JCB
Photography was at
Cadwell
Park Circuit on Sunday
31st
March 2024
for
the Alan
Healy Memorial Rally.
With 9 Special Stages using not only the Circuit but access roads,
the pit lane and even the circuit in reverse. Organized by the Border
Motor Club (Lincolnshire).
This is round
eight of the 2023/24 MGJ Engineering Circuit Rally Championship. The
final round nine of the 2023/2024 championship is at Anglesey, for
the Altratech SMC Stages on Sunday 14th April. The event
is also rounds of the Alpha Concrete ANEMMC and Clubman Motorsport
EMAMC Stage Rally Championships. The event organisers had retained
the holding area hairpin, which proved popular last year, in addition
to the give competitors over 45 challenging miles on some of the best
circuit tarmac in the country.
The rally is
once again being run in memory of Alan Healy, the late President of
Border Motor Club (Lincolnshire) and one of the Club's founder
members.
The competing
field was made-up of cars included the Subaru Impreza along with more
modern WRC cars such as a Skoda Fabia and Ford Fiesta’s and off
course Ford Escorts MKII including an Escort Cosworth and a Talbot
Avenger. The Rally Service Area was open all day to allow a close-up
of the competitors as they service and prepare for each special
stage.
After some
overnight fog, which cleared during the first couple of stages. The
sun was out but that didn’t last too long before the wind picked up
and it clouded over. Thankfully the rain did stay away until the last
stage.
Winners of
the Alan Healy Memorial Rally was Michael Igoe and co-driver Will
Atkins in the Citroen C3 Rally2, second was Tony Robinson and
co-driver Paul Spooner in the Skoda Fabia R5 and third was James
Garner and co-driver Jordan Jones in the Darrian GTR.
For
all the Results
from the Alan
Healy Memorial Rally 2024 can
be found here:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/85617-alan-healy-memorial-rally-2024/
JCB
Photography would like to thank the Border
Motor Club, MotorSport Vision, all the Event
Sponsors,
Motorsport UK, Rescue and Recovery Units, Medical personnel,
Officials, and Marshals, without which
the event could
not have taken place.