10th July 2019: TDC Production Car Trial

THIS WILL BE A FUN EVENT INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE ENTRIES OF SMALLER, STANDARD ROAD CARS. FIRST TIME MOTORSPORT COMPETITORS ESPECIALLY WELCOME. BBQ included!

START: Ballybetagh Road, Glencullen, Co Dublin (by kind permission of Frank Lenehan). Start 6.00 pm SHARP (Check-in from 5.00 pm, Driver’s briefing 5.45 pm)
GPS N53.22445, W6.20605

ENTRIES: TBA

Entry fees: 2018 TDC members: €40, non-members: €50 (plus €5 personal accident insurance if passenger / bouncer is carried). In all cases, €2 reduction for drivers / passengers aged 16 or 17 because of reduced personal accident insurance premium. Payments may be made via Paypal at payments@tdcireland.com
All drivers must hold a valid competition licence, which must be available for inspection at the start.
ONE EVENT LICENCES (€25 each) WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE START FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT HOLDERS OF A FULL ANNUAL COMPETITION LICENCE. One passenger, or bouncer (minimum age 16 years) may be carried once they have signed on.
The organising club reserves the right to refuse an entry without assigning a reason for such refusal.

1) Classes: 1 Front Engine, Front Wheel Drive & Rear Engine, Rear Wheel Drive (expert/intermediate)
2 Front Engine, Front Wheel Drive & Rear Engine, Rear Wheel Drive (novice/beginner)
3 Front Engine, Rear Wheel Drive
2) Sections will be set to minimise risk of damage to normal road-going cars
3) Tyres must not be ‘Grip’, ‘Town & Country’ or ‘Knobbly’ patterns. The following tyres are specifically excluded: Sterling (ATS) All Season Remould, Michelin XRN, Pirelli P7, Uniband Rally Steel, Goodyear All Weather Steel Radial, Goodyear Vector. Minimum Tyre Pressure will be 18 PSI
4) Kit Cars, Specials or Commercial Vehicles are not eligible for awards
5) Cars with any form of Limited Slip Differential are penalised by 1.5 marks per section on top of the actual score, to a maximum of 10 marks on any one section
6) 4 Wheel Drive or All Wheel Drive is not permitted
7) Double Drivers are permitted
Cool There will be no practising of the sections
9) There will be 11 ‘Gates’ on each section, numbered 10 > 0
Standing starts with front wheels on the Start line are required
Zero marks will be awarded for a clean passage though a section
If a car stops, rolls backwards or touches a marker, the competitor will be awarded the mark on the previous marker. A stop is defined as when a car makes no further forward motion in a 5 second period. A car will be judged to have passed a marker when the centre of both front wheels have crossed an imaginary line between the 2 stakes
10) Unless specified by officials, you may not cross your own tracks during a section and must follow the ‘intended’ line
11) Passengers must stay within the confines of the passenger compartment with their feet on the floor
12) Ties will be decided in favour of the competitor with the most 0s, then 1s, 2s etc.
13) Competitors must complete all the sections in one lap before they start another lap. If double driving, one driver must complete all the sections before the second driver commences their lap.

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NOTE DATE CHANGE!

Regulations and Entry Forms now available:

Regulations

Online Entry Form

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Entries received to 5th July;

Sam Briggs
Owen Murray
Frank Lenehan
Trish Wojnar
Eric Byrne
Susan Briggs
Liam Cashman
David Meeke
Richard Meeke
Philip O'Reilly

Updated Entries 8th July 2019

Sam Briggs
Owen Murray
Frank Lenehan
Trish Wojnar
Eric Byrne
Susan Briggs
David Meeke
Richard Meeke
Philip O'Reilly
Morgan Evans
Eoin Longworth
Liam Cashman
James Driver
Peter Campbell
Percy Pennefather
Enda Byrne
Siobhan McCann
Joe McCann
John Mahon
Aoife Ryan
Susan Briggs