NEXT EVENT – Turbine Trophy Weekend (Healey Weekend)

2nd and 3rd of November

For longer than anyone can remember, members of the Austin Healey Club have made an annual pilgrimage to the Isle Of Wight.

A weekend of fun and motorsport currently featuring two days of sealed surface autotesting in a bid to win the coveted Turbine Trophy which is awarded to the driver with the fastest combined time for the two events.
This year is comprised of round 12 and round 13 of the Isle Of Wight Car Club Autotest Championship.

This year we are opening this event up to other clubs on the Island and on the mainland, to not only try and capture the Turbine trophy but also to see who is the quickest in their club – Club organisers are more than welcome to supply and present trophy’s for their club members at the awards presentation held at the Bergman’s rest immediately after the close of the Sunday event

You can enter each day individually please see our website for more details

Healey Weekend now open to other clubs

For longer than anyone can remember, members of the Austin Healey Club have made an annual pilgrimage to the Isle Of Wight.

A weekend of fun and motorsport currently featuring two days of sealed surface autotesting in a bid to win the coveted Turbine Trophy which is awarded to the driver with the fastest combined time for the two events.
This year is comprised of round 12 and round 13 of the Isle Of Wight Car Club Autotest Championship.

This year we are opening this event up to other club on the Island and on the mainland to not only try and capture the Turbine trophy but also to see who is the quickest in their club – Club organisers are more than welcome to supply and present trophy’s for their club members at the awards presentation held at the Bergman’s rest immediately after the close of the Sunday event

You can enter each day individually please see our website events list for more details

Next Event Knighton sand Pit 13th Ocotber 2019

This is your last chance to enjoy sliding around in an unsealed surface event in 2019.

This is one of the most epic venues on the Isle of Wight Calendar. Dirt, Dust, rubble and sand – whats not to like?

Please register your interest in competing at this event otherwise it may be cancelled due to low numbers

If you plan to take part as a competitor please enter on line as soon as possible or if you plan to pay on the day please inform the club via Email, social media or tell a member of the committee.

please support your club and maybe even encourage your friends to have a go – lets keep our club alive

Round 9 Report

Round 10 of the isle of Wight Car Club calendar was based at Knighton Sand Pit, however due to heavy rain days before the event, the course looked more like a mud bath than a sand pit.
Not put off by a little mud, 12 competitors enjoyed a great day of club motorsport, threading their way through traffic cones, piles of rocks, and quarry excavators.
In round 1 Josh Finish posted the fastest time, however for the rest of the day struggled to stay at the sharp end of the leader board. Jon Barrett took advantage of the all wheel drive in his Subaru Impreza and was the fastest driver in round 2, but the Steve Brett in his light and nimble classic mini was the fastest drive in round 3. This was proving to be an entertaining mix of cars and drivers battling for the top spot.
In the class battle, Steve Glass was pushing his MGZR hard to keep up with Hannah Thompson and Ricky Sheppard in their shared Renault Clio. Ricky took the class win and Hannah was crowned the fastest lady of the day.
In class 2 Barry Richardson showed his son Kevin how it’s done by taking the class 2 victory.
Joe Moor was the fastest class 4 driver of the day and temporarily topped the leader board in round 6 but was knocked down to the second step by the drivers that followed him.
Steve Brett also has a chance of standing on the top step in round 6 but had to settle for the second step as Josh Finch in his final run put down a perfect lap to win the event.
This was a popular result with the crowed as this is the first time Josh has stood on the top step of the podium and well deserved it was.
The final unsealed surface event of the year will return to Knighton Sand Pit on the 13th of October, competitors and spectators are more than welcome. Please visit our website for more information.

Next Event – Knighton Sand Pit 29th Speptember

This is one of the most epic venues on the Isle of Wight Calendar. Dirt, Dust, rubble and sand – whats not to like?

Please register your interest in competing at this event otherwise it may be cancelled due to low numbers

If you plan to take part as a competitor please enter on line as soon as possible or if you plan to pay on the day please inform the club via Email, social media or tell a member of the committee.

please support your club and maybe even encourage your friends to have a go – lets keep our club alive

you can enter via the link bellow

Round 10

Round 9 Report

Atherfield is a fantastic introduction for anyone wanting to dip their toe into driving on an unsealed surface. This slippery but safe grass venue always puts a smile on competitors’ and spectators’ faces alike. 19 competitors enjoyed a glorious sunny day and it was great to see some new members. Marion Brett threw down the gauntlet in round one with a time over a second faster than anyone else and she was set to have a great battle with the other ladies competing at this event. Louise Taggart in her Suzuki Swift, Laura Parry and Louise Wren in their Ford Fiesta and Hannah Thomson in her Clio are not only showing the lads how it is done but also demonstrating that motorsport is one of the few sports in the world where competitor are not decided by gender or age. At the end of the day it was Hannah Tomson who took the honour of being the fastest lady. Ricky Sheppard claimed the class one title. New member George McFarlane put in a great drive to win class two in his 4wd Cavalier. Steve Brett not only won class two but also finished 2nd overall and Josh Finch drove his single seater special to stand on the 3rd step of the podium and win class five in the process. But our event and class four winner was Jo Moore in his Subaru. Everyone agreed that driving on an unsealed surface can be amazing fun. The Isle of Wight Car Club’s next event is also another unsealed surface venue, this time at the very dramatic Knighton sand pit on the 29th of September. If you would like to participate in this event, please register your interest by telling a member of the club committee or via email or one of the club’s social media sites. Unfortunately, if there is little interest the event may be cancelled. So let’s make it happen.

 

Round 7 Atherfield

Round 7 of the Isle of Wight Car Club championship was an unsealed surface event held at Atherfield – this venue is always popular with members as the flat open grass field is great fun without the risk of damaging cars.

Despite Saturday being wet, the sky cleared for the Sunday event and competitors had a great day of grass roots motor sport in the sun.

Run one found Steve Brett take the lead in his class 3 classic Mini. His clean driving style and agile car set the pace for all to follow with a time of 1.14:19.

In run 2 Steve shaved almost a second off his previous time, however, Joe Moore was a tenth of a second quicker in his Subaru Impreza.

In run 3 class one cars were battling hard, the standard under 1400cc cars of Steve Glass and co driver Robert Tomlin in their MG ZR and Louise Wren and Shane Parry’s Ford fiesta were proving that you don’t need a high performance car to have fun on track.

In run 4 Chris Wilson in his single seater class 5 special broke a rear suspension rose joint and had to retire the car. Joe Moore was still leading, but, both Jon and John in their Subaru were only a 10th of a second behind.

In run 5 Kevin Richardson was leading the group of class 2 cars, this time standard cars over 1400cc. Tony Long in his class 2 MX5 was having a close battle with Barry Richardson not far behind.

Run 6 at this event is normally the time to set your best time of the day. John Cooper did just that and this earned him the 3rd step of the podium. Jon Barrett could not improve but still claimed the 2nd. Joe Moore set his slowest time of the day, however, his 5th run was good enough to stand on the top step of the podium.

Fastest lady of the day went to Louise Wren, class 1 winner was Shane Parry, class 2 Kevin Richardson, class 3 Steve Brett, class 4 Joe Moore and class 5 Chris Wilson.

The next event is also an unsealed surface event, this time at Knighton Sandpit on the 11th of August