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| Monday, 11 September 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After the recent developments on the TEG Sport Subaru Imprezza N12, the team were in a buoyant and confident mood but disaster struck the Bardon Aggregates and Ross-Shire Engineering sponsored duo almost immediately. Alistair Tough explains: “Anyone who has ever driven a turbocharged car will know that they suffer from turbo lag, i.e. when you press the accelerator pedal rapidly to the floor, it takes a second or two before the turbocharger kicks in and the engine responds. To overcome this problem the rally car is fitted with ALS (Anti Lag System) which also controls the amount of boost (pressure) the turbo produces. On the start line of stage one with five seconds to go I switched on the ALS as normal. The switch turned but it just kept turning and did not “click” on. I was frantically fiddling with it as the lights turned green with Ally shouting GO, GO !! so I dropped the clutch and off we went. We were both trying for a couple of miles to get it switched on but the switch was broken so we concentrated on trying to keep the momentum of the cars speed up, but without the boost and ALS, the car was not responsive and it was a bit of a lost cause. To make matters worse it was a 19 mile stage and very frustrating meaning I took some really big chances and got away with them but the car was very slow so towards the end I started fiddling with the switch again. I never felt the ALS come on and I don’t know when it did but when we crossed the finish line and stopped at the time control the ALS was on and now I couldn’t switch it off. If your foot is off the accelerator pedal with the ALS on for more than five seconds it causes the turbocharger to overheat which in turn melts the grease in the bearings and the turbo seizes. We got away from the time control as quick as we could but by the time we got on to the road and found our service crew the turbo was glowing bright orange and melted the paint on the bonnet. They disconnected the ALS and we shot off down the road to try and get it cooled down. When we arrived at service we fully expected the turbo to be blown and we would be out of the rally but the boys checked it all out and although there were obvious signs of damage it seemed to still be ok.” On the next loop taking in three stages, the Bardon Aggregates / Ross-Shire Engineering car flew through the stages setting fastest Grp N/ Production Cup times returning to service in sixth place overall and second in the Grp N/Production Cup category. Alistair Mackay commented: “ The turbocharger has been damaged and the car is noticeably down on power. Ali’s driving really well and has adjusted the suspension to try and “release” the car but we’ve only got about 75% and really need all the power if we are to take nineteen seconds back from Rob Smith on the second run of the 19 mile stage. It’s going to be an interesting one.” Into the final stage and the Pirelli shod Imprezza stopped the clocks on 18.44 meaning they were ten seconds quicker than Smith but it was not enough and had to settle for a fine sixth place overall and second in class. The next and final round of the ANCRO championship will be the Bulldog Rally in Mid Wales on the 21st October. It is set to be a battle royale for Grp N / Production Cup / Subaru trophy honours with any one of five crews taking the spoils. Further details and information at www.rallyali.com or www.ancro.co.uk STAGE SNIPPETS…. (with thanks to Ciara Conlon) There was a bit of car swapping going on in the HMP camp at the weekend. Marcus Dodd drove his Dad Harry’s Hyundai Accent WRC on the rally as he crashed out heavily on the Woodpecker rally the week before, extensively damaging his own car. Harry drove Peter Egerton’s similar Hyundai WRC. Clubman CLO Val Thompson turned competitor for the weekend as she co-drove Winston Clark on the Clubman section of the event. The pair brought their immaculate MkII Escort back to the finish in twenty-fifth place overall and seventh in class three. Just three points separate the top three in the ANCRO Clubman championship standings going into the final round, the Bulldog Rally. George Thomas leads the series on sixty-seven points, one point ahead of Chris Moore who is two points in front of Tom Walster. Fraser Jones is fourth overall on fifty-five points, one point ahead of Chris Peart. Martin Laverty leads the Total Motorsport Solutions 206 1400 series with one round to go. He is three points ahead of Mike Winfield in the race for the title. Martin and Mike are also tied at the head of the Eurorallye Cup standings. Both drivers have 81 points while Colin Hope is in third place on 72 points. Anthony Willmington holds the lead in the Production Cup standings with a total of 108 points after six rounds. Second placed Wyn Humphries trails ‘Wilmo’ by sixteen points going into the final round. Alistair Tough is a further seven points adrift and in third place overall. Humphries also leads the Junior championship with a 21 point lead over Stephen Petch with one round to go. Mike Harris, Emma McKinstry and Jamie Hickman round off the top five Juniors overall. Rob Smith claimed maximum points in the Subaru GpN Trophy section of the event. He remains in third place overall but closes the gap to second place to only three points. Alistair Tough moves into the overall lead of the championship after finishing second at the weekend. He has a one point lead over Wyn Humphries with one round to go. Anthony Willmington extended his overall lead in the Mitsubishi Evolution Cup by adding another maximum score to his total. Stephen Petch finished second in the category and he also holds second overall in the series with one round to go. Emma McKinstry claimed third place points and increased her points total to move into fifth overall in the standings. Declan Magee and Thomas Nugent were the only TMS 206 Super Cup crew to cross the Newton Stewart finish ramp. Both Mike Harris and Miles Johnston failed to make it out of stage two. The result leaves Declan with a commanding lead in the championship with one round to go. His main championship rival, Colin Britton opted out of the Park Systems but still has a mathematical chance of lifting the title on the Bulldog National Rally. Provisionally, Craig Middleton needs just an eighth place finish or higher to win the ANCRO Driver's Championship on the Bulldog Rally, assuming Roger Duckworth wins THEY SAID WHAT… [b]“His balls were black and swollen. People pay big money for modifications like that”.[/B Marcus Dodd describes injuries to Jamie Edwards, his co-driver on last weeks Woodpecker – Jamie was co-driving for Stephen Parry-Jones in a Ford KA this weekend. We hope it wasn’t too uncomfortable for you Jamie! “Aled and I are so fat and slow that we can’t change a puncture so we went out on very hard tyres. Our intercom went which was a real pity. So I think we’ve used up all of our excuses on the first stage”. Richard Gower remarked at first service. “That shows good team spirit. That would be one of ours then!” Mark Broomfield points out the Autosportif wheel on the back of Barry Johnson’s car at the in control at first service. “At my age, changing a wheel would take half an hour so we don’t want any punctures!” Harry Dodd remarked at first service. When asked if she was glad to be back in a GpN car after her recent outing in a WRC on the Ulster Rally, Emma McKinstry responded, “NO! Not at all!” We’ll take that as a no then… “We’ve decided! That is the single best stage in the British Isles. Fantastic!” Anne Watson obviously enjoyed the first run through Arroch Hill. Val Thompson obviously shared Anne’s opinion – “AWESOME!!! That was better than sex… I could have gone back and done that again, in fact, I think we will” “Luckily we didn’t go ting tang walla walla bing bang into the boondash today! That is mainly due to the DDRT of course!” Fraser Jones speaks in his usual Scottish ‘lingo’. Just try and work that one out….! When Jonathon Sparks arrived into service, it was noted that his hair was still perfectly spiked, despite having a helmet on for a nineteen mile stage. His co-driver Bradley Magnus explained, “You’ve no idea how much gel went into that this morning”. One must look after ones appearance after all Jonathon… “Do you think we need a new floor?” Colin Hope points to a large hole in the floor of his Vauxhall Nova caused by a heavy impact with a large rock on stage three. Large rock 1, Colin 0 (zero) He went on to explain, “I drove like a granny in there and I backed right off. That is where we went off last year”. Later at the finish Colin laughed, “I stopped driving like a granny in that last one. Grandad took over again”. WHAT HAPPENED TO… Crew by crew – Nationals Barry Johnson / Stewart Merry (Impreza WRC) Picked up a front puncture and dropped nearly two minutes on the opening stage. A fuel pressure problem got progressively worse throughout the day and resulted in them retiring from the event after the penultimate stage. Marcus Dodd / Andrew Bargery (Hyundai WRC) Caught Barry Johnson one mile from the end of stage one but he pulled over straight away. “We did however catch some of his dust on a very fast bit of the road. We took it nice and steady as we didn’t want any punctures”. Marcus and Andrew were tied in first place after the opening stage, equalling Craig Middleton through the nineteen mile test. Retired on the second stage with a blown engine. Craig Middleton / Robin Hernaman (Hyundai WRC) Lost the intercom on the opening stage, Arroch Hill and Robin “sounded like a dalek from about halfway through”. They also caught Barry Johnson toward the end of the stage. They were equal first after stage one but pulled ahead after the second test and set quickest time on all remaining stages to take overall victory by forty-four seconds. “We had a problem on the rear on the final stage; I think it is a damper problem. I tried to save the car and cooked the brakes in the process which was a bit worrying. But we’re delighted with the result. It is just what we needed”. Roger Duckworth / Mark Broomfield (Impreza WRC) Went out with very hard tyre pressures to avoid punctures on the opening stage and dropped time in the process. They were twenty-five seconds adrift going into first service and third overall. Set the quickest overall time through stage two, however, a cracked manifold resulted in a loss of boost. Roger turned the anti-lag off on the final stage to save the car. “We nursed a sick car back to the finish but at least we’re here. I am disappointed”. Richard Gower / Aled Davies (Hyundai WRC) Lost the intercom and had to make do with hand signals from Aled for most of the opening stage. Had a steady run through the remaining stages and finished fourth overall but third of the registered competitors. Richard commented at the finish, “We probably lost one second a mile by taking it steady but at least we didn’t have to get off our butts and change any punctures!” Stephen Petch / Michael Wilkinson (GpN Lancer) Had to drive seven miles on a puncture, dropping over a minute to Rob Smith on stage one. Picked up another puncture on fourth stage and dropped further time. Pushed very hard through the final test and took forty seconds out of Willmington over the nineteen miles. Crossed the finish ramp in ninth place overall and fifth in GpN. Wyn Humphries / Mark Lewis (GpN Impreza) His Subaru cut out four times on the opening stage, possible ECU failure and also picked up two punctures on opposite sides of the car. Dropped seven minutes to the leading GpN crews and was way down the order going into first service. Was held up behind Damien Cole on the final stage and followed him for ten miles. Dropped over a minute as he struggled with the dust. Finished sixteenth overall and seventh in GpN. Rob Smith / Alun Cook (GpN Impreza) Led GpN after the opening stage and had a six second lead over Anthony Willmington going into first service. A trouble free run through the remaining four stages ensured that they held on to their lead and crossed the finish ramp nine seconds ahead of Alistair Tough and fifth overall. Anthony Willmington / Andy White (GpN Lancer) Suffered a half spin on stage one but was second in GpN, nine seconds ahead of Matt Owen going into the first service halt. Crushed the sump on one stage and had problems with the oil pressure. Anthony finished seventh overall and third in GpN. He remarked, “That was a tough day. I thought the old girl was going to let me down but we made it”. Alistair Tough / Alistair Mackay (GpN Impreza) Arrived into first service with a glum face after problems with the anti-lag and turbo trouble through the opening stage. He dropped nearly thirty seconds to his GpN rivals. Did not have enough time to fix the problem in service so suffered turbo problems for the remainder of the event. Crossed the finish ramp sixth overall and second in GpN. Harry Dodd / Andrew Street (Hyundai WRC) Had a steady run through the opening stage as he did not want to pick up any punctures (see quotes above). Picked up two punctures over the remaining stages and finished the event in fifteenth place overall and sixth in class B13. Matt Owen / Robbie Durant (GpN Impreza) Caught two cars on the opening stage and had a half spin. Picked up a puncture on stage five but an otherwise trouble free run over the closing stages gave Matt his best result on an ANCRO round to date. He crossed the finish ramp in eighth place overall and fourth in GpN. Andy Pawley / Tim Sturla (GpN Impreza) Took a cautious approach to Arroch Hill, especially in the area where the logging was taking place. Retired from the event after stage five with broken suspension. Emma McKinstry / Kenny Hull (GpN Lancer) Had a clean run through stage one and was in sixteenth place overall going into first service. “Everything was fine over the last few stages” and Emma crossed the finish ramp in eleventh place overall and sixth GpN. Jon Ausobsky / Anne Watson (Impreza WRC) Had a clean run through the opening stage but failed to make it back to the finish, retiring their Subaru Impreza at second service. Reason yet unknown… Jonathon Sparks / Bradley Magnus (GpN Lancer) No problems on the first run through Arroch Hill and were seventeenth overall going into first service. Retired their Mitsubishi Lancer on the final stage, Arroch Hill 2. Allan McDowall / Gavin Hesletine (Opel Kadett) Caught an Evo on stage one and followed it for ten miles. Suffered badly in the dust that was being kicked up and was in twenty-first place after stage one. Had a trouble free run over the closing stages and “pushed really hard on the last one”. Finished the event in thirteenth place overall and first in class B11. Declan Magee / Thomas Nugent (Peugeot 206) Declan took a cautious approach on the opening stage but “got going halfway through”. After his two super cup rivals retired, it was a steady run to the finish and as Declan explained, “We had a puncture on the last stage but it didn’t matter”. Took overall honours and maximum points in the super cup section of the rally and finished eighteenth place overall and first in class A6. Trevor Martin / Ray Cleghorn (GpN Impreza) Had a short lived event, retiring their GpN Impreza on the opening stage, Arroch Hill 1. Miles Johnston / Max Utting (Peugeot 206) Also retired on the opening stage when they hit a large rock in the middle of the track. A burst sump meant that their 206 Cup car lost all oil and could not continue. Mike Harris / Ben Garrod (Peugeot 206) Another crew to retire on the first stage after a strut burst through the bonnet of their 206 and a hole in the radiator forced them to pull over and out of the rally. ANCRO National award winners
Crew by crew – Clubman Chris Moore / Richard Edwards (Ford Fiesta) Had a steady run through the opening three stages and was in fourth place overall in ANCRO going into first service. Broke a drive shaft on the final nineteen mile stage and dropped over three minutes. Finished the event sixth in the Fiestas and seventh overall in the ANCRO section of the event. Despite the finish on this event, Chris and Richard are second overall in the VK backed Fiesta Sporting Trophy, two points behind series leaders George Thomas and Graham Hopewell. George Thomas / Graham Hopewell (Ford Fiesta) Took overall Fiesta honours and finished first in of the ANCRO registered Clubman competitors. George remarked, “We took it quite steady through that last stage as I didn’t want to pick up a puncture. Delighted!” The result sees George leading the Fiesta Sporting Trophy by two points going into the final round, the Bulldog Clubman Rally. George also holds the overall lead in the ANCRO Clubman championship, one point ahead of previous leader Chris Moore with one round to go. Owen Murphy / Paul Williams (Ford Fiesta) Dropped four minutes on the opening stage due to an electrical problem. The car cut out completely about a mile from the end of the stage before they diagnosed the problem. They managed to continue but ended their rally upside down in a ditch on stage two. Both driver and co-driver were OK after the accident and their Fiesta is not badly damaged. Tom Walster / Kirsty Riddick (Ford Fiesta) Had a steady run through the opening three stages and they were second in the Fiestas going into first service. Pushed hard over the final stage, the nineteen mile Arroch Hill test but the car lost boost and they also caught a Subaru which dropped them valuable time. They finished second in the Fiestas, fifty seconds behind Thomas, and second overall in the ANCRO section of the event. Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy (Ford Fiesta) Hit a large rock on stage two and badly damaged the suspension. They limped to the end of the stage and managed to get a few miles into stage three before pulling over and retiring. Chris Peart / Gordon Blyth (Proton Satria) Damaged the rear suspension over the opening loop but had the car repaired in service. Dominated class two all day and took maximum points in class in the ANCRO series. Fraser Jones / Inbal Edry (Ford Fiesta) Dropped time through the first stage when he was slowed down for three separate accidents. Was held up again on the final stage behind an ailing Chris Moore. Finished fourth in the Fiestas and third overall in the ANCRO Clubman section. Richard Moore / Suzanne Emiliani (Ford Fiesta) Had a good clean run through the entire event. Finished fifth Fiesta and sixth overall in the ANCRO Clubman section of the event. Colin Hope / Nick Patrick (Vauxhall Nova) Thoroughly enjoyed the rally despite badly damaging the floor in his Vauxhall Nova (see above quotes). “That was great fun but it got a bit dusty on the last one. We also caught the car in front but it doesn’t matter”. Colin and Nick crossed the finish ramp in nineteenth place overall and the clear winner in class one. Winston Clark / Val Thompson (Escort MkII) Had a clean and trouble free run over the entire day and finished twenty-fifth overall and eighth overall in the ANCRO Clubman section. Martin Laverty / Andrew Roughead (Peugeot 206 1400) Had a battle royal with fellow 206 1400 championship rival Mike Winfield. Was five seconds adrift going into the final stage but was quicker by forty-one seconds over the nineteen mile Arroch Hill test to finish thirty-six seconds ahead of Winfield, claiming maximum points in the TMS 1400 series. Mike Winfield / Andy McGowan (Peugeot 206 1400) Hit a rock on the final stage and bent the tracking. Mike remarked, “I lifted for nothing in there. I can’t understand why I dropped over forty seconds”. Now trails Martin Laverty in the overall series with one round to go, the Bulldog Clubman Rally, where it will be all to pay for. ANCRO Clubman award winners
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