds, who do not achieve a “start”, will be awarded two points on a once off basis for assisting in the said round. Such points can ONLY be rewarded if proof of assistance at an event is provided.

So the scene is set for what should be an exciting season of rallying in the Midlands, starting with Birr Multi stage in February and making its way via Midland in April and after a summer rest to ALMC in August, Castle Single stage in September to a finale in Wicklow with the GSMC Mini Stages which will hopefully take us down to the wire as in all the best sporting finales.

Competitors can also register at the first 5 rounds
 

  • Best 5 rounds to count