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Hillclimb/Sprint Competition Tyres

Message from Craig Powers which will be of interest to any member invlved in sprinting or hillclimbing.

All,

You will recall that Avon Tyres Melksham plant closed in Dec 2023 after the parent company Cooper Tires / Goodyear restructured the business. This left the hillclimb / sprint sector without many types of competition tyre. Cars, bikes, sidecars were all affected.

BMTR (Birmingham) were stockpiling hillclimb / sprint tyres in late 2023 to take them through 2024.

I’m told that a management buyout has taken place and a new company will manufacture Avon tyres. The name is Nova Motorsport.

https://novamotorsport.com/

That’s all I know at the moment but I will try to find out more.

Craig

Video of The Castles Vintage & Veteran Run from the 1960’s

Welcome to something a little different – Back in the 1960’s several Lancashire Automobile Club members including Billy Turner and Ted Heath helped organise the Castles Run which finished at Clitheroe Castle.

We have 2 short films from the time one kindly donated by LAC member Nigel Bentley. Many of the cars were regulars on the Manchester to Blackpool Cars Runs of the day. I wonder how many still reside in Lancashire?

We hope you enjoy a slice of nostalgia ( The everyday cars in the background make good viewing too – can you name them all?!) For more information on the Lancashire Automobile Club why not visit our website -here https://lancsautoclub.com/

Please click on link below to view

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPXVIxTAwOQ

Video of the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally – The Mike Wood Rally Years

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.

Please click on link below to watch the video or copy and paste into your browser.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQF_fASdM-Y

Three Sisters Racing Circuit Test Days Offer

We have recieved this offer from 3 Sisters Racing Circuit for LAC members. If you wish to take advantage of the offer please contact Lynn direct and tell her you are a LAC member.
Just wanted to remind drivers if you or any of your club members are looking for any car testing we can offer 10% off our mid-week car testing.
If you are looking for any testing then please do not hesitate to contact me and I can see what we have free for you.
Lynn Lackey
Sales Manager
Three Sisters Circuit
Operated by:
Motorsport Circuit Management Ltd
Three Sisters Circuit
Three Sisters Road
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 8DD
Tel: 01942 719030
Mob: 07407 804888
lynn.lackey@threesisterscircuit.co.uk

Scottish Highlands Classic Car Tour – An LAC members memories!

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.

Click on link below to view the video or copy and paste the link into your browser.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAAFSOuD9SM

Video of the 1970 Mexico World Cup Rally

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……………

Please click on link below to view.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP0_-glR5MM

Video of the Rally of the Bridges

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.

Click on link below or copy and paste it into Google

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOTaWTVBpzE

Regulations now available for our St Georges Day Run Sunday 21st April

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.