12 cars - a new hobby for a Friday night... 

Introduction

The club organises a number of "12 Car" navigation rallies. These are a great way of learning the skills of map reading and time keeping. Many of the great Navigators at National, International and World Rally Championship level have learned their trade this way. You may have heard of Nicky Grist, Phil Mills - both served their apprenticeship in the lanes around south Wales and went on to become World Rally Champion Co-Drivers/Navigators with Juha Kankkunen and Petter Solberg respectively.

Our club has produced some top class navigators who are keen to help get newcomers started.

The events usually start at a pub about 9pm and finish in time for "last orders". The emphasis being on plotting the route going the right way! Working as a team, both driver and navigator have a lot of fun! It doesn't cost a lot and you can use a standard road car, fancy giving it a go?

If you wish to know more about these events held approximately 8 - 10 times a year please get in contact or better still join the club and come along to see what they are all about. If you are a beginner (driver or navigator) someone will talk you through it all and answer any questions you may have!

To enter South Hams Motor Club 12 Car events a valid Membership Card is required.

  • The event entry fee is £10.
  • If you require the "Top-up" insurance and can comply with the requirements (detailed in the 12 Car Rules and Regulations document below) the fee is £35 making £45 in total.
Navigator plotting a rally route on OS map

Event rules, dates, training, etc... 

2024 - 12 Car Rules with Regulations HERE
2024 - Rally Championship Regulations for Experts HERE
2024 - Rally Championship Regulations for Novices HERE

 

2025 - Details will be posted here shortly!

 

 

2025 SHMC Road Rally championship rounds (15)

  • January
    The Primrose Rally - 11/12th January
  • February
    12 Car - 7 Feb - Mike Lashbrook & Kayleigh Dingle
  • March
    12 Car - 14 March - Phil Harris (Plymouth rally 8/9th March)
  • April
    12 Car - 11 April - Chris Perry
  • May
    12 Car - 16 May - Sam Treleaven
  • June
    12 Car - 13 June - Mathew Sivewright
  • July
    12 Car - 4 July - Novice - Alan Frame
    South West Targa Rally - 12th July
  • September
    12 Car - 12 September -Shaun Grills & Jason Weeks
    The Harvest Rally - 27/28th September
  • October
    12 Car - 17 October - Jay Brown
  • November
    12 Car - 8 November - Matt Power
    The Guy Fawkes Rally - 22/23rd November
  • December
    12 Car - 12 December - The Cricket Run - Kevin Wills 
    4 x 4 safari 12 Car - 29 December - Kevin Wills

Learn how to Navigate

 

You can use this training document to get a full understanding of navigation.


Compiled by event winning Navigators, it is a "Masterclass"!

Thank you...

 

The Zestino Rally Tyres UK 2024 South Hams Motor Club Road Rally Championship draws to a close it is clear the series is popular with competitors and volunteer officials alike:

 

77 competitors in total across the series

  • 18 Expert Drivers
  • 23 Novice Drivers
  • 15 Expert Navigators
  • 21 Novice Navigators


All told 290 volunteer marshals and organisers across the whole series including the Night Road Rallies and Targa Rally.
Our 12 cars alone were supported by 172 marshals, on average 14 at each 12 car events, which prove to be a very popular monthly social gathering.


Congratulations to all the Zestino Rally Tyres UK 2024 South Hams Motor Club Road Rally Championship award winners.
 

UPDATE: 15th January, 2025

 

The 2025 Championship year began with The Primrose Rally held on 11/12 January. Overall honours went to Phil Harris and Liam Burns, cementing their status within Road Rallying in the Southwest.  We are looking forward with great anticipation to another competitive year and hope to have enticed a number of returning crews back to our cherished motorsport in 2025.


The next event is the February 12 Car on 7th February organised by Michael Lashbrook & Kayleigh Dingle. More details in the club magazine and the club Facebook page.
 

Chris Perry - SHMC Rally Championship Co-ordinator

Moor Trees - creating native woodland in South Devon and Dartmoor

CO2 and Climate change 

As part of our commitment to:
•    The protection of the environment
•    Reducing the detrimental impact of events on the environment
•    Improving the sustainability of motorsport in the UK

We donate a small environmental levy from our events to offset the CO2 produced by all competing vehicles, and that of the South Hams Motor Club organisers on the event. We invest this in a local tree planting scheme managed by local charity MOOR TREES to permanently offset the carbon produced and to achieve net-zero carbon for our events.

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