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2018 Championship Points and Awards

The list of award winners for 2018 is here Full Points position spreadsheet for 2018 here Note there are 5 different workbooks in the spreadsheet accessed by clicking on the tabs at the bottom, as follows- Champ; 10 round SGME Club Series points totals (note that awards in this series take into account those who have best… Read more »

New Easy Route Flag marking

Yes, we’ve been faffing again.   Starting with our first 2018 trial on 28th Jan we are making a subtle change to the way we mark the easy Green route – other routes are unchanged.  We are still using Green flags, the flag on the left hand side will continue to be plain green, however… Read more »

Bob Owen charity trial, money raised

On 9th November 2019 we raised £1476.65 making a total of £61370 since its first running in 1987, thanks to all who have contributed at this event and over the years. The main beneficiary is the ACU Benevolent fund which Bob Owen supported tirelessly before his passing. Other beneficiaries have included Mind, Yorkshire Air Ambulance,… Read more »

Observing – back in the day

You hear a few grumbles about observing rules; seemingly a change every year (even if only minor) plus the evergreen stop/no-stop debate. We should be thankful we weren’t around back in the 1920’s – Marking was peculiar to each event and there were all sorts of bizarre ways to be penalised. Here’s the rules for… Read more »

Stop allowed rule changes for 2015

These are the new 2015 rules within the Failure section (i.e. a 5) f) A machine does not stay within the intended limits of the section as defined by the Observer. g) If any wheel of the machine crosses any boundary tape or goes over or on the wrong side of a marker, whether the… Read more »