2022 SAMSC RALLYSCORE Scottish Autotest Championship - Kames 14 August CANCELLED

The 2022 SAMSC RALLYSCORE Scottish Autotest Championship

After round 4, the South of Scotland Car Club event at Lockerbie are, the points totals are:
Gordon Clendinning - 122
Gary Clark - 118
Oly McCollum - 109
James Morrison - 61
William Orr - 55
Martin Gillespie - 31
Daniel Rae - 26
Ronnie Gillespie - 23
Colin Rae - 21

As you can see it is still very close at the top with 3 events still to run.

The next round was due to be run by East Ayrshire Car Club at Kames on Sunday 14th August, but has had to be cancelled. More news when we have it.

Chair Report

Hi Folks,

Thanks for your support since I was asked to take on Interim Chair of our Association. I thought I should update you on the most important issues facing the Clubs, and our thoughts on each issue.

SAMSC Meeting June 2022 - Bruce Lyle elected Chair

Bruce Lyle was unanimously appointed as Chair of the Association on an interim basis until the next Annual General Meeting.

This is a key appointment for the Association as not only does it provide us with the leadership the Association needs at this time but Bruce will also, over the next few months, oversee the recruitment of a successor.

A successful and experienced former competitor himself, Bruce has held varied senior positions across Scottish motorsport over many years including representing Scotland on the Motor Sports Council.

2022 RALLYSCORE Scottish Autotest Championship - Date Change

The next round in the 2022 RALLYSCORE Scottish Autotest Championship was due to be the June Autotest held by Stonehaven & District Motor Club on Sun. 12th June, as they are having problems securing a venue we have decided to postpone the event until October, the date to be advised. The postponed event will now be the last round of the Championship and the overall awards may be presented at this event. The next round in the Championship will now be the Time Attack Autotest held by South of Scotland Car Club at Lockerbie on 16th July, this is also a British Autotest Championship round and if last years event was anything to go by, this will be a great event. There is a separate classification within the event for the Scottish Championship competitors and would be a fantastic experience for as many as possible. I believe the event is running over 2 days - Saturday is the Championship event and Sunday is an extra fun day, once I have more details I will notify everyone. Thanks Bill

Scottish Autotest Championship - Points before the final event

 After some rounds of the Championship were cancelled or postponed we have decided that the Championship counters will now be reduced to 7,

the last round will be the Kames Autotest on Sun. 31st October, which I am sure will be a fitting finale to the 2021 Championship which at one point did not look like it would be possible. As well as the Scottish Championship counter, Gordon Clendinning has organised a Maximum Attack MX5 Challenge, which already has a good entry, even if you are not competing it would be worth the trip to see some of these drivers in action.

The Championship will be decided on the drivers best 4 scores from 7 and as Gordon has scored Maximum points on each round he can not be caught on 128 points, bit it is still undecided who will be runner up as counting their 4 best scores, the current standings are Gary Clark on 115 points, James Morrison on 116 points and Paul Davidson on 117 points, so its all to play for on the final event.

Championship Points

See you at Kames.

Thanks

Bill

Final Round of Scottish Autotest Championship at Kames, 31/10/21

 The 2021 Championship will finish with the Maximum Attack Autotest at Kames on Sunday 21st October.

This promises to be a great event with excellent tests and a decent entry of MX5s already, and I am sure it will be a fitting finale to a much condensed Championship. 

Please support the Kames event with your entries, it will be worth the trip, you will not be disappointed.

The SRs are HERE in the Downloads section of the SAMSC Autotest page 

New Dates for Marshals Training - Live Online

The SAMSC (Scottish Association of Motor Sports Clubs) training team are running a series of one hour training webinars, live online on Zoom.

Each webinar starts at 10am on a Saturday morning and lasts for one hour. 

You can sign in with a computer, tablet or smartphone

You'll receive a certificate as evidence of a module completed for your Personal Record Card.

Marshals Training Coming Shortly

Marshals Training available in Scotland in the next few months includes 
Race marshals at Knockhill, Closed Road Rally marshals in Duns, Stage Rally and Cross Country marshals in Dumfries, Dunoon, Stonehaven. Other dates TBC will include Speed and Cross Country marshalling, plus Rescue and Recovery. Details, registration links and updates on the Training page.

SAMSC Scottish Autotest Championship 2020

The second season of the new-style Scottish Autotest Championship will have nine events, and will get under way on the first of March, when 750MC  run the opening round in Forfar.

Championship Events:

Scottish Autotest Championship 2019 - Results, and Presentation of Awards

Hi all

          I hope you are all well and looking forward to Xmas, thank you all very much for supporting the 2019 Scottish Autotest Championship, and lets hope you can support it next year and hopefully we can get some more registered competitors.

The final results for competitors entering at least 3 events are as follows

Andrew Cowan

SAMSC joins with the rest of the world wide motorsport community in mourning the passing of Andrew Cowan while at the same time acknowledging the positive impact he had on our sport over many years.

Scottish Autotest Championship and Scottish Road Car Series - Leuchars 17th November

The event at Errol on 6th October was cancelled due to bad weather, so the Glenrothes MSC event at Leuchars will now be the next round of the Scottish Road Car Series of Autosolos, as well as the 9th round of the Scottish Association of Motor Sports Clubs Autotest Championship.
There will also be a Production Car Autotest.

Scottish Navigational Rally Championship - The Hairst 16th November, Aberdeenshire

This years SDMC Hairst Rally is on 16th November, and is a Clubman status event counting in the SAMSC Championship. Entrants do not need a Nat 'B'licence this year, only a valid Club Card, to take advantage of the Motorsport UK two year experiment for Regional Championships. We are offering 98 miles in North East Aberdeenshire, starting at the Scout Centre, Methlick ,and we look forward to a great nights competition. 
Entries can be made online using RallyScore (see below),

Scottish Autotest Championship and Scottish Road Car Series - Errol 6th October

Scottish Association of Motor Sports Clubs Autotest Championship Round 8

Scottish Road Car Series Autosolo Round 8 (also counts towards the Saltire Club Championship - See SR's for clarification)

Saltire Rally Club Production Car Autotest ( Counts towards the Saltire  Rally Club Championship)

Autotest Championship results after 7 rounds are on the SAMSC Autotest page.

Online entries are available from Rallyscore - there are links in the SRs below.

New Training Events

7 September       Rally Marshals training with a focus on Closed Road events

to include Fire Training

location Melrose 

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/6tscC2zJwKSUNavd9

The last quarter of 2019 sees rallying in Scotland take a major step forward with the reintroduction of closed roads rallying – the Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally on 11 - 13 October and the Jim Clark Rally on 8-9 November.  The training day on Saturday 7^th September has been added to the calendar to provide rally marshals with more of the knowledge required for this unique type of event.

Sessions will cover:

• Unique attributes of closed road rallies
• Handling difficult spectator conversations and conflict management
• Fire and incident handling

The training is open to all marshals and officials irrelevant of whether you have offered your assistance on either, or both, of the closed roads events in Scotland this year.  Reference will be made to the Stage Rally Safety Requirements.

It is hoped that a external guest speaker will also give an insight into how third party services rely on the work of the rally marshal.

A light lunch will be provided along with tea and coffee in the morning and afternoon.

14 September     Cross Country Training, safe use of winches 

Location Uphall, nr Bathgate  

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/1LBz6WXVkeMWUkqW6

This training is aimed at anyone attending cross country events who may use their winches, whether for self-recovery, competition or supporting others.  It is not part of the training programme for licensed motorsport recovery operators.  This is a formal course based on industry standard material but designed to explain good practice and safety in a cross country scenario. Attendance at this event is limited in numbers both for your comfort and to ensure a good experience.

Scottish Road Car/Street Car Series Round 4: Knockhill 2nd June

Round Four of the Scottish Road Car Series and Scottish Street Car Shootout  will be run at Knockhill on 2nd June (note change of date from the original 18th May)

There will be an Autosolo, and all forward Autotest, and a Production Car Autotest. 

Scottish Navigational Rally Championship 2019

The first round of the 2019 Scottish Navigational Rally Championship (SNRC) is due to take place on the evening of 9^th March 2019.  The Gropers Rally, run by Stonehaven & District Motor Club, starts just north of Stonehaven and follows a 99 mile route to finish at Arbuthnott Village Hall, on the B697, to the east of A90 near Fordoun.  Regulations for both the Championship and the Gropers Rally, AND NOW also the second round, Saltire Rally Club Moonless Rally,  can be found on the SAMSC website:Navi Rally page

In previous years the SNRC competitors had to buy a National B competition licence, and rounds of the Championship had to run as National B events.  However this year and next year the Motorsport UK are running a trial period allowing competitors to compete in the Championship with just SAMSC registered clubs’ membership cards and for events running as Clubman status to be included in the Championship.  This move is designed to encourage newcomers into the sport and to encourage those who might have previously only competed in their own club’s events to participate in a wider championship. 

Scottish Autotest Championship 2019

It has been a few years since there has been a Scottish Autotest Championship held, but 2019 we are planning to resurrect it in 2019. There will be 9 events during the season - 1 per month running from March - October, spread throughout Scotland, to avoid competitors travelling hundreds of miles to participate.

Registration for the championship is FREE and because the Championship is now Clubman status no competition licence is required - only a valid Club Membershsip Card from any club which is a member of the Scottish Association. Championship Regulations, which include the Registration forms, can be found on the Autotest page of the SAMSC website, along with regs for round 1.

Hairst Navigational Rally 27 October

This years SDMC Hairst Rally is on 27th October, and is a round of the SAMSC Scottish Navigational Rally Championship. We are also running a Clubman status event alongside the Championship counting National 'B' event. 

We are offering 98 miles in North East Aberdeenshire, starting at the Scout Centre, Methlick ,and we look forward to a great nights competition.

Bathgate no more, Linwood no more, Methil no more, SACC no more

At the AGM on 20th March the Scottish Association of Car Clubs, aka SACC, voted to change its name to the Scottish Association of Motor Sports Clubs, or SAMSC.

The web address has changed to ScottishMotorSportsClubs.co.uk and email addresses have changed to match, e.g.
joe.bloggs@scottishcarclubs.com becomes joe.bloggs@scottishmotorsportsclubs.co.uk
The old addresses will keep working for a few months, but you should start using the new ones now.

Why did we do it? I hear you ask.