BMC Motorsport Calendar
August 2019
7th August - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
16th August -The Late Summer Intro 12 car rally - SOUTHSEA MC - Southsea Motor Club are organizing another novice and beginner only 12 car. Marked maps available for beginners, and Novice clues for novices. Starting and ending at the Angel Hotel, Privett, and offering 40 miles (ish) of Hampshire lanes, with no whites! Signing on from 8pm, and first car away at 9:30. You should be back at the pub by 11. Regs HERE when available.
18th August - Akeman Jogularity Rally - Oxford MC - Sunday morning 12 car with 'special tests'. Yes you heard it right, a 75mile 12 Car event, running in daylight, and containing specially arranged 'Off Road Special Tests'. Starting at 'Major Farm Services (OX25 1HX), East of Bicester, and all on map 165 (ed d2) .... and ... BMC is an invited club.
Regs HERE Entry form HERE Don't leave it too long as entries are expected to fill fast.
Note: Marshals also required for this one. Details in the regs.
21st August - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
7th August - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
16th August -The Late Summer Intro 12 car rally - SOUTHSEA MC - Southsea Motor Club are organizing another novice and beginner only 12 car. Marked maps available for beginners, and Novice clues for novices. Starting and ending at the Angel Hotel, Privett, and offering 40 miles (ish) of Hampshire lanes, with no whites! Signing on from 8pm, and first car away at 9:30. You should be back at the pub by 11. Regs HERE when available.
18th August - Akeman Jogularity Rally - Oxford MC - Sunday morning 12 car with 'special tests'. Yes you heard it right, a 75mile 12 Car event, running in daylight, and containing specially arranged 'Off Road Special Tests'. Starting at 'Major Farm Services (OX25 1HX), East of Bicester, and all on map 165 (ed d2) .... and ... BMC is an invited club.
Regs HERE Entry form HERE Don't leave it too long as entries are expected to fill fast.
Note: Marshals also required for this one. Details in the regs.
21st August - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
September 2019
1st September - The GRASSHOPPER GRASS AUTOTEST - BMC - Yes it's the final BMC Grass Autotest for 2019, this time CoC'd by Jem Mead, ably assisted by Karen. Popham Airfield is the venue for some top quality testing. Regs HERE
4th September - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
8th September - 'September Solo' - Farnborough DMC AutoSolo - again in Bordon, at Martinique Parade Ground. Bound to be of the usual FDMC quality so don't miss it. Regs HERE
13th September - The PAPYRUS 12 CAR RALLY - Approx 100 miles of quality lanes. Yes the first Road event of the 2019/2020 winter series is in the planning. Jeff Brown's in the hot seat for this one so get ready - Regs HERE and Entry form HERE
14th/15th September - The Mercian Rally - A No Nonsence 130 mile Road Rally, Starting and Finishing at Woodford United Football Club, Northamptonshire. Ample parking and a good breakfast. The route is on maps 151 and 152 and uses the undulating roads of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. Regs HERE - Entry form HERE. Absolutely recommended. This is a challenging and conventional ROAD RALLY, and BMC is an invited club!
18th September - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
22nd September - The Dates Rally - The MiRally Club - A 20/20 Navigational Regularity Road Rally, run in daytime. 60 miles, all on map 185, starting and finishing at The Angel Hotel, Privett (MR 672286). Membership to MiRally Club is granted free on entry to this event. Click HERE for Supplementary Regs, and HERE for the 'Preliminary Supplementary Regs'. Note: these regs must be read together!
This is an experimental event, run with the full sanction of MSUK, and will require some pre-event setup. Don't leave it too late to enjoy a new dimension in motorsport. John Broughall has put a lot of time, effort and soul into this one, so let's give him some support.
29th September - Autumn AutoSolo & PCA - Devizes and DCC - Yep, another Solo at Kemble (Read Cotswold Airport GL7 6BA). A Devizes event will be a goodun, and with the offer of a PCA on the same course .... you can take a passenger if you'd prefer. Fab venue and excellent organiser. GO FOR IT! Regs HERE and entry form HERE. As BMC is a member club of ACSMC, ASWMC and CMSGCC, we are on the invite list!
1st September - The GRASSHOPPER GRASS AUTOTEST - BMC - Yes it's the final BMC Grass Autotest for 2019, this time CoC'd by Jem Mead, ably assisted by Karen. Popham Airfield is the venue for some top quality testing. Regs HERE
4th September - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
8th September - 'September Solo' - Farnborough DMC AutoSolo - again in Bordon, at Martinique Parade Ground. Bound to be of the usual FDMC quality so don't miss it. Regs HERE
13th September - The PAPYRUS 12 CAR RALLY - Approx 100 miles of quality lanes. Yes the first Road event of the 2019/2020 winter series is in the planning. Jeff Brown's in the hot seat for this one so get ready - Regs HERE and Entry form HERE
14th/15th September - The Mercian Rally - A No Nonsence 130 mile Road Rally, Starting and Finishing at Woodford United Football Club, Northamptonshire. Ample parking and a good breakfast. The route is on maps 151 and 152 and uses the undulating roads of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. Regs HERE - Entry form HERE. Absolutely recommended. This is a challenging and conventional ROAD RALLY, and BMC is an invited club!
18th September - BMC Clubnight - at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
22nd September - The Dates Rally - The MiRally Club - A 20/20 Navigational Regularity Road Rally, run in daytime. 60 miles, all on map 185, starting and finishing at The Angel Hotel, Privett (MR 672286). Membership to MiRally Club is granted free on entry to this event. Click HERE for Supplementary Regs, and HERE for the 'Preliminary Supplementary Regs'. Note: these regs must be read together!
This is an experimental event, run with the full sanction of MSUK, and will require some pre-event setup. Don't leave it too late to enjoy a new dimension in motorsport. John Broughall has put a lot of time, effort and soul into this one, so let's give him some support.
29th September - Autumn AutoSolo & PCA - Devizes and DCC - Yep, another Solo at Kemble (Read Cotswold Airport GL7 6BA). A Devizes event will be a goodun, and with the offer of a PCA on the same course .... you can take a passenger if you'd prefer. Fab venue and excellent organiser. GO FOR IT! Regs HERE and entry form HERE. As BMC is a member club of ACSMC, ASWMC and CMSGCC, we are on the invite list!
October 2019
2nd October - BMC AGM - currently at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). 8:00 prompt start. All welcome.
4th October - The NICK ARDERN MEMORIAL 12 CAR - 60 miles of top quality 12 car. Glynn Hayward is the boss on this one, so you just know it's going to be good. Regs and entry forms here when available .
12th October - The 'Ex' Lowland Gunner - Cranleigh MC and BAMA - A Navigational 20/20 Road Rally covering 120 miles of Sussex and Surrey. Regs HERE Entry HERE
13th October - MotorSport Day at Brooklands - BMC display and Autotest demo with FDMC. Paying passenger 'taster' rides, and damned good company all day (Autotest drivers and 'Stand Display' personnel wanted).
16th October - BMC Clubnight - currently at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
20th October - Topographica Rally - Boundless (Ex CSMA) Farnborough group. The Topographia is a treasure hunt/scatter type of event, of about 8 hours, in which competitors determine their own route, mainly with the aid of photographs and clues relating to various topographical features found on the Ordnance Survey Landranger map. In this case all on 185. Start and finish at 'The Wheatsheaf', North Waltham (1/4 mile from the Sun Inn). BMC is now an invited club so have some fun y'all.
Regs HERE and entry HERE .
2nd October - BMC AGM - currently at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). 8:00 prompt start. All welcome.
4th October - The NICK ARDERN MEMORIAL 12 CAR - 60 miles of top quality 12 car. Glynn Hayward is the boss on this one, so you just know it's going to be good. Regs and entry forms here when available .
12th October - The 'Ex' Lowland Gunner - Cranleigh MC and BAMA - A Navigational 20/20 Road Rally covering 120 miles of Sussex and Surrey. Regs HERE Entry HERE
13th October - MotorSport Day at Brooklands - BMC display and Autotest demo with FDMC. Paying passenger 'taster' rides, and damned good company all day (Autotest drivers and 'Stand Display' personnel wanted).
16th October - BMC Clubnight - currently at 'The Sun Inn' at Dummer, just a couple of miles West on the A30 from Basingstoke (Map Ref - 185/578465). From 8:00 onwards. You could bring a friend too, you will all be welcome.
20th October - Topographica Rally - Boundless (Ex CSMA) Farnborough group. The Topographia is a treasure hunt/scatter type of event, of about 8 hours, in which competitors determine their own route, mainly with the aid of photographs and clues relating to various topographical features found on the Ordnance Survey Landranger map. In this case all on 185. Start and finish at 'The Wheatsheaf', North Waltham (1/4 mile from the Sun Inn). BMC is now an invited club so have some fun y'all.
Regs HERE and entry HERE .
OVERVIEW OF BMC Events for 2019 (These events can mostly be entered with just a BMC Clubcard).
16th Jan - Plotter's Bash Nav Training - Session 1
20th Feb - Plotter's Bash Nav Training - Session 2
15th Mar - The Tenderfoot Novice 12 Car (Part of the Plotter's Bash Training Course)
20th Mar - Plotter's Bash Nav Training - Session 3
5th April - The Marksman 12 Car (60 miles approx)
6th May - The Popham Classic Car show and Autojumble
12th May - The Thornycroft Festival of Transport
19th May - The Monster Mulch Grass Autotest
21st June - The Scotty Totty 12 Car (Late Start)
7th July - The Pasture Blaster Grass Autotest
1st Sep - The Grasshopper Grass Autotest
13th Sep - The Papyrus 12 Car (100 miles approx)
21st Sep - Rallyday at Castle Combe
22nd Sep - Andover Festival of Motoring (Static Show).
2nd Oct - BMC Annual General Meeting
4th Oct - The Nick Ardern Memorial 12 Car (60 miles approx)
15th Nov - The Cross Border 12 Car (60 miles approx)
4th Dec - The Christmas Dinner and Awards
And of course BMC Clubnights at 'The Sun Inn', Dummer. Just a couple of miles West along the A30 from Basingstoke, on the first and third Wednesday of every month. All welcome.
