Important Notice: Remember to put your points in the Green/Red book (see Dave Price) before the end of November. This is important as it has decide the FCC annual awards.

Club Nights:

2nd February - Pint & Chat

9th February - Playstation

16th February - Treasure Hunt

23rd February - What's it night? (Bring an intresting/odd item from garage or shed and everybody has to guess what it is. Simples!!!

If you have any ideas for things you want to do at a club night, please talk to any committee member!

Caerwent Rallies Meetings

The first two meetings for the 2012 Tour of Caerwent has now taken place, but don't let that stop you getting involved or joining the rally organising committee. Members young and more mature are all welcome. Contact a club committee member to find out the date of the next rally meeting.

Rallies:

Wyedean Rally Saturday 11th February.

Request for Marshals:

The Wyedean Stages 2012 is looking for marshals and Radio Cars. Forresters Car Club have had a direct request for help on the day. Saturday 11th February. If you feel that you could help in any way then please contact the Chief Marshal John Brain via email or on the number below. This is the closest forest event to our club, so it would be good to support them. 
 
email: BOBBRAINDEV@aol.com
Mobile 07980-069676

Ross Endurance Road Rally Saturday 28th April. For more information contact Chief Marshal - Alan Baker on 07837 479581 or al-baker1@hotmail.co.uk or Clerk of the Course - Simon Harris, simonharris@lineone.net

Winter Treasure Hunt rallies

The next Treasure Hunt will take place on Thursday 16th February, Starting 8.15pm @ club.

WAMC & Go Motorsport 'Getting started in Motorsport in Wales' Junior Challenge

The Go Motorsport campaign has been set up by the Motor Sports Association, governing body of UK motor sport, to show people of all ages just how easy it is to get involved in one of the world’s most exciting and fast moving sports. From the age of just eight, motor sport can offer an enjoyable hobby, an elite athlete career path or a full-time career opportunity in one of the many associated industries. Go Motorsport presentations are delivered by a team of ten Regional Development Officers across the United Kingdom. They are former or current drivers, extremely knowledgeable, fully trained and of course CRB-checked. In Wales the RDO’s are Ryland James and Howard Davies.

WAMC Getting started information - Click Here

MSA manifesto

The MSA has recently released a manifesto in its attempt to promote motorsport in particular given the upcoming elections.  Part of this manifesto is the promotion of the ability to enable closed road rallying, something which the club thinks will improve the future prospects of rallying no end in the UK.  See below for the full manifesto, but in particularly we would encourage you to visit the link www.msauk.org/manifesto and download the proforma letter to send to your local MP.  The more awareness we can give to this manifesto, the better.

Young Members Initiative

As agreed at the AGM in January, the club is once again running the Young Members Initiative, giving young members the chance to win a fully paid BARS course.  The draw will be made for this at the Awards Evening, and the closing date for submitting entries is 1st December.  So if you want to enter, make sure your cards are submitted to one of the authorised signees (to be found on the back of the entry card) by 1st December.

What do you the membership want from the club

What would you the member of the club like to see happening in the future. As a feeler please let us know what you would like to be doing, from Autosolo's to inter Club Karting evenings. If there is something that you would like the club to promote or organise please tell us. Get in touch with Rich Whitefoot fccpressofficer@googlemail.com

2011 Nominated Charity

As you should be aware, the club supports a charity every year, with us having raised approximately £1200 each year for the last few years.  We asked for ideas for a charity for 2011, and I'm pleased to announce that for 2011, the committee decided to support an Alzheimer's charity.  We'll be doing the normal sort of fundraising during the year, so please dig deep and support such a worthy cause.

In-Car Cameras

If you’re interested in fitting an in-car camera into your car for an event your thinking of doing, why not have a look at www.incar-services.co.uk.  The site is run by Rob Richards who provides an excellent service to many customers each year.

Membership

Please don’t forget that 1st February was the start of our new membership year. If you don’t renew by the end of the month, this will be the last newsletter you receive by e-mail from us, so contact Kev Haven (application form is available on our website) if you want to renew. A membership form can be download here.

Opie Oils - http://www.opieoils.co.uk/

FCC has managed to get a special offer for FCC members from the website "Opie Oils". It sells a variety of products which may be of interest to you. When you register, make sure you say that you are a member of Forresters, and then you will get discounts off many of their products

If you have any ideas or comments about the club and its events, the AGM is not your only chance to voice your views. Speak to any committee member at any time.

They are: Neil Fuller, Mike Taylor, Jon Lougher, Richard Lomax, Kelvin Saunders, Paul Goodman, Roger MacMurray, Kevin Haven and Richard Whitefoot.