NWLMRA April 2005 e-Newsletter
 Welcome
to April’s eNewsletter. The opening event of the new
season is approaching quickly, with only a handful of days
left before the official test session on April 9th/10th
2005 Annual and General Meeting
The 2005 Annual and General Meeting was held on 12th March
at Eddie Randall’s House in Manchester. Amongst the
hot topics were the finalisation of the new engine limits,
and the new committee members
The engine limits of 360cc OHV and 410cc Side Valve were
modified slightly to become 370cc OHV and 410cc Side Valve.
These have now been agreed and will be entered into the 2005
rulebook
Other engine related changes included approving the use of
fuel pumps. Any electrical fuel pumps must now be wired into
the cut-out switch. Fuel Taps are also to be fitted to any
machine which has a remote Fuel Tank. Whilst talking about
Fuel Tanks, it was decided that any machine using a remote
Fuel Tank must choose a sensible mounting position (i.e. Not
in front of the engine, or behind the driver). Engines may
now be rotated around their original crankshaft position to
ease fitting where required
Eddie Randall (Chairman) and Lol Hatton (Treasurer) both
stepped down after many years of service to the NWLMRA. These
two gentlemen were both involved in the formation of the original
club, and have worked tirelessly to promote Lawn Mower Racing
for much of this time. Their replacements will be T Askew
(Chairperson), and Daz Whitehead (Treasurer)
In order to celebrate all the founder members of the NWLMRA,
it was decided to hold a Testimonial Race Meeting. This will
replace the North-V-South event from last year. The format
of this meeting will be decided at a later date. A Race Calendar
was also drawn up, and can be viewed on the following page
For full details of the AGM, please download the minutes
from www.nwlmra.org
Upcoming Events
April 9-10 Official Test Session, Andy Howard’s Farm,
Retford, Notts.
April 16-17 6 Hour Endurance Race, Beho, Belgium
April 30-May 2 To Be Confirmed
May 14-15 NWLMRA Testimonial Race, Andy Howard’s Farm,
Retford, Notts.
May 28-30 Barnard Castle Steam Fair, County Durham
Look out for Race Reports from the opening events on the
website shortly after each event
See you on the Racetrack!
Daztheracer
#31
2005 Race Calendar
April 9-10 Official Test Session, Andy Howard’s Farm,
Retford, Notts.
April 16-17 * 6 Hour Endurance Race, Beho, Belgium
April 30-May 2 To Be Confirmed
May 14-15 NWLMRA Testimonial Race, Andy Howard’s Farm,
Retford, Notts.
May 28-30 Barnard Castle Steam Fair, County Durham
June 4-5 Myerscough Agricultural College Open Day, Lancashire
June 18-19 Castle Howard, Leeds, Yorks.
July 2-3 South Witham Gala, Lincs.
July 16-17 Willingham-by-Stow, Lincs.
July 30-31 * 12 Hour Endurance Race, West Sussex
August 6-7 To Be Confirmed
August 20-21 Off Road UK, Lincs.
August 27-29 Barnard Castle Truck Show, County Durham
September 10-11 Kirkham Big Field, Lancs.
September 24-25 * World Championships, West Sussex
October 15-16 6 Hour Endurance Race, Andy Howard’s Farm,
Retford, Notts.
* Non-NWLMRA Events ~ Dates included for information only
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