world • monde • welt • värld THERE’S NOBODY LIKE A RELATION Rallycross THE HORTON COUSINS #23 – November 2005 TALK STOCK HATCH Green takes triple crown

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this Fiesta first Autograss Doran takes British crown in Ford’s baby car at the NEC? world • monde • welt • värld 3 4 Pat Doran lands first official British title with Rallycross cars to take Rallycross new Ford Fiesta ST on Autograss racers at Go west Autosport International

The final round of the MSA British to Ireland where the Irish championship will championship was a great event but the season continue into the spring and where there is no isn’t quite over yet. shortage of action in all classes. The Rallycross Superprix is a couple of days Alternatively you could plot your 2006 season 5 6 away as this issue of Rallycross World is finished, – once we get some firm calendars… but then there is the prospect of a very quiet In an effort to reduce the file size of Rallycross Multiple Stock Hatch champ to defend crowns One race confirmed as winter. World, we’ve made some changes to way the Mainland Europe has never really done pictures are produced. As it leaves here, there in 2006 Germans wait for 2006 winter Rallycross and after a couple of years is no difference in overall quality, but we’d of trying to revive the winter sport in the appreciate your feedback on the look of the calendar UK, Darlington & District MC have admitted pictures and the file size. defeat and do not have no events planned this Email us at winter. So if it’s winter action you’re after, head [email protected] Click it! Subscribe Copyright 7 10 Advertisements in Rallycross Rallycross World is published Rallycross World is a Myriorama Outline dates and information for BRC 2006 Theories of relativity, World are interactive – click on monthly and distributed production published by Tim them to jump straight to the exclusively by e-mail Whittington. No official word on FIA ERC Stock Hatch cousins 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 Jordan ponders life after Juniors Simon and Richard 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 Horton 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, 11 12 link wherever we quote a Click Johnny & Frieda Loix, Jacques website address in editorial Privat, Jan Kåre Rafoss Edditorial – VIPs in Rallycross. The great and The Rallycross World content. – Rallycross Team Norway. Rallycross World is also here This issue published Nov 5 good who were not always so good when poster – Laurent featured at the recently Next issue published Dec 9 launched website subskription • abonnera [email protected] they came to play Chartrain proves that D2 www.myriorama.com subscriptions • abonnement www.myriorama.com cars have their moments Briefing Tough year but ’05 BRC will go down as a classic

The final round of the 2005 MSA British Rallycross Championship was an emotional rollercoaster: the title protagonists crashed at the start of the A final and it was touch and go whether they’d make it to the Superfinal at all. When both Dermot Carnegie and Pat Doran eventually took their places on the grid, there was Doran’s searing start and Carnegie’s dogged pursuit, the outgoing champ hounding the new boss all the way to the chequered flag in an enthralling head-to-head contest. There’s no hiding the fact that 2005 was a tough year for the British championship – last winter’s on-off outsourcing of the championship management meant everything was late and cost the championship its TV coverage, the presence of an alternative group of races had the effect of reducing entry levels and the championship could certainly have done without the confusion and uncertainty surrounding WildTracks. Forced to run the BRC on a tiny budget, the British Rallycross Win secures ’06 season Drivers Association reduced its team to a minimum and that group of organisers delivered a set of events you cannot criticise. Likewise at Mondello Park where County Kildare MC were New British Rallycross champion Pat Doran the first corner and took the win, chased to the No Superprix for GB1 slick and at Croft where Darlington & District MC worked with says that winning the title will secure the chequer by 2004 champion Dermot Carnegie. The day after winning the MSA British BRDA and ran off the final in fine style. sponsorship to enable him to continue in 2006. Doran started the year with a brand new Rallycross Championship, Pat Doran On the track the action was good too. Some classes were a “It means everything to me. Winning the and untested car, run by a team that had never withdrew from the Rallycross Superprix. little thin at times, but that was the picture across the board British championship, having GB1 on the car, is been in Rallycross before, and his title is also a Doran was one of the last to enter the in the UK this year. The BRC’s seven events produced four so important, it means I’ll get the sponsorship significant achievement for MDV. November 6 event, making his entry after different winners and the depth of competition is reflected in to race next year,” said Doran who secured “We started as Rallycross virgins and it’s been the participation of European champion the fact that five drivers went to the series finale still in with a the title by taking his second win of the year in a tough year. We’ve learned a lot and worked Kenneth Hansen had been confirmed. shot at the SuperModified title. The Junior championship too was the dramatic final round of the BRC at Croft on hard, winning is a big thing for us,” said MDV “The car is damaged. I discussed it with resolved only in the final round and was well contested all year. October 30. boss Peter Bennett [above with Doran]. the team last night and we all agree that Stock Hatch was surprisingly thin, although in the concurrent Involved in a four car crash at the start of Doran won the BRDA ‘British’ title with his there’s no point doing the event unless the Clubmans championship the numbers were higher and that the Supercar A final, Doran was tenth on the RS200 in 2002 but this year’s success ranks as car is absolutely 100%. There isn’t time could, perhaps, be a sign of where the category truly has the starting list for the eight car Superfinal, and only his first official British title and, alongside his win to do everything necessary to be certain greatest support. got into the race – where British championship in the 1991 British Rallycross Grand Prix, stands of that so I’ve withdrawn. I’m making it The 2005 BRC won’t have been the smoothest championship points are scored – as a reserve after David as his greatest achievement to date. public because I don’t people going to Croft ever run, but it will certainly be one that fans will recall as a Binks and John Collins withdrew from it. Doran Doran will continue with his Ford Fiesta ST expecting to see me there when I know classic, specially that nerve wracking final at Croft. then went from the back of the grid to lead in and MDV in the 2006 British championship. already that we won’t be,” said Doran. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 3 Procter Cooper

Bellerby Bagley Rallycross v Autograss race at NEC

Rallycross drivers Dave SuperModified cars, the in the show, the car powered Puma problem Bellerby and Kevin Procter former in the turbocharged, by two-litre the Lexus used in M will square up to Autograss rear-wheel drive Peugeot 206 2005 title winning car. champions Phil Cooper and which has developed into a Sandra Bagley is the Ladies Sandra Bagley in the K&N leading contender during its National Autograss Champion Filters Rallycross v Autograss first season. Rally convert and will race a Suzuki Challenge in the Live Procter will drive the Lotus in Hayabusa-powered Mills Class Action Arena at Autosport which he has enjoyed success Eight special in the event. International in January. in his first Rallycross season. “I don’t much about the The four drivers will race Phil Cooper (20) is already Autograss drivers but it against each other in the Live a multiple champion in doesn’t matter, I’ll go down Action Arena shows which Autograss and beat off 499 there to beat them, I’m up for take place every day during rivals to win the Kent Cams a proper race,” said Bellerby. the four-day show. British Autograss Series in Tickets for the event can be Bellerby and Procter will 2005. He will drive his new for booked in advance at: drive their event winning 2006 ARD Class Nine special autosport-international.com Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 4 More Stock Hatch for Green

BTRDA Clubmans Rallycross Champion Rodney “I’d like to move up, but I can’t afford to buy a “I think there are ways to get into Supercar Green will remain in the Stock Hatch category for new car and run it all in one go,” said Green, that won’t cost much more than doing the 2006 season. “My plan is to stay in Stock Hatch with the SuperModified and it will be better for my As well as taking the overall BTRDA championship Saxo, and cover the whole cost my 2006 sponsors to be in Supercar. We have some title with his Stock Hatch Citroen Saxo VTR, season from sponsorship. That will allow me ideas and we’re looking at all kinds of stuff and Green also won the Stock Hatch class in the British to get the money together to buy or build a different cars – I’m open to anything,” said championship and the overall award in the British new car and, hopefully, we’ll be able to run it Green (left). Rallycross Drivers Association championship as the on sponsorship in 2007.” As Green has secured the overall BTRDA highest scoring class winner. The successes mean At present Green is not sure whether he’ll Clubmans title, the Stock Hatch class award is Green won every championship he entered in 2005. move to SuperModified or Supercar. passed on to runner up Steve Heppenstall. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 5 Germany in limbo Lothar Lütgebüter oto: Ph

At the conclusion of the 2005 German Rallycross Championship there was just one event confirmed for the 2006 championship. The Whitsun event at Gründau was the only confirmed event for the GRC as organisers at the Estering had delayed nominating dates in an effort to avoid clashing events in Belgium, Holland and Denmark. The gravel only Matschenberg venue that hosted the final of the 2005 series is not likely to return to the championship as it was unpopular with drivers. The GRC is expected to include its usual event at Nysum in Denmark during 2006. The ACN, which organises at the Estering, is also dealing with an approach from the Rallycross Super Series which wants to run an event in Germany, alongside those in Britain, Holland, Ireland and a projected French outing in 2006. The German championships were won by Gerhard Völzer (pictured) and Rolf Volland. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 6 FIA dates confirmed

Following the meeting of the FIA World Motor Sports Council on October 26 the calendar for the 2006 FIA European Championship for Rallycross Drivers has been confirmed. There are changes from the provisional calendar (RW21 Jordan: Should I stay or should I go? September) as the opening race in Portugal has been switched from Montalegre to Where next for Jordan its usual home at Lousada. The Norwegian event, Junior Rallycross Champion Andrew Jordan is not sure where he which remains at Momarken, will be racing in 2006, but has not ruled out progression to the has now decoupled from SuperModified category of Rallycross. it’s Swedish neighbour and “I don’t know what Andrew will be doing next year, he has reverted to the first weekend a lot of options and Rallycross is certainly one of them,” said in September date that it Jordan’s father Mike following the BRC final at Croft, “I like ’06 BRC outlined traditionally held. the idea of Division One-A or Super1600 in Rallycross and it Sweden is now a solo is something we are considering, but there are circuit racing race in July and with the options open to Andrew as well.” The British Rallycross Drivers Association used In addition to the outline dates, the BRDA new Hungarian running as Jordan was the outstanding Junior racer of 2005 and won the occasion of the final round of the 2005 MSA told drivers that there would be no major a standalone in late July the both the main Junior Rallycross Championship within the British British Rallycross Championship to provide change to technical regulations for 2006, and series’ summer break has championship as well as the BTRDA Clubmans Championship competitors with outline details of the 2006 that it was seeking to maintain a stability of the effectively been negated. Junior class and the ADR Motorsport Junior Championship. championship. technical regulations. The final calendar was unavailable as BRDA The information also confirmed that BRDA FIA European Rallycross has been unable to confirm all rounds until would seek to place a greater emphasis Championship 2006 Ward to try circuits in 2006 after the British Touring Car Championship had on Division One-A/S1600 cars within the firmed up its calendar and that had in turn been SuperModified category. 06/07-05 P Lousada Multiple Rallycross champion Dave Ward won his fourth British delayed by the late finalisation of F1’s calendar. The Mini will remain as the sole eligible 13/14-05 F Mayenne championship at Croft last month and immediately announced Five dates for a championship that will be vehicle for Junior Rallycross until 2008 and the 03/04-06 CZ Sosnova that he would take a break from Rallycross in order to try his run over not more than eight events were Stock hatch category will continue to run on the 10/11-06 A Greinbach hand at circuit racing. released. They are Lydden on Easter Monday, Yokohama A048R control tyre. 01/02-07 S Holjes “I’ve done this for 23 years and I love it, but I want to try some April 17, Anglesey on June 11, Knockhill on July In the BTRDA Clubmans championship, the 22/23-07 H Nyirad other things. I’m going to try circuit racing and see if I can stay on 30, Lydden on Bank Holiday Monday, August SuperModified category will have additional 12/13-08 B Maasmechelen the black stuff when I need to,” said Ward, whose successful and 28 and Mondello Park on October 1. At least awards for different engine capacity classes. The 19/20-08 NL Valkenswaard proven Vauxhall Corsa SuperModified car is now on the market. two more dates are expected to be added to class will be split at 1650cc and 2000cc. 02/03-09 N Momarken Ward first won a BRC title in 1995 with his lightweight MG this list, including one in Ireland. Pembrey and Sporting regulations are being revised to 23/24-09 PL Slomczyn Metro and followed it with three wins in the Corsa from the Blyton are also in negotiation for events. clarify issues which arose in the 2005 season. 30/01-10 D Buxtehude 1999, 2001 and 2005 championships. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 7 ■ KEVIN MCCANN WAS a spectator during the final round of the MSA British Rallycross Championship and claimed his Subaru Impreza was still recovering from the “Gibson effect”: “Lawrence [Gibson] broke a shaft in the gearbox when he drove the car at Lydden, and I’m still waiting for new parts,” said McCann, who also hopes to have a new sequential-shift gearbox as well as a revised suspension set-up for the 2006 season.

■ FORD FOCUS RACER Steve Mundy was also on the sidelines at Croft as the engine in his car had not been rebuilt following the failure it suffered during the penultimate round of the Stock Hatch racer Phil Chicken replaced his scruffy pink Vauxhall Nova championship at Lydden in August. with this pristine new Saxo VTR for the final round of the BRC at Croft.

Hansen: I want to get elected Vote for Rallycross men

Kenneth Hansen is in the running for the Driver of the Year award organised by Swedish magazine Bilsport. The award has junior and senior categories and Hansen is in the final four for the senior award. Voting for the award is via an internet poll. Hansen is ranged against DTM racer, and sometimes rally driver, Mattias Ekström, rally driver Mats Jonsson and drag racer Patrick Wikström. There is also Rallycross representation in the Junior section where Division Two racer Niklas Hagström has four opponents for the title from racing, rallying, drag racing and karting. Voting for the award closes on November 26 and you can vote by clicking the link below Vote Hansen & Hagström

Visit Stockholm – win a ride with Kenneth Hansen Visitors to the Swedish Motor Sport Show in Stockholm this month can enter a competition to win a ride with Kenneth Hansen in his ERC winning Citroën Xsara. Hansen’s car will be on display in the show which takes place between November 25 and 27. To be eligible for the contest visitors to the show must visit the stand (C12:61) where the car is being exhibited. Rallycross World editor Tim Whittington has been in the passenger seat of Hansen’s car and can confirm it’s a prize well worth winning. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 8 Who is… Bergström MARK WILLIAMS The most in BDC race

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THE UK’s No1 BRAND OF FIRE addition Supernational champion Urban oto: to Britain’s Bergström was the best placed Ph RESISTANT RACE SUITS Supercar Rallycross driver in the BDC www.awsracewear.com ranks, race at the Westombanan in Williams Arvika last month. FOR BROCHURE OR SALES CALL is also More than 90 drivers started 01233 638498 the man behind plans to in the senior class of the introduce ‘real’ Rallycross to Folkrace event and Bergström At long last. Eugene Cahill has given his long awaited Ford Puma a the United States. placed 23rd despite the fact couple of runs in the recent Irish Championship events at Mondello Park. Ten years ago the Essex that his Volvo was knocked out man started in his first motor of the event after two heats, sport event when he raced both of which he won. A Green Engineering in Minicross at Lydden. The event was won by Gaining in experience and former Folkracer turned rally speed, Williams also did his driver Per Christensson in a (Lincoln) Ltd bit off the track, including a Saab 900. Race stars Fredrik stint as the Minicross Drivers Ekblom (32nd) and Tommy Association chairman. Kristoffersson (55th) got • Cylinder head modification His claim to fame is that hammered by the regulars. he is the only driver to have The Junior section (49 • Valve guide manufacture raced in every UK formula starters) of the event was won on his path to the Supercar by Saab driver Johan Carlsson • Valve seat manufacture category. while Jenny Eliasson, also in a Stock Hatch in a Citroën Saab, won the Ladies class in AX followed Minicross and which there were 21 starters. • Alteration of drive shaft the AX was then followed by a Mitsubishi Lancer • Cylinder block modification SuperModified car. Watson still Williams now owns the ex • Flywheel modifications Jason Stone/Michael Coyne shopping Escort , but sees • One-off part machinest this car as merely another Aspirant Supercar racer Mark stepping stone on the road Watson was an interested to running in the European spectator at Croft’s BRC final. to batch runs championship with a more Watson admitted that he Unit 3 Whisby Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 3QT modern car. had been in negotiation with Commuting to Europe Laurent Terroitin – whose Tel: 01522 800975 Fax: 01522 800976 to race, the Connecticut Citröen Xsara is on the market resident will restrict himself – as well as Morgan Antonsson e-mail: [email protected] to the promoter’s role in who has his ex-Opland www.AGREENENGINEERING.COM American events. Mitsubishi Lancer for sale. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 9 British Rallycross Championship Simon and Richard Horton’s theories of relativity Relative values

“You’d better come and speak to us before racing, if we’re “We went to Knockhill and spoke to a few people, it was Sean following the introduction of his new car in July, at which point together in the heats we may not be talking later in the day!”, Smith who got us into Stock Hatch and we set off to build a he also joined the swelling ranks of the Adlington Caravans team. that was Simon Horton’s suggestion when we were setting up couple of cars and see how we got on from that,” says Richard. “They knew I was building a new car and asked if I would paint our chat for this story – and it bears out the line in Vanity Fair Initially the Clitheroe-based cousins ran a matching pair of yellow and green and join the team,” explains Richard, “Their “If a man’s character is to be abused, say what you will, there’s Peugeot 205s but this year Simon switched allegiance and has sponsorship has been a big help to me this year, it’s made a real nobody like a relation to do the business.” driven a Rover Metro GTi. difference to me.” So what is it like going head-to-head with a close relation? “I’d had a Metro before and always liked the way it handled Simon has also benefited from commercial backing but found “We’ve had one or two words this year but usually it’s good, but I was never very happy in the Peugeot so I decided to build his help close to home: “Castle Cement is based in Clitheroe, we help each other a lot,” says Simon. the Metro. It’s something a bit different in the class and I’m sure it’s the big company there and I approached them for some “It started when I used to help Simon, I’d spanner on his car it’s got lots of potential. It was good that we used the same cars sponsorship and they were pleased to help me. The sponsorship and navigate for him on road rallies before he decided to come last year when we were new to the sport because we could from Castle Cement has made a massive difference to me and and do Rallycross,” Richard adds. share spare parts, but it’s okay running different cars now, also allowed to me to enter almost every event I could have done The pair caught the motor sport bug from televised events because Richard’s new 205 is more reliable,” Simon says. this year. We’re ordinary working boys so sponsorship is vital.” watched in their youth and were convinced to give Rallycross a The pair have been fairly evenly matched in results, Richard The pair are set to remain in Stock Hatch for 2006, when their go after a trip to watch a British championship event. perhaps having the upper hand in the latter part of the year experience should allow them to challenge for awards. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 10 Edditorial The great and the good have Too VIP to Rallycross? played Rallycross driver, with mixed results, says Godfather of Rallycross journalists, Eddi Laumanns

From the very day that Rallycross was invented some pretty Rally ace Roger Clark, but Hill failed to make the rostrum or results as Jean-Pierre Beltoise, who claimed the French famous people have come to try their hand, more or less beat his team mate who finished fourth overall. Other drivers Rallycross Championship 1979 in a lovely Alpine A310 with a tiny successfully, at our sport. The first Rallycross ever was won in from the ranges of , who sporadically entered 1600cc engine. February 1967 by possibly the greatest all-rounder in motor Rallycross events in more or less competitive cars, were: Stirling You may think that a Rally driver would be a better sport history. “Quick Vic” Elford, later a Formula One driver, Moss (1972 in the UK), (1972 in Norway), Ronnie Rallycrosser than a F1 guy, but most of those also found the one of the Porsche factory Sports Car pilots at Le Mans and Peterson (1975 in Sweden), Tony Brise (1975 in the UK), Jody competition too strong when dicing with the true specialists. other illustrious venues and the 1968 Rally Monte Carlo winner, Scheckter (1975 in Holland), Alan Jones (1976 in Belgium), Anyway, among several WRC regulars who tried their hand on claimed that historic victory in a Porsche 911. Marc Surer, , Martin Donnelly, Tiff Needell and Rallycross over the years the best impressions had been left The first international Rallycross in November of the same Patrick Tambay (in the 1980s and 1990s). And – I’m really sorry, by people like Björn Waldegård, Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund year saw F1 star sharing a Lotus Cortina with Ford’s if I forgot one! However, none of them scored such remarkable who, during their time, were regular ERC contenders. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 11 Competition Cars, Engines & Transmissions Vast Experience in Ford RS200 – Cosworth YB – Metro 6R4 – Jaguar ‘E Type’ F1 Megatron – Subaru – Mitsubishi Engines COSWORTH ENGINES Built to all specifications from Road to Rallycross producing up to 740bhp and 540lb/ft torque

Some of the more famous famous of all was the Swedish Amadeus etc.) never came out Rally drivers also grabbed cross-country skier and four of its infancy, the German-born Rallycross titles in their native times Olympic Gold Medallist musical star (Phantom Of The countries, like in France Jean Gunde Svan, who did the 1994 Opera etc.) Alexander Göbel Ragnotti (1977), Bruno Saby (fifth overall) and 1995 (third was a regular team mate of (1978) and Guy Fréquelin (yes, overall) ERC in a Group N Andy Bentza during 1986, the Citroën boss; 1988) for Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD driving a Group A VW Golf instance. But if you see it all for the team of compatriot GTI for Ellen Betrix. vice versa you can only end Christer Bohlin. Irish lad Barry And what about politicians? up with the 2003 World Rally McGuigan, who became the I can offer you at least We offer a Complete Service for Competition & Performance Cars Champion: Norwegian Petter WBA Featherweight World one: The prime minister Transmission – Turbocharger Building & Modifications • Supply & Solberg is nothing less than the Boxing Champion in 1985, was of the autonomous Russian “prodigal son” of Rallycross. a sometimes somewhat over- Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Installation of Pectel & Gems Management Systems During the mid 1990s Petter enthusiastic Rallycross driver Minikhanov from Kazan, is a RS200 & Ford Motorsport Parts Supplied • Welding & Fabrication won everything that the in the 1991 Vauxhall Nova true Autocross and Rallycross Norwegian Supernational Challenge in the UK. addict, drives a nice Ford Puma of Components & all Types of Tig Welding Rallycross scene had on offer. Movie stars? Famous actor T16 4x4 in competitions and Bodyshell & Car Preparations for all Types of Racing Not to forget his older brother (Z etc.) Jean-Louis Trintignant, signed his entry form for the Full Machine Shop Facilities Henning who is still trying to the nephew of F1 and Le Mans ERC final round at Buxtehude, get to grips in the WRC. legend Maurice Trintignant, some weeks ago. Latest fully instrumented SuperFlow 902 Engine Dynamometer But apart from all kinds hurled a Porsche 911 over However, while in Germany of racing drivers, VIPs French Rallycross tracks in the in the run-up to the event the Tel. 0044 1435 865999 • Fax 0044 1435 865947 from totally different early 1980s. Singers? While the poor chap had an accident, backgrounds have fallen in planned Austrian Rallycross broke his ankle and was forced www.racetuners.com • e-mail [email protected] love with Rallycross – at least project for World famous pop- to withdraw only a couple of occasionally. Possibly the most singer, the late Falco (Rock Me days prior to the race. Rallycross World #23 – NOVEMBER 2005 | 12 © Tim Whittington – www.myriorama.com