20th May 2012: Birr Autotest. NEW EVENT

Birr Autotest 20/5/12 Final Instructions

Many thanks for your entry to BADMC’S Autotest.

Motorsport Ireland Steward: Tim Faulkner
Results Officer: James Lowry

Please arrive as early as possible for sign-on. Your compliance would be greatly appreciated. No sign-on after drivers briefing at 1115. Sign-on opens at 1000.

In order to speed sign on please ensure that you have the correct amount of money for your Entry Fee. Beginners/Novices €35 & others €50. All cheques/drafts/postal orders must be made payable to Birr and District Motor Club.

1 Day licences cost €25 and must be pre booked with Robert Nolan 086 0666663.
Limited numbers available.

Tests Starting Order

Test 1 1-14
Test 2 15-28
Test 3 29-40
Test 4 41-56

The format for the event is as follows:
• 4 Tests completed 3 times. (A Fourth Run may be done pending on Time)
• Please go straight to your relevant starting test after drivers briefing. The Link between the tests will be arrowed. All Tests will be numbered.
• Please queue in running order to start with. Once underway, it’s up to you to keep moving.
• Please allow double drivers to skip the queue, within reason. If at all possible, try to facilitate them.
• All finish lines are stop astride. Front 2 wheels Stop.
• The non-competitive sections are to be driven at low speed, so no messing.
• Please ensure that you are familiar with your test before you start. Arrows have been put in place, but remember to circle a pylon and not drive past it, if this is the case. For all beginners, this is very important, make sure you’re comfortable with where you have to go before you start, don’t just assume it’ll be arrowed or you’ll figure it out when you get there.
• Lap belts to be worn at all times, marshals will be checking. Failure will incur a fail penalty for that test. Also, please keep your windows rolled up.
• All tests are visible at all times by the marshals; they can see you, even if you can’t see them. Obey any instructions or flags given by the marshals, they are there for your safety and also to catch you out if you hit pylons.
• Please hand in your completed time-cards as soon as possible. Results for this event can be timely if competitors fail to do this.
• Please help and keep the venue tidy by using the Bins provided.

See you all Sunday!

Bill Ryan
Clerk of the Course
087 9194949

Midland Tyre Services have kindly offered their services for the day and will provide a compressor and air line for competitors use.

If anyone has a spare Stopwatch can they bring it on Sunday. Could do with a spare or two.

Great buzz amongst the 25 or so Birr MC members that are contesting in some cases there first ever Autotest. All assistance & advice from the regular competitors appreciated.

The craic will be mighty and the jeering and messing will be epic. There will be pylons and gearboxes flying in all directions. Really looking forward to it

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Long live the 12valve!

NOTE

Sign on from: 10AM

Drivers Briefing: 11.15AM

Start: 11.30AM

NO SIGN ON AFTER DRIVERS BRIEFING.

Looks like this is going to be a great event. Would love to be doing it but can't. Crying or Very sad

Enjoy it and I look forward to seeing the pics and vids.

Great event. Well done to all involved.

	rallyxdamo wrote:
	Great event. Well done to all involved.

2nd that. Went round all day smiling. Great fun. Will stay at this autotesting lark!

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Long live the 12valve!

What a venue, lots of space and loads of potential for future events. Well done to Birr &DMC especially Bill Ryan and Eoin Longworth for organising another great event

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Peespeed Photography

Birr Motor Club put on one of the very best Autotest events today. Brilliant location, first class hospitality, great tests and many entrants. Well done…

Well done to BADMC for a fantastic day, the tests were brilliant especially test 4 on the loose, I would have happily stayed at that test till dark! Great to see such a strong local entry who all seemed to be having fun. Many thanks to everyone involved including the dusty marshals, landowners Liam & Josephine Campion and a special word of thanks to Mary Quigley & Marie Ryan for a very tasty lunch.

Thanks and see you all at the MVAT in July:)

On behalf of Bill Ryan Clerk of the Course and all in Birr & District Motor Club we would like to thank all the competitors who competed in the Autotest on Sunday last. Your continued support is very much appreciated.

The Autotest was an outstanding success with 26 BADMC Members taking part many of them beginners.

We would like to thank Liam & Josephine Campion for the venue, Tim Faulkner MI Steward, Piers Mac the Test Designer, James Lowry for Results, All the Marshalls and Timekeepers, Marie Ryan & Mary Quigley and all the catering crew, Patricia Denning for keeping me cool!!!! & all our friends in TDC for your kind support.

See you on Sunday 29th July for our Multi Venue Autotest which will be once again based in Garahy's Garage Birr.

Eoin Longworth

Hello all, I'm new to this forum, my name is Mark but you can call me Mahack. I've been checking out this web site for ages now, well done it's excellent. I've been spectating at some of the autotests and really enjoying them. I attended this one in Birr and just a note to say well done to all great venue and a good competition... any results posted anywhere yet...

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"Just as the stopwatch never lies, the truth is the only thing that never changes" Derek Daly...

Here you go Mahack, Welcome to the site.

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