NORTHERN OVAL RACING AFFILIATION
TRACK DETAILS FORMULAS RACED:-
ADDRESS:- 1/8th STOCKCARS
1/8th HOT RODS
MICHELIN RACEWAY,
MICHELIN ATHLETIC CLUB,
WIDOWHILL ROAD,
HEASENFORD IND. EST.,
BURNLEY.
BB10 2TJ
DIRECTIONS:-
M65 Junction 10 - take signpost to town centre, go down WESTWAY to traffic lights,
KEEP IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, go across the lights into TRAFALGAR STREET, proceed
to the next roundabout, take the second exit off roundabout,this is CENTENARY WAY,
(bus station should be on your left), take third exit from next roundabout, under
canal bridge, this is YORKSHIRE STREET - Go up to traffic lights at TURF MOOR
FOOTBALL GROUND,turn left into BELVADERE ROAD, follow this road for approx. 1 mile
until you come to set of traffic lights, - IGNORE ALL SIGNS FOR MICHELIN FACTORY,
turn right at the lights into HEASONFORD IND. EST. Once on the estate,follow road
round,and the track is on your right.
CONTACT:-
RICHARD SAGAR
(N.O.R.A.)
4 MOORVIEW
SALTERFORTH
BARNOLDSWICK
LANCASHIRE
BN18 5TN
ENGLAND.
TEL:- 01282-817240
CLUB OFFICERS FOR 1999.
CHAIRMAN. IAN YARWOOD.
SEC/TRES. RICHARD SAGAR.
BRCA REP. PAUL TRUEPENNY.
NORTHERN OVAL RACING AFFILIATION. - FIXTURES FOR 1999.
DATE. FIXTURE/TROPHY. START TIME
07 MAR. STOCKPORT CUP (CALL FOR DETAILS)
21 MAR. EDGEHILL GARAGE
04 APR. KELBEN FLOORING
18 APR. MMD RND.1. TERRY DICKINSON
09 MAY. *NAT.RND.1/NORTHERN RND.2.*
GENTLEMAN JOHN SHIELD
29 MAY. +MICHELIN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.+ *see details below*
30 MAY. +MICHELIN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.+ *see details below*
13 JUN. PETER LEE PLUMBING & HEATING.
27 JUN. MMD RND.2. BARNES OF BORROWFORD
18 JUL. MICHELIN
25 JUL. + R.S.C.A. ENGLISH OPEN.+
01 AUG. MMD RND.3. PENDLE TROPHYS
15 AUG. URMSTON
29 AUG. SPENCER MOTORS
05 SEP. MOTILE CUP.
19 SEP. *NAT.RND.5/NORTHERN RND.3.*
03 OCT. MMD RND.4. SILVERLINE.
10 OCT. *NORTHERN ROUND.4. - IN SCOTLAND.*
17 OCT. SONDAD.
CLUB HISTORY.
THE CLUB WAS FIRST FOUNDED IN 1976. IN THOSE DAYS, THE CLUB WAS KNOWN AS THE PENDLE
AND DISTRICT MODEL CAR CLUB. THE CLASSES RACED WERE 1/8th STOCK CARS, 1/12th
STOCK CARS, 1/10th ELECTRIC BUGGIES, AND THEN LATER ON, 1/8th RALLYCROSS,MINI STOCKS,
AND V-DUBS - WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 100 PEOPLE THROUGH ALL THE SECTIONS.( - BUT
AS HAPPENS, INTEREST DIES OFF, AND YOU GET SOME PEOPLE THAT DO ALL THE WORK, AND
OTHERS THAT DON'T, SO THAT THE OTHER SECTIONS DIED OFF THROUGH NO ONE BEING PREPARED
TO RUN THEIR SECTION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 1/8th STOCK CARS, AND 1/8th RALLYCROSS.)
THE FOUNDERS OF THE CLUB WERE MIKE SMITH, AND HIS THEN WIFE, WENDY.MIKE WAS THE SCRIBE
FOR A LONG TIME IN RADIO RACE CAR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE.
THE NAME "NORTHERN OVAL RACING AFFILIATION", CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THE TRACKS AT
EAST BOLTON, AND KEIGHLEY CLOSING DOWN, SO A NAME WAS NEEDED TO REFLECT THE AREA FROM
WHERE OUR MEMBERS CAME.
WE HAVE RACED ON A LOT OF SITES OVER THE YEARS. FROM THE EARLY DAYS AT THE A.T.S TYRES
DEPOT FORECOURT, TO THE NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE,(WHICH WE RACED AT FOR MANY YEARS).
WE THEN GOT THE CHANCE TO BUILD A PERMENANT TRACK, AT THE SITE WHERE WE ARE NOW.
- THIS AGAIN WAS THANKS TO MIKE SMITH, WHO THROUGH A CHANCE CONVERSATION AT WORK,
LED TO THE TRACK COMING TO FRUITION. - MIKE NO LONGER HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CLUB
NOW,(AS HE HAS MOVED ON TO PASTURES NEW), BUT WITHOUT HIM, AND OUR LIFETIME PRESIDENT
ALAN GRATTON, THE CLUB WOULD NOT BE WHERE IT IS TODAY.
THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO AT THE TRACK, WHICH IS AN ONGOING TASK.
THE CLUB HAS A RACING SURFACE, THAT IS JUST OVER MINIMUM "WEMSA" SIZE.
THE RACE CONTROL CABIN, (WHICH IS A CONVERTED WAGON BODY), IS EQUIPED WITH POWER, KEES
BROCK LAP COUNTER. (HALF OF THIS SPACE IS USED FOR STORAGE.) - THE COVERED PIT AREA HAS
ENOUGH TABLE SPACE FOR 80 DRIVERS, AND THERE IS A COVERED DRIVERS ROSTRUM, WITH P.A.
SPEAKERS IN THE PITS.
THE MICHELIN CLUB HOUSE HAS SOME OF THE BEST FACILITIES OF ANY CLUB IN THE COUNTRY,
- GOOD FOOD,(CHEAP ON PRICE, NOT QUALITY.), GOOD BEER, COMFORTABLE SURROUNDINGS, AND
IF YOU WISH, THERE IS EVEN A GYM,SAUNA. SOLARIUM, SQUASH COURT AND SAFE PLAY AREA FOR
THE KIDS!
PRESENT CLUB CHAMPION:-
NAME....................STEWART BEALEY (#93)
AGE.....................AS OLD AS HIS TONGUE, AND A BIT OLDER THAN HIS TEETH!
YEARS RACING............5 YEARS
OTHER FORMS.............ONE SEASON 1/5th FG TRUCKS, FOR BRONTE MODEL SHOP
STATUS..................LIVING WITH FIANCE, AND HIS 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER
JOB.....................PRINTER
MAJOR MEETINGS FOR 1999.
THERE ARE FOUR BIG MEETINGS THIS YEAR,STARTING WITH THE NATIONAL ROUND 1/NORTHERN
ROUND 1.
THIS IS BEING SPONSORED BY BRONTE MODEL SHOP,(SPONSERS OF RICHARD SAGAR), WHO HAVE
BEEN SPONSORING ONE OF THE N.O.R.A. MEETINGS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
THE OWNERS OF THE SHOP, ARE JOHN AND ANN STIRK.JOHN RACED FULL SIZED FORMULA ONE
STOCK CARS THROUGH THE 1970's AND 1980's , UNDER THE RACE NUMBER 65 (GENTLEMAN JOHN).
HE IS IN THE GUINESS BOOK OF RECORDS, AS THE ONLY PERSON TO BUILD AND RACE A
*SIX WHEELED*STOCKCAR!
THE NEXT MAJOR MEETING IS THE "BIG ONE!", - THE MICHELIN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THIS IS BEING HELD OVER TWO DAYS.(THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS BEEN DONE,
LAST YEAR BEING THE FIRST TIME) - THIS YEAR HOWEVER, THE RACE FORMAT IS DIFFERENT FROM
LAST YEAR, AS THERE ARE TWO HEATS ON THE SATURDAY, AND TWO HEATS ON THE SUNDAY,
WITH THE BEST THREE HEATS TO COUNT.(THIS WAY YOU SHOULD GET MORE TRACK TIME FOR
YOUR MONEY!)
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SUCH A WELL KNOWN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY HAS SPONSERED A R/C
STOCK CAR EVENT. - THEY ARE SUPPLYING TROPHIES, TO THE VALUE, IN EXCESS OF 400 POUNDS!
THE NEXT MEETING IS THE R.S.C.A. ENGLISH OPEN, SPONSERED BY POLE POSITION SPARES.
FINALLY THERE IS THE NATIONAL ROUND 5./NORTHERN ROUND 3.(SPONSER REQUIRED
FOR THIS MEETING).
SCHEDULE FOR THE MICHELIN TYRES *EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS* 1999.
MAY 27TH THURSDAY.
TIMES
08.00 - 18.00 FREE PRACTICE
MAY 28TH FRIDAY.
TIMES
08.00 - 18.00 FREE PRACTICE
MAY 29TH SATURDAY.
TIMES
07.00 - 07.30 PITS OPEN (NO ENGINES TO BE STARTED UNTIL 07.30)
07.30 - 11.30 FREE PRACTICE
11.30 - 12.00 DRIVERS BRIEF / PHOTOS
12.00 - 14.00 TIMED PRACTICE
14.00 - 16.00 HEAT ONE
16.00 - 18.00 HEAT TWO
MAY 30TH SUNDAY.
07.00 - 08.00 PITS OPEN (NO ENGINES TO BE STARTED UNTIL 08.00)
08.00 - 09.30 FREE PRACTICE
09.30 - 11.30 HEAT THREE
11.30 - 13.30 HEAT FOUR
13.30 - 13.40 SORT OUT 1/4 FINALISTS
13.40 - 14.00 1/4 FINAL PREPARATION TIME
14.00 - 14.20 1/4 FINAL RADIO CHECKS
14.20 - 14.50 1/4 FINALS
14.50 - 15.10 SEMI FINAL PREPARATION TIME
15.10 - 15.30 SEMI FINAL RADIO CHECKS
15.30 - 15.45 SEMI FINALS
15.45 - 16.05 FINALS PREPARATION TIME
16.05 - 16.15 FINALISTS RADIO CHECK
16.15 INTRODUCTION OF THE DRIVERS
*THE MICHELIN TYRES EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1999*
16.45 THE PRESENTATION OF THE TROPHIES
16.55 (valium and viagra!)
OTHER DETAILS.
THERE WILL BE CAMPING ALLOWED ON-SITE. - TENTS AND TRAILER-TENTS ON THE SIDE OF THE
FOOTBALL PITCH CARAVANS AND MOTOR-HOMES ON THE CAR PARK.
*NB. ON NO ACCOUNT MUST ANY VECHICLES GO ONTO THE GRASSED AREA.
CAMPING CHARGES ARE 5 POUNDS FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING. IE. 1 OR 5 DAYS.
THE AREA WILL BE UNDER 24 HOUR WATCH, AS THERE ARE CAMERAS ALL OVER THE AREA, AND
THERE WILL BE GUARDS ON PATROL ALL THROUGH THE EVENT, DAY AND NIGHT.
FOOD WILL BE SERVED ALL WEEKEND. - THERE IS A BUFFET ON SATURDAY NIGHT, IN THE CLUB.
THIS WILL BE A CHICKEN BUFFET AT THE COST OF 3 POUNDS PER PERSON, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
(ANYONE WANTING THIS, PLEASE MAKE OUT CHEQUES PAYABLE TO N.O.R.A., AND MUST BE
RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 20TH MAY 1999.)- THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS DUE TO
NON-ATTENDANCE....
......PLEASE SEND CHEQUES TO:-
R.SAGAR
4 MOORVIEW,
SALTERFORTH,
BARNOLDSWICK,
LANCASHIRE,
BB18 5TN
ENGLAND.
TEL. 01282 817240.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
MICHELIN ATHLETIC CLUB.
01282 - 834374
HOURS. 09.00 TO 23.00
MICHELIN TYRE FACTORY GATEHOUSE
01282 - 831721
HOURS. 23.00 TO 09.00
WASHING AND TOILET FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE, WITH SHOWERS AVAILABLE AT CERTAIN TIMES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. - THESE WILL BE POSTED UP.
THERE ARE SEVERAL HOTELS IN THE AREA. - SEE LIST BELOW.
THE ALEXANDER HOTEL
TODMORDEN ROAD,
BURNLEY. BB11 3ET
TEL. 01282 - 422684.
FAX. 01282 - 424094.
RUSKIN PRIVATE HOTEL
38-40 COLNE ROAD,
BURNLEY.
TEL. 01282 - 422563.
FORTE TRAVEL LODGE
CAVALRY BARRACKS,
BURNLEY.
TEL. 01282 - 416039.
SHIRE INNS
COLNE ROAD,
BURNLEY.
TEL. 01282 - 414141.
ORMEROD HOTEL
123 ORMEROD ROAD,
BURNLEY, BB11 3QW.
TEL. 01282 - 423255.
CALDERVALE GUEST HOUSE
2-6 HOLME ROAD.
BURNLEY.
TEL. 01282 - 427531.
FRIENDLY HOTEL PLC.
KEIRBY WALK,
BURNLEY.
TEL. 0182 - 427611.
TELEX. 01282 63119.
SPARROW HAWK HOTEL
CHURCH STREET,
BURNLEY.
TEL. 01282 - 421551.
POSITION DRIVERS NAME NUMBER LAPS FINAL - SEMI - QUARTER
1 SIMON GALBRAITH 1 69.37 67.29 65.23
2 JULIAN VAUX 304 66.70 66.39 66.32
3 JODY FOSTER 391 65.77 67.94 67.40
4 DAVE STELL 358 64.71 63.80 64.43
5 PAUL CALVERWELL 422 64.54 66.66 64.98
6 GORDON MACKENKIE 477 64.28 66.86 64.72
7 ALAN O'BRIAN 268 66.14 65.23
8 DAVE BRUCE 800 65.62 64.62
9 STEVE WEARING 99 64.38 60.73
10 SCOTT BONALLO 105 63.57 61.77
11 EDDIE WHITE 168 63.32 65.63
12 ALAN WILLIAMS 269 59.62 60.59
13 KEVIN BARRIE 57 63.74
14 GARY MILLS 43 62.95
15 HARVEY FOX 396 61.99
16 NIGEL WILLIAMSON 157 61.91
17 JOHN ALLEN 226 59.46
18 OLLY WHEATLEY 241 58.87
19 BOB REID 52 56.83
20 LEE WEARING 97 54.19
21 ROBERT TOMS 316 50.99
22 ALAN GODFREY 101 40.99
23 LEE MIDDLETON 205 32.99
24 JEAN PIERRE STEEGEN B241 06.99