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Ashley Group Dimanche Tour of Hampshire - Closed Road Rally Farnborough District Motor Club (FDMC) are delighted to formally announce a new closed road stage rally, due to take place on Sunday 11th April 2027. The event will be titled the "Ashley Group Dimanche Tour of Hampshire", the Dimanche Tour being an FDMC stage rally name resurrected from the 1970's. The rally will be based in the Hart District of Hampshire, with the rally HQ and central service park being based at a local college. We are happy to welcome Ashley Group as title sponsors. Ashley Group is a main contractor providing construction, maintenance and refurbishment services throughout London and the South East. FDMC are grateful to directors Sean & Colin Quigley, who are regular competitors. The format of the event will be somewhat unique, in that it will consist of four identical stages in the same direction. With the stage length being just under 9 miles, the total stage mileage will be just over 35 miles, with road mileage being less than 20 miles. One of the key objectives is to encourage single venue competitors to compete on closed roads for the first time in an accessible way, hence a compact route and value-for-money entry fee. More information will be released, via the FDMC Facebook page, as and when it becomes available. In the meantime, if you have any questions, or want to become involved in the event, please contact the team at [email protected]

A jolly good time was had by plenty of FDMC’ers and our guests at Shere Hillclimb 2025! Special thanks to our Comp Sec, Simon Taylor (pictured here with Simon Fowler of Motorsport UK) for organising our AutoTest demo, and to all our brilliant volunteers who made the day run so smoothly

🚗💨 Ready to put your driving skills to the test? Join us for the FDMC September Solo on Sunday 14th September at Barton Stacey! Whether you’re a seasoned AutoSolo competitor or just fancy a thrilling day behind the wheel, this is your chance to experience grassroots motorsport at its finest. Fast, fun, and friendly—with no need for a race licence and open to road-going cars. 📍 Barton Stacey (W3W: ///spoke.brightly.racing) 📅 Sunday 14th September 2025 🕗 Sign-on from 8:00am | First car off at 9:30am 👉 Enter now via FDMC website – .uk/septembersolo25 #FDMC #SeptemberSolo #AutoSolo #GrassrootsMotorsport #StreetCar #MotorsportForAll #DriveItLikeYouMeanIt

Today, our driver Alex Rivett had the fantastic opportunity to take part in the MSUK StreetCar event at the British Motor Show, driving Farnborough District Motor Club’s Micra. He competed in the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" category and secured the fastest time of the day on Saturday, clocking in at an impressive 50.60 seconds. A big thank you to @streetcarmotorsportuk and @fdmc.uk for the opportunity — we thoroughly enjoyed the experience!

The Chairman showing us how it's done out on the summer solo

FDMC Summer Solo entries are now open, here's your chance to get in first .uk/summersolo25

A message to all competitors, crews and volunteers at CAR-nival next weekend. We will have a roving reporter in the paddock and service area, in the shape of Roger Lane, who may approach you for a quick chat and a photo or two. Just tell him to go away (politely) if you're busy with something at the time.

The full results of the FDMC Dimanche Sprint are now available on the Club website. With a FTD of 51.61 secs, congrats to overall winner Mark Straker, pictured below, who finished 1.7s ahead of second placed Alex Peters, with Stephen Watson in third. Further congrats to the Class winners: Adam Steel (A2), Paul Holloway (A3), Martin Walters (A4), Alex Peters (A6), Stephen Watson (A7), Robert Bell (B10), Simon May (B11), Clive Stephens (B12), Mark Straker (C15) & Tony Gomi (D16). Geoff Wade, FDMC Media & PR. PS I'm still working on the historic class records so bear with me on those.

Ready to burn some rubber? Entries are open for our Dimanche Sprint at Rushmoor Arena, Sunday, 11th May. This is the first event of the FDMC Sprint Challenge for 2025. Enter and pay (reduced price for U18s) on the Club website: .uk/dimanche25.

Entries are now open for our Dimanche Sprint at Rushmoor Arena on Sunday, 11th May. This is the first event of the FDMC Sprint Challenge '25. This is a #RacewithRespect event and newcomers will be made very welcome. Enter and pay (reduced price for Under-18s) on the Club website: .uk/dimanche25.

Some more antics from yesterday’s Rushmoor Tattoo AutoSolo. A great day 😁 Which car would you want in your garage? #steercar #autosolo #autotest #grassrootsmotorsport #ourmotorsportuk #ukmotorsport

Top 10 overall times from yesterday's FDMC Tattoo AutoSolo: 1st Simon May FDMC Morris Mini Class A 263.56 2 Keith Lynne Pettit FDMC Austin Healey Sprite Class A 264.66 3 Chris Kent OXMC Nissan Micra Class B2 264.99 4 Josh Aggar-Baker FDMC Ford Fiesta Class C 266.46 5 Alan Wakeman FDMC Nissan Micra B2 Class 269.28 6 Nick Humber FDMC Peugeot 106 Rallye Class F 275.20 7 Neil Costen FDMC Caterham 7 Class F 275.91 8 Ian Kent OXMC Nissan Micra Class B2 278.56 9 Christopher Weeks FDMC Mazda MX5 Class E 278.81 10 Mike Smith FDMC Nissan Micra Class B2 279.69 Well done to our Club Chair for romping home in his Mini. Hopefully everyone had a great day. Full results will be on the Club website shortly. Thanks to @neil19815 , Ian Rogers, @madsam2970 , @john_nichollls , @russ_higgs and the rest of the orange army of helpers for shepherding us through the day. #fdmc #grassrootsmotorsport #streetcar #ourmotorsportuk #motorsportukacademy #mini #classicmini #autosolo #autotest #targa