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Tregrehan feedback June 2011

The June 12th event took place in very challenging conditions. Many thanks to the owners, Mr and Mrs Hudson, and ALL the Competitors, Officials, Marshals, Caterers and Spectators who attended Tregrehan in very wet conditions. Some comments are reproduced below from competitors and supporters of the event.

Hi Tony,
Just a quick messgae to say a big thankyou for a fantastic day yesterday. Whilst the weather did not go quite to expectations , the work put in by the dedicated team , led by your good self ensured another memorble Tregrehan. The Hill itself looked excellent, the new surface certainly a great help and the gutters were certainly put to the test. Whilst i was soaked by the end of the day , it did not dampen the enjoyment of the event Well done and good luck for July
Thank you again Wayne , Car 1

Hi Tony,
Sorry I did not make it today, I'm told it was a good well run meeting. It rained really hard here most of the night so i expected the paddock to be a mud swamp, but again I'm told it was good. So sounds like i should have come, Anyway tomorrow I will post my entry for the next meeting so hopefully I will see you there.
Regards Mike Lee

Hi Tony, I had been watching the weather forecast all week and it was hard when we awoke on sunday morning to discover that, sadly the weather mans predictions where spot on! However, I am glad that I made it, as it was more then obvious when we arrived, that serious effort had been made to ensure this event was going to run come rain or shine. Once again a thank you to Tregrehan landowner, Tom Hudson, for allowing us to be on his estate, to yourself and Truro motor clubs hard working officials, for making it all happen and to the dedicated marshalls that stood out in all that weather, making sure if anything did go wrong, they where ready and willing to assist. As I said at the end of the meeting, I got wet enough seating in an open top single seater but at least I could run back into the trailer after each run, marshall's could not, so to them as big a well done as any. Tregrehan is firmly back on the hillclimb calander, and long may it stay their, good luck with the feistival of speed in July, I am sure the sun will shine, it can not possibly be any worse.
Regards Andrew Dinner FTD June 2011

Tregrehan Feedback 2010

Truro Motor Club were delighted with the support for Sunday's hillclimb at Tregrehan near St. Austell, and would like to take this opportunity to thank, once again, ALL the officials and volunteer's who ensured the event ran smoothly. We would also like to thank ALL the competitors, whose participation made the event such a success, and the public who visited.

Thanks also to Mr. and Mrs Hudson for the use of their excellent venue and to Mr. John Dyer, vice chairman of Cornwall Council, for officially reopening the hillclimb.

A gallery of photos can be viewed here. Photos added from Adrenalin Sports Photography.

Results for the event can be found here

Some video footage of the event can be found here. Thanks to Neil Gould, Roger Woodley and Peter Clarke for their contributions.

Below is some feedback received from competitors;

"Hi All,
Just a few words to say thank you for the event today
There were many people who made today happen , but you have persevered and put in much hard work before today
I look forward to TREGREHAN being on the ASWMC calender and Cornish Speed Championship Calender in 2011
Thank You again for a fantastic day and a surprise 2nd in class :-)
I cannot promise people on the ground , but if there is anything Plymouth can do to assist further events in 2011 , please ask
Regards
Wayne Grimshaw Car 1 today
Plymouth Motor Club Chairman"

"Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed today - it really was great fun and everyone made us feel very much at home.   Its always fun with the challenge 
of a new hill, there were certainly some quick times.
Had a good trip home across Bodmin, what a super road that is - it was like being on a race circuit!  So sorry we went off a bit quickly, thats the trouble with
having animals waiting at home - they need feeding!   Hope to see you again soon - if not, we will see you back at Tregrehan next year!
 
Kindest regards,
 
Briony and Phil"

"Good Morning,
Tregrehan Speed Hill Climb and the Festival of Cornish Motor Sport.
Just a quick communication to say, Congratulations.
It appears to me that the day was a great success, helped by the weather, and all should have benefited. The hard work by you and the whole team ensured that Tregrehan is back on the map.
Regards,
Dennis Greenslade"

Le Jog 2010

LeJog 2010 photos and message from the Chief Marshal available here.

TRURO MOTOR  CLUB INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER  EVENING

Truro and District Motor Club have gained a major scoop in attracting world famous international speaker STUART TURNER to speak on his activities in the world of international rallying.  Stuart Won 1960 RAC Rally with Erik Carlsson in a Saab and was Sports Editor of 'Motoring News' where he started the MN Rally Championship the home of most rally competitors.  He ran the original BMC motor sport operations as team manager when the all conquering Mini Cooper S team with drivers Paddy Hopkirk, Timo Makinen and Rauno Altonan won many international events.  He also ran people such as Pat Moss in the works Austin Healey 3000's and formed an enviable reputation as one of the sports best team managers.

In 1969 Stuart went to rival manufacturer Ford who assembled the all conquering Borham works team of Ford Escorts, with such great drivers as Hannau Mikola, Ari Vatanen,  Bjorn Waldiguard and Russell Brooks, plus of course the Late great Roger Clark.  The works Ford Escorts of the late 60's and mid 70's totally dominated the world rallies and were virtually unbeatable, winning the Lombard RAC Rally eight years in a row, a feat that will probably never be equalled by any other factory team. He went onto to become involved in the development of such great iconic cars as the Sierra Cosworth and Group B  RS200 rally cars and is still involved today at the MSA  motorsport headquarters at the sharp end promoting British motor sport of British Motorsport in promoting . Stuart is the author of some 20 books on business and motor sport, he went onto become Chief Executive of the Motorsport Safety Fund, a charity producing films and  publications to help keep motor sport safe.  He was presented with the Benedict After dinners Speaker of the Year Award and the Prince Michael Award for Merit in 2009 for services to motorsport.  Stuart continues to be involved, and currently is involved in promoting motorsport to the younger generation.

Truro and District Motor Club have secured the showroom premises of TREGONINGFORD at Wadebridge for the Friday evening of MAY 21st where a very privileged audience will be able to enjoy a very special evening with STUART TURNER.