Isle of Man Historic Rally 2010 !
De
5de rally van het Brits Historic Rally Kampioenschap is de eerste op Tarmac
: Isle Of Man Historic Rally (Manx - 9/10 Juli).
Het spectaculair evenement gaat door op het Eiland Man en één
van de meest befaamde wedstrijden van het Brits Kampioenschap.
De Rally gaat door op vrijdag 9 en zaterdag 10 juli. Op vrijdag staan er 13 kp's op het programma, terwijl op zaterdag nog eens 8 moeten afgewerk worden ! Dit goed voor een totaal van 228km tegen de chrono !
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Gwyndaf
Evans in the Manx Historic Rally 2009.
Preview,
round five: Isle of Man Historic Rally
The 2010 Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship switches
to asphalt for round five, the Isle of Man Historic Rally on 9/10 July.
The challenging closed public roads of the island always make up one of
the most spectacular events of the season and with extra championship
points available on this round, there is everything to play for as the
leading crews head for Douglas.
Category 1
Heading the category one field will be the Sunbeam Tiger of Jonathan Gale/James
Whitaker, winners of the opening round in Wales in March. Consistent top
finishes have put them well in contention for the overall title, but now
comes the biggest challenge of the season. The Tiger crashed out on the
island a year ago, and Gale knows well enough that a strong finish this
weekend will really set-up his title bid.
The biggest challenge to the Tiger will come defending champions Dessie
Nutt and Geraldine McBride in their Porsche 911 and no crew has more experience
of the Manx roads than the Irish pairing. If Nutt is to retain his title,
he needs to beat the Tiger this time. Joining the category one field is
the Porsche 911 of Rikki Proffitt/Barry Green and the wonderful Austin
Healey 3000 of Graham Goodall/Peter Gilbert.
In class B4, Isle of Man veterans John and Stephen Moxon field their Volvo
Amazon to continue a run on the island that goes back more than 30 years.
Against them will be the rapid MGB of David Mylchreest/Allan Cathers,
while fellow local crew Tom Shimmin/Darren Leadley head class B3 in their
Ford Cortina. Notable among the smaller cars is the flying Singer Chamois
of Gary and Jane Edgington, which will humble some of the more powerful
cars with its pace.
Category 2
Former champions David Stokes and Guy Weaver will head the category two
field, for the post-historic cars, in their Ford Escort Mk1 and will be
as spectacular as ever. After a troubled start to the season, they won
on the Severn Valley and can win again the island, where they have traditionally
been very strong. Prime rivals to Stokes will be Rupert Lomax and David
Alcock, who will be just as entertaining to watch in their Escort Mk1.
Having missed the first half of the season while sorting out a fresh engine,
Lomax will be eager to get back into competition.
Chasing the Escorts will be the Porsche 911of Peter Smith/Russ Langthorne,
which scored a famous victory in Kielder in April, while class C3 should
be the domain of Andrew Siddall and Captain Thompson in their Pinto-powered
Escort Mk1. Isle of Man debutants Jeremy Wells and Peter Phillips will
chase Siddall in C3, but will be pleased to simply see the finish on Saturday
afternoon after the toughest event of Wells' rallying career to date.
Category 3
The category three contest is very open with at least four crews firmly
in contention for glory. In championship terms, Will Onions and Dave Williams
have the most to gain as they enjoy their best season to date with Onions'
Mk2 Escort. His friend and rival Darren Moon – partnered as usual
by Chris Parsons – will be a major contender, as will local aces
Connor Corkill and Rob Fagg, who are having a great season in their Escort
Mk2. Local knowledge could just help them take a first major victory and
there would be no more popular victor on Saturday afternoon than young
Corkill.
But then there is the Porsche 911 of another local ace in the form of
Adrian Kermode, partnered by Maurice Beckett. They could just be the crew
to topple all the Escorts. But Kermode also has a strong D4 field to watch
out for, including the Lotus Sunbeams of Adrian and Dan Seabridge and
John Kirkpatrick/Martyn Quine, along with the Triumph TR7 V8 of Stephen
Hall and Alan Jackson. Meanwhile, making a long overdue return to the
island after more than a quarter of a century away is the Opel Ascona
400 of Theo Bengry/Les Forsbrook. More quick category three Escorts include
those of Roger Kilty/Lynette Banks and David Pritchard/Emyr Hall.
In class D3, for the Pinto-powered Escort Mk2s, Mark Clifford and Graham
Wild will start as favourites as Clifford tries to repeat his previous
top 10 overall finish on the island. His rivals include son and father
crew Matt and Dood Pearce in their Escort RS2000.
The Isle of Man Historic Rally is organised by Manx International Rally
Ltd. For more details about the event, please visit the website at: www.mir.co.im
The historic rally starts from Douglas on Friday morning (9 July) and
finishes on Saturday afternoon.