HRCR Essex 100 Rally

No.	Driver	Navigator	Location	Car	Year	Reg.No	Colour
1	Lawrence Gerring	Margaret Gerring	Isle of Wight	MGB GT	1970	YJB999H	Red
2	Malcolm Jones	Richard Dresner	Kent	Aston Martin DB4	1962	WON100	Green
3	Mark Jarvis	Roger Chenery	Lincs/Beds	Humber Sceptre	1974	WCM664M	Beige
4	David Hussell	Richard Hull	Suffolk/Notts	Volvo PV544	1965	KBD64C	Blue
5	John Fowler	Tom Ash	London	Austin A40	1966	MLC111D	Blue
6	Kenneth Edwards	Alan Richardson	Bucks	Rover P6B	1963	151FLK	White/Red
7	Graham Bond	Pippa Inglis	Essex/N'Hants	Triumph TR4	1964	EJP499	Blue
8	Terry Fox	Jennifer Fox	Surrey	Volvo 1800E	1971	USC171J	White
9	Andy Jess	Richard Learner	Essex/Bucks	Sunbeam Alpine	1967	UUW7F	Red
10	Priscilla Llewelyn	Jo Llewelyn	London	MGA	1960	BSK483	Red
11	George Shackleton	Robin Shackleton	Suffolk	Austin A40	1964	CBW156B	White
12	Robert Spittal	Richard Gould	Essex	Triumph TR4A	1966	MLC440D	Red

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Entry List Updated.
Final Instructions: Are now downloadable here. Calibration route here.

Congratulations to our winners Andy Jess / Richard Learner in a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine

Rally Report

The HRCR 100 series of novice-oriented regularity rallies continued its successful run on March 29 with the staging of the Essex 100 Rally. Like the Kent and Yorkshire equivalents entries were aplenty and 12 crews assembled at Ray Crowther’s home to tackle four regularities in mid-Essex.

Essex is not known as a county for interesting roads but the 100-mile route – all within an eight-mile radius of Witham – used just about every quiet yellow in the area.

Keeping the navigation straightforward is a theme of the “100s” so that crews can hone their timing skills and regularity 1 used a tulip road book to guide competitors northwards to Marks Hall Arboretum for a mid-morning break. A Jogularity took crews to lunch at tea-rooms just outside Hatfield Peverel. Keeping west of Maldon a marked map led to an afternoon halt at a Jaguar specialist, whose showroom of prestige cars was outstanding in numbers and value. For the last regularity, a plot of gridlines and spot heights was required which looped crews around the Totham villages before heading back to Tolleshunt Major for “Crow” hospitality, results and awards.

Andy Jess and Richard Learner in their Sunbeam Alpine took victory having led from start to finish. Malcolm Jones/Richard Dresner (Aston Martin DB4) took second with Keith Edwards/Alan Richardson (Rover P6B) third.

One interesting point from the day: Priscilla and Jo Llewelyn in their red MGA had a fraught Essex 100 and just made the finish within OTL; but there was no stopping them in the post-rally treasure hunt on foot when they emerged as clear winners with a perfect score and took home the treasure!

Competitors' Comments

Car 1: Many thanks for a super rally. We greatly enjoyed it. Good roads, good organisation and not bad weather either!

Car 3: Thanks for the results and a very enjoyable day out in Essex.

Car 4: Once again many thanks to you and the other organizers for a very enjoyable experience. Richard and I intend to continue with the historic rallying , learning as we go along.

Car 5: Thanks to you both for providing such an entertaining day. John and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and it was nice to meet a few more new faces. All being well we hope to enter the Cloverleaf.

Car 7: Thank you both (and your team of helpers) for a most enjoyable day yesterday, challenging to say the least!!! Esp. the last map section!!

Car 8: Thanks for the results and thanks once again for a great day, please pass our thanks to all the marshals and others who made the day possible. We thoroughly enjoyed it, great roads and good company. Thanks again.

Winning Car 9: (Driver) Thanks again for a great event. We'll take a look at the Cloverleaf.
(Navigator) Thanks for the results sheet and many thanks for organising the event. It was good fun but still challenging, with plenty of opportunity to make mistakes. I guess on this occasion we were fortunate enough to make fewer than we have previously. Please pass on our thanks to all concerned; we could not have enjoyed the day without all their efforts. I'm sure we'll be seeing you again.

Car 10: Thank you so much for a lovely event.

Car 11: Thank you for organising an excellent rally on Saturday. We thought the organisation, route and venues were excellent. We just need a bit more practice ! It was Georges first rally and he now wants to try another one.

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