yorkshire dales
autograss CLUB
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Yorkshire Dales
AUTOGRASS CLUB
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here is plenty of excitement around Yorkshire Dales Autograss Club as they look forwards to the Yorkshire Open
and hosting the ladies and junior nationals. Club Representative Martyn Wood took the time to tell us more.
He said, “I have been involved in
Autograss for 8 years and I am into my 3rd
year at the Yorkshire Dales club. I moved
to the Yorkshire Dales club as the venue
and club have a great vibe as soon as you
enter the field, the track is one of the best
if not the best in the country and that’s
down to the hard work of landowner
Peter Almack who has the track prepared
unbelievably well for every race meeting.
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“My personal favourite memories were
winning the class 2 Stu Nicholls memorial
title in 2014 and as a club hosting the final
British Autograss Series round in 2014
and the feedback we got on how well we
ran the meeting as a club.
“The most challenging aspects are that a
lot of local newspapers initially say they
are happy to advertise and run articles for
us, yet they never appear and have four
of Ro b Ch a m
bers
pages of Rugby, Football and Cricket so
at times it is difficult to promote the club
locally.
“The most rewarding aspect of the role is
at the start of play on a Sunday morning
seeing the field full of spectators whatever
the weather, and receiving positive
feedback on a Sunday night about the
meeting.
“I have been involved with Yorkshire Dales for 9 years since
the age of 12. We got involved with the club by spectating at a
few meetings when the club was at its old track at Kiplin.
2014 was an interesting year. I built myself a completely
new car so there was a lot of learning through new
setups. Everything came together towards the end of
the season thanks to a new exhaust system. After
this I was contending for race wins against some
of the top cars in the country although there
were still teething problems which are to be
expected with a new car. I also ended up
winning the club championship in class 9.
My parents have an agricultural
machinery business so I’ve always had
the facilities to build and maintain the
cars to a competitive standard and my
father has always been happy to help
out. I’ve also had support from some
other local businesses.
For the rest of the season I’m looking
to be competitive in both the British
series and I was top qualifier in
my class for the Mens National
Championships at the beginning of
August. I’m also looking to retain my
club championship.
The biggest challenges I’ll face are
to continue being competitive in my
current class and to bring out a new car,
possibly in another class. My ambitions
over the next five years are to fight for
BAS and National titles as well as staying
competitive at club level.”
Peter Bowe
38 Issue 08