Epynt Motor Club held a celebration dinner to mark 40 years of the club on Saturday 7th February at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells. Over one hundred past and current club members joined the celebration including three of the founder members that formed Epynt Motor Club in 1969.



Twelve members who have been chairman (or chairlady!) of the motorclub were also present (pictured below).


After a superb three course meal Hughie James, Alun Probert and Brian Jones spoke about the clubs’ activities throughout the past four decades, which was illustrated by a slideshow of photographs compiled by Heather Davis and Lynne Jones.

After the club president, John Probert, cut the cake decorated with the Epynt Motor Club logo the awards for the 2008 championships were presented.




Brian Jones was awarded Club Person of the Year for his continued organisation of the club championships and his work as Clerk of the Course of the EventSigns Mewla Rally. The other award winners were:


Club Championship:
1st Brian Jones
2nd Alun Probert
3rd Ashley Morris
3rd Tim James
5th Roger Stevens

Marshals Championship:
1st Mike Kennett
2nd Teresa Wood
3rd Ian Davis
4th John Blake

Road Rally Marshals Championship:
1st Tim James
2nd Ashley Morris

Navscatter Championship:

Expert Driver:
1st Ceri Davies
2nd Graham Davies
3rd Roger Stevens
4th Graham Tong

Expert Navigator:
1st Michael Hardwick
2nd Brian Jones
3rd Clifford Jones
4th Kate Elias

Novice Driver:
1st Aled Harries
2nd Sam Davies
3rd Martin Lasper

Novice Navigator:
1st Ieuan Offord

Autotest Championship:

Front Wheel Drive:
1st Ian Williams
2nd John Read
3rd Aled Harries
4h Martin Read
5th Ben Davies

Standard Production:
1st Aled Harries
2nd Ian Williams
3rd Ben Davies

Novice:
1st Aled Harries

More photos of the celebrations are now available in the gallery click here for photos of the dinner or here for the ’40 Years of Epynt Motor Club’ photos


The AGM will be held on Thursday 16th November at Lasswade Hotel, Llanwrtyd Wells. The meeting will start at 8pm, followed by a motorsport quiz. All members welcome!



On a cold and wet November night, as per normal, Epynt Motor Club Limited annual general meeting took place at Lasswade, Llanwrtyd Wells. Approximately 20 members attended, which is about the average. Club chairman, Michael Hardwick got the meeting started promptly at 20:00hrs. Apologies were noted and the 2004 minutes were read and confirmed. Our current president, Mr John Probert, then gave a report on the years highlights, of which there were many, club chairman gave his report and thanked fellow officers for their help. Alun Probert gave to the meeting the annual accounts, which considering a lot of equipment had been purchased during the year were not looking in too bad a state.

Next came the election of officers, the part of the meeting where most members just sit and look out of the window and not catch the eye of anyone else. All jokes aside the election of officers was quite painless, well especially the ones who weren’t nominated for any positions. The following officers were elected:

President - Mr John Probert
Chairman - Michael Hardwick
Vice Chairman - Brian Jones
Treasurer - Alun Probert
Secretary - Teresa Wood
Minute Secretary - Alun Probert
Membership Secretary - Mike Kennett
Competition Secretary - Brian Jones
Awards Officer - Brian Jones
Press Officer - Kate Jones
Chief Marshal - Mike Kennett
Club Promotion - Teresa Wood
Newsletter - Kate & Lynne Jones

Concern was expressed by many of the current membership fee. After some discussion it was agreed to slightly increase the membership fees to £8.00 (single) £12.00 (joint – husband/wife/partner). It was agreed by all that the membership offered good value (and you get a gold club card – not cardboard).

After the formal part of the evening father and daughter duo, Brian and Kate Jones, did a quiz for all to participate. The teams consisted of three, with many team members having varying degrees of knowledge, and some thinking that they knew the lot!!!! After several rounds of car make spotting, television etc. the answer sheets were handed to a different team to mark, all done honestly we hope. After all the answers had been given, and the calculators came out to add up the scores, the winners were Keith, Trina and Alun. The winning prize was a clock, at least this would make sure that some members made the meetings on time!!!! The second place team were ‘a few grey hairs’, in the case of one team member that is a perfect statement. A little mention must go to the team which held the rest of us up from the bottom, and really should have done a lot better considering the YEARS of experience which they had between them, experience in what I don’t know, the team consisted of ……………… oh no I shouldn’t name them, they may be embarrassed ………… but then again do I care ………… the team members were Ian Davis, Hugh James and Roger Stevens ………… there we are, I told you they had years of experience!!!!!!!

Many thanks to Brian and Kate for a good quiz.

As you can see we do have fun at the AGM – see you next year.