Brecon Motor Club Epynt Hillclimbs Supported by Dennis Motorsport 10 th & 11 th June 2017
Welcome! Welcome to the 2017 Dennis Motorsport Epynt Hillclimbs. We are indebted to Tim & Brian Dennis for their continued support of these events and look forward to seeing old and new faces on the weekend. For those who don t know who we are, Brecon Motor Club was in existence at the start of the last century but disappeared in the war years and emerged again in 1950. It was at the forefront of road rallying in the sixties and seventies with the Gremlin Rally which still runs today and currently also successfully runs the Harry Flatters Rally, Black Mountains Classic Tour and the Beacons Classic Car Show. If it s your first visit we hope you enjoy the hill and whilst we are keen that rules are followed and safety is the number one priority we also like the event to be fun. So please enter and we will do our best to organise an event that you will enjoy and remember. The Organisers Hill Record The current record for the hill was set in 2014 by Simon Rogers in his Caterham Superlight Busa R with a time of 54.55 seconds
Regulations 1. Announcement Brecon Motor Club will organise a hillclimb on Saturday 10 th June & Sunday 11 th June 2017 at Mynydd Epynt near Sennybridge, Powys. 2. Jurisdiction The event will be held under the General Regulations of the Motor Sports Association (incorporating the international sporting code of the FIA), these supplementary regulations and any other written instructions the organisers may issue for the event. 3. MSA Permit Numbers Permit number June 10 th 2017 TBA Permit number June 11 th 2017 TBA 4. Eligibility The event is open to all members of affiliated clubs of the WAMC and members of the Porsche Club of Great Britain, the TVR Car Club, Triumph TR Register, HRCR, Volvo Owners Club and the HSA. All competitors must hold the appropriate MSA competition licence for the event. 5. Championships The event is a qualifying round of the following championships. a. The Trident Engineering 2017 Welsh Sprint & Hillclimb Championship. Permit no. CH2017/S094 Grade E b. The TVR Car Club Speed Championship 2017. Permit no. CH2017/S074 Grade D c. The HRCR Speed Series 2017 Historic Hill Climb & Sprint Championship. Permit no. CH2017/S069 Grade D d. The Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club National Hill Climb Championship 2017. CH2017/S046 Grade e. The Revington TR/TR Register Sprint & Hill Climb Championship 2017. CH2017/S015 Grade C
6. The Time Schedule for both events Marshals Signing On 08:30 09:30 Drivers Signing On 08:30 09:30 Scrutineering 08:30 10:00 Drivers Briefing 09:45 Convoy Drive of Course 10:00 First Timed Practice 10:30 First Timed Run 13:30 All times are subject to change. Any driver not signed on by 09:30 may be excluded. The Drivers Briefing will take place in the Paddock Car Park. 7. Track Details The length of the course is approximately one mile consisting of one sweeping left hand bend, a long tightening right hand bend, two chicanes and a straight over a brow into a tight right hand turn before crossing the finishing line. The course rises approximately 130 metres with an average gradient of 8%. Cars are held in a holding area beyond the finish line before being returned in a convoy to the paddock. 8. Classes The event will utilise the following classes. All vehicles must comply with S10 for Sprint & Hillclimb vehicles. Standard Car Class (SC) Class SC1 Standard Cars up to 1400cc Class SC2 Standard Cars 1401cc 2000cc (i) Description A category designed to provide low budget competition for newcomers to the sport or those with limited funds. Other than those detailed below, no other modifications are permitted. (ii) Eligible Vehicles Road-Going Series Production Cars Saloons and Sports Cars produced in
quantities of not less than 5000 per annum of unitary ferrous construction, two wheel drive and up to 2 litre engine capacity. Competitors are reminded of the first paragraph of J.5.1 It is the competitor s responsibility to ensure that the car is eligible. Any replacement components fitted must be to Standard Part/Standard Pattern Part. (iii). Cars must compete in all aspects in road legal condition. Fleet insurance policies and/or trade plates are not permitted. Modifications permitted (i) Roll cages may be fitted but must not accept or assist any direct suspension loads. (ii) Additional safety harness may be fitted but the original seat belts must remain. (iii) The driver s seat may be replaced with a Competition Seat. (iv) Brake friction material may be uprated. (v) Wheels and tyres Standard wheels and tyres from List 1A only may be used. Road-going Series Production Cars Standard Class Class 1A Standard Series Production Car Class up to 1400cc Class 1B Standard Series Production Car Class1400cc up to 2000cc Class 1C Standard Series Production cars over 2001c Cars running in Road-going Series Production Car Classes must conform to the regulations for Road-going Series Production Cars as defined in the 2017 MSA Technical Regulations S11 Road-going Series Specialist Production Car Class Class 2A Road going specialist production cars up to1700cc. Class 2B Road going specialist production cars over 1700cc. Modified Production and Modified Specialist Production Car Class
Class 3A Modified Production Cars up to 1400cc. Class 3B Modified Production Cars 1401cc up to 2000cc Class 3C Modified Production Cars over 2001cc Class 3D Modified Specialist Production Car Class up to 1400cc Class 3E Modified Specialist Production Car Class 1401cc to 2000cc Cars running in Class 3A to 3E inclusive must conform to the regulations for Modified Production Car Class as defined in the 2017 MSA Technical Regulations (S) Sports Libre Car Class Class 4A Sports Libre Car Class up to 2000cc. Class 4B Sports Libre Car Class over 2001cc Cars running in classes 5 and 6 must conform to the regulations for Sports Libre cars as defined in the 2017 MSA Technical Regulations Hillclimb Super Sport Car Class Class 5A Hillclimb Super Sport Car Class up to 2000cc Class 5B Hillclimb Super Sport Car Class over 2001cc Cars running in Sports Libre and Hillclimb Super Sports Car Classes must conform to their class regulations as defined in the 2017 MSA Technical Regulation (S) Road going Series Production and Specialist (Saloon and Sports Cars). Pre 1976 Class 9 Road going Series Production and Specialist Car Class (Period defined non Rally) Cars must be manufactured before 1976 and comply with the 2017 MSA Technical Regulations. Stage Rally Cars Class SR1 Stage Rally Cars up to 1400cc Class SR2 Stage Rally Cars 1401cc to 2000cc
Class SR3 Stage Rally Cars over 2001cc All cars in Stage Rally classes must comply with the regulations for stage rally cars as defined in the 2017 MSA Technical requirements. Car in SR classes are not required to be taxed. Road Rally Cars Class RR1 Road Rally Cars up to 1400cc Class RR2 Road Rally cars 1401cc to 2000cc Class RR3 Road Rally Cars over 2001cc All cars in Road Rally Classes must comply with the regulations for Road Rally Cars as defined in the 2017 MSA Technical Regulations. Cars in Road Rally class must be taxed and Mot d. AF Alternative Fuel Cars Cars running in this class will either: (a) Run on a fuel other than "traditional" petroleum fuels (petrol or diesel), or (b) Use technology for powering the vehicle that does not involve solely petroleum (e.g. electric car, hybrid electric vehicles, solar powered etc.) The TVR Speed Championship Classes TVR A TVR B The Porsche Club National Hillclimb Championship Classes Class 1P Modified Limited Production Cars & Modified Specialist Production Cars (S.12) Class 2P Road-going Production Cars & Road-going Specialist Production Cars (S.11)
9. Practice & Event Runs Competitors will be able to drive the course beforehand in convoy as well as being allowed two practice runs as per S.2.1.2. Competitors are also reminded of S.9.2.2, only the driver may be in the car during competition and practice. 10. Competitor Numbering Competitors must supply competition numbers as per S.9.2.5. and must be affixed to each front door of the competing vehicle. Drivers of shared cars must ensure that the correct number is displayed for each run. Second drivers will share the same number as first drivers but must add an additional number 7 before the number and must be supplied by the competitor. 11. Paddock Space in the paddock will be extremely limited and competitors are urged to follow marshal s instructions on arrival. There will be a separate grassed area for parking trailers which must be used. Extra vigilance must be taken to ensure that all persons present do not stray from the paddock and hillclimb area as there will be live firing taking place on the ranges that weekend. Further warnings will be issued with the final instructions. The venue is also adjacent to an assault course which is strictly out of bounds. Any driver or person associated with the driver who ignores this warning will be excluded from the event 12. Awards Awards will be presented for first in each class and for FTD, fastest time of the day. Further awards may be given at the organiser s discretion. 13. Entries The maximum entry for the event is 90, the minimum 50. Classes may be amalgamated if no more than three are received. No car may be entered in more than one class or be driven by more than two drivers. A driver may drive a maximum of two cars, which must be in different classes. Should the minimum number of entries not be reached the organisers reserve the right to cancel the event. The entries open on the publication of these regulations and close for both events on the 11th June. All
regulations, final instructions and results will be issued electronically. Please contact the organisers if you need printed versions. The Entries Secretary will be David Thomas (david_thomas@btinternet.com) The entry fee will be 95 (ninety five pounds) or 190 for both days. Entries withdrawn before the event will be subject to a 10 administration fee. All entries should be made via the online entry system. The link can be found on the hillclimb page of the Brecon Motor Club website www.breconmotorclub.co.uk 14. Officials MSA Steward TBA MSA Scrutineer Huw Jones MSA Environmental Scrutineer TBA MSA Chief Timekeeper Anthony Parker Club Stewards TBA Clerk of the Course Martin Leonard Deputy Clerk of the Course Alun Morgan Assistant Clerk of the Course David Thomas Secretary David Thomas Chief Marshal Bob Long 07769 661030 Equipment Officer Craig Jones Chief Medical Officer David Cooper Rescue BRSCC Hill Controller Jimmy Jones Entries Secretary David Thomas, 13 Oakfield Drive, Crickhowell NP8 1DR. Tel: 01873 810870 or mobile 07540989710 15. Provisional Results These will be published in accordance with H35. Any appeal or protest must be lodged in compliance with C.5.2 16. Starting Order Competitors will run in class and numerical order. Cars will start at intervals dictated by the track licence. Competitors must be ready to start their runs
and comply with instructions issued by the paddock marshals during the day. Second drivers will be run in a batch after all classes have run. 17. Drivers Throughout practice and competition all drivers must wear clothing, helmet goggles and gloves complying with S.9.2.1. All these items will be inspected at scrutineering. 18. Timing Competitors will start in their own time on receipt of the start signal. The method of timing will be automatic. Timing starts when the vehicle breaks the light beam and finishes on completion of the run when the vehicle breaks the light beam. Each competitor will be allowed a minimum of two timed runs with the fastest timed run of the day to count. A timing strut is Mandatory for all vehicles as per S.10.9. 19. Red Flags A red flag means STOP, if red flagged stop as soon as possible and await further instructions from a marshal. 20. Penalties There will be two chicanes sited on the course which will be located next to marshal s posts. These marshals will be empowered as Judges of Fact. Any competitor whose car makes contact with these chicanes will be penalised 30 seconds for each offence. 21. Animals Pets are NOT allowed on the ranges. Please adhere to this rule as we would like to use the venue again. 22. Additional Information The Official Photographers for the event will be JMS Photographic, jmsphotographic@googlemail.com
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