| PENNINE AUTOGRASS CLUB - NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
STOCK-HATCH NATIONAL FINAL NEWS
The Stock-Hatch National Final will be sponsored by Mitie Construction.
Mitie have awarded a Prize Fund of £1000.
The Top Three in the Stock-Hatch National Final will share a Prize Fund of £500 and will be presented with big Trophies courtesy of Mitie Construction.
The winner of the 'Champion of Champions' race will recieve a Prize Fund of £200.
The National Final meeting will be called the 'Keith Kent Memorial Meeting' in memory and recognition of his support for the Pennine Autograss Club.
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THE KEITH KENT TROPHY
A new Trophy, named in memory of Keith Kent, will be awarded to the highest Points Scorer in the Pennine club championship.
The Keith Kent Trophy will be retained for a year by the winner.
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DRIVER'S SOCIAL MEETING
The next Driver's Social Meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th May
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STEERING TEST / WHEELIES
Following recent tests, rear engined vehicles will now drive through 3 cones, twenty feet apart, at walking pace.
Initially, failure to pass this test will result in a note in your licence and being allowed to race at that meeting - however, if the car fails again at a subsequent test, it will not be allowed to race until it is altered accordingly.
For wheelying - please see Class 4/5/6/7 Rulebook, Page 12, Rule 1.7 and Class 8/9/10 Rulebook, Page 14, Rule 1.8.
Initially, cars wheelying will be disqualified from that race and will be able to make alterations and be re-scrutineered before competing again at the same meeting. Cars continuing to wheely will be disqualified from the remainder of that meeting.
In the Class 4/5/6/7 Rulebook, Page 28, Rule 2.35 and Class 8/9/10 Rulebook, Page 19, Rule 2.23 are no longer appropriate and will not be enforced for the 2008 season.
Members are still highly recommended to build their cars to a 67%-33% weight split.
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CLASS 2 CORSA
The Corsa using a 1300cc Nova engine will be allowed to compete in Class 2 for the 2008 season. However, as with previous experimental cars, they will not be counted for National Allocations, will not be allowed to qualify for or compete at the Mens/Ladies National Championships. Any further queries should be discussed with Derek Hardy (Dougal), NASA Chief Scrutineer.
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CLASS 1 & 2 ROLL CAGE
Reference - Bars connecting the front and rear hoops at low level/bottom/base (a.k.a. Floor Frame bars).
It is confirmed that these must be bolted to the vehicle floor-pan @ 457mm (18inch) centers complete with steel plates (minimum surface area 150 sq mm (6 inch sq)) and bolted through the floor-pan to a steel plate of equal size.
Note: Where, due to the floor-pan original shape the bars are fitted as low as practicable and therefore are just above the raised parts of the floor-pan and not flat on the floor, then it is permissible to fit L or angle brackets from the base of the frame bars down to the floor-pan.
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ILLEGAL CARS
Any cars found illegal at any club, league or National meeting will lose all points previously gained if registered in the British Autograss Series from 2008.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL RACERS
The Stock-Hatch National Final will be sponsored by Mitie Construction.
Mitie have awarded a Prize Fund of £1000.
The Top Three in the Stock-Hatch National Final will share a Prize Fund of £500 and will be presented with big Trophies courtesy of Mitie Construction.
The winner of the 'Champion of Champions' race will recieve a Prize Fund of £200.
The National Final meeting will be called the 'Keith Kent Memorial Meeting' in memory and recognition of his support for the Pennine Autograss Club.
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THE KEITH KENT TROPHY
A new Trophy, named in memory of Keith Kent, will be awarded to the highest Points Scorer in the Pennine club championship.
The Keith Kent Trophy will be retained for a year by the winner.
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DRIVER'S SOCIAL MEETING
The next Driver's Social Meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th May
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STEERING TEST / WHEELIES
Following recent tests, rear engined vehicles will now drive through 3 cones, twenty feet apart, at walking pace.
Initially, failure to pass this test will result in a note in your licence and being allowed to race at that meeting - however, if the car fails again at a subsequent test, it will not be allowed to race until it is altered accordingly.
For wheelying - please see Class 4/5/6/7 Rulebook, Page 12, Rule 1.7 and Class 8/9/10 Rulebook, Page 14, Rule 1.8.
Initially, cars wheelying will be disqualified from that race and will be able to make alterations and be re-scrutineered before competing again at the same meeting. Cars continuing to wheely will be disqualified from the remainder of that meeting.
In the Class 4/5/6/7 Rulebook, Page 28, Rule 2.35 and Class 8/9/10 Rulebook, Page 19, Rule 2.23 are no longer appropriate and will not be enforced for the 2008 season.
Members are still highly recommended to build their cars to a 67%-33% weight split.
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CLASS 2 CORSA
The Corsa using a 1300cc Nova engine will be allowed to compete in Class 2 for the 2008 season. However, as with previous experimental cars, they will not be counted for National Allocations, will not be allowed to qualify for or compete at the Mens/Ladies National Championships. Any further queries should be discussed with Derek Hardy (Dougal), NASA Chief Scrutineer.
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CLASS 1 & 2 ROLL CAGE
Reference - Bars connecting the front and rear hoops at low level/bottom/base (a.k.a. Floor Frame bars).
It is confirmed that these must be bolted to the vehicle floor-pan @ 457mm (18inch) centers complete with steel plates (minimum surface area 150 sq mm (6 inch sq)) and bolted through the floor-pan to a steel plate of equal size.
Note: Where, due to the floor-pan original shape the bars are fitted as low as practicable and therefore are just above the raised parts of the floor-pan and not flat on the floor, then it is permissible to fit L or angle brackets from the base of the frame bars down to the floor-pan.
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ILLEGAL CARS
Any cars found illegal at any club, league or National meeting will lose all points previously gained if registered in the British Autograss Series from 2008.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL RACERS
AS FROM THE START OF THE 2008 SEASON IF YOU HAVE NO PHOTO IN YOUR LICENCE YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RACE. THIS WILL BE IN FORCE FROM NOTTINGHAMS 1ST MEETING.
NO PHOTO = NO RACING
(THIS IS A NASA REQUIREMENT)
AGM NEWS
Following the Pennine AGM, the post of Chief Marshall for the 2008 season will be held by Gary Stokes. The Assistant Chief Marshall will be Eamonn Crosby.
The cost of a NASA licence for the 2008 season is £50. Rule-Books cost £2.50. Postage is £1. The overall cost is therefore £53.50.
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PENNINE EVENTS
Drivers Social Evening - held every 2nd Wednesday of the month at : - The Travellers Rest Ashbourne RoadDerby
Pennine Autograss will host the Stock Hatch National Final on June 17th.
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IRELAND BAS ROUND -
Stena Line are offering Special Rates for the event this year. For competitors to get the offer they simply log onto www.stenaline.co.uk/event and enter their firstname, surname and SP037. (SP037 is the event number that Stena Line are using for this event). It is important to enter the full address in the address bar and not via a search engine.
Stena Line are offering Special Rates for the event this year. For competitors to get the offer they simply log onto www.stenaline.co.uk/event and enter their firstname, surname and SP037. (SP037 is the event number that Stena Line are using for this event). It is important to enter the full address in the address bar and not via a search engine.