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2022 XBC Harewood & October Kames

2022 09 18 Harewood Alpine

Harewood always has some interesting cars, and it was great to see a surprisingly high number of XBC Competitors making up nearly 15% of a large entry field. Always worth the trip, Harewood runs a slick operation, with a rapid throughput of cars, and good weather to boot.

Saturday night XBC dining was split between venues, with the dozen or so at the Harewood Arms providing a very entertaining and occasionally a bit too amusing evening. One to mark in your diary for next year.

All Results and Scoring to date can be found on the 2022 Events Page.

And now attention turns to the XBC October Kames Weekend. With only a week and a half to go, if you have not already done so, it is time to get your entry in !!

Once again, we are offering a Saturday night two course meal, which you can book here.

As an added bonus, we are also running a Friday Track Day for Competitors, and this really is a good way to get maximum value out of a weekend trip. There are still some places left, and all you need to do is contact Ronnie direct, or use the Contact Form on the Web Site to secure your place.

Also, on the Friday night, there is a simple Cottage Pie evening meal available at nominal cost for Track Day entrants, and also for those arriving to camp on the Friday night. Once again, contact Ronnie direct, in order that Heather and Jan have some idea of numbers in advance. We don’t want anyone going hungry !!

We are looking forward to a good weekend, the entire support team is confirmed and in place, for this, the last event of a very good 2022 season. With so much going on, there is added pressure of time on your XBC Organisers, so please, if you have still to do so, get your entries in as soon as possible, to help minimise the last minute rush !!

Hope to see you there.

2022 XBC August Update

2022 08 28 Forrestburn RX8

In between Ice Ages, there is at least one glorious sunny weekend at Forrestburn, and it happened in August 2022 !!

A very good number of XBC Competitors in attendance, and much discussion of the subtle difference between bollard kissing and bollard whacking, both of which seemed to be new found hobbies for the anonymous few, for whom the track now seems a little longer.

It was good to see Peter Locke’s re-shelled RX8 in action. Although sadly he didn’t get to compete in this car, he was keen that the car should be seen out at events in order to raise awareness of, and hopefully some cash for, Prostate Scotland. In remembrance of Peter, if you wish, you can do your bit using the following link, or QR code.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/matra-et-alpine

2022 08 28 Forrestburn QR

August also brought two events over one weekend down south, with the Saturday Aintree providing TEN TIMED RUNS !! Three Sisters wasn’t that far behind with EIGHT TIMED RUNS, so if ever you were in doubt as to the “value for money” element of a weekend trip to these events, on two very different circuits, hesitate no more !!

The XBC Web Site has been updated with all of the Results and Scoring for August, all to be found on the 2022 Events Page.

It is also time to get your entries in for our very own Event, the XBC October Kames Weekend. Use the above link to get you started. If you have any (entry related !!) problems, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by email, or via the contact page on the Web Site.

We are also holding an XBC “Track Day” on Friday 30/09/2022, the day before our Sprint Weekend. If you are interested in a place you should first ensure that you are entered for the Sprint Weekend, and then contact Ronnie by email or via the Web Site at the earliest opportunity, as the number of cars on Friday will be limited in order to ensure value.

In the meantime, it seems that a very significant number of XBC Competitors will be at Harewood, and we look forward to seeing you there.

2022 XBC July Excitement

2022 07 12 Tour de France

The XBC calendar is a little quieter at the moment, some respite for those with family holiday commitments perhaps. However today’s sporting spectacle seen in this photo was to be found at the Tour de France Morzine to Megève stage, where only a few minutes after departure, this video clip shows the entire pack pass through the Montriond rond point in less time than a single run at a Speed Event !!


With entries now closed for a full event at Barbon on the 16th, this suberb hillclimb is expected to be good for those making the trip, and anyone still needing new “QR coded” Car Stickers should see Dave there.

Looking forward to Curborough on the 14th August, entries are now full, with your XBC organisers first and second on the reserve list. You can can add yourself to the reserve list with this link, rather than the normal entry link on the website.

The main upcoming event is however the July Kames Summer Sprint Weekend, where we can rely on a “value for money” number of timed runs after a single practise run. In addition there is the expected additional excitement of an inter-club challenge, which is always good for bringing drivers from disparate classes together. Entertainment in some shape or form is promised for the Saturday night, following the provision of a good evening meal from the girls in the canteen. Here is the official promotional poster from EACC.

2022 07 30 & 31 July Kames Poster

This is always a great event, the best chance of “sunshine at Kames”, but good competition and good craic guaranteed. So it is time to get your entries in before it is too late, and a link is available on our 2022 Events Page.

We hope to see you there.