POSTPONED - Woodbridge Classic Cars Blackberry Jelly Regularity Run
POSTPONED - Unfortunately we are unable to run this event on the 11th July due to a technical issue. The team are actively looking for a new suitable date and more info will be available here as soon as it is known.
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Eastern Counties Motor Club will run a Sunday Morning 12 car regularity event on the 11th July. The start will be in Melton, Suffolk. The event has kindly been sponsored by Woodbridge Classic Cars.
The event is specifically aimed at beginners with standard road cars – so there will be 2 classes:
- Expert: Cars with ‘supplementary’ distance equipment fitted (ie Brantz, Terratrip etc.)
- Novice: Other cars.
The organisers reserve the right to re classify anybody who does not meet the spirit of the above.
Any age of car can enter and any skill level of driver or navigator. The navigation will be simple from a book of directions (Road Book). The route shall total no more than 50 miles with two separate regularity sections either side of a coffee break at a suitable café.
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Any question/advice/help and/or guidance please contact Nick Skuse (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
ECMC Memberships extended for 2021
Anyone who was a 2020 Member of ECMC will automatically have that membership extended to the end of 2021. New cards will be arriving in the post in due course.
Norman Perren Memorial Trial - Postponed
Well what a year 2020 has been, motorsport was on, then off, then on again and now off again!
Given that Suffolk has been placed in the High Alert/Tier 2 following the lockdown, the organising team has taken the decision to postpone the Norman Perren Memorial Trial until later in spring when hopefully the situation will be more in control. The intention is to retry for Sunday 7th March.
As before keep checking this website and our Facebook page for the latest updates.
Roy Smith - Obituary
Roy Smith 1933 – 2020
Roy Smith, President of Eastern Counties Motor Club, lost his battle with Coronavirus on 30th April 2020.
Roy joined the club in 1952, competing in autotests, road rallies and car trials, often in the Austin A35 he purchased new in 1957.
Roy was Clerk of the Course of the club’s renowned Felixstowe Autotests from 1969 until 1979. One of his proudest moments was in 1977, when the event won the Denis Flather Shield, the award presented by the British Trials and Rally Drivers Association for the best event in the BTRDA autotest championship. It was an achievement he would reminisce about many times in later life.
In the 80’s and 90’s he was a familiar sight in the gold autotest mini special, competing with son Simon.
Roy was also a regular member of the service crew for son Simon in his orange Mk2 Escort rally car, even well into his 80’s.
Roy had tirelessly supported Eastern Counties Motor Club throughout his life.
In more recent times, Roy and Joyce had regularly attended classic events in the A35 that they still owned. Roy always enjoying recounting the history of the car to anyone who was interested.
The Funeral will be at the end of May – limited to only immediate family members due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
A celebration of Roy’s life will be arranged at a future date.
If you would like to make a donation in Roy’s memory, this would be for Alzheimer’s Research UK, which may be sent c/o Hyde Chambers Funeral Home, 5b Kings Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3DJ