Throckmorton Challenge 2012

Saturday 13th October 2012 

The HERO Throckmorton Challenge will take place at RAF Pershore at Throckmorton, Worcestershire, on the 13th October 2012.

The event is a qualifying round in the HERO Cup and a qualifying round in the 2012 HRCR Clubman’s Championship.

As in 2010 and 2011, the 2012 Throckmorton Challenge is a one-day event held on the QinetiQ site near Pershore that offers a full day of competition at an affordable fee. For the third time in HERO’s calendar of events, the Throckmorton Challenge aims to satisfy those on a limited budget or with constraints on their free time.

Open to cars built before 1984, the 2012 Throckmorton Challenge will be run in accordance with HERO’s Standard Regulations and cars will be classified by age, engine sizeand body type.

The inaugural Throckmorton Challenge held in October 2010 came about following a discussion between HERO’s Event Director, Peter Nedin, and the head of the QinetiQ site at RAF Pershore. HERO had been looking for a suitable venue to host a one day event to encourage competitors new to endurance rallying to learn more about Classic Reliability Trials promoted by the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation. 

Throckmorton presents an opportunity to run up to fifteen tests in one day. The tests, interspersed with a hand-full of regularities, give competitors the chance to hone their skills. The regularities will be wit

hin loops that will start and finish on site, with the main controls all located at one central point – the HERO hospitality marquee with a never ending supply of free coffee and tea for competitors.  

Scrutineering, documentation, lunch, the evening buffet and the awards presentation will all be conducted in the heated marquee on site, making the entire event compact and easy to handle. This in turn means a competitive entry fee. Trailer parking is available as is overnight camping.

The format of the 2012 Throckmorton challenge will be similar to that of 2010 and 2011. There will be two events run under one; A Clubmans Event (non Championship) and National B Event (A HRCR Championship round) with up to  15 driving tests and three or four regularities, one or more may be on private ground. The driving tests will vary in length and complexity but no two will be the same. To avoid delays occurring when having to move marshals or cones around a large airfield, tests used more than once at a specific location will increase in difficulty on consecutive runs, making the event a challenge for both driver and co-driver. Regularities will not be overlooked, and you can be assured that those of you who relish the prospect of difficult regularities will not be disappointed. There will be no trickery, and navigation will be by Tulip roadbook.

Entry forms and regulations are available for download at the bottom of this page and the fee will include entry for a crew of two, lunch, an evening buffet, Tulip roadbook and an endless supply of coffee. On-site caterers will be available throughout the day for those who get peckish when at the main control. The entry fee for HERO Premier Members and HRCR championship members  is the same as last year £150. Non HPM's or non HRCR championship entries will cost £250.

Documentation and scrutineering will be held on site the night before the event, with a imited number of places available for scrutineering on the Saturday morning prior to the start.

If you find the event appealing but don’t have a suitable car, then HERO’s popular Arrive and Drive scheme could help. For information on the Throckmorton Challenge or any of HERO’s other events or Premier  Members benefits, please feel free to contact the HERO office.

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Entry Forms, ASr & event brochure will be uploaded shortly.