Chris writes:
I have always been involved with racing from a young age as my dad was one of the founder members of wight autosport I started racing in 1989 bangers at first and achieved the most rollovers that first year then moved to class two grass track in 1990 ( 1300cc escort non modified ) and was 2nd in class 2 for 1992, and in 1993 I was 3rd. and the winner of rear wheel drive. 1994 1st class 2 and 1st wheel bender saloons. then moved to specials class 8 at first then class 9 in 1997 I was 1st in thele mansspecials. and 3rd in the wheel bender specials. winner of the final on the fun day. and also 3rd in the grand slam for stox at crash. 1998. 2nd in grandslam.
in 1999 I was class 9 champion and had a 3rd at midKenttwo day open and also a 3rd in the southern league open two day.
2000 again class 9 champion and 2nd in the southern league open two day. Many other two day events like the MAP open.
Also tarmac racing at the oval racing club with place’s like 3rds and 2nds and race winner at the nasa vs segto meeting.
ON TO RALLYING
2002 I was second in the southern tarmac championship and awarded second at the TI rally school.
2004 I was 3rd in the southern tarmac rally championship and awarded the spirit of the rally atAvonpark. With over 20 rally finishes, always in the top 5 of class and manly in the top 20 /30 over all only one DNF I think.
The car is a class 9 special with a 2.0 pinto built by Burton on a Hewland Mk9 gearbox with a quaife powerlock diff and a F1 benneton ford exhaust manifold of the same car that Schumacher used.
Escort Mk1 2.0 pinto built by Burton 185 BHP quaife five speed atlas axle quaife LSD.
Also a Mk 2 being built with all new bits from gartrac prepfab proper AP breaks all Aeroquip fuel oil and brake lines, the engine is a 2.0 cosworth all steel normal aspirated dry sumped 261 BHP built by burtons only ever been run on the dyno.