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METRO 6R4 LURGAN PARK CHALLENGE 2010Plans for next years Lurgan Park Rally to have a 6R4 Challenge where met with a yes from some of the organisers from the North Armagh Motorcycle and Car Club after speaking to them to see if it could be run within the rally as the event already has the very successful Lurgan MK2 Challenge.Mark Lowe of Metro 6R4 Online News put it to Willie Fullerton and Barry Taggart about it that they said if a number of 6R4 drivers where interested then it could very possibly happen.Its a long time since more than one 6R4 has competed in the park at Lurgan and if a minimum number of six upto however more that could be got it would be a good sight and sound of the former Group B car racing around the park again.Only the 2.5 and 2.8 machines would be allowed to enterNorthern Irish 6R4 driver Craig Bennett welcomed this and he has already confirmed he will bring his Metro to the park to compete on the 31st July 2010 which is a week earlier than this years event.Drivers that have said yes include Craig Bennett as above. John Stone (if he gets another Metro ), Reay Mackay, Andy Horne, Alastair McSkimmingAny Metro 6R4 drivers interested in competing in the Metro 6R4 Challenge next year please email metro6r4onlinenews@yahoo.co.uk And get that date in your diaries now

ALMC STAGES TO HOPEFULLY RUN METRO 6R4 CHALLENGE ON THEIR EVENT IN 2010

Organisers of the ALMC Stages in Ireland are looking to run both a 6R4 and BMW M3 challenge on their rally in 2010. With the interest in 6R4's competing on national rallies on the Emerald isle is has been looked at to run a challenge on their closed road event. Noel Devlin of the ALMC has contacted Metro 6R4 Online News to ask drivers what their thoughts would be in competing on this event as both John Stone and Mark Jasper have contested this event in their cars in 2008 and Jasper this year who finished a creditable third overall proving the Metro can be up their on the national events. Don Whyatt who now lives in Ireland and co-drives for Mark Jasper told the site "From doing the ALMC over the last 2 years ( a brilliant closed road event run just north of Dublin , 3 stages run 3 times ) the interest in the Metro in Ireland is massive, from 'what the fecks that' to 'wow I haven't seen one of these in years', then the feed back off the stages of how it sounds so sweet barking down the lanes. If Lurgan was to run a challenge for Metro's the level of interest would certainly bring in the crowds and we would be there for sure and as its just a short time after ALMC we would be doing both on one ferry crossing."

MONTEBERG RALLYSPRINT 2010 NEW ROUTE

The Monteberg Rallysprint where the cream of British 6R4 drivers competed on the famous near Kemmelberg will once again take place on the 2nd of May with Scrutineering on Saturday the 1st. If anyone is travelling through Fairfield Motorsport the entry fee is reduced to 130 Euro. For more information contact info@fairfieldmotorsport.com

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Andrew Knott of Slicks tyres Telephone 0114 2470485 will be at the list of events below should any of you 6R4 drivers out there want tyres on the events.21st Lookout Stages @ Melbourne21st AGBO Stages Weston Park28th Legend Fires Stages @ Weeton28th Mini Tempest Stages @ LongcrossApril10-11th Spring Stages @ Sculthorpe17th Horiba D'Isis Stages @ Mira18th Twyford Wood25th Oak Leaf Stages @ Swynnerton.May2nd Procare Stages @ 3 sisters3rd ALM Stages @ Teesside Autodrome8th Middlewick Stages @ Woodbridge9th Tour of Hamsterley Forest9th Longcross16th John Overend Stages @ Melbourne23rd Hallamshire Stages @ Barkston Heath.

DAVE DIXON'S NEW 6R4

Dave Dixon has kindly sent the site some new pics of his car which was originally driven by Alastair Brearley when it ran a supercharger in the 80's. Dave bought the car and has been spending time working on it while the engine is away for a check over. Dave will be attending Chatsworth Rally Show ? Sat 5th and Sun 6th June, Cholmondeley Pageant of Power ? Sat 17th July, Oulton Park Gold Cup ? Sun 29 and Mon 30 Aug. Many thanks to Dave for the pics. Its a minter this machine.

6R4 LURGAN PARK CHALLENGE 2010An updated list of drivers interested in competing on this years event on July 31stTwo more names that have said would be interested is that of Sandy Arbuthnott in his Clarion replica machine and former Lurgan Park regular from the past ex rallycrosser Denis Biggerstaff.Donegal man Gary McElhinney asked Denis while he had the Metro over at a friends wedding said he was interested in competing but the engine is due a check but he would like to be thereCraig BennettJohn Stone (could do the event in his car that he sold if its available)Mark JasperReay Mackay Andy HorneAlastair McSkimmingJimmy McRae if a car can be sourced for himSandy ArbuthnottDenis Biggerstaff

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