Thursday, 9 March 2023
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
NSPCC Drive It Day - Prescott Hill Climb
Message sent to the club -
Dear all at the Forest of Dean Motor Club,
I hope you are looking forward to Drive It Day this year, taking place on Saturday 22nd April. Whether you have plans for it already or are thinking about a route for the club, we have an opportunity for you to enjoy a fantastic day out together.
Prescott Hill Climb have partnered with NSPCC to support Drive It Day this year and welcome clubs and enthusiasts to come and enjoy the opening round of the British Hill Climb Championships on 22nd April. Every ticket sold for the event will include a donation to NSPCC using the code DRIVEIT23 on checkout. There will also be a designated parking area specially for Drive It Day participants to show off their motor vehicles. You can make this a part of your Drive It Day experience.
For more information do check out the attached one pager and please don’t hesitate in getting in touch if you have any further questions. If you’re unable to make it, please do spread the word.
We hope to see you at Prescott Hill Climb!
Emma Hildesley (she/her)
Community Fundraising Manager – Bristol, Bath, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire
emma.hildesley@nspcc.org.uk |07818 511657|
nspcc.org.uk |https://en-gb.
Normal working hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
2023 Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship
2023 Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship to be broadcast in seven part ‘Sideways to Victory’ series in major TV production overhaul
This year’s Motorsport UK Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship will break new ground with a seven-part ‘Sideways to Victory’ entitled series broadcast free to view online.
Brian Chase, Managing Director of Ravenol UK, has been instrumental in restructuring the online broadcast coverage, and thanks to his enthusiasm and commitment rally fans will be able to watch action from the Welsh Rally Championship in a new, innovative and exciting feature-style format.
Instead of just the usual car followed by car standard rally coverage, Ravenol has planned to release three videos from each event. On the Sunday evening following each round there will be a short action-packed teaser film highlighting the drama and spectacle of rallying to whet the appetite of knowledgeable and loyal rally fan and hopefully a new wider audience.
This will lead up to the main adrenalin filled movie ‘Sideways to Victory’ (named in memory of the late great Roger Clark) which will be broadcast on the Wednesday evening, with each round of the Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship featured in the seven-part series.
The third video from each round will be a montage of action clips featuring every registered competitor at least twice – providing they survive the challenge of some of the world’s best gravel forestry stages and pass the camera locations!
Special Stage TV will send four camera crews to each round of the 2023 Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship to capture action footage of all the registered competitors. There will also be interviews from the service parks and at strategic locations along rally routes, while Paul Woodford will be the dedicated series commentator.
Special Stage TV is well known for producing top quality rally coverage and has established an impressive following. Last year its videos recorded 44.1 million views (an average of around 3.7 million views per a month) and received 2 million engagements (comments, likes, etc.).
‘Sideways to Victory’ will be broadcast on the Ravenol UK, Welsh Rally Championship and Special Stage TV Facebook pages – the latter of which has 275,000 followers.
“We saw the need for rallying to reach out to a much wider public, thus attracting not only more people into the sport but also more sponsors,” says Brian Chase.
“The idea is to capture the unique atmosphere that only gravel rallying can bring and convert it into a story where viewers look forward to the next episode. I hope the teams will support us in this exciting venture.”
“It is exciting to be covering the Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship in 2023 and I am looking forward to working with Ravenol on its exciting vision of making some unique and engaging rally content that will be different than anything we have seen previously,” says Wayne Goldring, Special Stage Producer. “We have been given a creative brief that will allow us to bring a new style to the coverage that we produce.”
“I’m delighted to be back presenting the coverage for the Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship,” says Paul Woodford. “Some of the most iconic stages and rallies in the sport, combined with Ravenol’s refreshing enthusiasm for doing things differently, is a combination I just couldn’t resist.”
This year’s Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship will be run in association with Pirelli, which has supported the series since 2012.
“We’re delighted to continue our long-standing support of the Welsh Rally Championship, which is an incredibly popular series that showcases a wide variety of cars and competitors as well as some of the finest stages in the world,” says Jonathan Wells, Pirelli Motorsport Manager UK.
“Although gravel rallying is facing a number of challenges in the current economic climate, the Welsh series is in rude health, which is a tribute to the quality of the organisation and events. These form a great fit with our tyre range, which incorporates all the lessons learned from the FIA World Rally Championship and covers a huge family of all-weather Scorpion products, from the 13-inch GM for historic cars to the renowned 15-inch K and KM for more modern machinery.”
Watch the first ‘Sideways to Victory’ trailer here.
The Welsh Association of Motor Clubs organised 2023 Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship will start with the Get Jerky Rally North Wales on Saturday 25 March. Organised by Wolverhampton & South Staffs Car Club, the event will move from its traditional base in Dolgellau to Welshpool, which is home to the event’s new title sponsor.
Further details on the 2023 Motorsport UK Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship can be found online at: wnrc.wamc.org.uk.
2023 Motorsport UK Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship, in association with Pirelli
Saturday 25 March….Get Jerky Rally North Wales
Saturday 15 April….Rallynuts Stages Rally
Saturday 20 May….Plains Rally
Saturday 8 July….Nicky Grist Stages
Saturday 9 September….Phil Price Memorial Woodpecker Stages
TBC….Wyedean Rally
Saturday 28 October….Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally
For more information please contact:
Dave Evison
Secretary, Motorsport UK Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship in association with Pirelli
evison.david@gmail.com
Paul Evans
Press Officer, Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship in association with Pirelli
paul@poeconsultancy.com
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Radio Crews
The Forest of Dean Rotary Club are once again running their Spring Trails Half Marathon within the Dean on Sunday 2nd April 2023. As always the Club will be supporting the event by providing radio coverage to ensure a quick response can be provided to any incident that might occur anywhere on the route.
To ensure
the whole of the route is well covered we have planned for 16 radios to be
strategically placed along the route. We currently have volunteers to cover 9
of the locations, leaving 7 to fill.
Volunteers
do not need to have their own radio or any previous experience, the club will
provide and fit the necessary equipment and if they are able to answer a
telephone they will be qualified to answer the radio.
We meet up
in the car park at the end of Spruce Ride, near the Speech House field, at
approx. 08:15 for the fitting and checking of radios before dispersing to our
allocated points. Maps and full details of locations and timings are provided.
The race starts at 10.00 and all of the runners will have cleared the first 9
radio points by 12.00, if you require an early finish please ask. All runners
normally finish before 13.30.
This is an
ideal opportunity for local Wyedean competitors, present and past, to repay all
the volunteers from the Rotary, and the Club, for their help on Wyedeans over
the years.
I look
forward to receiving offers of help soon, as we try to have everything in place
three weeks before the event.
Grantley
Cleaver
Tel: 07979 331111
e-mail: gcleaver@btinternet.com
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
R J Matthews Dixies Challenge April 30th 2023
Competitor Entries Open Sunday 5th March at 7pm
Dixies Website : - Entries Link
Ideal shakedown for the Manx National Rally in May
Marshal Registration Now OPEN
You are now able to register as a marshal or radio crew for the Dixies Challenge
The event is on Sunday April 30th
It takes place on the Epynt Ranges and is a joint event with Forresters Car Club
There is the link to register :- Marshals | dixies-challenge (dixieschallenge.com)
Monday, 30 January 2023
Dixies Challenge 30th April 2023
We are now at the planning stages for the R J Matthews Dixies Challenge Rally.
Sunday 30th April based on Epynt Ranges.
Joint venture with Forresters Car Club where we each run a stage, which is then used up to 5 times. We need to fill keys roles for the event and this is a good insight into how a rally is run.
If you fancy taking something on or shadowing someone this year for future events, then join the meeting. Full support and advise given if needed.
The meeting are mostly online as people know what we are doing. Stage set up is on Saturday morning, Sunday for the event and strip down, as soon as the last car goes in, never too late.
We are looking for a couple more helpers for the day and one more key role for the event - must have a good IT skills 'preferred'
Email for the next regular meeting link - fodmotorclub@gmail.com
Thursday, 26 January 2023
Radios FoDMC
Radios - Important 2023
If you are currently using a MSA Radio licenced by the Forest of Dean Motor Club, we now need to know your details to link with the Club Member, Call Sign and Set - active or not.
Please email the FoDMC fodmotorclub@gmail.com with your Name, Contact Details, Number of set below, Call sign, Active Club Member and user Y/N
If you have not made contact we will assume you are no longer active with the set or not a club member and will not renew this MSUK licence.
01 Dean 1 Simoco SRM9030 Plus EREOX1428AKA 4074 Mobile
02 Dean 1 Alpha IC-F31GS-L 120037 7056 Hand-Held
03 Dean 10 T2015 17216140 5715 Mobile
04 Dean 10 Alpha IC-F31GT-L 1320123 7541 and-Held
05 Dean 11 T2015 17216141 5716 Mobile
06 Dean 11 Alpha IC-F31GT-L 1320126 7542 Hand-Held
07 Dean 16 T2010 17221464 5721 Mobile
08 Dean 2 Alpha IC-F31GS-L 120038 7057 Hand-Held
09 Dean 22 T2020 17237228 4081 Mobile
10 Dean 22 Alpha IC-F31GT-L 1320129 7543 Hand-Held
11 Dean 24 T2015 17228229 5868 Mobile
12 Dean 25 T2015 17228230 5869 Mobile
13 Dean 25 Alpha SRP9020 ES2EXO7505632 7504 Hand-Held
14 Dean 26 Alpha Vertex VX-924E 9G100005 7599 Hand-Held
15 Dean 28 T-S8107 19422289 8224 Mobile
16 Dean 29 T-S8107 19422304 8225 Mobile
17 Dean 30 T-S8107 19422324 8226 Mobile
18 Dean 31 T-S8107 19417036 8227 Mobile
19 Dean 32 T2010 17228231 6258 Mobile
20 Dean 34 Motorola CM340 019TQY3908 8994 Mobile
21 Dean 34 Alpha Entel HX412S ZKOTO4031 7819 Hand-Held
22 Dean 35 GM950 871IZE2749 8422 Mobile
23 Dean 35 Alpha Entel HX412S NOT00327 7766 Hand-Held
24 Dean 36 Alpha Entel HX412S ZKOTO4016 7 820 Hand-Held
25 Dean 4 T2015 17216134 5709 Mobile
26 Dean 4 Alpha IC-F31GT-L 1320121 7539 Hand-Held
27 Dean 5 T2015 17216135 5710 Mobile
28 Dean 5 Alpha IC-F31GT-L 1320122 540 Hand-Held
29 Dean 8 T2015 17216138 5713 Mobile
30 Dean 8 Alpha F31GS 6220263 7124 Hand-Held
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