world • monde • welt • värld OUT AND ABOUT WITH MICHAEL BOAK SUPERMODIFIED RACER IS #22 – October 2005 A BIT OF A SHOWOFF Is this the Bring it on! end for Isachsen establishes himself as Hansen’s new rival Kenneth Hansen? Drivers secure future of BRC

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The European title fight went right down to the In Britain there remains the prospect wire but it was, yet again, Kenneth Hansen who of a three-way fight for the MSA British demonstrated his mastery of this sport. championship in the final round on October 30. But while Hansen waits to see whether he Pat Doran has come on strong in the last 5 has a future as a Rallycross driver, Lars Larsson few events and leads the points race, but John is basking in the success of his second Swedish McCluskey’s second event win at Lydden kept Oliviver Anne wants to championship and France has a new hero in the his title hopes alive. Between the two lies shape of Olivier Anne. Dermot Carnegie who knows exactly how to race in Europe, and builds In this issue of Rallycross World we detail win this thing. why Hansen may quit driving and also have Seven days after the British title is resolved, a C4 (so we can use this news of Anne’s 2006 Citroën C4 and his longer Croft will host the Superprix, which could be term plan to chase the European Rallycross Hansen’s final fling as a driver… lovely picture again!) Championship title. [email protected] Click it! Subscribe Copyright 6 8 Advertisements in Rallycross Rallycross World is published Rallycross World is a Myriorama The new boss? Who is… World are interactive – click on monthly and distributed production published by Tim them to jump straight to the exclusively by e-mail Whittington. is pretender to the throne Ron Snoeck advertiser’s website. Subscriptions cost £12 per This publication may not And make sure you check year (12 issues) and can be be reproduced in whole or Holland’s double Euro the whole advert as some made online or by post, click in part in any form without have multiple links – and the link below for details. the written consent of the champ you wouldn’t want to miss copyright holder. Unless anything, would you. subscriptions • abonnement otherwise stated, all text and There are also links from subskription • abonnera photographs are © copyright some editorial items and we Tim Whittington 2005. will always try to offer a live Contributors: Eddi Laumanns, 10 12 link wherever we quote a Click Johnny & Frieda Loix, Jacques website address in editorial Privat, Jan Kåre Rafoss Edditorial The Rallycross World content. – Rallycross Team . Rallycross World is also here This issue published October 7 The final part of Eddi Laumanns’ review of poster – this month the featured at the recently Next issue published Nov. 5 launched website subskription • abonnera [email protected] the spread of Rallycross across Europe and Junior pack squeezes into www.myriorama.com subscriptions • abonnement www.myriorama.com Scandinavia Blyton’s first turn Briefing Has King Kenneth won his last European crown?

Kenneth Hansen had just won the closest fought of his 13 European championships but there was little time for celebration. The dust had barely settled after Buxtehude’s title showdown and Hansen was about to leave his team’s Götene base to be at a kart event in Copenhagen with his oldest son, Timmy, when we spoke. The championship had been tough, perhaps the very hardest, Hansen admitted, but reckoned that the experience of the previous 18 years on the ERC trail was, ultimately, the key to this 13th success in 19 campaigns. Hansen is going to need to dig into that bank of experience again, if he goes racing in 2006. And the key word here is if. As you read this, Hansen does not know whether he will be racing in the 2006 season, and it is perhaps a little ironic that having considered calling time on his career earlier this year, outside forces may now put him in a position where he feels he has no option but to stop. “At the beginning of the season it was hard to find motivation Champ may not race in 06 and I thought maybe it was time to stop,” Hansen said, “But as the year went on I was hungry for success again and I decided I’d stay for 2006 at least.” Kenneth Hansen claimed his 13th FIA European Hansen conceded that even if he gets the go “Michael was nervous” For Hansen it seems that the first few weeks of the year, in Rallycross Championship at Buxtehude in ahead before the end of October, his team does Kenneth Hansen says his 2005 ERC title was which he racked up a hat trick of event wins, were too easy, Germany on October 2, but is not yet certain not have much time to prepare for the 2006 probably the hardest to win, and thinks but when he had to fight for his title in the second half of the whether he will race in 2006 season, specially if a new car is needed. he ultimately won through because rival championship, it rekindled his enthusiasm for racing. Perhaps The Swede has driven Citroën cars and “The Citroën C4 is one option for us but it Michael Jernberg cracked under the pressure because he was having to race, and race hard to get his results. enjoyed support from both the importer in is very late to start a new car. If I was going to at the end of the year. Now his future is in the hands of Citroën. If the French company Sweden and Citroën Sport since graduating drive a C4 in 2007 I would like to have started “It looked quite dark for me near the decides to continue supporting its Rallycross ambassador, then he to Division One in 1993. But, with Citroën work on the car by now. At the moment end, but my experience helped me,” Hansen will race on. If not, it’s the end of the road. Sport yet to confirm its own activities for 2006, everything is up to Citroën and not racing said, “Michael [Jernberg] was too nervous, “I won’t race if I cannot do it properly,” says the man who has Hansen does not know if he his own deal with next year is one option. It’s not what I want, he made some mistakes and drove quite set new standards of professionalism in the sport, “Could I stop the manufacturer will continue. but if it’s not possible to do it right [race in a differently in the last two races,” said for one year and comeback? I don’t know, at my age it may not be “I don’t even know if I’m going to be racing professional manner] then it’s best not to race. Hansen who, like Jernberg and third placed easy to comeback and be competitive. I need Citroën and until I next year,” Hansen said, “Citroën hasn’t “Earlier this year I felt it might be time to Sverre Isachsen won three races in 2005. have a decision from them I do not know what will happen.” announced its own plans so I’m not really stop, but as the year went on I felt hungry for “Isachsen was fast but in the past I The ERC survived post-Schanche and will manage without the number one problem. I hope that I will success again,” he said. have won by being consistent and he does Hansen. But from the current crop of would be champions it is know this month [October] or very early in Hansen will conclude his 2005 season with an not have that. It’s the same with [Pavel] difficult to spot such a rounded professional. November what we will do.’ outing at Croft’s Rallycross Superprix in November. Koutny, very fast but not consistent.” Rallycross World #22 – OCTOBER 2005 | 3 Silverstone Showroom/Mail Order: Unit 1, Silverstone Technology Park, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northants NN12 8TN. Tel: +44 (0)1327 855 585 Fax: +44 (0)1327 855 320 London Showroom: Power Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5PY. Tel: +44 (0)208 987 9999 Fax: +44 (0)208 994 2347

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HARDWARE unexpected, was made a role in 2006, the BRDA has Association. month ahead of the final round commenced negotiations with “The BTRDA Clubmans IMPACT WRENCHES CONICAL AIR FILTERS AIR BOXES from £137.95 from £20.64 from £131.26 of this year’s championship, the MSA for a further long- has thrived under the wing of at which details of the 2006 term deal that would allow the the BRDA, so I’m delighted series were expected to be drivers’ body to oversee the that we will continue to made public. championship until the end of work together in the future,” 7 1/4” The BRDA has run the the decade. said BTRDA championship

Including Drive British championship on the “By securing a long term coordinator Bill Skermer. Hub & Replacement Main Pressure Plate MSA’s behalf since persuading contract we can provide Full details of both series the British governing body to stability to everyone involved are to be published at their ROD ENDS & BEARINGS CARBON CLUTCHES FLOOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY reinstate the championship for in the BRC,” said BRDA joint final rounds at Croft on Best Stocks, Best Prices £1823.25 £385.00 Puma problem the 2003 season. chairman John Horton. October 30. M Rallycross World #22 – OCTOBER 2005 | 4 Peugeot205) www.demon-tweeks.co.uk from kits Induction lights Brake Peugeot205) (eg systems exhaust Competition Varleybatteries sealed switches master Battery from FIA Extinguishers Perspexkits window from harnesses 4pt from from Seats FIA Sparco STOCK! IN Cages Roll Bespoke motorsport chipping motorsport Bespoke Please add VAT at 17 VATat add Please Huge selection of Rallycross of selection Huge products available, log on log available, products available. (eg Peugeot205) (eg and see! and (eg Peugeot205) (eg CODE from 1 / from 2 from from % to these prices. these to % from (eg ZX241A £150 £270 £117 £40 £94 £68 £35 £19 £71 £2 .00 .84 .96 .50 .63 .83 .77 .75 .35 .17 years in Rallycross. his CitroënXsara WRC.Histitlecomesafter justfive remarkable string ofsevenconsecutivevictories with championship assaultin2007. 2006 asaprecursortoplanned fullEuropean in theFIAEuropeanRallycross Championshipduring defend histitlewithanewCitroën C4in2006. New French Rallycross ChampionOlivier Annewill Anne aims for EuropewithC4 Anne won this year’s French title on thebackofa Anne wonthisyear’s The Frenchman also planstocontestsomeevents C4 will continue tobe runbytheLiger Competition. and describesthe newcarasa“bêtedecourse”. The pre-season testwithAnne’steam. the engineerDominiqueDouillet whodiedduringa Saxo in2000,”saidAnnewho dedicatedhistitleto of ayoungkidwhostartedin theChallengeCitroën of France. Icanhardly believeit,itwasthedream most prestigioustitleandbeing crownedchampion Anne saysthat workontheC4hasalready started alotofemotionand joy ingainingthe “There’s Rallycross World French round duringhis2002 DivisionTwo season. have alotofwork todo,”saidAnne. full seasonintheEuropeanchampion in2007,butwe championship. Ouraimistoprepare forapossible next yearaswellsomerounds oftheEuropean develop andprogresswiththe Xsara. “I willbuildontheconfidence thatallowedusto Anne hasalready wonatERClevel,claiming the “We willcompeteinthe French championship “You don’t changeasuccessfulteam,” saysAnne,

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Photo: Jacques Privat Is Isachsen the champion in waiting? Kenneth Hansen won the FIA European Rallycross Isachsen’s aggressive driving style as well as his enormous squad by former European champion Ludvig Hunsbedt, but Championship after taking three event wins. presence in the paddock has quickly endeared him to fans and needs to gain consistency in his results if he going to improve on But this year two other drivers also climbed to the top step his public displays of joy, not only at winning, but achieving good being best of the rest and take the title from Hansen. of the podium three times; championship runner up Michael results, is an example of the kind of character that spectators There’s no question that the burly Norwegian is the emerging Jernberg and third placed Sverre Isachsen both equalled and media love to see. star of the ERC. Having made his mark in the series, and with Hansen’s win rate. But, as Hansen himself points out, neither of The leading competitor in Rallycross Team Norway, Isachsen the secret of winning events unlocked, the 2006 season will his rivals were as consistent as the 13-time champion. benefi ts from the input and experience brought to the National determine whether he is a bit player or leading man.

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Michael Boak is one of the hardest working drivers in British well at Santa Pod where we met Streetlife TV. From that meeting a sort of autotest course set out and a new V6 TT. I did that with Rallycross. Not only has the Geordie engineer built his own car Streetlife has been to the Lydden BRC round in August and will go the V6 and did about 19 seconds. The fastest time was about 17s from the ground-up, but he puts in a big effort off the track to to Croft for the two end of year events. It’s a bit time consuming, and right at the end of the day they let me take my car for one run publicise his activities and never misses a chance to promote but if you can get people interested in Rallycross and hopefully and I did 15s! It was an interesting day and you never know what himself and Rallycross. In addition to a full racing programme, generate some more sponsorship it’s worth a bit of time out to comes from this kind of thing.” Boak has attended an Audi TT club function and – curiously raise my own profi le and that of the sport.” Boak also works his local media hard and has built a good considering he drives a Seat-powered, Audi TT built on a Outwardly Boak’s car looks like an Audi TT, but the relationship with the Newcastle-based daily paper the Evening spaceframe chassis – a Ford RS Club day at Santa Pod. resemblance is only skin deep; beneath the car’s composite body Chronicle: “It doesn’t take a lot of time to let the newspapers “The Ford day was a bit unusual I suppose,” says Boak, “I did there is no Audi, although both engine and gearbox are from know what you’re doing and it’s good to be able to show the a rally in the winter with a friend of mine and met the Ford club the wider VAG family. So what does a group like the Audi TT local companies who help me that kind of interest in what I’m chairman who later asked me if I’d take the car to Santa Pod. Owners Club think of this lookalike? doing. It’s not just me telling them.” The weather was lovely and we had a nice day out. “It was a rather mixed reception! No disrespect to anyone Good results have been the reward for Boak’s ingenuity in “But it’s the sort of thing that, hopefully, gets more people who drives an Audi TT, but you fi nd a lot of them are business creating and affordable and competitive SuperModifi ed car, his interested in Rallycross. I rely a lot on sponsorship for my racing and men who have it as a weekend car. There were a lot of relatively high profi le comes from the off track effort in letting you never know who you might meet at these things. It worked out enthusiasts there too, as well as the Audi driving school which had people know what he is doing with his unique car. Rallycross World #22 – OCTOBER 2005 | 9 Edditorial The late Martti Kangas († 1994), here pictured with his Porsche Carrera 3.0 at Maasmechelen in 1978, was one of the fi rst Finns Godfather of Rallycross to enter the ERC series in the early 1970s. Photo: Eddi Laumanns journalists, Eddi Laumanns completes his three part recall of how Rallycross conquered Europe Birth of a championship weeks the Leruring was conjured up out of nothing, the fi rst ever Austrian Rallycross (a national event) was held on Easter Sunday and only two days later, on May 1 (‘Labour Day’ holiday), the fi rst international Rallycross took place at the same spot. Less than two weeks later, on May 13 1973, the maiden round of the ERC was run over the young Melk track and was won by Scotsman John Taylor and his – by today’s standards – somewhat tame 169 bhp Ford Escort RS 1600 BDA, in front of nearly 10,000 enthusiastic spectators. After France had dropped the fourth round, Sweden jumped in and organised round six on October 14, on the Ring Knutstorp at Kågeröd near Helsingborg. Three weeks later, on November 3, the ERC circus entered Lydden Circuit again for the fi nal round – where big money as well as double points were available. Although the British team mates John Taylor and Rod Chapman concluded the fi rst championship series with a draw (both scored 81 points) the ‘Embassy Trophy’ and the cheque went to Taylor as the former jockey had claimed three event victories (Austria, Holland and Sweden) while In 1972 German ‘seer’ Bernd Ziskofen (AC Niederelbe) had The fi rst concrete calendar, published on January 12 1973, Chapman had grabbed only one win (Germany). inspired a pan-European Rallycross series and the British Thames mentioned Tulln (May 13) in Austria, Buxtehude (May 20) in The young Austrian miller Franz Wurz – father of not Estuary Automobile Club was able to interest their long time Germany, Opgrimbie (aka Maasmechelen; June 17) in Belgium, yet born Formula One driver Alexander Wurz – impressed sponsor W. D. & H. O. Wills in the idea. The original plan was Le Touquet (August 5) in France, Valkenswaard (September everyone by winning two of the seven rounds (Belgium and for a series that would be tolerated by motor sport’s governing 2) in Holland, Lydden (September 15) in England and the fi nal, England) with his 2.2 Volkswagen 1302 Beetle, while Dutch body the FIA, and the so-called ‘Embassy European Rallycross once again at Lydden (November 3). The ‘Embassy European haulage contractor Jan de Rooy and his DAF 55 Coupé (still Championship’ therefore adopted FIA Group 5 rules and the Champion’ was offered a cheque for £750, to be presented with Ford BDA engine but now without 4WD) dominated early 4WD cars as well as all ‘Open Specials’ were banned. together with an ‘Embassy Trophy’, while the total prize money the fi nal round (England) in November. However, with Austria, Germany, Belgium, Holland and England joined the for the series was £5200 – a lot of money in those days. Wurz and de Rooy it was the same story as with Taylor series which TEAC supervised on behalf of Wills. Sweden joined Nowadays it’s hard to believe what happened in Austria then. and Chapman – both fi nished the series with 78 points but only during the 1973 season, replacing a proposed event in The Austrians had to drop their plans with Tulln at a rather early the Austrian took third place as he’d won two events to de France which was cancelled early in the year. stage but found another promising venue at Melk. In just fi ve Rooy’s one. Rallycross World #22 – OCTOBER 2005 | 10 Competition Cars, Engines & Clarks fit the bill Transmissions Vast Experience in Ford RS200 – Cosworth YB – Metro 6R4 – Jaguar ‘E Type’ F1 Megatron – – Mitsubishi Engines COSWORTH ENGINES Built to all specifications from Road to Rallycross producing up to 740bhp and 540lb/ft torque

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