Rallying

KDMC engages in a diverse range of rallying activities, encompassing both public road events and private land competitions, as well as those held in forested environments.

Historic Road Rallying

Generally take place during daylight hours and comprise two main competitive elements:-

Regularity road sections;  crews have to maintain prescribed (low) average speeds, which are checked by means of secret intermediate timing points.

Drving tests; held on private land where the crews have to negotiate a given route as fast as possible.

These events are a good test of teamwork in maintaining the average speeds and negotiating the tests successfully. Since 2004 KDMC have organised such an event; The Tour of Cheshire, see www.tourofcheshire.co.uk for more information.

 Members regularly compete in similar style events throughout the UK, generally run as part of the HRCR (Historic Rally Car Register) Clubmans Championship.

Road Rallying

A number of members of KDMC are regular competitors in road rallies throughout the UK, these events take place through the night on quiet lanes and are a tough test of driver and navigator to go the correct way and visit all the checkpoints in the required order.

KDMC organise a 12 car each year that is like a mini-road rally and runs on a Friday evening. This usually takes place during November.  A very good event to sample road rallying.

Stage Rallying

There are a variety of different formats of Stage Rallies:

Single-Venue, where all the Stages are in one location and comprise tarmac, gravel or a mix of the two surfaces.

Multi-Venue, typically a forest event, which visits several forests during the event.

KDMC organise a national level forest stage rally, which utilises some of the classic forests of mid-Wales; The Plains Rally, see  www.plainsrally.co.uk   for further details

Targa Rallies

The event consists of a series of timed tests, conducted either at a single location or across multiple venues, where participants must navigate a diverse range of surfaces as quickly as possible in vehicles that require minimal or no modifications from standard road cars. In 2017, KDMC is proud to introduce its inaugural Targa rally. For further details, please visit www.knutsfordtarga.co.uk.