North West Centre

Our Championship	BULLETIN BOARD Latest points and race reports can be found under 'Our Championship'. Information for drivers - New information for 2010.                Contact our Championship Co-ordinator John Leck for registration forms. Address in 'Contacts'.                                                                                     It is now a mandatory requirement for all cars to fit driver's side rops reinforcement members in accordance with K1.3.5.  2010 regulations can be found in 'Regulations'.                                        When you register for the championship, decals will be posted to you.    There is a change of sponsor's name this year so new decals are required. Last year's decals should be removed.                                  All cars capable of fitting the new decals should use them as supplied. Personal modifications and variations will not pass scrutineering.                                                                       Exceptions are defined in the regulations.                                           Membership of the club will be checked at signing on this season.   Transponders will be checked at scrutineering.   Information for Marshals                                                                              If you have received an availability form please add the following date as it was missed off the early forms by HQ: June 19th 2010.     BARC NW meeting at Oulton Park.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Rob Spencer, 2009 overall champion on the Podium with the laurels and the bubbly.
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Marshals
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Mintex Awards
Members' discounts on all types of insurance

Our sponsors for 2010: Our Title Sponsor is CNC Heads

 

We are also part sponsored by Z Car Minis who run several of their cars in our championship. SINGLE ENGINED MINI.    ZCARS.ORG.UK

 

Our title sponsor, Ric Wood in his Opel Astra DTM.        Photo by Matt Sayle

General Information

This Centre of the British Automobile Racing Club has existed since the end of the Second World War, and has organised many different types of competitive motor sport. Over the years, we have successfully run:

• Driving Tests
• Kart Meetings
• Road Rallies
• Stage Rallies
• Autocross events
• Sprints
• Motor Races at several different Circuits

For many years, we were responsible for running one of the premier stages on what was then known as the Lombard RAC Rally.

Historically, our Race Meetings have included rounds of the following high profile Championships :-

• The British Open Trophy
• Formula 5000
• The Gold Cup
• Thundersports

Nowadays, this Centre runs Race Meetings at the Oulton Park and

Anglesey Circuits, and together with the use of other regional circuits, we organise the sports/saloon championshipwhich attracts considerable interest amongst racing fans in the North West of Britain.

                                                                                                      The first lap charge down the Avenue at Oulton Park.

In the early years, the Chairmanship of the Centre changed annually, but in 1959, Mr. H.M. "Jock" Sinclair took the Chair, and began the work which has shaped the North Western Centre into the dynamic region of the BARC which it is today, organising Race Meetings and a well supported and closely contended regional Championship.

Since "Jock", there have been three other Chairmen; Ken Mitchell, Dave Blundell and the present incumbent, Ray Sumner.

There is also a Social side to the Centre, with a Christmas Social and our annual Dinner and Dance; "The Real Night Out!"  Keep an eye on our Calendar section for more details of these dates and venues etc.

Chris Allanson owner of Z Car Minis, part sponsor and regular competitor.

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