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INSIDE Issue 295 • 27 Sept 2013 EDITORIAL INFORMATION CONTACT INFORMATION THIS WEEK E-mail us [email protected] Call us +27 83 452 6892 05 • Hayden Paddon steps up to the WRC Surf us http://wp.me/pkXc 06 • BRC reveals 2014 calendar To receive your FREE weekly HANDBRAKES & 07 • Ogier in “Historic” run in RallyDay 2013 HAIRPINS eMagazine, or if you’d like to share 09 • ERC Croatia Rally preview this with a friend please send your e-mail address to [email protected]. HANDBRAKES & 10 • BRC Rally Yorkshire preview HAIRPINS is not a SPAM e-mail: email addresses are added to the mailing list voluntarily. Editor Evan Rothman Favourite rally car? Audi Quattro S2 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Current favourite WRC driver? Mads Østberg Favourite WRC rally? WRC Rallye Deutschland All content copyrighted property of HANDBRAKES & Favourite rally? Total Rally, South Africa HAIRPINS, 2007-12. 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Picture: Citroën Racing EVENT PADDON STEPS UP THE WRC LADDER Words by H&H • Picture by M-Sport Hayden Paddon and John Kennard will step up prestigious league, the New Zealander is keeping his feet out of and we are trying to market ourselves for 2014. to the Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team for next fi rmly on the ground with his main goal a simple one: to This amazing opportunity with such a respected team as month’s Rally de España as New Zealand’s fi nest fi nish all of the stages in search of maximum experience. M-Sport gives us that chance. I cannot thank everyone in make their competitive debut at the FIA World Rally That said, the youngster’s ambition is high and his hopes New Zealand enough. From our partners and shareholders, Championship’s (WRC) highest level. of setting some top-fi ve times are well within reach. who are behind me all the way, to my family, friends and Piloting a Ford Fiesta RS WRC in Qatar M-Sport Those ambitions will be aided by a pre-event test fellow competitors; everyone has had such a big part to colours, the pairing’s World Rally Car debut will also mark with M-Sport in the lead up to Rally de España, on which play and now we have our chance.” a fi rst for New Zealand as they become the fi rst of their he is no novice. Having driven the mixed-surface event countrymen to pilot a new-generation, top-specifi cation in anger for the past two years, Paddon will be hoping his Team Principal, Malcolm Wilson OBE, said: “I am very rally car. experience pays dividends. pleased to welcome Hayden [Paddon] into the Qatar M-Sport are well known for fostering young “To say I’m excited is an understatement, but I M-Sport team for Rally de España. His speed in Australia talent, and Paddon’s impressive performances of late am also focused on ensuring that we make the most of was impressive, and this is his opportunity to prove what meant the Cumbrian fi rm were keen to see him progress. this opportunity,” said Paddon. “Naturally I want to be he can do behind the wheel of a world rally car. He is in Despite contesting just three events so far in 2013, the competitive and we will be giving it our utmost to set some the best possible place to learn with Thierry [Neuville], Kiwi has been a regular on the WRC2 podium and has good stage times, but it is also important to fi nish the Mads [Østberg] and Evgeny [Novikov] all there to offer become accustomed to over-shadowing those in more rally and gain as much experience as possible. After some advice and experience on how to tackle a world rally car powerful machinery. discussions, we were offered this great opportunity and it’s debut. There is no doubt that Hayden is an extremely Nowhere was that more apparent than at this amazing to fi nally get our chance in a top-specifi cation car. fast driver, and I am looking forward to seeing how he month’s Rally Australia. Although a technical issue put paid While it has been a lot of hard work to get to this point, we progresses through the weekend. Needless to say, I to a strong result, Paddon posted a top-ten time on all are conscious that the level of hard work will only increase am delighted that we have been able to offer him this but one stage contested and was continuously faster than as this is very much our chance to showcase what we can opportunity.” numerous WRC contenders. do. Ultimately, I don’t want to be in a world rally car for As he makes the move to rallying’s most just one event. This is what I want to make my career EVENT BRC’S AIMING HIGH FOR 2014 Words by H&H • Picture by Jakob Ebrey Photography/Pirelli/BRC The 55th running of the MSA British Rally must thank the organising committee of the MSA British Taylor said: “Rally Isle of Man has never really fallen off Championship will see seven events in its 2014 Historic Rally Championship who have been supportive in our radar and now with a rejuvenated team at the helm, it calendar, with just one signifi cant change: following returning the BRC to the front of the fi eld, in recognition has all the ingredients to become an epic event again. New a two-year break, Rally Isle of Man returns to that the Championship is the pinnacle of the sport in the initiatives have reduced the costs, provided direct sailings Britain’s premier rally series. UK and that our medium powered two-wheel drive cars from Belfast, a Douglas promenade ceremonial start and Providing a balanced split between gravel and on uncut gravel control tyres, create very little damage to spectator stage have created something new, enhancing asphalt, the 2014 series will now fi eld three closed road the road surface. This initiative will provide a National A the classic Manx stages that competitor’s love so much. and four classic forest events in its calendar, with the best rally that is traditionally seeded with the head of the snake I am looking forward to working with the new organising fi ve results deciding the overall champions.