Sorry it’s been so long since my last
update - for long enough there really was little to update you on. However, I
can confirm that, in the last few weeks, a great deal of things have crossed
the Committee table to give you some exciting news on East Ayrshire
Car Club and Kames.
The 2008 Awards Dance
The date has been set as
the 24 January 2009, and the venue the Lochside Hotel
in New Cumnock. Last year’s ceilidh
was such a roaring success, we decided to re-use the formula and take it a
stage further. This stunning hotel comes highly recommended, and will host our
evening with a sit-down dinner, rather than a buffet, with the awards and
dancing into the night. Again, we will have preferential room rates for those
wishing to stay, and we will be able to identify a number of very close
alternatives for you if it is full and to meet different budget requirements.
The Lowland Championship
Awards will also be presented on this evening, as East Ayrshire
Car Club were a main sponsor of this Championship and many of the rounds were
held at Kames. This was a great success in its first year, and we hope it will
go from strength to strength from 2009 on.
MSA Regional Challenge
As you are probably
aware, the MSA Regional Challenge is a Sprinting Team challenge which took
place this year down in Curborough - and I last
updated you to advise that a Scottish team containing an EACC member won
against all the competition South of the Border. This
means that the winning team get to choose the venue
for next year’s challenge, and I am proud to say that Kames has been chosen to
host this event.
The
defence of the title will take place on 2nd
August and the more spectators we can get there cheering our guys on, the
better their chances of keeping the title. It’s a matter of pride, so I will
remind you all nearer the time, and ask that you find the time to come and
support your Club, your Motorsport and Scotland!!!!!
The Scottish Round of the British Sprint Championship
I am delighted to announce
that, thanks to the support and tireless efforts of Mr
David Baker, the Scottish Rounds of the British Sprint Championship will be
held at Kames in 2009, hosted by East Ayrshire Car
Club. This event will join our August double-header event, and will slot in
nicely with the Guyson Scottish Championship. Whilst
this will mean a huge amount of work and effort from the Club, we are keen to
ensure this does not adversely affect any member of the Scottish or Lowland
Championship, but is a great coup for EACC and is likely to drive our number of
entrants close to the maximum of 100.
With this in mind, this
will be the biggest this event has been in a number of years, so preparation is
starting now! We will NOT get this wrong as our reputation hinges on getting it
right, and we will need the support of you all. At the moment we have over 350
members of EACC, and would be grateful for any offers of support and assistance
you can offer to making this event a great success and putting Kames firmly on
the map!
The
Up-Coming AGM and Committee Places
As you all know the AGM will take place in
January. It rounds off an eventful year, where the Club has made huge strides
forward. This progress cannot halt, or even slow down, and a few of the current
Committee members feel ready to take a step back and make space for some fresh
input and enthusiasm. If you are interested in joining us on the Committee, or
even just in offering some ad-hoc support in organising,
please get in touch with John Frew,
or any other member of the current Committee - all offers warmly welcomed!
Rallying
The Lombard Rally is coming up on 8 November and all
volunteers to help marshal are very welcome. It’s a great opportunity to get up
close to the action and be involved in the sport, and experienced Marshals are
much appreciated. Can you help?? If so, please contact Drew Anderson on dru.and@virgin.net
01465 712580 H or 07811202980 M.
The Galloway Hills rally
will be taking place on 7 December 2008. Again, if you are willing and able to
marshal, please call John Frew on
07733 257047 or john@eastayrshirecc.co.uk.
Our very own Rally
Director George Bryson is taking part in the RAC Rally which is happening 14-17
November. He’s rushing to finish him MK1 (1968 lotus twin cam) - we believe he
may be the 1st EACC member ever to take part in this - if you know
any different, please let us know. It
would be GREAT to have a bunch of EACC members there to cheer him on - GO
GEORGE!!!
Kames
Improvements
The first piece of good news here is that
fellow member John Allan has agreed to come on board and help manage Kames and
take it forward through the improvement challenges. To do this he will need
support from the membership through workdays etc., so if anyone can think of
any way they can help, please let the committee know so John can be in touch.
Once he has settled in to the Committee, he will no doubt add some input to my
update to let you all know his plans.
The 3-phase electricity has finally been
installed to Kames, meaning our showering facilities are now fully functional,
complete with heating and hand dryers in operation. Kames the
now THE place to camp, so there’s no excuse. We will shortly be putting
together a programme of improvements to Kames for
2009, and will let you know as soon as this is agreed. Doubtless we will have
work to do around the track and improvements to make to safety as we will need
to upgrade our track licence to National A for the
British Championship round, which is a fantastic opportunity to work towards
making Kames the best and most sought after sprint venue in Scotland.
So that’s it for now. I hope the
information rolled out in these updates so far make you proud of your Club!
Dance tickets will be available from
Committee members shortly, so get ready to place your order. We had 140 people
at last year’s dance, so with 360 club members we are aiming for 200 at this
year’s event. Look forward to seeing you there!
