[HERO-ERA Training Academy – Green & Blue Events]
The popular HERO Challenge series returns for 2025 with the first round being based in the Peak District using the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield as the starting point and with the assistance and help of Steve Perez we will have a good selection of tests plus the Peak district roads on a weekend before it gets too busy in the season.
The event will follow the normal format for a HERO Challenge with scrutineering on the Friday afternoon and evening. Saturday morning will see competitors departing for a full day’s competition in and around the Peak before heading back for the finish and prize giving.
*This year sees the Master’s Class dropped from all HERO-ERA events having, in the opinion of the team, ran its course and will allow all crews to compete for the overall honours once again.
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Event Schedule
Scrutineering & Documentation | 21 March 2025
Scrutineering and Documentation is scheduled as usual on Friday afternoon/early evening allowing crews plenty of time to travel.
Rally Day - 22 March 2025
The event starts with a brace of tests close the start location before heading out into the quiet roads of the area with a couple of regularities before a quick halt for a coffee and then heading further into it the region and crossing the border into Staffordshire for some further tests. A scenic route across some of the quieter areas of the Peaks take crews through two more regularity sections before the lunch stop is planned at a local highlight before the return journey east takes us through more tests and regularities back to the final tests and finish area.
The majority of crews will be back to finish before 5:30pm affording the opportunity to head home in good time after the awards presentation.
Vehicle Information
- Entry is open to cars of a model type available pre-1991
- The cars will be split into classes, based on age and cc or other criteria established by the organisers
What is included in the Entry Fee?
- Event participation for one eligible car with a crew of two – Driver & Navigator
- Detailed Route Book & Time Cards
- Lunch and Prize Giving Buffet Dinner for each crew member along with refreshments at specific locations advised in the route book
- Awards presentation
- One souvenir rally plate
- Two side number panels
- Overall awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
- Class Awards to third in class – if there are three or more crews per class
- Special awards at organisers discretion
- HERO-ERA mechanical assist/sweep team(s) on event, to help keep crews moving
- An experienced team of HERO-ERA officials & marshals to keep the event moving and on track
- Results team and Media team keeping your family and friends, following the event, up to date
- Post event, detailed results book
Need a car?
The Arrive & Drive scheme allows you to compete should your car be unavailable or, if you are looking to purchase a similar model in the future it gives you the chance to get to know your prospective purchase. We have a wide and varied range of vehicles to suit everyone's taste.
HERO Challenge One 2024 Rally Highlights
Watch the HERO Challenge One 2024 Rally Highlights Video here
Images from HERO Challenge One 2024
Entry List
| Driver | Navigator | Year | Vehicle | CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lacey (GB) | Geoff Lloyd (GB) | 1967 | MG B GT | 1850 |
| Clive Evans | Chris Clark | 1973 | Porsche 914 | 2056 |
| Colin Jebson (GB) | John Barber (GB) | 1966 | Volvo Amazon 122S | 1780 |
| Colin Sutton | Colin Sutton | |||
| Dave Elson (GB) | Richard Warner (GB) | 1971 | MG BGT | 1800 |
| James Holt (GB) | 1989 | BMW 325i | 2495 | |
| Les McGuffog (GB) | Tim Sawyer (GB) | 1961 | Austin Healey 3000 Mk2 | 2912 |
| Martin Ashby (GB) | Amanda Ashby (GB) | 1962 | Triumph TR4 | 2138 |
| Phil Walker (GB) | Jackie Walker (GB) | 1980 | MG B GT | 1798 |
| Stephen Chick (GB) | 1979 | Datsun 260Z | 2600 |