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17/03/08 ...
Message from Rally Series Co-ordinator ...
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Press Release – 14th March 2008
Tour of Cornwall - (5th April 2008) Cancelled.
Yesterday, the 13th March, was the first closing day for entries for the 2008 event. Sadly, the number of entries received was seriously short of the break-even point financially. Past experience tells us that we are unlikely to see a significant increase in the entry after that date. Therefore, the Organising Committee has decided to limit the financial loss already expended and cancel the event.
This decision hasn’t been taken lightly as we were keen to continue the long tradition of the Tour of Cornwall, over 21 years, as well as offering continued support to the Cancer Care Hospices in Cornwall. As you know we have donated over £100,000 to the Combined Hospices over the years including the efforts of the Organisers of the Classic Tour. We will be returning entry fees in full to those supporters of the event who have already entered. We thank them for their support. If, however, you wish to help the Hospices we would be pleased to receive any contributions you would wish to make and forward them to the Hospice in your name.
Many of you will be aware of the reasons for the change of format for 2008. We were unable to visit Boconnoc this year and we had little option but to revise the format of the event. However, we believed that we had assembled a cost effective package which maximised stage miles vs. road miles. It seems that this wasn’t to competitors’ expectations.
The Organisers thank their supporters and volunteers as well as the Championships who have aligned themselves to the event and express their disappointment that we were unable to run the event. We have started our discussions for 2009 and trust that competitors will return to Cornwall then.
Bob Eddy Chairman of the Organising Committee
Roger Hargreaves Clerk of the Course
06/03/08 ...
Message from Winky ...more
03/03/08 ...
David Kynaston takes maximum championship points on the first round of the MSA Asphalt Championship.
Chris Davis finished 1st in the BTRDA Asphalt Rally Series.
However, nothing can be taken away from the pairing of John Dalton and Gwynfor Jones in their Darrian T90 GTR - 1st Overall by 9 seconds on the Tour of Epynt.
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... Results
11/01/08 ...
WOW!
The 2007 tour has won ASWMC Sealed rally of the year
for the second year running. Well ... all the hard work and
dedication has been rewarded once again. A big thank you to all
involved - specially those crazy Marshals without whom there would be no
glowing brakes, no handbrake turns, no motorsport.
Not least, a big thank you to the top brass - Roger, Dave, Pam, Bob and many more who turn up to the monthly meetings to deal with and overcome all the political and diplomatic problems which are part and parcel in running such an event. Ah ... but they love the challenge!
