Presentation Evening 2006

THE 2005 PRESENTATION TOOK PLACE ON 7th FEBRUARY 2006 AT THE TREORCHY R.A.F.A CLUB, IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND .I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME.

THE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED BY MR RICHIE DAVIES, WHO IS THE CLUB PRESEDENT, AND THE HOST OF THE PRESENTATION WAS MR STEVE FELLOWS, WHO IS THE CLUB CHAIRMAN.

The Award Winners

THE CLUB RUNS 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AWARDS WERE AS BELOW.

NAVIGATORS CHAMPIONSHIP
3rd OVERALL = GARETH SHORT
GARETH HAD A GOOD YEAR NAVIGATING WITH VARIOUS DRIVERS AND LOCATIONS. GARETH,SON OF CHRIS HAS A LOT TO DO TO GET UP TO HIS FATHERS LEVEL BUT WE HOPE HE GETS THERE. WELL DONE
2nd OVERALL = HUW DAVIES
HUW HAS BEEN NAVIGATING FOR QUITE SOME YEARS NOW, PARED WITH ANDREW IN HIS NISSAN MICRA. NOT ONLY DID HE WIN THIS AWARD, BUT HE ALSO WON HIS CLASS IN THE W.A.M.C CHAMPIONSHIP. WELL DONE
1st OVERALL = CHRIS SHORT
CHRIS HAS HAD A VERY BUSY YEAR, NAVIGATING WITH VARIOUS DRIVERS ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND. HE EVEN HAD HIS 1st EVER 1st OVERALL WIN ON A RALLY PARED WITH ALEX TAYLOR IN HIS SUBARU IMPREZA.HE DID ONE RALLY WITH A CHAP WITH THE SURNAME LLYWELYN, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE YOU SEEN LLYWELYN/SHORT ON THE SIDE OF A CAR. WELL DONE.

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP
3rd OVERALL = ROWLAND LAWRANCE
ROWLAND HAS BEEN QUITE BUSY THIS YEAR DRIVING HIS FORD ESCORT RS2000. HE COMPETED AT VARIOUS VENUES INCLUDING IRELAND. WELL DONE.
2nd OVERALL = KARL DAVIES
KARL HAS BEEN COMPETING ALL YEAR IN HIS TRUSTY PEUGEOT 206.HE'S NOW SOLD THE CAR AND IS BUILDING A NEW ONE, A SUBARU IMPREZA. HOPE HE FINDS TIME FROM RUNNING HIS OWN GARAGE TO FINISH IT AND KEEP UP THE PERFORMANCE. WELL DONE.
1st OVERALL= ANDREW GREGORY
ANDREW ALSO WON HIS CLASS IN THE W.A.M.C CHAMPIONSHIP, AS HE IS THE DRIVER PARED WITH HUW. HE ALSO WORKS AS A POSTMAN SO I SUPPOSE YOU COULD CALL HIM THE FLYING POSTMAN NOW. HE IS CURRENTLY GIVING THE CAR A ONCE OVER READY TO GET BACK OUT THERE. KEEP IT UP. WELL DONE

MARSHALS CHAMPIONSHIP
3rd OVERALL= RHIAN DAVIES
RHIAN IS THE ONLY FEMALE MEMBER OF THE CLUB, NEEDLESS TO SAY SHE WILL HAVE A GO AT ANYTHING SHE'S ASKED TO DO. RHIAN, DAUGHTER OF HUW HAS AN AMBITION OF BECOMING A RALLY DRIVER HERSELF, WONDER IF SHE'LL FOLLOW IN HER FATHERS FOOTSTEPS AND BECOME A NAVIGATOR INSTEAD. WELL DONE
2nd OVERALL= JAMIE SMITH
JAMIE IS ONE OF THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. HE IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP OUT WITH WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE. JAMIE, SON OF JULIAN, (A FORMER COMPETITOR,) MIGHT EVEN FOLLOW HIS FATHER AND BECOME A RALLY DRIVER HIMSELF, NOW HE'S PASSED HIS DRIVING TEST. WELL DONE.
1st OVERALL= CARL HAMER
I 1st WON THIS AWARD LAST YEAR AND NOW AGAIN THIS YEAR. I'M OUT MOST WEEKENDS DOING ALL SORTS OF TASKS FROM GENERAL MARSHALLING TO DOING RADIO CAR TO SETTING UP STAGES ETC. I ENJOY DOING WHAT I DO AND IF THERE WASN'T MARSHALS ON THESE EVENTS, THEN THE SPORT WOULDN'T EXIST. THANKS

CARL HAMER
(Competition Secretary.)