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NEWS 26th October 2008:

Final Standings NEW!

Congratulations to all our awards winners ...

... and to all our class awards winners.

Dinner-Dance and Awards Ceremony NEW!

Make a date in your diaries for the Dinner-Dance and awards ceremony which will take place on Saturday 31st January 2008 at Lea Marston. The ticket price will be held at last year's level of £27.50 per person, or £25 for bookings made before the end of November. Hotel rooms can be reserved at a preferential rate. Invitations will be sent out by post shortly.

Provisional Calendar for 2009 Season NEW

The calendar page has now been updated with the provisional calendar for 2009. This calendar is not yet complete. The dates shown are not necessarily confirmed and we are hoping to add one or two extra events beyond those shown.

Wales Air Ambulance

As many of you will know by now, the Saturday event at Anglesey was abandoned when it became clear that the heavy rain had made conditions unsafe. This decision was taken after there had been three significant incidents among the first 20 cars to practice.

In the most serious of these incidents, Paul Waters sustained a neck injury that meant that he had to be air-lifted to hospital. Paul should make a full recovery from his injuries in due course, and we wish him all the best. You can check on the forum for the latest news regarding Paul's recovery.

The fact that Paul's injuries were not more serious that they were is due in no small part to the excellent work of the rescue crew, who extracted Paul from his car without causing any further damage to his neck, and to the skill of the air-ambulance crew who had to land at the race circuit in truly awful conditions.

It is incidents like this that remind us of the vital work of the air-ambulance service, which is supported entirely by charitable donations. If you would like to donate to the Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, please go to their web-site at www.walesairambulance.com.

Toyo Tires Available in New Sizes NEW!

Toyo Tires have increase the range of sizes for their Proxes T1-R and R888 tyres that are available to championship contenders at a discounted rate. Please contact BMTR for more details.

Hillclimbing & Sprinting - The Essential Manual

A new book by Phil Short & Steve Wilkinson

Many Midland Speed competitors will be aware of the above book, which came out towards the end of last year and has been very well-received within our sport. The book takes you from starting out as a novice, with plenty of good advice on how to tackle Speed Events, and shows how you can improve and progress within the sport. There is a foreword by the ever-green Allan Staniforth, an interesting History section, profiles on some of the sport’s personalities, excellent track guides written by knowledgeable drivers on the 20 most popular courses in the country, a photo gallery and a very comprehensive reference section. In all there are 112 pages and 150 photos, all in colour, including several Midland Speed competitors. This book tells you all you need to know about Hillclimbing & Sprinting. It’s almost 30 years since the last book of this type on our sport, so this one is a welcome & up-to-date addition and is useful to all levels of competitor.

For those who don’t yet have the book, the authors are offering to make copies available at the Harewood meeting on 13th April (a Midland Speed round). The book retails at £17.99 but will be on sale at a special price for Midland Speed contenders and these can be signed by the authors if you so wish. Or it can be posted to you for a small extra cost.

To pre-order your copy, contact Phil Short on 01943-607630 or e-mail at: phil.short@blueyonder.co.uk

Alternatively contact Dave West, who will have a small stock available during the season.

Contact us

The Championship is run for the benefit of the competitors, so if you have any suggestions or complaints about any aspect of the Championship, please talk to a member of the committee, or contact us by e-mail.

The committee can be reached by e-mail at the following addresses:

John Phoenix: Championship Co-ordinator
coordinator@midlandspeed.org.uk

John Williams: Secretary
secretary@midlandspeed.org.uk

Dave West: Technical Advisor and Mini Cooper Register Liaison
technical@midlandspeed.org.uk