Nearly there!

Well, its nearly Saturday so you don't have long to wait for the Summer Lanes Rally 2009. This will probably be my last post until after the event is over, so i'm cramming in everything i can think of!

Firstly, here is the entry list as it stood on Sunday evening (19th):

1 Noel Broderick/Patrick Broderick/Volkswagen Golf GTI
2 Roger Gordon/John Caufield/Mazda MX5
3 Tony McLaughlin/Aisling McLaughlin/BMW E30 323
4 Ronnie Mitchell/David Pearson/Gilbern Invader
5 Aaron Mitchell/Patricia McElhone/Ford Sierra XR4x4
6 Leslie Hawe/Gareth Hawe/Renault Clio
7 Andrew Hughes/Kerry Moreland/Peugeot 306
8 Colin Earney/Andrew Earney/Mini Cooper 'S'
9 Shay Crawley/Graham Crawley/BMW E30
10 Robert Woodside Sr/David Allen/Volkswagen Beetle
11 Richard Beattie/Philip Beattie/Citroen Saxo VTR
12 Barry Gilpin/Denis Morton/Rover 414
13 Malcolm Johnston/Michael Gilmore/Skoda Felicia
14 Raymond Deazley/Gareth Deazley/Vauxhall Corsa
15 Andy Hennessy/Peter Murphy/Ford Anglia 105E
16 Owen Whelan/Joanna Doran/Toyota Starlet
17 Lucy Whitford/Kathryn Millington/Mini Cooper
18 Clive Latimer/Chris Hayes/British Leyland Mini
19 Piers MacFheorais/TBC/Toyota Starlet
20 Robert McGimpsey/Ricky McGimpsey/MG Midget
21 Ken McDonald/Ashley Lamont/Sunbeam Rapier
22 Mike Adair/Gordon Reid/MG Midget
23 Ian Johnston/Aaron Johnston/Nissan Micra
24 David Bell/Denis Bell/Toyota Starlet
25 Brian Haddock/TBC/Subaru Impreza
26 Robert Woodside Jnr/Victoria Woodside/Austin Healey Sprite
27 Karl O'Donoghue/Ciara Wong/MG Rover 200
28 John Henderson/TBC/Nissan Micra
29 Billy Gillespie/Trevor Kyle/MG B GT
30 David McCausland/TBC/MG Midget

There have been a few additions since then, but you'll just have to be surprised on the day!

Next, the latest version of the tyre eligibility list, with a few additons:

Eligible:
Avon – ZV5, ZV3, CR322, Ice Touring
Colway – Road Plus
Dunlop – D83J, D93J
Goodyear – Rally Special
Hankook – Z213, Z210, Z211
Michelin – Energy Saver, Primacy HP, Pilot Exalto, Alpin, Primacy Alpin
Pirelli – Cinturato P4, P6, Cinturato P6, P7, Cinturato P7, P2500, P6 Fourseasons, Winter Snowcontrol, Winter Snowsport
Sportway – R1 Plus
Vredestein – Snowtrac, Snowtrac 2, Snowtrac 3, Quatrac 3, Icetrac (as long as they're not studded)
Wanli – S1200 (because thats whats on the CoC's car...yes they're rubbish)
Yokohama – A048, A032R, A021R, A539, A008

Not eligible:
Colway – Rally, Rally Plus, Rally Plus 4, Emjo
Dunlop – SP85, SP61, DZ86, SP82
Hankook – R202, R201, R203
Silverstone – S55, S505, S525
Yokohama – A035, A035R, A035E

Again, this is not a definitive list, so if you are in any doubt, get in touch.

Finally, an appeal for marshalls. It is usually a struggle to get enough people to run an event like this, and the Summer Lanes is no exception. If you, or anyone you know, can help out by marshalling, please e-mail me (apdorman@yahoo.com) for details. Marshalls on last years rally seemed to throughly enjoy themselves even though the weather was terrible, so it should be good fun, and we will provide all marshalls with a packed lunch.

Right, i've got a lot of work to do, so i hope to see you all on Saturday.

Cheers,
Alan