Motorsport
N
ew for our 2019 calendar is the JD
Competition Tyres Bob Shaw
Memorial Brawdy Stages
Rally, covering eight miles of smooth yet
erosive surfaces for each run, our crews
had six stages to complete. The warm and
dry weather caused brake overheating
issues for many of our crews, but they
powered on regardless.
Roy Jarvis and Luke Greaves were the
first crew forced to retire from the event in
Stage 2, when absolutely flying at 100 mph,
they braked – causing the front hub
assembly to part company with the Mini!
It was also a truly tragic end to the rally
for Ken Pryce and Don James, who had
been on to a winner, despite having a
damper pin break – by chance, Clive had a
spare, which got the crew back out.
Leading the Minis, right up until the very
last Stage, when three corners in, they
were struck down with transmission failure,
halting their impressive run!HRCR MINI SPORT CUP 2019: ROUND 4
JD Competition Tyres Bob Shaw Memorial Brawdy Stages
Words Cara Jackson Photography Clive King, Anton Bird and Stuart HartHarvey Stevens and Lawrence Selly got
off to an interesting start to the rally... With
Lawrence completing the entire course on
a pair of roller skates! Harvey and Lawrence
took it steady away, even allowing the two
cars seeded behind them past. Having had
to rebuild the Mini, the crew were delighted
with its performance, despite the sheer
number of crews tormented with brake
complications, the Mini was running
faultlessly. Wanting to avoid a repeat of the
earlier incident, the crew backed off slightly
and finished 1st in Class and 5th Mini
overall. The finish means they will receive
the all important signature, required for
their National A Licence that is compulsory
for competing on the Tour of Flanders.
Tormented from the 1st Stage with
boiled brake fluid, this set the tone of the
rally for Craig King and Adrian Lloyd. Things
went from bad to worse on the penultimate
Stage, where the crew lost the brakes
whilst flat out in fourth gear on the
approach to a tight chicane. Craig decidedto risk sliding it on the hand brake,
unfortunately, they were going too fast
which resulted in hitting the tyres –
breaching the Mini in a field!
Adrian hopped out, pushing the Mini
back on the course, but still losing a vital
minute. Little mechanical damage meant
that the pair could crawl out of stage, back
to service. Craig and Adrian were rattled to
learn that their off had cost them their class
lead, with Stuart Hart and Catherine Farrell
dominating the class by just two seconds!
On the final Stage, King knew it was
going to be a fierce battle between the two
crews – attacking the stage a little too hard,
resulted in a loss of brakes again, massively
knocking Craig’s confidence, backing off to
score a finish of 4th Mini and 2nd in class,
with Stuart and Catherine topping the class.
Thank you to the generous sponsors of
the HRCR Mini Sport Cup – MiniSport,
Mintex, Yokohama, Penrite and
Questmead, without whom there wouldn’t
be a Championship.RACE RESULTS
CATEGORY 1
1st - Clive King / Anton Bird
CATEGORY 2
1st - Craig King / Adrian Lloyd
CATEGORY 3
1st - Harvey Stevens / Lawrence SellyMotorsport
N
ew for our 2019 calendar is the JD
Competition Tyres Bob Shaw
Memorial Brawdy Stages
Rally, covering eight miles of smooth yet
erosive surfaces for each run, our crews
had six stages to complete. The warm and
dry weather caused brake overheating
issues for many of our crews, but they
powered on regardless.
Roy Jarvis and Luke Greaves were the
first crew forced to retire from the event in
Stage 2, when absolutely flying at 100 mph,
they braked – causing the front hub
assembly to part company with the Mini!
It was also a truly tragic end to the rally
for Ken Pryce and Don James, who had
been on to a winner, despite having a
damper pin break – by chance, Clive had a
spare, which got the crew back out.
Leading the Minis, right up until the very
last Stage, when three corners in, they
were struck down with transmission failure,
halting their impressive run!HRCR MINI SPORT CUP 2019: ROUND 4
JD Competition Tyres Bob Shaw Memorial Brawdy Stages
Words Cara Jackson Photography Clive King, Anton Bird and Stuart HartHarvey Stevens and Lawrence Selly got
off to an interesting start to the rally... With
Lawrence completing the entire course on
a pair of roller skates! Harvey and Lawrence
took it steady away, even allowing the two
cars seeded behind them past. Having had
to rebuild the Mini, the crew were delighted
with its performance, despite the sheer
number of crews tormented with brake
complications, the Mini was running
faultlessly. Wanting to avoid a repeat of the
earlier incident, the crew backed off slightly
and finished 1st in Class and 5th Mini
overall. The finish means they will receive
the all important signature, required for
their National A Licence that is compulsory
for competing on the Tour of Flanders.
Tormented from the 1st Stage with
boiled brake fluid, this set the tone of the
rally for Craig King and Adrian Lloyd. Things
went from bad to worse on the penultimate
Stage, where the crew lost the brakes
whilst flat out in fourth gear on the
approach to a tight chicane. Craig decidedto risk sliding it on the hand brake,
unfortunately, they were going too fast
which resulted in hitting the tyres –
breaching the Mini in a field!
Adrian hopped out, pushing the Mini
back on the course, but still losing a vital
minute. Little mechanical damage meant
that the pair could crawl out of stage, back
to service. Craig and Adrian were rattled to
learn that their off had cost them their class
lead, with Stuart Hart and Catherine Farrell
dominating the class by just two seconds!
On the final Stage, King knew it was
going to be a fierce battle between the two
crews – attacking the stage a little too hard,
resulted in a loss of brakes again, massively
knocking Craig’s confidence, backing off to
score a finish of 4th Mini and 2nd in class,
with Stuart and Catherine topping the class.
Thank you to the generous sponsors of
the HRCR Mini Sport Cup – MiniSport,
Mintex, Yokohama, Penrite and
Questmead, without whom there wouldn’t
be a Championship.RACE RESULTS
CATEGORY 1
1st - Clive King / Anton Bird
CATEGORY 2
1st - Craig King / Adrian Lloyd
CATEGORY 3
1st - Harvey Stevens / Lawrence Selly