Staffs and Shrops Land Rover Club

RESULTS NOW AVAILALBE for BADEN HALL
See MAY DAY INTERCLUB page

Thank you for visiting the Staffs & Shropshire Land Rover Club website.

If you are a newcomer, we hope you will find what you are looking for here,
if not , please send any queries by email, or call any of the club representitives,
their details can be found on the 'Contacts' page.

We look forward to you joining us at an event soon.

Please note there has been a change of venue for Round 2 of the
Off Road Interclub Championship - it is still to be held by NORC
but at Matt Lee's place at Loversall near Doncaster
(see http://www.norc.org.uk/events/view.aspx?eventid=95 for more)

Click here for a Membership Application Form

STAFFS & SHROPS OFF ROAD CLUB

Click the above link for the new membership application form inc. Off Road Club card
or make yourself a member via PayPal by visiting the "Online Shop" page

Some of you may have already heard that S&S have formed a subsidiary Off Road Club - this is for one reason only and will not affect the day to day running of the Land Rover Club. It came to our attention several months ago that members of any ALRC club are not allowed to enter in a non ALRC vehicle. As you know, all our comp safari's are held on open permits and many of the S&S drivers run non ALRC vehicles. We had two options - one was to tell these members to join another club, which we obviously did not want to do as they are members of S&S for a reason. The other option was to pull out of the ALRC, which again we did not want to do as the majority of our members are Land Rover enthusiasts, whether they drive a Land Rover on the road, competitively or not at all.

So after months of discussion and clarifying our position with ALRC and legally as a limited company, it was decided the best option would be to set up a subsidiary club so that we can carry on as before. This ruling does not just affect compers, it applies to trialers competing at open events too. All full and second members of S&S LRC are automatically members of S&S ORC, but we will not be issuing membership cards to everyone - they will only be given to those that request one. These membership cards will be available at signing on at all the comp safari's, but you may need one before our first event at May Day - if you want a card sending out when they are ready, please contact myself asap on cooper.26@btinternet.com

Can I reassure everyone that this will in no way affect the running of the Land Rover Club - it has only been done to ensure that our members can enter the events they want, and that our club continues to survive.

Simon Cooper - Chairman

RAC CLUB MEMBERS BENEFITS

As a member of S&S, you are entitled to a 50% discount on new membership to the RAC and a 25% discount on renewals - you have to quote a reference number (which you can get by contacting Ann Cooper on cooper.26@btinternet.com) and confirming you are a member of S&S LRC.

S&S ANNUAL TROPHIES

After going through the annual trophies the club hands out each year at the AGM, we have noted that we do not have trophies for all events. It may be the case that they were handed out in the past and have not been handed back, so of you would, could you please just check if you have any old ones hanging abot - these are not trophies won at individual events, but the ones given out for winning your league class. Get in touch if you find any - Ann Cooper, Club Sec.

ALRC National Rally 2012
See the new page, for January's update from the organisers. This year there will be many more attractions for all the family, as well as the usual competitions.
Get your bookings in before March 31st, after then you will be charged �5 more per event entry.

Dakar Rally 2012

Congratulations to our very own Jon Aston on completing this years Dakar. Jon co-drove and navigated/mechaniced for Australian driver Geoff Olholm's second attempt at the world's toughest rally.
Beginning in Buenos Aires, the race crossed South America, through Argentina, Chile and ended in Lima Peru, covering 8600km in 15 days. On one stage they finished 19th, and reached a remarkable 24th position overall, but a series of setbacks cost them dearly. The team completed the event finishing 50th overall, even after towing another car 180km on the final special stage and liaison to enable them to achieve a finish. Hopefully Jon will share his experiences with us in a Talegate soon.

2012 CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE

Click on the S&S League Results Page
for league tables for 2011 Season

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

are held on the first Tuesday of every month (except August)
at The Swan at Whiston, near Penkridge at 8pm.
Members can come along, but please notify the secretary in advance

The "CLUB SHOP" is where you can see what S&S merchandise

is available, such as T shirts sweat shirts etc.

The "ONLINE SHOP" is where you can join S&S or renew your
membership online using PayPal (a secure payment method)
and you can pre-book for events using the same method

New Committee Members

The job of Assistant Scrutineer has been split between
Mick Gillett and George Harris

See Committee Contact Details page for ... well contact details.

We are still in need of a Trials Representative - please get in touch if you can help.

Please support them by entering events, setting out and marshalling -
the club is a community, we all have to do a bit to make it work.

Please see 'Misc' page for details of other clubs' events this year

Landy Watch - Nationwide network for stolen Land Rovers
and parts - see Misc page for details