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Phil Foster (Chairman of EMAMC and Motorsport UK Regional Committee, MLO for EMAMC and ANEMMC) RIP

From Robert Newlove

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From: ANEMMC Secretary <anemmcsec@gmail.com>
Sent: 27 October 2026 5:15 PM
Subject: Fwd: Sad News – Passing of Phil Foster, Chair of Regional Committee

Good afternoon,

Condolences to all family and friends from the committee, Privileged to have known Phil, he worked tirelessly for all the regions and his depth of knowledge will be sorely missed by many.

This came from Hugh Chambers, Motorsport UK CEO.

> Dear Regional Committee,
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> It is with great sadness that I write to advise you of the passing of Phil Foster, Chair of the Regional Committee.
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> Phil had been a valued member of Motor Sports Council since 2020, initially serving as the Home County Representative for the Midlands Region of England. He brought a wealth of experience, knowledge and commitment to his roles within the sport, serving as Chair of the East Midlands Association of Motor Clubs Ltd, long-serving Trustee of the British Motorsport Trust and previously Chair of Lincoln Motor Cycle and Car Club Ltd. Phil was due to retire as Chair of the Regional Committee at the end of this year.
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> Phil’s contribution to motorsport extended well beyond his committee work. He competed in Lincoln club events from 1984, took part in the RAC International Historic Rally in 1994, competed in the British Historic Championship from 1995 to 2001, and enjoyed an extraordinary 25-year association with the Ypres Historic Rally, alongside numerous historic rallies in Belgium and France.
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> Phil’s dedication, passion and commitment to motorsport will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with his family, friends and all those who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.
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> With kind regards,
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> Hugh

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

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Motorsport UK – proposed regulation changes – Race and Speed – October 2026

Four proposed regulations from the Race Committee have been uploaded for consultation. The documents outline proposed changes relating to driver advisors, driving standards, and competition regulations.

Consultation closing date: 5 November

Proposed implementation dates: 01 January 2027 and 1 January 2028

Please send any comments to raceconsultation@motorsportuk.org

Six proposed regulation changes from the Speed Events Committee have been uploaded for consultation. The documents outline proposed changes relating to technical regulations, paddock regulations, officials and their duties and organisers regulations including scrutineering.

Consultation closing date: 11th November 2026
Proposed implementation dates: 1st January 2027 and 1st January 2028

Please send any comments to speedconsultation@motorsportuk.org

Click here to view: https://www.motorsportuk.org/the-sport/regulations/proposed-changes-for-consultation/

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ANECCC Update – October 2026

From the ANECCC Secretary:

I have attached a date list. (As up to date as it can be without trawling through facebook. PLEASE send in any dates that you would like to be included in the mailing list.)

Thank you to Border Ecosse Car Club, who have made some suggestions for the future running of the AS Performance North of England Tarmacadam Championship. The Association is still looking for a volunteer (or two) who is willing to take on the running if the championship.

Jon Olds has asked me to share with you all an autocross kit offer.

Motorsport UK has issued an update to the NCRs.

There have been changes to the Motorsport UK Club Development grant.

Nominations for Motorsport UK awards are now open – please consider who you could nominate in each category.

Kind regards,
Lindsay Burnip
Vice-Chair
Association of North East and Cumbria Car Clubs

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Motorsport UK Rallies Committee – Proposed Regulation changes

A set of proposed Regulation changes from the 23rd September meeting of the Motorsport UK Rallies Committee are available at https://atlas-cms.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/motorsport-wordpress/2026/10/Action-Sheets-for-Rallies-September-Meeting-Combined.pdf

These cover changes relating to Special Stage Controls, Timing and Penalties, Technical Regulations – Special Stage Rally Cars, Class Requirements, Road Scheduled Time Events, Road Events – Controls and Timing Including Results, Road Events – Routes and Sections, Clerks of the Course and Duties and Responsibilities of Clerks of the Course for All Types of Rally

The proposed implementation dates are variously 1 January 2027,. 1 June 2027, and 1 January 2028.

The consultation period ends 2nd November 2026.

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Harewood 2027 Dates; & A Proposed ANCC Hillclimb & Sprint (Speed) Championship – 2027

From the ANCC Secretary:

Dear ANCC Clubs Secretaries & Delegates,

As Hon. Secretary of ANCC, I bring to the attention of all ANCC clubs, two notices to publicise to your competition members :

1. BARC Yorkshire Centre’s Hillclimb dates have been released for 2027 :
March 21st – Practice Day
April 10th & 11th – Spring Championship
May 8th & 9th – May British Hillclimb Championship
June 5th – Summer Championship
June 6th – Jim Thomson Memorial Hillclimb
July 3rd & 4th – July British Hillclimb Championship
July 31st – Yorkshire Speed Hillclimb
August 1st – Montague Burton Hillclimb
August 22nd – Classic & Vintage Hillclimb
September 18th – Greenwood Cup Hillclimb
September 19th – Mike Wilson Finals Hillclimb.

On behalf of the ANCC, I have accepted BARC Yorkshire’s invitations for the Association member clubs to take part in the March 21st Practice Day, along with both April 10th & 11th Spring Championship Hillclimbs.

N.B. BARC Yorkshire have informed me that all 2027 Harewood events are becoming oversubscribed, even at this stage – mid-October, 2026 !; some five months before to the start of the 2027 season. In other words, don’t leave your entry to early 2027, do it whilst the opportunity is there, please! Check out the BARC Yorkshire website for how to enter those events I’ve listed – March 21st, April 10th & 11th.

2. ANCC would like to promote a Speed Championship (Hillclimb & Sprint) Championship of it’s own in 2027 – but need the Association’s member clubs competitors help.

The initial thoughts are to run a Hillclimb & Sprint Championship with a maximum of six / seven rounds, having an approximate split of three hillclimbs & three sprints (or 3 / 4 etc.). If all six rounds are held – then four would score, & if only five are held – then only three score (ie. two lowest scores are dropped).

Potential venues would likely be Harewood (April – 2 rounds); Barbon Manor (June / July ?); Scammonden Dam ? (if the venue use can be agreed upon ?); plus Aintree (May / August ?); Three Sisters (June / September ?) & Blyton Park (March / July ?). All dates except Harewood, are yet to be confirmed !; – ANCC & ANWCC calendars awaited !.

ANCC would anticipate that competitors would already have entered the event as participants. I anticipate there would not need to be an an entry fee, as the Association would cover that – alongside other ANCC championships. However, if a championship sponsor / supporter were to be found, that would help.

Championship regulations – would follow MSUK’s NCRs, Ch. 14 – regarding vehicles; categories; points scoring; Championship Officials etc. The details would still need to be worked out.
Awards – again up for discussion, but perhaps an overall champion, plus runner-up / 2nd;
1st Junior (under 25 on 1 Jan. 2027), 1st Senior (over 65 on 1st Jan. 2027), 1st Novice.

Now we need your responses, please.

Questions to think about ?
Would you support an ANCC Speed Championship in 2027 ?
Is the geographical spread of events sufficient to attract, or deter you from entering ?
From Cumbria, North Liverpool, & Wigan in the west; across to the M62 damside,
the Wharfe Valley & Lincolnshire in the east.
Is the number of counting championship rounds correct ?
Would anyone be interested / willing to organise the ANCC Speed Championship ?.

I require your responses as soon as is practical, please; to then allow for the next steps to take place. It’s over to you, ANCC club members.
I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
Kind regards,
Tim Bendelow
ANCC Hon. Secretary.
tim62cb@gmail.com

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Clifford Spencer RIP

Some NHMC members will remember Clifford Spencer who I co-drove for in 1980 to 1986.

I’m very sad to report that Clifford passed away on Friday evening 9th October 2026.

Clifford’s best result whilst I was sat alongside him was probably on the 1981 Anglesey Scaffolding Gwynedd Rally where we were first in Group 1 and so led Group 1 in the Castrol/Autosport RAC National Rally Championship until the second round – things went downhill that year after that.

David James

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The all-new Motorsport News website is GO!

Motorsport News has today entered the first phase of its digital future, with the launch of the all-new motorsportnews.co.uk website.

Initially, the site will operate as a comprehensive live results database, spanning the national motorsport scene, with an attractive design and a user-friendly portal. This service will cover everything from top-tier national circuit racing, such as British Touring Cars, leading single seater championships and British GT, to club racing, historic competition and domestic rallying.

The results will be complemented by news coverage and reports, initially for the major national championships. But this will evolve and expand to ultimately cover national motorsport in a far broader, in-depth manner. Motorsport News will continue to underline its place as the voice of British motorsport by actively engaging with clubs, promoters, and organisers throughout this process.

MSV’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Palmer, commented:
“In the UK we have a wonderfully extensive and diverse national motorsport scene, probably the biggest in the world, with a fantastic community of championships, series, competitors, teams, clubs, venues, supporting businesses and organisations, including Motorsport UK. And of course we have our amazing marshals, officials, motorsport fans and spectators. Whilst there is digital media covering many areas, there has not been until now an easily accessible motorsport media website providing a one stop shop to find the results of all the motorsport competitions we have in the UK. Our competitors do not just love our sport, but continually strive for success, and it is so important that the results of their endeavours can be readily found, whether by family, friends, supporters and fans. And this is just the beginning for our exciting Motorsport News website.”

The Motorsport News website will complement the existing print publication, which will continue to offer full in-depth reporting and exclusive news every Thursday. The website will also serve as a customer interface for managing subscriptions and digital editions of the paper, as well as ordering back issues and locating newspaper stockists.

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