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EUROPEAN AND INTERCONTINENTAL RALLY CHALLENGE Campana takes lessons from Como: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27B

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AFRICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN RALLYING

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2011 PIRELLI STAR DRIVERS

Words: Staff Writer - New Caledonia Rally winner Pirelli Star Drivers then made a Picture: FIA presentation to the jury this morning, Molly Taylor (Australia) outlining their careers to date and Six young drivers from around the Date of birth: 06/05/1988 aspirations for the future. They then world have triumphed in the Pirelli WRC rounds started: 0 answered questions from the judging Star Driver Global Shoot-Out, which 2007/2008 Australian F1600 winner panel - which included former world fi nished this weekend in Salou, 2009 British Suzuki Sport Cup winner of rally winner Michèle Mouton - before the Spain. Pitted against ten other two rounds jury selected the drivers they felt most drivers, the winning six will become 2009/2010 British Ladies Rally Champion deserving of one of the six available part of the FIA’s young driver 2010 British Citroën Racing Trophy third spaces on next year’s young driver programme which, next year, will be initiative. integrated into the newly-created Jan Cerný (Czech Republic) FIA World Rally Championship WRC Academy. Date of birth: 06/06/1990 Commission President Morrie Chandler WRC rounds started: 0 said: “This is the fi rst time we have held The Drivers: 2010 Class A6 Czech Rep Champion a ‘global’ shoot-out. The camaraderie Andrea Crugnola (Italy) 2010 European Rally Championship 2WD between the crews from various parts of Date of birth: 25/09/1989 winner the world was great to see and created WRC rounds started: 0 a good competitive environment. I am 2008 U/23 Italian Rally Champion On Friday, prior to the driving element sure all the participants learned from the 2009 Suzuki Trophy Italy winner of the Shoot-Out, the 16 drivers – and experience.” 2009 Suzuki Trophy U/23 winner their co-drivers – took part in a day-long Pirelli Motorsport Manager training session with ESP, the company Mario Isola said: “It’s really exciting to Craig Breen (Ireland) which has run the Pirelli Star Driver see the next year of Pirelli Star Drivers Date of birth: 02/02/1990 training for the last two years. After coming through. Once again, I think we WRC rounds started: 6 two lectures from ESP co-founder and have found some real talent. Having 2009 FSTi winner 2001 FIA World Rally Champion co- drivers coming from across the world 2009 FST Ireland and UK winner driver Robert Reid, the 16 crews were for the Shoot-Out has made this a very 2010 Int’l Rally Northern Ireland winner split into four groups and undertook a interesting event for us. Pirelli is proud team-building exercise which illustrated to have backed the FIA’s young driver Fredrik Åhlin (Sweden) various aspects of the World Rally development initiative and we are Date of birth: 08/02/1991 Championship and the sport in general. delighted to see this continue into next WRC rounds started: 0 Prepared for the day of season, maintaining Pirelli’s presence Youngest O/A winner of a Swedish rally competition, the drivers enjoyed the in the FIA World Rally Championship Spanish sunshine on Saturday as they and furthering our rich history at the Brendan Reeves (Australia) lined up for their drives. Piloting Ford pinnacle of world rallying.” Date of birth: 29/08/1988 Fiesta R2s, the drivers tackled two runs Next year’s young driver WRC rounds started: 1 at a gravel stage and two runs at an programme will run within the all-new 2008 Rally New Zealand class winner asphalt test, with Pirelli Scorpion tyres WRC Academy. The six drivers will 2010 FIA Asia-Pacifi c Championship - used for both surfaces. contest six rounds of the 2011 FIA World Pacifi c Cup winner After evaluating the driving Rally Championship in Ford Fiesta R2s. 2010 FIA Asia-Pacifi c Rally Championship skills of the 16 hopefuls, the potential H&H NNewsews FFEATURESEATURES EEventsvents IIssuessue 115656 • 28/10-28/10- 03/1103/11

High-speed sideways moment: What is the U.S. Rallycross Championship? http://wp.me/ppkXc-21W http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNj4tR-38q0 NEW WRC ACADEMY REVEALED FOR 2011

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A brand new feeder series to the World Rally Championship (WRC) will start in 2011, run in partnership by motorsport’s governing body, the FIA and the WRC’s global promoter, North One Sport. The ‘WRC Academy’ will be the fi rst step on the WRC ladder for young drivers and will give the stars of tomorrow an unrivalled opportunity to develop their talent on the world stage SAINZ HELPS M-SPORT in an extremely cost effective way. The WRC Academy builds on CELEBRATE WRC MILESTONE the successful elements of the Junior World Rally Championship, which is where current WRC stars Sébastien Loeb, Dani Sordo and Sébastien Ogier Words: www.wrc.com Cars. The highlights came in 2006 and cut their teeth, but also sets new Pictures: WorldRallyPics 2007 when Marcus Grönholm / Timo standards for training and development Rautiainen and Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo as pioneered in the Pirelli Star Driver This weekend’s Rally de España marks Lehtinen steered the team to back-to- programme the 200th world rally since M-Sport back manufacturers’ world titles. The WRC Academy is a one joined Ford as its partner in the FIA “M-Sport’s involvement dates make series where all drivers will World Rally Championship. back to the Monte Carlo Rally in January compete with identical Ford Fiesta R2s The British-based company took 1997 when I was a driver for the prepared by M-Sport. To further level the over the day-to-day operations of Ford’s team,” Sainz told Wilson. “It was my competition, the cars will be fi tted with programme at the beginning of the 1997 fi rst event with M-Sport running the control tyres from Pirelli. season. Since then the team has twice WRC programme for Ford and I knew The six round series will run won the manufacturers’ world title in the then that great achievements would as a separate category on WRC rallies toughest competition in motorsport for follow. Your determination, hard work, in 2011, to ensure drivers gain relevant production-based cars. professionalism and your wish to always experience and exposure alongside the Double world champion Carlos look for perfection was to guarantee you main competition. Sainz marked the occasion by presenting success, and I know that more success The WRC Academy aims to be a commemorative framed montage to lies ahead.” accessible and affordable and the basic M-Sport managing director and BP Ford Ford of Europe motorsport cost of participation is set at 118,000 Abu Dhabi World Rally Team director chief Gerard Quinn added: “This is a UK Pounds (approx 135,000 Euros) per Malcolm Wilson at the team’s pre-rally real landmark achievement and I’m season. In addition, drivers will have to function in Salou this evening. delighted that Carlos, who was in the provide for travel and accommodation Sainz drove a Ford Escort driving seat at the very beginning of for the crew, a car to participate in Cosworth for the team in M-Sport’s Ford’s partnership with M-Sport, could recce and the cost of repairing accident debut at the 1997 Monte Carlo Rally. be here tonight. We’ve enjoyed some damage to the cars. The Spaniard, who fl ew from his home great moments together and, with the As well as learning their in Madrid to make the presentation, introduction of the all-new Ford Fiesta craft on the stages, drivers contesting claimed the fi rst victory of the M-Sport RS WRC just around the corner, I’m sure the WRC Academy will take part in a era when he and co-driver Luis Moya there are more exciting times lying in comprehensive training and tuition won the Acropolis Rally in Greece in June wait.” programme to maximise their potential 1997. A surprised Wilson said: “I had both in and out of their cars and equip Wilson is one of just three no idea this was M-Sport’s 200th rally. them for every aspect of competing in M-Sport personnel who have attended It was great to see Carlos with us again an FIA global championship. all 200 rallies. Tyre engineer George and to be surprised by his presentation. An extra incentive for the Black and co-ordination manager John He made the presentation to me, but in competitors of the WRC Academy is Millington are the others and Sainz also reality it’s to the whole company. Every a substantial prize fund, including a presented similar framed montages to single person at M-Sport, both current scholarship worth 500,000 Euros, for the them. and previous employees, has played an winner. Since Ford and M-Sport joined important role in these 200 rallies and I For further information, please forces, the team has won 46 world would like to pass on my thanks to them visit http://www.wrc.com. H&H rallies with the Escort Cosworth, Escort all,” he said. H&H RS Cosworth and Focus RS World Rally IIssuessue 156156 • 28/10-28/10- 003/113/11 NNewsews FFEATURESEATURES EEventsvents

Group B’s greatest rally - Sanremo: Daniel Barry/Martin Brady in IRC Rally of Scotland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWdldnWeiR0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saRSdZ2Ws-0

SULLWALDS CLAIM WIN AGAIN

Words: Staff Writer moving into second position at the 60km in the car. We never gave each other an Pictures: Motorpics mark behind the Sullwald Racing SVR. inch but fought a fair and though battle, The two Sullwald teams set it was disappointing not seeing them Former South African Champions the pace out front and increased the at the fi nish. I think we put on a good Karl-Heinz and Quintin Sullwald gap over the rest of the fi eld. The show for the Bloemfontein crowd and put on a dominant display at the Phalaborwa based teams swapped the we would like to thank them for their inaugural Human Auto 400 this past lead numerous times before the Elegant hospitality and support along the route.” weekend. The Elegant Fuel BAT Fuel BAT fi nally moved ahead 2km commented Karl-Heinz. crew achieved exactly what they before DSP. “Once again all the praise set out to, winning the event with The second loop saw the two must go to our technical crew, pit crew a comfortable lead in a rain-soaked crews race fl at out for overall honours and sponsors. Without their help we Bloemfontein. with the Elegant Fuel BAT under constant would not be able to be in the position Friday’s Donaldson Prologue pressure from their stable mates. The to challenge for the championship. saw crews take on a fast and challenging former champions kept their cool and Paul Helberg and Frans Olckers put in route that set the scene for an intriguing made no mistakes to cross the fi nish line a huge amount of effort to get the BAT race. The Sullwalds recorded the fourth fi rst overall. in the best possible condition for each fastest time on the day and were in good The result ensures a nail-biting event. Our pit crew were also brilliant all spirits for the race that lay ahead. “I fi nal round that will decide the overall weekend and our sponsors never seem think starting fourth on the road was a championship title. to disappoint with the amount of effort ideal, we settled down nicely as the front “Getting ahead of Hermann and and enthusiasm they display.” concluded teams battled to fi nd the route and it Wichard just before the DSP was vital Quintin. H&H played into our hands.” and I believe that won the race for us. Saturday’s race turned into an We pushed each other to the limit and epic battle with the Elegant Fuel BAT it was the most fun we have ever had NNewsews FFEATURESEATURES EEventsvents IIssuessue 115656 • 28/10-28/10- 03/1103/11

Petter Solberg in a kart in Spain: On-boards with Kris Meeke and Guy Wilks in IRC Scotland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4NUZ8jLMVI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OCk4sp6FBk

RENOWNED EX-WORKS FORD ESCORT RALLY CAR TO BE AUCTIONED IN UK

Words: Staff Writer four-time winner of the RAC, Hannu 2011 ‘Slowly Sideways’ event, held Pictures: Newspress Mikkola, who also drove it on the RAC in Germany each year, and set up to Rally at the close of the 1969 season. cater for those owners of history’s A legendary 42 year-old ex-works The iconic twin cam enjoyed fi nest rallying classics who still want to Ford Escort rally car, with a fi rst- much success in the intervening months, experience driving them. rate competition pedigree and fi rst at the hands of Roger Clark MBE, Having recently sold the last- driven by a succession of renowned who piloted the car to a Circuit of Ireland known genuine works MGB rally car for a names, is to be auctioned by win, and then by future head of Toyota world-record price of £141,922, Historics Historics at Brooklands on Saturday F1, Ove Andersson, who won the Welsh are anticipating signifi cant interest in 4 December. Rally in his fi rst outing at the wheel. this rare rallying classic, estimating Given the full works treatment With two wins in 1969 under offers in the region of £70,000 - by Ford’s famous Boreham Competition its belt, BEV 782G was sold by Ford in £90,000. Department in 1968 - including its 1970, but was competed as an ex-works For more information, and infamous bulbous wheelarch extensions private entry right up until 1991. to attend the Historics at Brooklands - the Ford Escort Twin Cam, BEV 782G, The car has since been auction on the afternoon of 4 December, made its competitive debut in the Monte sympathetically restored with no call 0800 988 3838, e-mail: auctions@ Carlo Rally in 1969 at the hands of expense spared by the current vendor historics.co.uk, or see the website, current FIA President, Jean Todt, who and Rally Sport Development, to the http://www.historics.co.uk. Entry by took the car to a highly respectable fi nest concours condition of any car of catalogue only, available prior to, or on fourth place fi nish in his fi rst-ever drive its type, and is offered for sale complete the day of the auction. H&H for Ford. with a fascinating history fi le fully The Escort was subsequently documenting its competition life. entered into the San Remo Rally of that Intriguingly, the car will also be year, driven by legendary rally star and sold with an invitation to the prestigious EEventsvents IInterviewsnterviews EExclusivexclusive ccolumnistsolumnists IIn-depthn-depth aarticlesrticles

LOEB TAKES SPANISH WIN, SOLBERG CLOSE SECOND

Words: Evan Rothman halt. This was a surprise for all in the Stobart Ford M-Sport Focus RS WRC. Images: Service Park as the hometown crew of Federico Villagra, Ken Block and Henning Dani Sordo/Diego Vallejo (Citroen Total Solberg (all driving Fords) rounded out The many thousands of spectators World Rally Team) were expected to top the top ten on Day One, not making any lining the stages on the opening day the overall standings. However, Sordo sensational driving impressions although of the WRC Rally Spain were treated was unable to fi nd a rhythm behind the Henning Solberg was pedalling his Fiesta to a thrilling high-speed game of steering wheel of his Citroen C4 WRC, S2000. cat-and-mouse. Rallying is popular and had to settle for a languid sixth Day Two saw competitors take for its unpredictable nature, for the overall. in 126.62 competitive kilometres over rally crews and spectators alike, A mere 3.8 seconds behind six stages divided into two loops of three and the start of this weekend’s Loeb was the young WRC sensation stages. These stages were traditional event couldn’t have been more Sebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien asphalt Spanish tests, with speeds unpredictable if Hollywood’s best Ingrassi (Citroen Junior Team). Ogier increasing even more and drivers’ screenplay writers scripted it. had the pace to lead this event, but in a bravery tested to their maximum levels. Prior to the event’s offi cial clever tactical move he ended Day One This meant there there were start, Kimi Raikkonen and Kaj Lindstrom second overall. no siestas in Salou, Spain, as Day Two (Citroen Junior Team) crashed out of the The factory Ford crews of Jari- of the WRC Rally Spain heated up the Shakedown Stage. The crew emerged Matti Latvala/Miika Antilla and Mikko weekend dramatically. unscathed from the car, but the Citroen Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (both in the Loeb/Elena swept through the C4 WRC was less fortunate. After an BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team) long day’s six all-asphalt stages to arrive inspection of his car, it was found that were lying in a respectable third and fi fth at the Day Two overnight halt with a the rollcage was severely damaged and overall at the end of Day One. Latvala 44.4 second advantage over their rivals. could not be repaired. This effectively was only 19 seconds adrift of the rally Ogier/Ingrassia crashed their ruled him out of the event, without even lead. C4 WRC out of podium contention in 1km of the rally completed. Separating the two Ford works the morning loop, damaging their car’s The rally proper got underway drivers were privateers Petter Solberg/ suspension. It took an agonizing 15 early on Friday morning with a loop of Chris Patterson. In his Citroen C4 WRC, minutes to repair in the stage before three stages that were then repeated Solberg blitzed through the opening they could limp to the Service Park. in the afternoon. These mixed-surface day’s stages to remind his rivals of his Their misfortune promoted Solberg/ stages caught a number of crews out, outright pace. On the opening speed test Patterson into second place overall, and but more on that in a moment. Solberg unfortunately lost 20 seconds to the Norwegian ace set about chasing After 125km of competition Loeb. Had this not occurred, he would’ve down Loeb in the afternoon loop of over the fast and sweeping roads while been less than 3 seconds behind Loeb at stages. equipped with asphalt tyres on gravel the end of Day One. Seemingly muted through sections, it was Sebastien Loeb/Daniel In a solid seventh overall was Day One were Sordo/Vallejo. For Day Elena (Citroen Total World Rally Team) Britain’s fastest rally driver Matthew Two they made setup changes to who lead the fi eld at the overnight Wilson and co-driver Scott Martin in their their Citroen C4 WRC machine and NNewsews FFeatureseatures EEVENTSVENTS IIssuessue 115656 • 28/10-28/10- 03/1103/11 • Petter Solberg second in Spain: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27Y

• Loeb/Elena make C4 WRC legend: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27X • Munchi’s secures points: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27N

• A precious point for Ogier: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27U • Fourth for Latvala: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27J

• Wilson secures sixth in Spain: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27T • Loeb triumphs in Spain: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27H

their confi dence was re-ignited. Sordo faultless weekend’s driving performance. specifi cation WRC cars, it was a fond charged from sixth overall to third by His overnight lead of 44.4 seconds farewell for the Citroens and a relief for the evening of Day Two, only 15 seconds proved too great for his rivals, despite the Fords in 2010. adrift of Solberg. a concerted effort form Petter Solberg, The remainder of the top ten Ford’s hardworking crews of Dani Sordo and Jari-Matti Latvala to reel slots were fi lled with Fords (bar tenth Latvala/Anttila and Hirvonen/Lehtinen him in. with Ogier in his Citroen), with Matthew ended the day in fourth and fi fth Sordo/Vallejo claimed all four Wilson/Scott Martin bringing their respectively. Latvala was the fastest of stage wins in their efforts to snatch Stobart Ford M-Sport Rally Team car the Blue Oval competitors this weekend, second place from Petter Solberg/Chris in a strong sixth, followed by Khalid Al and on Day Two was only 1 minute 11 Patterson, but Solberg had his right foot Qassimi (BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally seconds behind the leader. His pace on pinned to the fl oor of his Citroen C4 WRC Team), Henning Solberg (Stobart Ford asphalt has been very encouraging for to fi nish the event second overall and 7 M-Sport Rally Team Fiesta S2000) and the team and has also positioned him seconds ahead of Sordo. Ken Block (Monster World Rally Team) in well to compete for third place overall Sordo was the fastest driver on ninth. in the Drivers’ Championship standings. Day Two and Three, but his lacklustre Crews will now head to the WRC Hirvonen was over fi ve minutes off performance on the opening leg of Wales Rally GB, the fi nal round of the Latvala’s pace due to frustrating turbo his home event meant he would not 2010 WRC season. This gravel event is problems on his car. He lead a hard- challenge for the overall victory. His a true challenge for all competitors, and charging Matthew Wilson/Scott Martin drive to third place overall was aided this will be an exciting event as Petter (Stobart Ford M-Sport Rally Team) in by the unfortunate demise of Ogier/ Solberg is tipped for the win. H&H sixth who was driving strongly on the Ingrassia, who drove to score a valuable

Salou asphalt this weekend. Championship point for their tenth OVERALL CLASSIFICATION The fi nal day’s action was held overall result. 01) S. Loeb/D. Elena over over two lops of two stages. The This mixed-surface event, the Citroen C4 WRC - 03hr 32min 59.7sec 02) P. Solberg/C. Patterson fi rst stage (and its repeat run in the penultimate round of the WRC 2010 Citroen C4 WRC - 03hr 33min 35.0sec afternoon) was a monster 42.04km-long calendar, is a trying event for the Ford 03) D. Sordo/D. Vallejo stage while the remaining stage was a crews. However, Ford factory driver Citroen C4 WRC - 03hr 33min 40.8sec 04) J-M. Latvala/M. Anttila sprint test of 4.11km. Latvala and co-driver Anttila fi nished Ford Focus RS WRC - 03hr 34min 19.2sec A dominant display from fourth, a respectable 38 seconds behind 05) M. Hirvonen/J. Lehtinen the opening stage of the WRC Rally Sordo while teammates Hirvonen/ Ford Focus RS WRC - 03hr 39min 32.6sec 06) M. Wilson/S. Martin Spain to the lastof Day Three, Loeb/ Lehtinen rounded out the top fi ve. Ford Focus RS WRC - 03hr 41min 17.3sec Elena clinched their record-breaking Asphalt surfaces are the proverbial 07) K. Al Qassimi/M. Orr 61st victory in the WRC three weeks Achilles heel for the Ford Focus RS Ford Focus RS WRC - 03hr 46min 05.4sec 08) H. Solberg/S. Prévot after winning their seventh World Rally WRC machines in 2010, but Latvala Ford Fiesta S2000 - 03hr 46min 10.9sec Championship titles. dragged his Ford to fourth overall and 09) K. Block/A. Gelsomino Loeb drove cautiously through to the possibility of picking up third. Ford Focus RS WRC - 03hr 49min 00.9sec 10) S. Ogier/J. Ingrassia the fi nal day’s four stages to round out a This last asphalt event for the current Citroen C4 WRC - 03hr 50min 23.8sec IIssuessue 156156 • 28/10-28/10- 003/113/11 NNewsews FFeatureseatures EEVENTSVENTS

• Special Vehicle Championship: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27v

• Production Vehicle Championship: http://wp.me/ppkXc-27s

• Clean sweep for Toyota Hilux: http://wp.me/ppkXc-28i

SULLWALDS DOMINATE, VISSER NARROWLY WINS

Words: Staff Writer were carrying a 15-minute penalty, out two other Class P crews in Archie Pictures: Motorpics of action on the fi rst of two loops that Rutherford/Mike Lawrenson (Regent made up the race. Racing Jimco) and Mark Corbett/Rudi The penultimate round of the ABSA Evan Hutchison/Darryl Curtis Balzer in the Century Racing CR2. The South African Off-Road Racing (Motorite Revo1 4x4) were also Century Racing team overstayed their Championship visited Bloemfontein casualties, and the second half of the welcome in the pits at the end of the for the inaugural Human Auto 400. race developed into a family scrap fi rst loop, and after the race Corbett between Kallie and Quintin Sullwald and sportingly pointed out a scoring error Special Vehicles category: Herman and Wichard Sullwald (Sullwald that dropped them from second to fourth Former champions Kallie and Quintin Racing SVR). The battle between in Class P. Sullwald set up a nail biting fi nish to the brothers and cousins ended when The battle of the veteran Special Vehicle category championship Herman and Wichard hit a culvert, which drivers in Class B went to Bes and when they won this challenging event. reduced the SVR to three wheels. Lindie Bezuidenhout in the Adenco BAT. A violent windstorm, and The carnage saw Variawa/ The Cape Town-based pair outlasted equally violent thunderstorm, caused Rousseau and Class P championship Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert chaos at the fi nish area and in the pits. leaders Johan van Staden/James Race winners Coetzee Labuscagne and It set the seal on a dramatic race with Rossouw, in the Atlas Copco BAT, work daughter Sandra in the Raysonics Zarco, shifting sands setting up a result that their way into podium fi nishes. It was with around eight minutes separating will see the championship go all the way another sterling performance from Van the two crews. to the wire at next month’s RFS Magalies Staden/Rossouw, who earlier this season The two Class B cars rounded 400. made history by becoming the fi rst Class out the top 10 with the result virtually The Sullwalds’ (Elegant Fuel P crew to win a national event overall. wrapping up the championship for the BAT), national champions in 2007, Another workman-like drive Bezuidenhouts. fi nished around three minutes ahead of took Nardus and Louis Alberts (Wrapsa championship leaders Shameer Variawa/ BAT) into fourth overall and third in Production Vehicle category: Siegfried Rousseau (Team Total Porter) Class A behind the Sullwald’s and Privateers Chris Visser and Japie to narrow the gap between the two Variawa/Rousseau. Behind them there Badenhorst eked out the narrowest of teams to six points. It opens up all sorts was a superb performance from the wins on the inaugural Human Auto 400, of permutations at the fi nal event, with husband and wife team of Marius to all but wrap up the Production Vehicle the Championship up for grabs. and Jolinda Fourie, in a BAT, with category title in this year’s national The Sullwalds’ started fourth on the Northern Regions championship series. the road and Variawa/Rousseau eighth graduates cracking a top fi ve fi nish and According to provisional scoring after the Donaldson Prologue on Friday. second in Class P. Visser/Badenhorst, in the RFS Toyota A gearbox problem put prologue winners Newcomers Neil Meyer/Leon Hilux, need just one point to make sure Bevan Bertholdt/Danie Stassen (lab88 Muller (Zarco Magnum) continued their of the championship. This win was the BAT) and second placed Colin Matthews/ recent good form with a solid seventh third of the season for Visser/Badenhorst Alan Smith (Century Racing BAT), who place. They were sandwiched between and 15th place on the RFS Magalies 400 NNewsews FFeatureseatures EEVENTSVENTS IIssuessue 115656 • 28/10-28/10- 03/1103/11

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next month will be enough to write their ter Stege (RFS BMW X3) were also championship. names into the record books. puncture victims and Duncan Vos/Rob The Class E championship was Only 27sec separated the fi rst Howie (Team Castrol Toyota Hilux) were also thrown wide open when Pikkie three cars across the line. In one of the blown out of the championship race with Labuschagne/Rikus Erasmus (4x4 Mega closest fi nishes in the history of the Absa suspension damage. World Toyota) scored a come-from- championship Visser/Badenhorst fi nished Woolridge/Skjoldhammer and behind-win to move within nine points just 01sec clear of the Team Ford Du Plooy/Van Vuuren, seventh and of Lance Woolridge/Ward Huxtable Ranger TDCi of Neil Woolridge/Kenny tenth respectively after the Donaldson (Team Ford Ranger). Woolridge/ Skjoldhammer. Christiaan du Plooy/Henk Prologue to determine grid positions, Huxtable crashed out of the race on the Janse van Vuuren were only another also moved up the pecking order ahead Donaldson Prologue, and a back injury 26sec adrift in a second RFS Toyota of Grobler/Ter Stege who were fourth. might keep the KwaZulu-Natal youngster Hilux. Terence Marsh/Richard Leeke were a from competing in the fi nal race. A drag race developed between solid fi fth in the Regent Racing Nissan Labuschagne/Erasmus picked the three cars over the last 2km. It was Navara, and edged out local Ruwacon up their third win of the season – and exciting stuff and after some banging Racing crews Louw de Bruin/Riaan gave Toyota a clean sweep of class and barging in atrocious conditions, both Greyling and Pieter Ruthven/Rudi Britz. victories. H&H the Ford Ranger and the Du Plooy/Van At one stage Ruthven and Britz, Vuuren cars fi nished with suspension for the fi rst time in their careers, led the damage. event and sparked hopes of a fairytale “It was a tough day at the hometown victory. offi ce and in the end it was too close Taylor/Houghton rounded out for comfort,” said Visser. “The last part the top eight and factory crews have of the race was very tricky, but we now won only two of the seven races this managed to avoid making mistakes. season. Ninth went to the Atlas Copco “From a championship point of Toyota Hilux of Gary Bertholdt, who view it was a good result, but we won’t fi nished the race with a broken hand, OVERALL CLASSIFICATION get carried away just yet.” and Andre Vermeulen with veterans Special Vehicles category: 01) K-H. Sullwald/Q. Sullwald Visser and Badenhorst started Jannie Visser/Joks le Roux completing BAT - 05h 08m 27s fi fth on the road and retirements and the top ten in another RFS Toyota Hilux. 02) S. Variawa/S. Rousseau problems for other crews gradually For the second race in a row Porter + 02m 51s 03) J. Van Staden/J. Rossouw moved them up the pecking order. Deon Venter/Ian Palmer (4x4 Mega BAT + 06m 09s Donaldson Prologue winners Anthony World Toyota Hilux) were the only Taylor/Robin Houghton (Team Castrol fi nishers in Class D. After building up an Production Vehicles Category: 01) C. Visser/J. Badenhorst Toyota Hilux) picked up a string of eight-minute advantage early leaders Toyota Hilux - 05h 24m 48s punctures, Thomas Rundle/Juan Mohr Louis Weichelt/Johann Smalberger (N1 02) N. Woolridge/K. Skjoldhammer (Barden Tyre Services Nissan Navara) 4x4 Toyota Hilux) fell by the wayside, Ford Ranger + 01s 03) C. du Plooy/H. J. van Vuuren broke a gearbox, Hannes Grobler/Hennie and Venter/Palmer now lead the Toyota Hilux + 27s IIssuessue 156156 • 28/10-28/10- 003/113/11 NNewsews FFeatureseatures EEVENTSVENTS

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BURKART WINS JWRC IN NAIL-BITER IN SPAIN

Words: Evan Rothman shakey start and ended on Day Two classifi cation win, with Todor Slavov in Picture: Newspress when he was forced to retire. However, second. Burkart fi nished in fourth behind he was able to restart the event on Day Weijs Jr and Harry Hunt claimed fi fth in The Junior World Rally Three under SupeRally regulations. In class. With Burkart fi nishing the evnet Championship (JWRC) doesnt the meantime, Weijs Jr was powering in fourth it gave him the necessary receive the recognition it rightly his Citroen into the lead of the JWRC Championship points to keep the lead deserves. A gaggle of exciting classifi cation and a possibility of claiming of the JWRC title fi ght and therefore the drivers this year entered for the the title should he fi nish on the podium crown. JWRC, and it was a spectacle come Sunday afternoon. It was a dramatic and wholly of high-revs, late braking and Weijs overtook Yeray Lemes for unpredictable result in Spain. It screeching tyres like no other in the the class lead through the monster 42km underlined the competitivity of this world. El Priorat 1 stage on Day Three, and series, with six different winners from The JWRC is run over six began to open up a comfortable lead. the six events on the calendar. H&H events, with fi ve events selected Disaster struck on the afternoon’s repeat counting towards the JWRC of the stages, and through El Priorat 2, championship. Four of the six rounds Weijs Jr’s car’s cranks sensor failed and were held on asphalt (Rally Bulgaria, left him stranded on the side of the road. Rally Germany, Rally France and Rally Burkart, having resigned to Spain), with the remaing two events on gifting the JWRC crown to Weijs Jr, gravel (Rally Turkey and Rally Portugal). overtook the Dutch star in stage and Heading into the WRC Rally immediately knew he had thereby won Spain, the fi nal round of the JWRC 2010 the JWRC crown. season, there were two drivers vying for Weijs Jr took an agonizing the title. Separated by only fi ve points, 13min to get his car to fi re up, and Aaron Burkart (Suzuki Swift) led from he then fi nished the remainder of the Hans Weijs Jr (Citroen C2), and both rally to cross the fi nish line in third OVERALL CLASSIFICATION 01) Y. Lemes - 03h 55m 58.0s were going into Rally Spain with the place overall but having lost his chance 02) T. Slavov + 05m 44.5s intent of winning it to claim the overall of being crowned the JWRC 2010 03) H. Weijs Jr + 10m 50.5s JWRC title. Champion. 04) A. Burkart + 28m 45.1s 05) H. Hunt + 28m 54.4s Burkart’s event got off to a Lemes took the JWRC 06) M. Kangurj + 30m 05.1s NNewsews FFeatureseatures EEVENTSVENTS IIssuessue 115656 • 28/10-28/10- 03/1103/11

In-car footage of WRC with Kimi Raikkonen in 2009: The biggest air in WRC history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLAmymiOVc4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FVJ-wUsK0 HISTORIC WEEKEND McCORMACK IN CARRICK ON SUIR WINS IN NEW YORK SPRINT Words: Staff Writer viewing areas, the fi rst is a square left Words: Staff Writer with access from the old Carrick on Suir/ The long wait is nearly over for Clonmel road. The second is a hairpin at Enda McCormack and Bernard Farrell Donagh O’Sullivan, Clerk of the “Glen Upper”. The fi rst run of this stage driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Course for the Halloween Historic is timed to start at 10h48. won the Rally New York Autumn Stages. The inaugural running of the With some of the best stages Rallysprint 2010 this weekend. new event, organised by the Carrick in the Country being used the rally has McCormack’s other recent success on Suir Motor Club, is now only days attracted a top class fi eld and this is is the third place in the 2010 away and the South Tipperary town refl ected in each of the classes. The big United States Rally Championship is preparing itself for the host of names that undoubtedly will attract the concluded at the fi nal round at motorsport entertainment over the most attention include Russell Brookes, Prescott, Arizona earlier this month. feast of All Saints Day celebration. driving the “Andrews Heat for Hire” Autumn Rallysprint 2010 was The rally will kick off with Talbot Sunbeam, Russell is followed my a short rally with 50 miles of special a ceremonial start on Main Street in Scottish legend Jimmy McRae, who will stages and the total length of 86 Carrick on Suir this Saturday evening at be driving the ex-Robert Droogmans miles. This one-day Rallysprint offers 19h30. The ceremonial start will come MkII Ford Escort. Behind McRae is local reconnaissance in the morning followed to a climax outside the Carraig Hotel, legend Donnie Keating with another MkII by competition that starts in late where the top cars will drive onto the and making it three Escorts in a row morning. start/fi nish ramp. is Kenny McKinstry who will be driving A small yet competent fi eld The rally action gets underway the ex-Ari Vatanen RS1800. Names to ran a single stage two times in each on Sunday morning with the opening keep an eye on in the historic section direction and this was repeated again Clonea stage beginning at 09h13. The include new Historic Rally Champion Ray after the lunch break. Watching rally stage starts at Glennaphuca Cross, on Cunningham, Mark Falvey and Frank cars blasting down the long hill followed the main Kilmacthomas/Carrick road, Cunningham, who has traveled from by a high-speed turn at the Aquehonga and then winds it way towards Clonea Boston in the U.S.A. to take part in the Spectator Area was a real treat for true village before turning left just before the rally. On the home front, there should rally enthusiasts. Castle and from there the stage circles be some interesting battles with Club Tom Lawless, the 2010 United around Croughaun Hill. As it approaches members like reigning competitors club States Rally Champion, co-driven by Ashtown cross roads it turns square left. champion Seamus Anderson. Seamus Alex Kihurani in another Mitsubishi The two best viewing points on the stage will be debuting his newly rebuilt Ford Lancer Evo IX lost his turbo on the are just outside the village of Fews. The Anglia. Keeping up MkII honors will be fi rst stage and rejoined the fi ght under fi rst is a square left and has access from Shay Power and Pascal O’Shea. After Super Rally rules. He battled valiantly Mahon Bridge, while the second is a having a very successful season in by winning fi ve of the six stages and square right and has access from Fews. autocross, Gemma Kerley will be turning whittling down the stage record to The stage then ends just off the main her hand to historic rallying for the 05min 02sec on the last stage. This was N25 Waterford/Cork road. This stage is fi rst time. Gemma has competed over a 45sec improvement over the previous repeated as stage four and stage seven. the last few years in a D & B windows stage record set by Seamus Burke in Stage Two - Mahon Falls forms back Honda Civic, but is expected to 2007. Lawless could not overcome the the centrepiece of the rally and will be line up on Sunday in a Mini Cooper. In SuperRally penalties and ended up fi fth repeated as stage fi ve. Its scheduled to the modifi ed category, Dungarvan-man overall. start at 10h06 and on the second run at Paul Mulcahy will be sure to put on a Second place overall and the 13h39. The fi rst spectator viewing point show in his newly built Toyota Starlet. fi rst in the 2WD went to Greg Healey/ is near the village of Kilrossanty, where Paul debuted the car at this year’s Aaron Crescenti after an outstanding the hairpin bend should attract a lot of Stonethrowers Rally and after some drive in an old Datsun 280Z. rally fans to see the sideways action, the more testing now looks set to be on the Niall Johnson/Daniela Manago junction will be barriered and heavily pace this weekend. H&H (Subaru Impreza WRX) achieved a big marshalled. The best viewing points success with their third place overall are at the highest point on the stage at and a win in Production All-Wheel-Drive “Mahon Falls”. If the weather is kind the category with amazingly consistent falls makes the ideal place to see the stage times of just over six minutes. cars being pushed to the limit, hairpin Competition was very close bends, uphill and downhill sections with Don Kennedy/Jeremy Neyhart in a with large drops make this one of the Subaru Impreza in the fourth overall. H&H toughest tests in the Country but to see the likes of Russell Brookes and Jimmy OVERALL CLASSIFICATION McRae here you’ll have to be there early. 01) E. McCormack/B. Farrell Stage Three Rathgormack gives Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX - 44m 05s 02) G. Healey/A. Crescenti the largest number of viewing points and Datsun 280Z - 50m 05s is the nearest to the Carrick on Suir, rally 03) N. Johnson/D. Manago base. The fi rst viewing point is at the top Subaru Impreza WRX - 50m 34s 04) D. Kennedy/J. Neyhart of Seskin Hill, where there’s a double Subaru Impreza - 52m 08s hairpin, the second is at mid-point on 05) T. Lawless/A. 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