8th May 2016: TDC Production Car Trial

START: Rathbawn House, Kilteel, Co Kildare (by kind permission of Joe Reynolds). Start 12.00 noon SHARP (Check-in from 11.00 am, Driver’s briefing 11.45 am)

THIS WILL BE A FUN EVENT INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE ENTRIES OF NORMAL, SMALLER, NON-COMPETITION CARS. FIRST TIME MOTORSPORT COMPETITORS ESPECIALLY WELCOME

ENTRIES: These should be sent to: Philip O’Reilly, 23 Stepaside Park, Enniskerry Road, Stepaside, Dublin 18. Tel: 087-2686333. E-Mail: philiporeilly@live.com . Closing date Thursday 5 May.

Regulations

Entry Form

1) Classes: Class 1 Front Engine, Front Wheel Drive & Rear Engine, Rear Wheel Drive
Class 2 Front Engine, Rear Wheel Drive
Class 3 Cars first registered after 1st January 2006

2) Sections will be set to minimise risk of damage to normal road-going cars

3) Tyres must not be ‘Grip’, ‘Town & Country’, ‘M&S’ or ‘All Weather’ 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, Commercial Vehicles or cars with any form of LSD are not eligible for awards

5) 4 Wheel Drive or All Wheel Drive is not permitted

6) Double Drivers are permitted

7) There will be no practising of the sections

Cool

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

9) You may not cross your own tracks during a section and must follow the ‘intended’ line

10) Passengers must stay within the confines of the passenger compartment with their feet on the floor

11) Ties will be decided in favour of the competitor with the most 0s, then 1s, 2s etc.

12) 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.

Details, Regulations & Entry form now posted.. See you all there..

Co-ordinates for the venue; 53.222661, -6.497848

Coming from Dublin along N81, turn right about 2.6km past Brittas, signs for Kilteel and Tramway Treasures & Gifts.

Stay on that road until you come to the brow of the steep hill, field on left.

It might sound obvious, but please don't bring any dogs.

Entry List as of 07 May 2016

1 Philip O'Reilly
2 Richard Meeke
3 David Meeke
4 Frank Lenehan
5 Eamonn Byrne
6 Piers MacFheorais
7 Paddy Lombard
8 Finbar O'Neill
9 Owen Murray
10 Judy Lambert
11 Damien Phillips
12 John Nolan
13 Chris Byrne
14 Ian McCulloch
15 Ted Gaffney
16 Karen Gaffney
17 Declan Hendrick
18 Paul Hendrick
19 Mick Kehoe
20 Jack Quinn
21 Christopher Evans
22 Joe Doran
23 Mark Doran
24 Colin Sheridan
25 Karl Grehan
26 Liam Cashman
27 Mark Walsh
28 Matthew Walsh
29 Linda Dempsey
30 Robert Whelan
31 Declan Furlong
32 Tim Swail
33 Adam Walsh
34 Trish Wojnar
35 Syd Quille
36 Luke O'Neill
37 Joe Reynolds
38 Ronnie Griffin

Any results guys... Sorry I had to run just before the results were announced...

O and great event yesterday... I for one would like to do more of these... Well done all.

Results up now Mick.. Took a while to figure out ties etc..

Linky....