2009 Get
Connected! SG Petch Rallycross Superprix
Croft Circuit
(near Darlington)
October 31st
& November 1st 2009
LOCALS SET TO CHALLENGE FOR RALLYCROSS SUPERPRIX HONOURS
One of the country's biggest Rallycross meetings of the season takes
place next weekend (October 31st/November 1st) when the Get Connected! SG Petch Rallycross Superprix roars into action at Croft Circuit,
North Yorkshire.
Featuring some of the very best drivers from Europe taking on their
British counterparts, well over 100 drivers will converge on the super-fast circuit over the two-day meeting
which also includes the final round of the Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship.
Hot favourite to land his first Superprix title is local ace Kevin
Procter, who has finished runner-up on a couple of occasions, and the popular Bedale driver is likely to have
the huge and partisan local crowd behind him in his ex Jos Kuypers Division 1 Ford Focus.
However, Procter knows not only will he have stiff competition from
the usual British opposition, but he faces a tough Scandinavian challenge too as part of an 18-car grid for the
4WD Superprix, as well as a driver making his rallycross debut.
Barnard Castle's 'Mad' Mark Watson will be looking to avenge a
disastrous season in his Citroen Xsara and Newcastle's David Binks has shown good end of season form in his
Mitsubishi Lancer whereas another local ace who can't be discounted is Tony Bardy, from nearby Scotch Corner,
who will be at the wheel of double Superprix winner Christopher Evans' Opel Astra.
Norwegian Division 1 driver Camilla Antonsen becomes the first lady
to race in the Superprix class and will be a threat in her Division 1 Ford Focus, as will Finland's Silvo
Vitanen who impressed in his similar car last year.
But the driver who could spring an upset is Charlie Payne who has
hired the Division 1 specification Jean Luc Pailler Peugeot 207 for his rallycross debut but the successful
rally driver from Ripon will soon learn the ropes and is not scared to get involved!
The ROC title will be decided on Saturday between Andy Grant (Ford
RS2000), Mike Manning (Ford Puma) and Steve Mundy (Ford Focus) before they do battle again on Sunday and throw
in the likes of Andy Scott in the venerable Peugeot 306, Chris Langley (Ford RS2000) and Kyle Orr's Ford Focus,
the scene is set for some scintillating action.
In the cracking 2WD Superprix, it really is anyone's game as the
British contingent mix it up with a very strong continental challenge.
The fearsome Volvo S40s of Norwegians Stein Egil Jenssen and Ola
Froshaug return to Croft looking for victory but there are a host of top UK drivers aiming to stop the crown
returning back across the North Sea. SuperNational Champion, Jamie Lea will be in the mix in his Toyota MR2, as
will the Lotus Exige of Ashley Simpson and it could well be the Volvo S40 of Ulsterman Don Shannon who tops the
podium. Other notable names include Czech Republic competitor, Jiri Galuska in his Ford Fiesta, Belgian Filip
Baelus (Volvo 242 Evo) as well as fellow countrymen Jef Mertens and Jelle Blockx at the wheel of their Opel
Astras.
Polish drivers, Piotr Starobrat, Witold Starobrat and Lukasz
Kabacinski will form a three car attack with their 2.5 litre BMW E36s but the likes of Brits Conor Flynn and
Jonny Bean will have desires on finishing top 'Bee-Emm'. Tina Scott (Citroen C2) and Shelley Wakeling (Honda
Civic) will hope to upstage the men but drivers like Stuart Emery and Dave Baines (Peugeot 306s), Bruce Bamber
(Honda Civic) and Richard Moore (Ford Fiesta) will make it hard.
There is a full contingent of Minicross cars, including Ferryhill's
David Bell, no less than twenty Stockhatch cars and a strong entry in the Revivals, Juniors and RX150 classes.
Also making a welcome return to Croft is the unique Cartersport Rally Car Challenge with such drivers as Dave
Craven and David Hughes (Mitsubishis) up against a dozen drivers, which include former rallycrossers Steve
Heppenstall (Peugeot 205) and the Ford Escort Mk 2 of Dean Jones.
Most of the competitors will also race in the final round of the 2009
Fuchs Lubricants Rallycross Open Championship which takes place on the Saturday of the event, which also sees
the opening heats for the Rallycross Superprix, in preparation for Sunday's action which is set to once again
attract a bumper crowd.
The action commences at 9.30am on Saturday before the first heats at
11.00am and on Sunday, the first heats commence at 9.30am before the pit lane walk at 11.00am and racing
recommencing from 12.30pm.
Ticket prices for the event are as follows: Saturday £10, Sunday £15
(£13 in advance), Weekend £20, Grandstand (Sunday only) £5. Prices are per adult and accompanied children 15 or
under are admitted FREE and there is FREE car parking and FREE paddock access.
More information is available from Croft Circuit on 01325 721815
or www.croftcircuit.co.uk whereby advance tickets are available for a limited time only.
Provisional Entry List -
115 entries in total As at Wednesday October 21st 2009
4 Wheel Drive Rallycross
Superprix
0 Mad Mark'
WATSON (GB) Citroen Xsara
1 or 14 Andy
GRANT (GB) Ford Escort RS2000*
1 or 35 Mike
MANNING (GB) Ford Puma*
1 or 52 Steve
MUNDY (GB) Ford Focus*
2 Tony BARDY
(GB) Opel Astra
3 Charlie
PAYNE (GB) Peugeot 207
4 TBA (TBA)
TBA
5 Kyle ORR
(GB) Ford Focus
6 Silvo
VIITANEN (FIN) Ford Focus
12 Kevin
PROCTER (GB) Ford Focus
19 Camilla
ANTONSEN (N) Ford Focus
26 Andy SCOTT
(GB) Peugeot 306
44 Dave
ELLIOTT (GB) Ford Sierra Cosworth (1R)
47 Chris
LANGLEY (GB) Ford Escort RS2000
69 David
BINKS (GB) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
80 Brian
JUKES (GB) Audi A4 (1R)
81 Michael
BOAK (GB) Audi TT
96 Gareth
WOOD (GB) Subaru Impreza (1R)
*= 2009 Fuchs
Lubricants Division 1 Rallycross Open Champion will use number one in the 2009 Rallycross Superprix
2 Wheel Drive Rallycross
Superprix
100 Stuart
EMERY (GB) Peugeot 306 Rallye
101 Peter
HALLOWES (GB) Vauxhall Astra Gsi
104 Jef
MERTENS (B) Opel Astra
111 Craig
SWALES (GB) Renault Megane
116 Dave
BAINES (GB) Peugeot 306 GTI
118 Jelle
BLOCKX (B) Opel Astra
150 Neil WADE
(GB) Mini Cooper
153 Jiri
GALUSKA (CZ) Ford Fiesta
159 Shelley
WAKELING (GB) Honda Civic Type-R
171 David
EWIN (GB) Ford Fiesta
176 Hal RIDGE
(GB) Seat Ibiza
177 Slawohir
WOLOCH (PL) FIAT Cinquecento
194 Tina
SCOTT (GB) Citroen C2
223 Jonathan
BEAN (GB) BMW 325i
225 Conor
FLYNN (GB) BMW 325i
227 Malcolm
BOYD (GB) BMW 325i
259 Bruce
BAMBER (GB) Honda Civic
307 Ola
FROSHAUG (N) Volvo S40
309 Richard
MOORE (GB) Ford Fiesta
311 Stein
Egil JENSSEN (N) Volvo S40
316 Ashley
SIMPSON (GB) Lotus Exige
317 Gary
DIXON (GB) Vauxhall Astra
319 Stuart
COLDRON (GB) Vauxhall Astra
323 Piotr
STAROBRAT (PL) BMW E36
324 Lukasz
KABACINSKI (PL) BMW E36
339 Don
SHANNON (GB) Volvo S40
372 Witold
STAROBRAT (PL) BMW E36
387 Jamie LEA
(GB) Toyota MR2
398 Filip
BAELUS (B) Volvo 242 EVO
402 David
BELL (GB) Rover Mini
425 Mark
GRIFFIN (GB) Rover Mini
457 Robert
HALL (GB) Rover Mini
459 George
EDWARDES (GB) Rover Mini
478 Martin
KNOWLES (GB) Rover Mini
485 Ian CLARK
(GB) Rover Mini
488 Samantha
O'FLANAGAN (GB) Rover Mini
489 Ben CLARK
(GB) Rover Mini
491 John
THACKER (GB) Rover Mini
605 Toby
CROCKER (GB) Citroen Saxo VTR
612 Stuart
JACKSON (GB) Citroen Saxo VTR
616 Russell
SIMPSON (GB) Citroen C2
621 Bob
HARDIE (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
626 Martin
PETERS (GB) Citroen Saxo VTR
638 Harry
BUSHELL (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
657 Paul
SMITH (GB) VW Polo Gti
663 Kris
HUDSON (GB) Peugeot 106 Xsi
667 Darren
GRIMSTON (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
702 Richard
HORTON (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
717 Adam
CLARKE (GB) Citroen Saxo
725 Chris
HARPER (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
726 Ben CREE
(GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
732 John
KENNEDY (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
744 Allan
LAIDLER (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
759 Peter
ALLEN (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
772 Craig
BROWN (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
789 Joe
CUNNINGHAM (GB) Peugeot 106 Xsi
799 Kenny
HALL (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
911 David
HALL (GB) Peugeot 205
923 Grahame
HALL (GB) Peugeot 205
926 John WOOD
(GB) Toyota MR2
930 Robert
Alan SMITH (GB) Peugeot 205
935 Gary
COXON (GB) Vauxhall Corsa
937 David
WOOD (GB) VW Golf
945 Lance
FOSTER (GB) Rover Mini
951 Glenn
GUTHRIE (GB) VW Golf
955 Ian BIAGI
(GB) Mini Clubman
956 Dave
BLACK (GB) Vauxhall Astra 16v
957 Shane
Anderson BLACK (GB) Vauxhall Corsa
958 Matthew
LEECH (GB) Vauxhall Astra MK2
961 Ritchie
HUNTER (GB) Peugeot 205
966 John
MOONEY (GB) Vauxhall Astra GTE
969 Simon
JACKSON (GB) Vauxhall Corsa
991 Allan
TAPSCOTT (GB) Peugeot 205 Mi16
997 Stan
HUNTER (GB) Renault Clio
Junior
Superprix
523 Frankie
HALlIWELL (GB) Rover Mini
550 Alexander
TAYLOR (GB) Rover Mini
553 Keifer
HUDSON (GB) Rover Mini
564 Kelly
BIRD (GB) Rover Mini
584 Bradley
BAILEY (GB) Rover Mini
RX150
Superprix
5 Kevin
FEENEY (GB) RX150
10 Leo
FORSTER (GB) RX150
22 Mark SCOTT
(GB) RX150
25 Joe
SHRIMPTON (GB) RX150
26 Andy SCOTT
(GB) RX150
43 Jee GWYNNE
(GB) RX150
50 Tommy KEET
(GB) RX150
55 Larry
SARGENT (IRE) RX150
Cartersport Rally Car
Rallycross Superprix
Challenge
75 Steve
HEPPENSTALL (GB) Peugeot 205 Gti
83 Larry
CARTER (GB) Peugeot 206
84 Darren
GRIMSTON (GB) Ford Escort MK2
85 Paul DOLAN
(GB) Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII
86 James
DOLAN (GB) Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 8
87 Dave
CRAVEN (GB) Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6
88 Shaun
WILSON (GB) Ford Fiesta MK2
89 Peter
URQHART (GB) Ford Escort MK2
90 Rob JONES
(GB) Ford Escort MK2
91 Davey
HUGHES (GB) Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9
95 Dean JONES
(GB) Ford Escort
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