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Page last updated 12:40 Monday 10th March 2025

De Lacy Catterick Targa Rally is ready to go; The Supplementary Regulations for this years rally are now available on the event page here. This is a little earlier than published, but this is due to the fact that the Regulations for yet another event will be ready soon and we didn't want a clash. Keep watching here for more new of this!

Our young member Harry Walshaw had great year in 2024, read about it here......

Coming off the back of a busy 2024 I am well rested and really looking forward to getting going this year in 2025.

Looking back at 2024 I can confidently say that the year was a success for me with many great highlights, lessons and experiences learnt. I am now looking forward to carrying the lessons and experiences of the year forward  into the rest of my career. 

At the beginning of last year, I was lucky enough to be selected to join the Motorsport UK Academy, from which I have now graduated, but with the academy I have been able to attend WRC tests with the Ford Factory Team, M-Sport, going out to Rally Finland, where I was on weather crew duties with M-Sport.

I also continued my partnership with Jake Briggs in his lovely MKII Escort on various tarmac rallies. Sadly, as you will see below, I am not able to continue that for 2025, but I shall miss that partnership.

It's fair to say that after the Finland trip, things started to get very serious very quickly. This started with a test alongside 2023 Scottish Rally Champion David Henderson, followed by winning the last ever running of our local event at Melbourne, with a two times National British Rally Champion no less and all the way to partnering up with my two drivers for this year! 

I can now confirm that I will be contesting the British Rally Championship with Alexandre Vassallo in a Ford Fiesta Rally 2 as well as a part series of the Protyre British Asphalt Championship with BAT-Sport Performance driver Ryan Burns in another Ford Fiesta Rally 2, things however don't stop there! I have another couple of exciting opportunities working in the background but I am not in a position to publicly comment on that yet.

So thanks to all the members who continue to support me with all my work. Please keep reading my news as and when we progress through the year.

THE ROGER ALBERT CLARK RALLY BOOK:- Available to order NOW!
The full story of the first 20 years of Britain’s toughest special stage rally - available January 2024 to include the 2023 rally.
SPECIAL PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER – SAVE £10
Normal price: £35 plus £5 postage and packing
Order before 31.12.23 and pay only £30 including postage and packing
Copies will be dispatched in mid-January 2024
• The definitive story of this epic rally
• Hard-back, full colour book with over 300 pages
• Every rally reported in detail, including the 2023 event
• 500 photographs covering many competitors
• Full results for each event with complete entry lists
This is the story of Britain's most challenging special stage rally for a generation. The initial idea was to run a ‘proper rally’ and that has certainly been achieved through the dedication and determination of Colin Heppenstall, his family and a fantastic team of volunteers.
Across 20 years, the Roger Albert Clark Rally has run 15 times. It is an event that has no rival as it recreates a golden era of rallying in the UK when Roger Clark was at his peak, and the original RAC Rally was a multi-day test for every competitor.
Since it first ran in 2004, the Roger Albert Clark Rally has grown in stature and following and now has huge competitor interest, big crowds and a vast online following. It is a rally like no other in terms of atmosphere, challenge and sense of achievement for those who get to the finish.
This book, with over 500 photographs, many of which have never been seen before, tells the story of each rally and looks at some of the people involved; both competitors and organisers. It details how the organisers coped with heavy snow in 2010 and Storm Arwen in 2021.
The 2023 event will be the biggest and toughest yet, covering 350 special stage miles in the forests of England, Scotland, and Wales.
For anyone who has been involved in this rally, this book will bring back fabulous memories and will serve as the definitive record of the rally’s first 20 years.
How to order:
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• Or, send a cheque to:
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DVLA Tax renewal changes! Beware you don't fall foul of the changes;

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has brought into force a change in the way it reminds people when their car tax is due for renewal, with the rules in force from the start of August 2023. Drivers can now opt for digital tax reminders instead of waiting for a paper slip to be sent in the post.

Drivers will be able to set up vehicle tax reminders by email and text message. Road users can also choose to stop getting tax reminders sent through the post if they wish. Motorists can also view their driving licence information on the service, including how many penalty points are on their record.

Set up your account here
StreetCar arrives at De Lacy: -De Lacy Motor Club are proud to announce that after hard work by our Motorsport committee, we have been accepted into the MSUK StreetCar initiative. This means that we will now be marketing ourselves as a StreetCar recognised club on all our correspondence. This initiative has been designed to encourage more people into Motorsport, who might not have the resources to participate other than with their own cars.
We will be promoting this through the local press as well as by our various social media feeds. We hope to attract more new members.

Race with Respect: MSUK have launched their campaign for fairness and respect in all walks of Motorsport. Watch the Video here.