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