Rally-Driver.com: HRCR plans for the future

HRCR plans for the future
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Elton on 20 August, 2007 12:00:00
 
The management committee of the Historic Rally Car Register met last week
(Tuesday 7 August) for a special four-hour meeting devoted to planning the
future development of the organisation.
Discussions were wide-ranging and, at times, radical, with a broad spectrum of
HRCR activities coming under the spotlight.
Key topics discussed included:
HRCR championships, both on and off-road
Communications with members, including 'Old Stager' magazine
Encouraging new members into competition
Keeping cars from the 1950s and 1960s in competition
Development of the HRCR website
Benefits for members
Exhibitions and events
Initial action as a result of the meeting is likely to include the creation of
two new HRCR competition series, one for road rallying and one for stage
rallying. Both series are being developed to allow new and existing members to
compete in affordable events and will particularly be designed to encourage
older cars back into competition. More details about both series will be
announced shortly.
The HRCR has always considered 'Old Stager' magazine to be one of the club's
major assets. Forthcoming improvements will include a move to an all-colour
format and development of the content to reflect the ever-growing interest in
all forms of historic rallying.
"It was extremely useful to put aside the normal business of committee meetings
and allow wide-ranging discussions about the current and future role of the
HRCR," said chairman Chris Hunt Cooke. "Some excellent new ideas have already
been put forward and there will be some exciting announcements to come over the
next few months."