Report
Scroll down for the full results. Thanks to Lee Matthews for this report and for all his work in organising the event.
Photos to follow.
The Guy Fawkes PCA is all done and dusted. Congratulations to Phil Roberts on the win in his MX5 with a quick, neat and consistent drive. His main challengers all had issues. Elis Matthews snapped a driveshaft in two on the first test in his Nova. This would be changed and set some fastest times but cone faults meant he would only climb to fourth at the end of the 12 tests.
Endaf Davies would be the initial pace-setter in the red Fiesta Mk6 and would be 17 seconds in the lead until he had a tyre get knocked off a front rim on Test 8 causing a maximum. The tyre was re-inflated by filling the tyre with deodorant spray and igniting it with a bang. It worked (don't try this at home) and he and son Iwan would end the day third overall.
There were a few others having tyres deflated, and the Fiesta being shared by Will Tsantanis and Will Owen turned into a hovercraft when the radiator fan detached itself and fell under the cars sump still attached by its wires with the fan spinning flat out. This was fixed, but another Fiesta in trouble was David Humphreys' 1.6 version, after changing a flat tyre the power steering failed, so they parked it back on the trailer, although they had done enough to be classified in 11th place. In fact, despite the paddock being full of activity, the only retirement was Tom and Jonathan Thomas' MX5 when the welded diff cried enough.
Iwan Evans had a great day to finish 2nd overall in another Fiesta Mk6, including setting some fastest test times, but the odd line fault on the final rounds meant he could not narrow the 1.4 second gap he was behind Phil going into the final four runs of test site C. A great drive mind you in a bog standard car.
Best Lady driver was Gabi Tsantanis who was flying, ending the day in 6th position sharing Iwan's car, whilst Winnie Chen finished 8th with last year's winning driver Sion Matthews guiding her around and giving advice. Matt Henrytook the best Novice award in 5th place, sharing Elis' Nova.
It was great to see newcomers too, Will T beating Will O by just 2.1 seconds in the Fiesta they were sharing, and Simon Chen getting faster as the day went on to finish 12th. The star of the day went to 15 year-old Liam Clare who despite having an ailing handbrake on his K11 Micra drove with purpose and maturity to end his first PCA in 7th position. A driver to watch out for I am sure.
As usual a massive thanks to Trac Mon for the excellent venue, the caterers, officials Dafydd, Ifor, Duncan, Jamie, and marshals Gruffydd, Paul, Garry, Sid and Yvonne. Another fun motorsport day with friends. Next local one will be Stuff the Turkey on 28th December. See you there.
RESULTS
Results are in the file below.
Event regulations
The Supplementary Regulations are now available and the online entry form is here - Guy Fawkes PCA Entry Form
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Information
To be held at Trac Môn/Anglesey Circuit, an experienced team will be organising this straightforward event. The tests will be laid out in the same area as used on the Kennings, but will be simpler and suitable for complete beginners as well as the more experienced.
Competitors will require a 2024 Motorsport UK Competition Licence of minimum grade RS Clubman. The RS Clubman licence is available free of charge (see below) and please apply in good time if you don't already have one. It is your responsibility to have your licence, which has to be noted on your entry form. Please ensure that you bring your competition licence and club memberships cards with you for examination if required.
Drivers who do not hold a full, valid RTA licence may enter provided their navigator holds a full, valid RTA licence.
The minimum age of a PCA driver is 14 years and PCA passenger is 12. For a driver who does not hold a valid, full RTA licence, the vehicle must by definition be a ‘Touring Car’; the vehicle engine capacity must not exceed 2000cc including forced induction; also, a passenger must be carried who holds a valid RTA licence and be experienced in Autotests or Autosolos.
Applications for a Motorsport UK competition licence should be made here: Licence application. ....... there is no charge!
If required, the parental consent form for under 18 year old is available here: Parental Consent Form
If you require membership of C&A Motor Club, you may renew your membership or make a new application here: Become A Member
