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LARA news – potholes

News from LARA via the ANEMMC …

FYI, let’s hope something comes of this.

https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom/pothole-partnership

Kind Regards,
Roy Bell.
Secretary – Association of North East Midland Motor Clubs
email: secretary@anemmc.org

 

———- Forwarded message ———
From: LARA Technical Advisor <admin@laragb.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 at 21:09
Subject: LARA News

The Pothole Partnership says that a radical new approach is needed, including 5-year warranties on every non-emergency pothole repair.

The Partnership:

issues new data revealing AA called out to 613,638 pothole incidents in 2025 – an average of 1,681 every day – including 58,380 last January and 58,275 in December;
welcomes government’s new traffic light system of monitoring local council performance on fixing potholes BUT says radical new approach is needed;
proposes that councils and contractors should be compelled to issue 5-year warranties on every non-emergency pothole repair;
issues reminder that while potholes can damage cars, they put the lives of cyclists and motorcyclists at risk;
urges greater use of innovation to make repairs permanent, in place of temporary manual ‘patch and run’ fixes which need re-visiting within months or weeks.

Read more in the LARA News post

Copyright © 2026 LARA, All rights reserved.

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Grimsby Motor Club Team Talk – 17 February 2026

From the Association of North East Midland Motor Clubs:

Grimsby Motor Club present an evening presentation entitled TEAM TALK. Hosted by Niall Frost, arguably one of the top Historic Road Rally navigators in the UK. 3 times winner of the tough Rally of the Tests.

The talk will be aimed at developing Teamwork within the car. Road, Stage and Targa Rally crews and Classic Run participants can you afford to miss this opportunity.

Date: 17th February at Waltham Windmill Golf Club DN37 0HT.

Booking details in link.
https://www.grimsbymotorclub.co.uk/team-talk/

Recipients: Member club secretaries and committee.
Kind Regards,
Roy Bell.
Secretary – Association of North East Midland Motor Clubs

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ANEMMC website

From the ANEMMC (Association of North East Midland Motor Clubs)

The website has received some updates to the home page and includes a new page for Motorsport UK that has links to the various types of motorsport offered, home page, motorsport TV and the NCR’s.
https://www.anemmc.org/motorsport-uk-links
The 2026 association calendar is now available.
https://www.anemmc.org/page-5

Kind Regards,
Roy Bell.
Secretary – Association of North East Midland Motor Clubs

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Yorkshire Dales Rally – 29 March 2026

From John Newlove:

Another plea for marshals on this new Public Road event.

Please contact Elizabeth

Thanks

John

 

From: Elizabeth Klinkenberg <myrallyemail@gmail.com>
Sent: 17 January 2026 18:09
To: Elizabeth Klinkenberg <myrallyemail@gmail.com>; Mark Williams <mwdhire@gmail.com>
Subject: Yorkshire Dales Rally – Stage 4+8 – 29th March 2026 – Volunteers Welcome

Hello,

I have been asked to be Deputy Stage Commander for Mark Williams on the Swift Signs & Shirts Yorkshire Dales Rally, Sunday 29th March.

Some of you may have already volunteered for the event and if that is the case – thank you.

If you are available and willing to help with Stage 4+8 (Name still tbc) then please volunteer via Rally Stage Team (RSGT) or if you don’t use RST please email me and Mark – copied to the email.

At present I don’t have signing-on times. Details will be sent asap (or after the Riponian as Mark is Chief Marshal and I am SC on the event).

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Regards,
Elizabeth Klinkenberg
Mob 07713 324499

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Mlcolm Wilson Rally – 7 March 2026

From John Newlove:

The Malcolm Wilson Rally is requesting your help and support – they are short of volunteers-

Saturday 7th March 2026 sees the 49th year for the Malcolm Wilson Rally organised by Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club Ltd, Morecambe Car Club Ltd, West Cumbria Motorsport Club Ltd & Eden Valley Motor Club Ltd. The event is also the first round of the 2026 Protyre Autocare BTRDA Rally

The event will use both Greystoke and Grizedale Forests including the new Grizedale East stage for 2026. Rally HQ will again be at M-Sport, Cockermouth with the Ceremonial start in Cockermouth with service being at Penrith Auction Mart.

Following the Ceremonial start, the crews will travel to Greystoke for Stage1 followed by a service and then onto Grizedale Forest to undertake Grizedale North, Grizedale East which will run twice at 30 second starts before undertaking Grizedale South before returning to service. The final stage of the day will be a return to Greystoke Forest with the finish and presentations at Penrith Auction Mart.

The Chief Marshal for the event is Ian Swallow, and his deputy is Karen Spencer. Please contact them via chiefmarshalblmcc@gmail.com and karens@silkrallyradio.com respectively if you have any queries. We require Radio, Timing and In-Stage marshals, without whom the event simply cannot run.

Please select Events > Event Registration and select “Malcolm Wilson Rally 2026” to register your interest but if anyone has any difficulty using RST, then please contact the Chief Marshal by email

We would love you to come along and support us. .

Event Details:

Saturday, 7th March 2026

Ceremonial Start Cockermouth – Venue Commander: Irving Wilson
Penrith Service – Venue Commander: Richard Cooks

SS1&6 – Greystoke – Stage Commander: Lindsay Burnip
SS2 – Grizedale North – Stage Commander: Ian Briggs
SS3&4 – Grizedale East – Stage Commander: Barry Armstrong
SS5 – Grizedale South – Stage Commander: Gareth Adams

 

 

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NHMC Ltd Annual General Meeting (for 2024) – 28 January 2026

The Notice of the AGM for 2024, minutes of the AGM for 2023, and the Financial Statement for 2024 were sent to the NHMCMembers mailing list on 14 January.

If you have not subscribed to the members mailing list and want the details of the AGM, please contact Robert Newlove.

 

 

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FIA 2025 ASN Safety Bulletins

Some of the FIA’s ASN Safety Bulletins issued in 2025 (and listed in the forwarded email below) may be of interest.

David

——– Forwarded Message ——–
Subject: ASN Safety Bulletin #59 – 2025 Recap
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 13:42:48 +0000
From: FIA Safety Department <safety@fia.com>

2025 Recap

Dear Colleagues,

We hope that you have had a great festive period and a strong start to the New Year!

In 2026, we plan to continue creating and distributing these ASN Safety Bulletins, and we hope that they will remain a useful source of information for you.

As has become traditional, to start the new year, we’d like to take the opportunity to revisit the Bulletins that were distributed last year and you can find a table with the bulletins released in 2025 with a link to each of them below.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback and input on the ASN Safety Bulletins. Please reach out if you have any specific topics you would like us to cover in 2026.
2025 FIA Safety Bulletins

N° Description
47 2024 Recap
48 Safety Week 2025
49 Race Car Rain Light
50 Accident Data Recorders
51 Rally Safety Guidelines
52 Rally Door Foam
53 Cross Country Guidelines
54 Cross Country Cockpit Installation
55 Operational Debrief
56 2026 Regulatory Changes
57 Rally safety procedure in the event of an incident
58 e-Safety Guidelines
+ New Safety Guidelines Released by FIA Covering Karting Private Testing
Thank you for your continued commitment to improving safety across the sport.

Best regards,
FIA Safety Department