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Contents IIssuessue 201201 • 1818 SeptemberSeptember 20112011 0044 STARTSTART RAMPRAMP 04 Start Ramp - News Shorts 0066 SERVICESERVICE PARKPARK 06 Unfamiliar tunes for Idols fi nalists 07 Hunting for trophies in Africa 07 BRC’s “Open Day” praised 08 Half a baker’s dozen 09 92,000 fans were at Coffs Coast 1100 PARCPARC FERMEFERME 10 SARC Toyota Cape Dealer Rally preview 12 IRC Rallye Sanremo preview EEDITORIALDITORIAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION CCONTACTONTACT Editor Evan Rothman E-mail us [email protected] Call us +27 83 452 6892 Surf us http://wp.me/pkXc To receive your FREE weekly HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS eMagazine, or if you’d like to share Photojournalist Eva Kovkova this with a friend please send your e-mail address to [email protected]. HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS is not a SPAM e-mail: email addresses are added to the mailing list voluntarily. Contributors Liga Stirna, Patrick Vermaak, RallyBuzz, Motorpics, Newspress. FOLLOW US! 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While reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of information from sources and given to readers, the editor cannot accept responsibility for any inconvenience or damage that may arise therefrom. +27 11 670 08400 www.ats-motorsport.co.za +27 11 670 08400 www.ats-motorsport.co.za Team News Event News Start Ramp Videos Breaking News ‘zero’ car, while donations will be Volkswagen Mikkelsen made to worthy causes nominated by Perthshire and Stirlingshire councils. adds more tests praised in IRC “It’s quite appropriate that I’ll be driving the Legacy as it is 20 years Words: Staff Writer Words: Staff Writer since Colin won his fi rst British title and 30 years since I won my fi rst British At the Rally of Spain, the Andreas Mikkelsen has been praised title,” said Jimmy McRae. “The Legacy penultimate round of the FIA following his standout performance was a big car to throw around the World Rally Championship (20 - 23 on last week’s Canon Mecsek Rallye, forests but the memories that people October 2011), the factory team will despite crashing out of the lead of will have of it with Colin at the wheel, again fi eld two Škoda Fabia S2000 the Intercontinental Rally Challenge sideways, and that very distinctive cars. At the wheel: the German (IRC) round. engine note should hopefully put a smile duo Christian Riedemann/Michael The Skoda UK-backed driver on quite a few faces.” Wenzel and the Spanish pairing was two stages from the fi nish when he Rally of Scotland is based in Yeray Lemes/Rogelio Peñate. skated off the road on a patch of loose Perth from 7 - 9 October. H&H The team headed by Volkswagen gravel. He had led from the opening Motorsport Director Kris Nissen is stage of the event and set a number pursuing two aims at this run: fi rstly of impressive stage times in the Fabia the careful preparation for the Super 2000 he shares with fellow Hunt is PWRC entry of the Polo R WRC from 2013 Norwegian Ola Floene. on, and secondly the evaluation Skoda Motorsport boss Michal of young drivers who would like Hrabanek, whose driver Jan Kopecky 2WD Champion to recommend themselves for the took victory in Hungary following Words: Staff Writer climb up into the top class of rally Mikkelsen’s crash, said: “This event was racing. very dramatic until the end. We are very Briton Harry Hunt has won the FIA “Our trial runs in Finland sorry for Andreas because he was so Production Car Cup for Drivers of and the German Rally have already near achieving a great result.” 2WD Cars following his run to 20th provided us with important fi ndings with Kopecky added: “Andreas overall on Rally Australia. respect to the fi elding of the vehicles, certainly deserved to win here, because London-based Harry, who won the organisation of the teams and the he was fastest of all of us. On the other three international rally titles in 2010, related logistics. Every WRC round has hand, we had good luck, one of the captured the 2WD award on the back of its own characteristics though – this things you need in rallying.” victories in Portugal, Argentina and now makes it particularly important to gather Speaking about his crash, Australia. specifi c experiences,” says Volkswagen Mikkelsen said: “We had the perfect “It’s been a fantastic event and Motorsport Director Kris Nissen. “In weekend up until stage 13. We had to win another FIA title at the end of Spain we will again be running with led from the start but when we hit the it really is the icing on the cake,” said two young driver pairings: Christian gravel there was no grip at all and we Harry. “Okay, the competition might Riedemann and Michael Wenzel did a slid off the road in sixth gear and hit a not have been so fi erce throughout the good job at their home round and now tree.” H&H season, but it’s another championship have the chance to show their potential for me and for the team.” on gravel. Yeray Lemes and his co- Harry, 23, put in a stellar effort driver Rogelio Peñate on the other hand behind the wheel of his Citroen DS3 R3 are hopefuls and highly motivated to Colin McRae to fi nish ninth overall in the Production compete in front of a home audience. Car World Rally Championship (PWRC) For our team the main focus is not so Vision partners section of the New South Wales event, much on the sporting result but on which handed him his fi rst points in the fi nishing the entire rally in order to with IRC Rally main PWRC division. It represented a gather as much experience as possible.” gritty comeback after he lost 12min For the 23-year-old Christian of Scotland when his car’s engine ingested too much Riedemann this will be the second run in water on a crossing and faltered on the Volkswagen factory team. Together Words: Staff Writer Friday’s opening leg. with his co-driver Michael Wenzel he Hunt will be back in action on took third place at the German Rally in The Colin McRae Vision Rallye Sanremo, in Italy, from 22 the Super 2000 category and was also charity’s association with the - 24 September, Round Nine of the the best German in the large fi eld. The Intercontinental Rally Challenge Intercontinental Rally Challenge. H&H duo has to “switch gears” for its run in will be widened on RACMSA Rally Spain. Whereas the German rally around of Scotland in October after the two Trier was held mostly on tarmac the organisations joined forces for the Catalonian WRC event around the small penultimate event of the 2011 IRC coastal town Salou additionally features season. several gravel tracks. This is the type Colin McRae Vision, a charity of terrain on which Riedemann’s team created to support underprivileged colleague Yeray Lemes feels particularly children around the world, has worked comfortable. The 24-year-old from in partnership with the IRC since June Lanzarote won the 2009 Spanish Rally 2010. In addition to several fundraising Championship on gravel and in addition initiatives, the Colin McRae IRC Flat Out the JWRC junior class at last year’s WRC Trophy is presented on all rounds of the round. Lemes, whose enthusiasm for the series to the driver whose performance sport was inspired by Carlos Sainz’ WRC best embodies the spirit of the rallying exploits, is currently competing in the so legend. called WRC Academy with his co-driver Several activities are planned Rogelio Peñate and is ranking in fourth during the rally to raise awareness place overall. H&H of Colin McRae Vision: Jimmy McRae, Colin’s father, will drive his son’s famous Subaru Legacy as a course-opening click>> read >> enjoy your insight into the world of rallying http://handbrakeshairpins.wordpress.com Interviews Profi les Service Park Features Technical Unfamiliar tunes for Idols fi nalists Words: Staff Writer after completing a few fl ying laps with Wilken, Pictures: Brett Lefrere he admitted that music will remain his chosen career. “I don’t know how he does it,” was his They are masters when it comes to making summary of the adrenaline fi lled minute. music, but the crisp sound of a Fiesta Freddy Van’Dango was less enthusiastic. S2000 rallycar’s engine at full tilt was an “How fast is this thing?” he wanted to know. unfamiliar tune for SA’s remaining Idols The answer is that a top S2000 rallycar such fi nalists. as the Basil Read bizhub Fiesta is only geared The last six standing were recently for around 170km/h, so it doesn’t have the top treated to a once in a lifetime opportunity when speed of a supercar, but the secret lies in the they were strapped into the passenger seat of car’s ability to put its 200kW down on the road the Basil Read bizhub Ford Fiesta S2000 rallycar through its very advanced four wheel drive with top South African rallydriver Charl Wilken system, resulting in blistering acceleration.