Club Marcos International

Joint Marcos Rally 2008

7th & 8th June

Saturday - 7th June 2008

The Curborough Sprint As always the Curborough Sprint was thoroughly enjoyed by all those members taking part. The threat of rain never materialised and the times recorded were significantly better than in last year's damp conditions.

The official results from the Curborough Sprint are shown below:

Up to 3 Litres
Driver	Best Time
Bill Smith	1:01.05
Alan Checkley	1:01.03
Billy Lambie	1:03.82
Mike Convery	1:06.98
Jack Myers	1:10.67
3 to 4 Litres
Driver	Best Time
Aaron Nuttall	0:59.91
Paul Rich	1:02.34
Richard Smith	1:03.83
Neal Callaghan	1:05.69
Andrew Widdrington	1:06.41
Greg Baker	1:06.70
Ray Porter	1:09.80
Geoff Phillips	1:12.44
Over 4 Litres
Driver	Best Time
Richard Partridge	0:58.41
Terry Tree	0:58.90
Mike McCullagh	1:02.48
Andrew Peers	1:02.86
Richard West	1:03.38
Nigel Gossett	1:13.77

Thanks to Richard for arranging the event and to all those who helped out on the day.

Overnight on Saturday The annual Dinner was held in the 12th floor 'Sky Room' at the Ramada Hotel in Cannock.  Entertainment was provided by videos of past Annual Rallies dating from the 1970s and 80s, and followed by a disco.

Sunday - 8th June 2008

The Annual Concours The annual Concours judging and prize giving took place at the RAF Museum, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire. Many thanks to the judges this year, Rory McMath and Dave Chivers. A summary of the Concours d'Elegance results is shown below; a full list, together with an breakdown of the 'scores' can be found in the Summer edition of the magazine.

Pre 1980
Owner	Model	Registration
Richard Partridge	3L V6	NJT 3J
John Brookes	3L V6	SMW 95J
Paul Turland	3L Volvo	ULR 99F
Mike Hewitt	1600	OHS 763F
Geoff Phillips	3L Volvo	BLG 660K
Billy Lambie	1600	RUE 271F
Jack Myers	1800 Volvo	HYU 20C
Ian Gemmell	1760	RAD 366G
Rory McMath Originality Award
Owner	Model	Registration
Ian Gemmell	1760	RAD 366G
Post 1980 "soft bodied" models
Owner	Model	Registration
Eric Jones	Mantaray	503 ETJ
Richard Smith	Mantara	E8 ROS
Bob Knott	Mantara	A15 AWK
Paul Moxham	1700	Q556 RBD
Greg Baker	Mantula	E952 DGS
Mark Gilbert	Mantula	E157 BHR
Mike Gardner	Mantara	M908 APV
Alan Stewart	Mantara	N362 JWS
Nigel Church	Mantaray	C7 NGL
Trevor Sandland	Mantara	K821 SDF
Post 1980 LM & Mantis models
Owner	Model	Registration
Mike McCullagh	Mantis	S111 MMC
Richard Partridge	Mantis GT	8 RJP
Andrew Peers	Mantis	M900 AMP
Richard West	Mantis	M15 GHT
Terry Tree	LM 500	L5 0GT
Overall Concours
Richard Partridge	3L V6	NJT 3J
Overall Winner (Driving and Concours)
Richard Partridge	Mantis GT	8 RJP
Special Award - for service to the Marque and the Clubs.
Owner	Model	Registration
Rory McMath	Bentley!!
Photos from the Prize Giving are in the Summer edition of the magazine.