Andy dawson rally driver

Rr004 was then sold to a scottish rally driver, donald heggie, who used it in the 1973 season and achieved a best result of first in class on the jim clark. Ford mustang v8 delivers 36 mpg in mpg eco marathon. Amateur footage from the 1977 lombard rac rally stage at oulton park shot by my dad on 8mm film, which i have subsequently recorded from a projector with my digital camera. This capacity was achieved by boring right out, and resleeving, on selected blocks, to a bore of 72. By this time, the schedule format had become generally stable, with only one or two changes to venues year to year. The addition marked the return to new zealand, an event which would remain on the schedule through today 1979 marked the first season for the new world rally championship for drivers. Looking through the entry list i find a number of my other future drivers although i did not know them all at that time. Page 1 of 2 avon motor tour of britain posted in tnfs archive. Andy mcelrea director mcelrea holdings group linkedin. Andy provides an easy way to download and install android apps and games for your windows pc or mac. Nissan datsun violet 710 160j 16v group 4 1975 racing cars. A puncture then put mcrae ahead, but a broken rotor arm then dropped the scot to third and gave victory to the red triumph and its manx based driver. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover andys connections and jobs at similar companies.

View andy mcelreas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Scotland uk national west euro rally cup cup for rally drivers int. Hi, i am trying to find a list of competitors and results for the 1977 mintex and wondered if anyone could help. In 1981, audi quattro works driver michele mouton became the first woman to win a world championship rally. If anyone could point me at a sitepersonplace where i could find them, id be most grateful. The car was wills first rally mini 397eoe in silver with blue roof which at this time had a 1098cc engine from a morris 1100. Much involved with imps, he was a rising star on the british rally scene and a successful engineer. Throughout all this noone had noticed a london garage owner and amateur driver called andy dawson, who in the chequered flag stratos was. On the 1986 indonesia international rally, where again it failled to finish, in the hands of andy dawson and kevin gormley. While this number was the same as the previous year, one change was made to the schedule, replacing quebec with the rally codasur, marking the first wrc event to be held in south america while simultaneously. Special stage talk to ex works driver andy dawson at rallyday 2016 special stage. Sep 19, 2003 peter harper used to rallycross in a midengined fraserimp, tuned by andy dawson.

Andy dawson this allrounder managed something works drivers never could he won a uk rally in a stratos it was quite simple, really. Peter harper used to rallycross in a midengined fraserimp, tuned by andy dawson. I have previously written a separate article about this rally in the imp. You know this morning and weve just got in whos leading dawson.

The first driver sponsored by hoopers of bristol, andy dawson was immediately successful locally and went on to be one of the fastest men of his time at higher. Exworks rally clan crusader lup 62j the clan owners club. Olivers mount race track stage andy dawson in chequered flag team lancia. He was a successful amateur rally co driver who competed with andy dawson and jimmy mcrae, and whose greatest competition success was second place on the 1984 circuit des ardennes in belgium in a nissan 240rs with pentti airikkala. Also navigating was rob lawrence i did the mn norwester rally with him in his exworks mini jmo969d rob was with his brother derek who later became a top f3 race driver. Amateur footage from the 1979 lombard rac rally stage at ceri shot by my dad on 8mm film, which i have subsequently recorded from a projector with my digital camera. Driven by rally driver turnedhypermiler, andy dawson, and co driver john.

This is an incomplete list of drivers who have entered a world rally championship event. The first driver sponsored by hoopers of bristol, andy dawson was immediately successful locally and went on to be one of the fastest men of his time at higher levels of competition. Andys experience as a rally driver and engineer was invaluable in optimising the car for the kiwi terrain. Third place went to andy dawson in a datsun violet entered by glovers of ely and fitted with an extremely potent engine which arrived from japan only a few days before the event. Bgmsport will be bring colin mcraes 1992 swedish rally subaru legacy partnered with wrc journalist david evans. Active drivers listed in bold in the tables are those who have entered a wrc event within the past twelve months. A collection of photos, posters and books historic motor racing, rallying and sailing all categories books modern historics photos posters regular uncategorised 0 items. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Britsih rallies, 1980 the nostalgia forum the autosport. Oct 28, 2016 i think i did the rally 8 or 9 times im not quite sure if i did it in 1974 or not i have no records. Andy dawson drove the chequered flag stratos to fifth a magnificent car but now apparently from a different era.

Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. He began to take up serious rally driving in 1954 when he took on the. The motoring press heaped praise on the car, the order books were filling up and the company was on a high. Rally videos of the golden era 1976 castrolautosport. These cars were usually on irish reg plates, very early andy dawson ones on. Fly this year, the china rally car driven by andy dawson and ian pegg. The quattro won the manufacturers championship for audi in 1982 and 1984, and the drivers championship in 1983 and 1984, with hannu. This car is also the last quattro to compete in a fia world rally championship, as this indonesia international rally was the last fia rally to allow group b cars to compete. The works imps, those that were prepared by rootes competition department to be used in the rallies by the works drivers, such as rosemary smith, used a 998cc engine. Andy dawson and jon lloyd watch over service in monte carlo. The 1978 british open rally championship season consisted of six rallies held across the british isles and was won by the finn hannu mikkola. Before this could happen, however, andy left clan to move to datsun. I was looking for the complete results of the following rallyes of the year 1980scottish rally also entry listcircuit of ireland also entry listmanx trophy internationalcould someone help me, please.

Hughes rally entry list seeded 1st june 2019 53 completed entries paid and accepted, out of a maximum of 60. In the very early days the clan motor company did have a degree of financial stability, but then britain fell pray to the miners strike, the oil crisis and the introduction of vat, the country went into meltdown and clan was one of the companies to be a victim of the crashing economy. Among my collection of rally books and the like is what is probably a rare copy of a softcover booklet entitled 25 years of the manx rally by doug baird and gordon kniveton. In what was akin to acropolis weather conditiorts, ari vatancn and co driver dave richards took their immaculate rothmans escort to its first victory in this years sedan open rally championship on the atcost 80 international rally, better known as the welsh. Its been a while since a gratuitous book plug, so thought that i should make up for lost time or ill get double parked. Then a young hotshot with a tendency to stuff his car into the scenery, he was the first driver in. It represents an opportunity to own at a realistic level a group b rally car which will get entries to the vibrant and growing historic rally scene or a surefire future investment. The sunbeam talbot lotus with henri toivonen on his way to win the rac rally in 1980, with des odell team manager and bernard unett providing roadside support. Theres been a few mentions on other threads of this event, but ive not been able to find much in the way of details. Weekend rally roundup february 25 rallysport magazine. Special stage talk to ex works driver andy dawson at rallyday. Navigational night sections and driving tests were the primary way of defining. Andy dawson recommended these and thats good enough for me. Following on from my previous books in the haynes manuals series on classic racing cars, in 2019 the audi quattro group 4 and group b book came out.

Dad is also the parent company of abarth racing uk, which has been preparing and supplying abarth tuning parts to both road and racing drivers. So with clark out the stratus had a clear lead that could andy dawson get the car to the finish. This involved strengthening via an integral rollcage and dispensing with anything that could not justify the weight. The season consisted of 12 rallies, one more than the previous year. Memory lanes provides a first hand insight and a detailed record of what was one of the uks premier rally series, the motoring news rally championship, and covers the years 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973. Avon motor tour of britain tnfs archive the autosport forums. As his career progressed through the late 80s and early 90s, andy also had successes in formula 3, formula ford and truck racing. This was built from the lessons learnt from the first and was to have been used by andy dawson in the 1973 season. The datsun of andy dawson finally beat elsmore in 78. It also has the advantage of having been associated with the great colin mcrae who was the the greatest rally driver ever, according to his friend, tommi makinen. List of world rally championship drivers wikipedia. Avon motor tour of britain tnfs archive the autosport. Feb 19, 2020 star guests for the revival event confirmed so far include colins father and fellow rally driver jimmy mcrae, derek ringer with whom colin won the 1995 world rally championship and andy dawson. Lup 62j exceeded expectations by finishing second overall to the works ford escort of roger clark and jim porter.

Former world championship rally driver and team manager turned economy driving specialist andy dawson shattered all the records at this years layer marney cup, the historic essexbased fuel trial which was first run in 1914. Next it was overbored to 1140cc for peter harper for use in rallycross. It runs to 80 pages, mostly made up of two page reports from. Motorsport junkie, designer, engineer, driver, workaholic. Andy was the first person to tame a lancia stratos in the forests by winning the mintex international rally in 1976, described by retro cars magazine as one of british rallyings greatest wins apr 2004. Wilson improved the following year by winning the event, elsmore was second once again. Ford mondeo hybrid, fuelled with gulf endurance, achieves staggering 123. Nov 25, 2016 andy dawson was navigating in 1971 he and i came 6th on the manx in his imp. Home of dawson auto developments and abarth racing uk. Aug 23, 2018 driven by rally driver turnedhypermiler, andy dawson, and co driver john chillman, the mondeo averaged almost 55mpg more than the secondplaced hybrid. In 1975, andy prepared and drove a dodge avenger to victory in the rothmans 747 rally in jamaica, beating the renowned rally driver, flying finn timo makinen. This book mentions withers of winsford many times and is available online, or direct from cal withers. Preparing, servicing and supplying parts for race, rally and road abarths.

Andy dawson was renowned in the 1970s and 80s as a world rally championship driver. Vatanen initially had an off song engine and pond went into a comfortable lead. Im cataloguing my old photos, and short of the dates, entry lists, results etc. Rally manuals at haynes media magazines, tv, film, video. In rallying nissandatsun is the first japanese make to come out with a true in house. Driving andy dawsons rally imp dfl492c zenithsolex carburettion. Dad is also the parent company of abarth racing uk, which has been preparing and supplying abarth tuning parts to both road and racing drivers since 2010. Andy dawson was navigating in 1971 he and i came 6th on the manx in his imp. Britsih rallies, 1980 posted in the nostalgia forum. The text is available under the creative commons attributionshare alike but additional terms may apply for the media files. Oct 05, 2016 special stage talk to ex works driver andy dawson at rallyday 2016 special stage. The first driver sponsored by hoopers of bristol, andy dawson was immediately successful locally and.

Join facebook to connect with andy dawson and others you may know. In the past, the rally has started at glasgow and moved into the highlands to be based at grantown or aviemore. The original rally quattro debuted in 1980, and was very much based on the roadcar versions of the car, but with a highly tuned 300bhp engine. Rally manuals at haynes posted in media magazines, tv, film, video. Amazingly, only 30 seconds covered the leaders after a mammoth 80 miles over 21 stages. Pull from one of the few private entrance who can afford to rally a fullhouse escort. Rkv 408m was built as a cc race engine by the fraser team, originally with a deep cylinder head and longstroke crankshaft.

Chester rally event will stir up memories of when mcrae won. He saw the potential of a 500kg car with 120bhp and convinced haussauer that they should collaborate on an entry in the international manx trophy rally. Memory lanes provides a first hand insight and a detailed record of what was one of the uks premier rally series, the motoring news rally championship, and covers the. The story of the datsun violet gt starts as long ago as easter last year when teams lines up for the start of the 1980 safari rally. The clan motor company in 19671968 paul haussauer and brian luff, who both worked for lotus, decided that as soon as they could go their own way they would build a sports car. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. Piloted by rally drivers turned hypermilers andrew marriott and andy dawson, the mustang achieved the biggest improvement over manufacturers claimed mpg in the mpg marathons 14year history. Sitting in andy dawson s rally imp is a bit like being thrust into the fires of hell, both from the banshee noise when all its available 10,000 rpm and 105 bhp are used in anger, and from the appearance of the interior, gutted to such an extent that it might have been fed through a furnace to dispose of all surplus weight. Japanese insistence on rallying cars close to standard specification brought the datsun 160j to full. The brainchild of recordbreaking rally driver and engineer andy dawson, dad has helped countless motorsport brands to maximise their vehicles potential.

A ford mondeo hybrid entered into the weekends layer marney cup run in essex returned 123. Scottys driver donald haggie hairline second overall. Andy dawson andy is a famous world rally car driver who won many stages and came second as world champion 3 years on the run. Crewed by andy dawson and john foden, and using the powerful imp coventry climax engine loaned to andy by chrysler, his then employer. Russell brookes started 1978 mintex international rally, the opening round of the inaugural sedan products open championship, as reigning british champion. Abarth racing uk helped driver mike lowe complete an epic 2500km in new zealands 2015 targa rally in a d. Mar 27, 20 the sunbeam talbot lotus with henri toivonen on his way to win the rac rally in 1980, with des odell team manager and bernard unett providing roadside sup.

Amateur footage from the 1981 lombard rac rally stage at sutton park shot by my dad on 8mm film, which i have subsequently recorded from a projector with my digital camera. Exworks rally clan crusader lup 62j first registered in december 1970, lup 62j was the prototype crusader which, in order to contest the 1972 manx international rally, was converted to competition specification. February 2010 page 109 i rallied one andy dawson this allrounder. Special stage talk to ex works driver andy dawson at. Online archive of fia world rally championship from 1973 to present day.