Thanks to everyone involved in making the JLT Tempest Rallies such a great success.
The final results are now online.

Tempest4 provisional result 1st Michael O'Brien, 2nd Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Jason Pritchard.

Waiting for final times to come in from the final stages...updates soon.

With just a couple of stages to go Tempest2 top five
Russ Thompson
Shawn Rayner +11
Leigh Armstrong +16
Matt Beebe +34
Alex Parottas +55

Now for Yateley where there are plenty of spectators and Warren before the finish back at Rushmoor Arena.

Car 141 Mark Feeney in good spirits in the Triumph TR7 V8 but some electrical issues although cup of tea top of the priority list here at service.
Car 149 John O’Gorman Very pleased with the times,brilliant rally and have loved the tracks whichhave not been churned up too much by the Tempest4 runners.
Car 143 Matt Griffin and co-driver Joe Cruttenden says hello dad – hear you are on the computer! He and driver have no light pod so hoping to get finished as early as possible.
Car 146 Eddie Gale flying the flag for Fareham says the car is behaving and it’s great to do an event in Hampshire.
Car 147 John Baker says he didn’t like Ash with the bumps and drops.

Confirmation of top five after second Longmoor run
Tempest2 after first Longmoor run
Russ Thompson
Shawn Rayner +6
Leigh Armstrong +16
Matt Beebe +29
Alex Parottas +43

Car 122 Martin Mansell and Brian Benjamin are very happy with the day overall with a good run particularly in Ash but a moment of over confidence at one point.
Car 123 Sean Edwards now second in class and think the day is great value and overall very happy.

More news from the press crew at service - getting a bit chilly out there....

Car 27 James Dempsey – towed car 9 in but reports from the stages were right they have been over. Just dug in and over it went – driver side!

Car 111 Richard Felgate said it was noisy on the front end.
Car 119 Jeremy Straker says he is peddling the Hillman Avenger as hard as he can.
Car 126 Ian Cartright survived a scare when they broke a wing mirror putting the car on the trailer yesterday he’s fighting back from this morning’s time loss and is hard charging.

After Rushmoor it's looking tight for John Lloyd, Jason Pritchard and Robert Swann.
Michael O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien +39
John Lloyd +59
Jason Pritchard +1.00
Robert Swann +1.02

Sorry to report the retirement of car 9 - Matthew Green and Bryan Hull @bryanhull - no brakes, no boost and no engine..but Bryan said they have had loads of fun.

Car 26 It’s great fun but think they have a broken diff and stuck in rear wheel drive.
Car 29 saying a great event. Nice and smooth and pleased to be beating the Major.
Car 104Russ Thompson and Andy Murphy made up plenty of time on the last loop and delighted to be in first place.
Overall great comments and support from the crews taking part – service is buzzing with Tempest2 and Tempest2 in Rushmoor.
But we do have the retirement of Pete Egerton here in service – not feeling 100 per cent so time to take a break.

Visitors from Naomi House and jacksplace are enjoying a visit to the service area meanwhile more news from crews as they arrive into service.
Car 10 Glyn Jarman hit a pallet on one of the chicanes, worn out his second hand tyres so needs more second hand tyres.
Car 12 Trevor Martin says one minor off and says he is looking after the car but it’s nice to be out and about.

A few snippets at the regroup in Rushmoor - seven stages down and just three more to go.
Car 1 John Lloyd has a chunk missing from the front left bumper and says it costs him £1,000 every time he damages the bumper.
Car 3 Jason Pritchard said that Ash was the worst stage he has done but feels he has now tidied up his driving.
Car 4 Robert Swann is braking better after an early issue.
Car 6 Pete Egerton said it was like being on the Safari – blinded by the sun over a crest but he’s going to put sunglasses on after service to make visibility easier. (Oh still got that sense of humour Pete)

Top runners have all beaten bogey time on Ash...so no change in standings.
crews now into regroup here at Rushmoor - will bring news soon.
Michael O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien +35
John Lloyd +54
Jason Pritchard +56
Robert Swann +57

Temepst4 after Warren. Cars now in Ash and setting some impressive times....
looking tight for thirdfourthfifth
Michael O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien +35
John Lloyd +54
Jason Pritchard +56
Robert Swann +57

Tempest2 after first Longmoor run
Shawn Rayner
Russ Thompson +8
Leigh Armstrong +17
Matt Beebe +31
James Potter +40

Cars heading back from stages into the regroup.
Car 17 John and Colin Quigley have retired with gearbox issues.
more news soon....and you can also keep in touch on Twitter and Facebook.

Top five after Rushmoor
Michael O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien +25
Jason Pritchard +35
Robert Swann +42
John Lloyd +45

A little results update.
After four stages
Shawn Rayner
Leigh Armstrong +8
Russ Thompson +21
James Potter +32
Matt Beebe+35

Tempest2 update - car 130 Sion Matthes out with engine problems and 125 Damian Thomas parked up in Rushmoor Arena.

Car 5 Karl Simmons had gear selection problems before stage hence early retirement
Car 4 Robert Swann said he has slight brakes issue being sorted in service.
Car 6 Pete Egerton has slight intercom problems, driver a bit rusty and said that he got caught in the hanging dust....not sure where he’s been but we like the humour.
Car 12 Trevor Martin had a big moment on the second run of Longmoor but is happy enough.
Car 14 Shelly Taunt says her word of the day so far is caution.

Car 147 Doing well and loved Warren. Feel they are getting the best out of the car despite the ruts.
Car 143 slipping and one moment so far.
Car 146 Eddie Gale – not much to report but enjoying his run so far.

Rushmoor stage now live but a few more update...
Car 127 Jacob Scannell in Mazda RX-7 has been pushed into service with an undiagnosed problem.
Car 140 Martin Lush and Tony Phillips came in with no front number plate but do have it in the back of the car – will be happy if that’s their biggest problem of the day.
Car 126 Ian Cartright spent two minutes off on the second stage this morning.
Car 133 Sean Bannister said that he must listen to the co-driver when he is talking.
Car 139 Neil Harrison is chuffed to be driving a rally car on a Saturday morning. Said it beats mowing the lawn.

Unfortunately we have lost Car 144 on the first stage...reportedly parked up.

First times for top Tempest4 runners after the two runs around Longmoor.
Top five
Michael O'Brien
Daniel O'Brien +19
Jason Pritchard +31
Robert Swann +36
John Lloyd +40

Car 114 Clive Anstey had a new engine yesterday and says he’s driving carefully and checking it out at service.
Car 115 Robert Smith finished the car last night and learning it after a two year layoff. Should be at home in a forest....
Car 116 Graham Samuel says it has been slow, gentle and undramatic so far today.
Car 117 Adrian and Simon May – brilliant!

Car 108 Matt Beebe says its slippy but exciting and says no damage so far.
Lots of reports of grip issues, slippy and wet conditions but overall everyone is having fun.

Car 101 Leigh Armstrong had a stall and a very close moment with some trees, an overshoot and now there is a noise at the rear. Good morning apart from that.
Car 103 Shawn Rayner says he’s really enjoying the day – superb.
Car 106 Luke Pinder’s co-driver Mike Harris says – incredible, amazing and having a really good laugh.
Car 107 Lee Robinson had a little off in Warren but apart from that a good run.

Tempest2 finished first run of Yateley - seems Car 158 provided an impressive spectacle.
News from regroup at Rushmoor soon....

Reports from Yateley suggest corner 11 catching out quite a few crews....

Reports of car 5 Karl Simmons broken down at the start of the first stage.

Tempest2 update
Top five after second stage Warren
Shawn Rayner
Leigh Armstrong +7
James Potter +22
Russ Thompton +23
Luke Pinder +30

Nearly early trouble for Simon May - on two wheels at junction 11 in Yateley.

First times coming in from Yateley for Tempest2.
Early reports indicate that Shaun Rayner and Declan Dear in 103 are flying. Six seconds quicker than 101 Leigh and Chris Armstrong.

Getting reports of great atmosphere and lots of spectators in Yateley.

JLT Tempest Rallies underway....

Crews about to start JLT Tempest Rallies....reports from Yateley suggest a good crowd gathering and some mud to make things more interesting.

Ollie Wakeman Car 158 is looking forward to his first proper forest event and admits to being in a state of nervous anticipation. And having negotiated all the traffic from uni in Sussex he’s now looking forward to the event immensely.

Alan Paramore – this is a fantastic event, a real test, especially Longmoor and Rushmoor.It is also a special event as the team is in the home of the British Army where we get great support so the guys are ready!And personally I’m hoping for a good day as I have the Brigadier alongside me...

Car 1 John Lloyd says he’s thankful it’s not raining this morning. “It’s a great entry so we are looking forward to a good rally and a great battle defending last year’s win.”

Morning from the JLT Tempest Rally headquarters.
A dry morning so far and already quite a few people in the service area getting ready for the day ahead.
Hopefully it will be light soon....

We're all very social here at the JLT Tempest Rally - you will find updates and results on here and also on the facebook page tempestrally and on twitter @tempestrally.
All news from the stages welcome.

Getting quite hectic at scrutineering now. First pictures are up on the Facebook page www.facebook.comtempestrally.

Entry news - Project Mobility has withdrawn its entry....

Just a reminder that car thieves and vandals operate extensively throughout the area, especially around the Yateley and Warren Stages. We strongly recommend the use of the signposted, charity run car parks which are alongside the stages (The Yateley Car Park is not very big and by far the best one is Warren with 2 spectator points (Hairpin and 90 right) with wide access roads to other vantage points). The cost is £10 per car towards charity and far cheaper than a new CD player or respray!

Access to Rushmoor is via the Eelmoor Car Park off A323 - At £5 per head for the stage and Service Area it's great value for money with each rally there twice in the day. All of the usual amenities including the Utting Estates Marquee if it is really raining!

Final preparations now being made for the JLT Tempest Rallies - entry list update available now.

A finish crew is urgently required for the Ash Ranges stage.

If your know anyone who is not competing and fancies helping out on this classic stage then please contact the Stage Commander on any of the following:
Email: phil.rosier1@ntlworld.com or Mob: 07976416727

Keep up to date with the latest weather forecast on the BBC site...looking a little damp at the moment. http:news.bbc.co.ukweatherforecast4287?

The Tempest Rally will see a busman's rally for the Race2Recovery team, as it joins the Armed Forces Rally Team (AFRT) on the Tempest Rally, to gain essential training and experience towards its campaign on the 2013 Dakar Rally. The Tempest Rally is based in Aldershot and the stages run over military land, much of which will be familiar to the team from training exercises in the past.
The Tempest will be the second of three events that Race2Recovery team members contest with the AFRT: the first, the Trackrod, saw Major Alan Paramore and Race2Recovery's Corporal Tom Neathway win the Land Rover Challenge class convincingly. The Tempest will see Neathway co-driving for Sgt Ewen Christie who is a regular AFRT driver and will also see Captain Tony Harris from Race2Recovery take the wheel for the first time in anger of one of the AFRT's famous Land Rover Wolfs. Tony will have Cpl Curtis McKerlie who is an experienced AFRT driver and co-driver alongside him for advice and guidance.
The one-day event will give the Race2Recovery team members invaluable experience and training in a host of areas, including stage and road navigation and event infrastructure. This will then be supplemented by the final outing of the year, on the National event of Rally GB in mid-November. This runs on the same stages as the concurrent World Rally Championship event, which will see the 2011 WRC Drivers' title decided.
Commenting, Harris said: "We're incredibly grateful to the Armed Forces Rally Team once again for welcoming us to the team and helping us to gain the experience and knowledge we will need as we move towards our goal of the Dakar Rally in 2013.
"To the AFRT, it is irrelevant that we have been injured in action and are disabled; to them, we are just fellow serving soldiers and as such, they have welcomed us into the Team without any compromises just like all the other newcomers who join them each year. To us, that is exactly as we would want it; Beyond injury, achieving the extraordinary.
"In addition to raising funds for the Race2Recovery Foundation, our aims are to inspire the wider disabled community to realise their goals and demonstrate what is possible, not impossible."

We are looking forward to welcoming some very special guests to this year's JLT Tempest Rallies from Naomi House and Jacksplace.
Naomi House and jacksplace are hospices for children and young adults that provide support to children and young people with conditions that mean they are unlikely to live to become adults.
Competitors Wayne and Darren Bale are supporting the charity and are fresh from a visit to the Sutton Scotney charity with the rally car.

This is now available to download...just on the right hand side....

One of the attractions at next weekend’s JLT Tempest Rallies is set to be the Project Mobility 4x4 Team which will be using the event as part of its preparations to competing in the 2014 Dakar Rally.

Project Mobility is dedicated to helping wounded servicemen and women regain independence, confidence and mobility and helps ordinary people achieve extraordinary things – in this case competing in one of the country’s leading rallies on Saturday November 5.

Taking part in the Tempest Rally will be Major James Cameron of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment and Sergeant Allan Jackson of 3 Parachute Regiment in a 1.8 Adapted Landrover , alongside the service crew of abled and differently abled bodied servicemen and civilians.

The Team are fresh from rallies in Yorkshire, North Wales and Somerset.
James is a keen racer and track day driver, instructing both at UK circuits and at the the Nürburgring in Germany. Competition has been a more recent development, and he competed successfully in a number of series over the last two seasons, and is supporting the Project by being their driver for this Rally.

James said "We are very grateful to the organisers of the Tempest Rally for their warm welcome, it's a legendary date in the annual calendar and a fantastic opportunity for more of the team to get stage rally experience. On a personal note I am delighted to be partnered up with Allan and we are looking forward to the event"

Co-driver Allan is a single leg below the knee amputee due to an IED whilst on tour in Afghanistan. He has always been interested in motorsport and Project Mobility are now able to offer him his first experience as a co-driver which he is very much looking forward too.

JLT Tempest Rallies manager Barry Guess said he was delighted the team had chosen to include the Hampshire-based event in its calendar.

“The Aldershot area is the home of the British Army so it is fitting that an organisation dedicated to helping former servicemen and women is involved in the Tempest Rallies based in the town,’’ said Barry. “And there will be plenty of opportunity for spectators to support the crew in rally stages at Rushmoor Arena and nearby Yately and Warren Heath forests.’’

Aldershot is set to host an action-packed day of motorsport entertainment next month with the annual JLT South of England Tempest Rally on Saturday November 5.

Spectators heading to Rushmoor Arena can enjoy free parking and admission is £5 per person (under 11s are free). In the forests parking is £10 per car and prices include a free event guide and entry list.

Full details, maps and entry lists will be available on www.tempestrally.com and the rally is on Twitter @tempestrally and on Facebook.

We are still in need of more mashals for the Tempest Rallies if anyone can help out on Saturday November 5. Please contact marshals@tempestrally.com.

If anyone is looking to cover the rallies for the media please email alymarlow@btconnect.com for an accreditation form.

The latest entries are now online to download.

We're now just two weeks away from the JLT Tempest Rallies and organisers are delighted to report entries have topped the 70 mark....updated entries will be posted asap....

Time to start planning your Tempest Rally spectating. The guide can now be downloaded...available in the downloads section on the right...

Subsidiary sponsor Pete Egerton (Holton Homes) returns to a Hyundai WRC for the Tempest 4 Rally.

Nigel Seabold is looking for a Top 5 placing after improving his finishing position on each of his 3 attempts at the Tempest 4 Rally.

Duncan Waite has suspended an operation on one of his eyes to ensure that he makes a good show of himself in his Mk2 Escort.

Will Nichols may make a return to the Tempest in a borrowed Mk2. It will be the former BTRDA Champions first outing since his accident at Abingdon last June. Nicholls says that if he can't pull a deal together then he will perform Course Opening duties in a road going Ford Ranger.

We're delighted that Utting Estates is sponsoring this year's Service Park at Pegasus Village

2010 Tempest 2 winners Chris and Leigh Armstrong return to defend their title in the superb Mk 2 Escort

Jason Pritchard is attempting to be the first driver to win both the 2 wheeldrive and 4 wheeldrive titles in his Subaru Impreza.

Armed Forces Rally Team confirmed five entries in the venerable Land Rover Wolf with the lead vehicle being co-driven by some serious Army Top-brass.

For those waiting patiently for the spectator guide it should be available for download in the next day or two......

Great to see John Lloyd back to compete on Tempest4 after his win last year - and of course a great supporter of the rallies.

You can now download details of early entries - have a look on the right hand side..
Some interesting names and cars....

Regulations and the entry form to this year's events are now avaialable to download on the right hand side of this screen.
Looking forward to a cracking event.

We are pleased to announce the support once again of John Lloyd and JLT Insurance for this year's JLT Tempest Rally on 5th November 2011.