Radcliffe in the Community
Radcliffe & Co Charitable Donation July 2009
Radcliffe & Co are delighted that following our golf day a sum of £215 was raised that we are pleased to double to £430 and made the donation to Wessex Cancer Trust. This is a charity that is very dear to Radcliffe & Co.
We have attached the thank you letter from Wessex Cancer Trust that can be viewed by clicking here. More detail on the trust’s web site can be seen by clicking here and going to their website.
Radcliffe & Co Life & Pensions Ltd is proud to announce that it is sponsoring IFA Chris Selfe to compete in his BMW Compact rally car.
Chris is an experienced rally driver, having previously competed in a Ford Escort. He has been driving the BMW Compact since September 2007, competing in both local club slaloms and national stage rallies. He is joined by his co-driver Sarah who, although new to the sport, is quickly proving her map reading skills.
Also supporting the rally team are a service crew, who are on hand to deal with all mechanical issues on the day – whether it be changing the wheels or an emergency repair to a radiator hose.
The BMW Compact rally car is in fact a standard car fitted with a M50 engine and modified for rally driving – to withstand the inevitable knocks and bumps. The car competes in Class D, which is for cars with the largest capacity engines in excess of 2000cc.
Technical Specification
- BMW 3 Series Compact
- Engine: 2494cc 6 cylinder BMW M50
- Gearbox: depends on event
- LSD: BMW M3
- Brakes: Adjustable pedal box and brake bias
- Handbrake: Vertical, hydraulic fly off
- Suspension: adjustable coil overs
- Rollcage: Sparco fully homologated including door bars
- Seats: Corbeau fibreglass bucket seats with full race harnesses
- Fire extinguishers: plumbed in and hand held
- Intercom: Stilo
Chris and Sarah are entering National B rallies, with view to competing in a championship in 2009. To date, due to a mix of mechanical issues, they have unfortunately not completed any of the stage rallies. However their interim results have shown that they can be highly competitive – so we are expecting great things now the car is fighting fit!
Radcliffe & Co are delighted to be sponsoring the rally team and wish them every success in their 2011 campaign.
For Chris’s latest newsletter click here