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Update, 30th June:
Having reviewed all our options, we have decided the 29th June Aintree sprint WILL definitely go ahead as planned, despite the potential of a significant financial loss.
In the 30 hours that followed 27th May’s announcement, we received a sudden burst of entries, taking the event to 50 competitors. We’ll still make a loss, but at least that loss is gradually reducing by £1000 for every 10 extra competitors.
We have been buoyed by the many messages of support you have sent – thank you so much, it means a great deal to us to know we have your sympathy and support.
So, whilst we are still highly unlikely to get anywhere near break-even, please continue to help us by encouraging potential competitors to enter the event.
In addition to the following invited championships:
Liverpool Motor Club Speed Championship
ANWCC Speed Championship
ANWCC/SD34 Sprint & Hillclimb Championship
Jaguar Drivers’ Club, 4-Hills & Sprint Championship
Longton’s Northern Speed Championship
MGCC Speed Championship
members of the following clubs are all invited to take part, whether or not they are contesting a championship:
Bentley Drivers Club
Caterham & Lotus 7 Club
Classic Marques Sports Car Club
Ferrari Owners Club GB
Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club
Longton & District Motor Club
MG Car Club
Morgan Sports Car Club
Sevenoaks & District Motor Club
Sheffield & Hallamshire Motor Club
Shenstone & District Car Club
Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC)
Westfield Sports Car Club (WSCC)
Wigton Motor Club
Members of any club in the ANCC or ANWCC regional associations
See you on 29th June at Aintree!
IMPORTANT APPEAL 27th May 2024 – (See Update above)
Following a superb event last Saturday, we are now faced with an extremely tough decision regarding the 29th June’s Aintree Sprint.
To put it bluntly, we haven’t yet received enough entries to give us hope that we shall reach an acceptable number of competitors.
FACTS:
It currently costs approx £14000 to stage a sprint at Aintree.
The entry fee is £135 of which £32 goes directly to MSUK.
We need 120 entries to break even.
We have suffered a loss on every Aintree sprint since June 2019.
Since 2019, each sprint has lost an average of £3100.
IF we run with 50 entries in June, the event will lose £7000.
Even if we get 60 entries, we still lose £6000.
Clearly, this is not sustainable and we have to decide tomorrow (Tuesday) whether we should cancel the event and run a test/track day instead; (track days have lower overheads). (We feel we must run something in order to retain the date in the Aintree calendar).
So, dear competitors, if you intend to compete in the 29th June Sprint, please show your commitment by entering right away.
(If we do cancel, we guarantee to refund every entry fee in full, so you’ve nothing to lose)
After all these years toiling away to keep Aintree open for competitive motorsport, it’ll be a sad day if we have to cancel an event due to a lack of entries.
Rest assured, this will not be an easy decision to make.
John Harden, LMC Chairman
Registrations for the 2024 Championship are coming in nicely following this year’s subtle changes that we think competitors will appreciate.
For more information and to enter, please see the Championship website HERE: https://www.speedchampionship.com
New for 2024:
We’re including events at the popular Kames Circuit in our calendar this year, so we now have rounds in England, Scotland and Wales!
There’s also a Champion of Aintree and Barbon award. Contenders in Division 1 and Division 2 will be entered automatically without an additional entry fee. So by taking part in just the LMC events, you could still be a champion!
Have you thought about joining other local championships too?
As a member of Liverpool Motor Club, you could increase your chance of winning an award by also entering the SD34 Sprint & Hillclimb Championship and/or the ANWCC Speed Championship. Most of the qualifying events overlap, so you could do well in any of the Championships without entering any extra events.
Just click the links below for more information.
SD34 Motor Sport Group
ANWCC (Association of North Western Car Clubs)
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Page updated 12/05/2024
A highly popular award-winning event for historic/classic cars, the Generations Rally returns for its third running in 2024 and, as part of this year’s event, is visiting the rally/drift course at Oulton Park for three fairly high-speed tests.
As in previous years, this rally is specifically targeted at crews from different generations, encouraging the continuation of passion for historic motorsport.
Just like the Tour of Cheshire, we are helping Knutsford Motor Club by running the Oulton tests on the afternoon of 22nd March.
The entry list has been full since last November with ninety pre-1980 cars ranging from 1920s Bentleys to 1970s Porsches with Minis, Escorts and even a Capri and a Range Rover thrown in. https://rallytheglobe.com/generations-rally-2024/
By the time they get to us, the navigators should have got the hang of presenting time cards too!
We need around 15 marshals to look after the starts & finishes, observers on the course, and marshals to direct cars to the correct start area as they arrive (cadet marshals are welcome in the pre-start areas). Can you help? Past experience isn’t necessary for most roles, nor are orange overalls. First Car approx 1pm, last car finishes by 5pm.
I know it’s immediately before NW Stages, but this would suit marshals who are not helping on the “modern” event the following day. We are especially interested in hearing from 4 people with experience of using Liege clocks.
Can you help? For a flavour of the event, see their promo video here:
Please contact LMC’s rally chief marshal Geoff Maine via the Contact page of this website: www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/about/contact-us/.
John Harden, (Test Commander)
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Our membership year runs from 1st January to 31st December, have you renewed yours yet?
If you haven’t renewed yet, don’t leave it until just before your first event when things easily get forgotten!
Just go to our Membership page here: www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/membership-join-us
Whilst there, check out our great range of official Liverpool Motor Club merchandise, or follow this link: www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/membership-join-us/club-clothing
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We are running the tests at Oulton Park once again for Knutsford & District Motor Club’s superb Tour of Cheshire Historic Rally, on Saturday 2nd March.
The event will be visiting the Rally/Drift stage at Oulton twice in the morning with two tests on each visit.
Would you like to help?
We need around 20 marshals to look after the starts & finishes, observers to note any cars that touch a cone or go all 4 wheels off the course, and marshals to direct cars to the correct start area as they arrive. Can you help? Past experience isn’t necessary for most roles, nor are orange overalls.
Timetable:-
The Timetable will be:
Signing on: 07.30 to 08:30
Test opens: 08.43
First Car: 08:58
Test closes: 12.27
Ok, it’s an early start but it’s one of the best events we help with!
We welcome all volunteers whatever their level of experience.
The event already has a full entry list: See the unseeded entry list here https://mtc1.uk/Entry/ToC24/EntryList.php
For more info, or to volunteer, please contact LMC’s rally coordinator Geoff Maine 07854 807447 or mainesp33d@gmail.com or see our Friends of LMC Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/groups/liverpoolMCfriends
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