Welcome to this latest instalment of the Lancashire Automobile Clubs very own Mike Wood – his rallying years – this time Mike looks at the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally where he navigated for Tony Fall in the works Datsun 240Z – A large part of the film looks at the recce & behind the scenes, an interesting insight into rallying in the 70’s!
Thanks again to Mike & thanks for watching.
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We thought you might like to see some pictures from the Dinner Dance. You never know you might be in there somewhere.
Welcome back in this video LAC member Nigel Bentley shares his memories & footage of the LAC 3 Day Scottish Highland Classic Car Tours. Many thanks to Nigel for allowing us to use his photographs & videos.
Organised by Mike Raven the Highland 3 Day was actually nearer to five days with an initial run up to Scotland for the start. The route went from hotel to hotel all round Scotland taking in some of the finest roads on the way. Many entrants dressed up for the occaision all adding to the fun. To add to Mike’s challenge he managed to find a new route every year quite some task.
If you are enjoying these videos and have any pictures or videos from LAC events and would like to show them to a wider audience please contact Jeff Chambers who will be very happy to incorporate your pictures into future videos.
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Welcome back to the latest episode in the LAC’s very own Mike Wood – his rallying years on film, this time Mike looks back at the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally where Mike was part of the Leyland Motors works Rally Team, this time Mike was part of the Recce Team running ahead of the Rally & reporting back. Enjoy a slice of history all filmed by Mike himself……………
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Welcome back, as the entries open for the 2024 Fellsman Classic Car Tour we thought you might like a quick look back over some recent years of the event. Jeff Cahmbers has once again put together this short video with all photographs kindly supplied by one of our members, Nigel Bentley.
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Remember the lockdown when nothing happened?
Well the LAC managed to run a COVID compliant event in the midst of all the restrictions. We were event checked out by the local council and given the thumbs up.
The event was based on an earlier event from the early 1950’s when the Lancashire Automobile Club organised a number of 12 car rallies and navigational events. One event known as the Rally of the Bridges was organised by Bill Turner (later President of the LAC).
Thanks to the long memory of Mike Wood and other inputs we recreated the Rally of the bridges which essentially required the entrants to navigate their way over most of the canal bridges between Preston and Lancaster in both directions.
Current regulations did not allow this as ‘double’ road usage is not permitted. The route therefore replicated the original in that it crossed most of the canal bridges but in order to have a return route incorporated as many rail, motorway and river bridges as possible on the return leg, we hope enjoy this bit of LAC history.
Many thanks to Jeff for putting together this video and to Mike Wood for providing many of the photos.
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Our annual St Georges Day Tour starts from Cafe Lazio at Huntley’s, Samlesbury and sets out in a new direction to the Helwith Bridge Inn for a comfort break before finishing with a light buffet at Blackburn Northern Sports, Pleckgate Drive, Blackburn. The entry fee is £29.00 per car for non members and £24.00 per car for full members of Lancashire Automobile Club.
The event is open to cars of all age, Vintage, Classic and Cherished. Navigation is by a simple Tulip Style Road Book which incorporates Written directions. Whilst the event is non-competitive and untimed, the route has been devised so it can easily be completed at an average speed of 24mph making it suitable for cars of most ages and capabilities.
The event is part of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) annual national event. Once again the LAC will be adopting the FBHVC ‘Tree-V’ environmental initiative that captures carbon dioxide generated by the entrants by contributing to the planting of trees in the UK. This will help to demonstrate the Club’s environmental commitment to potential sponsors and local authorities.
The route is just under 100miles and along the way we take in some great roads and beautiful scenery. The event is open to members of the Lancashire Automobile Club and fellow enthusiasts. There are no age constraints on entry, we welcome Vintage, Classic and cherished cars of all ages.
For regulations and entry please click on this link https://lancsautoclub.com/events-calendar/ the click on MORE next to St Georges Day.
Regulations are now available for The Fellsman Classic Tour on Saturday 18th May.
The event is open to all interesting, domestic, sports and classic cars of all ages, and will offer a choice of route instructions from a simple tulip-type route book, to the time-honoured established format of plotting onto OS maps.
Starting from Café Ambio at Junction 36 on the M6, the route explores Southern Cumbria via numerous exciting lanes with outstanding views, weather permitting. The route will run south of Lakes Windermere and Coniston and continue west, close to Duddon Sands, before heading east on more exciting lanes, to return to Café Ambio for a lunch halt. The morning mileage will be approximately 70 miles
The Afternoon section from Café Ambio will take in some of the areas finest touring roads, many familiar to LAC members, to finish at Knowle Green, near Longridge, where a hot meal will be served. The afternoon mileage will be similar to that of the morning route.
For regulations and entry form please click on https://lancsautoclub.com/events-calendar/ and then MORE next to The Fellsman.
If you have any queries regarding your entry, please contact the Entries Secretary, Jeff Chambers – Email jeff.chambers1@yahoo.com
Queries regarding the event in general can be sent to Andrew Ogden – Email fellsman@lancsautoclub.com
Welcome to the next instalment in the LAC’s very own Mike Wood – his life in rallying this time Mike looks back at The Alpine Rally, also known by its official name Coupe des Alpes, a rally competition based in Marseille and held from 1932 to 1971. In the 1950s and the 1960s, it was among the most prestigious rallies in the world and featured an international route, consisting of famous mountain passes in Europe.
These videos were films taken by Mike mainly during the reccee and during free time on the event. Obviously whilst out on the event itself Mike’s attention would have been elsewhere co-driving the car.
It wasn’t the most succesful of events for the Ford Team with Roger Clark, Jean-Francois, Ove Andersson and Mike and Hannu all retiring. In all of the 61 starters 41 were to retire.
Worth mentioning that Mike has just celebrated his 90th birthday – many happy returns Mike.
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