Fréttatilkynning liðsins okkar eftir árangur helgarinnar

 

 

Bogie scores first podium finish for JR Motorsports Team MSA British Rally Championship Round Two Preview Pirelli International Rally – 17th & 18th April 2009 David Bogie drives JR Motorsports Evo X into third place. Pre-event development work pays off. JRM Lico take healthy lead in Team’s Championship.
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The second round of the MSA British Rally Championship, the Pirelli International Rally, saw David Bogie and co-driver Kevin Rae bring their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X home in third place and score the first podium finish for JR Motorsports. Team-mates Daniel Sigurdarson and Andy Bull finished sixth – a great achievement considering their similar Lico-sponsored car was only completed hours before the start - the combined results of both Mitsubishis seeing Team JRM Lico shoot into the lead of the British Team’s Championship. Starting and finishing at Carlisle Racecourse, all of the event’s 12 timed special stages took place over the infamous gravel roads in Kielder Forest, the two stages on Friday night and the remaining 10 on Saturday providing a total of 102 competitive miles. Following their fifth-place finish on the opening round, the JR Motorsports team had worked hard on the development of the new Mitsubishi – and their efforts paid off - as David reported the engine was far more responsive right from the start. With a tough rally ahead of them and the reputation of Kielder Forest on their minds, David and Kevin opted for a cautious approach to the opening stage. Determined to push harder through the second, their plan was foiled shortly after the start when they caught the car ahead of them - which was slowed by a puncture - and they lost over 15 seconds in the prevailing dust before they were able to get past. At the overnight halt the time sheets showed David and Kevin in sixth place and only 11 seconds away from a top three position. In the sister car, their team-mates were delighted that their brand new Evo X had run faultlessly and were pleased to be in tenth place. Saturday started with a loop of four stages and David and Kevin were eager to carry on from where they left off the night before. Although it was close, they were able to fend off the competition and, with the demise of two cars ahead of them, they moved up to fourth before returning to Carlisle for the service stop. Besides a set of new tyres and repairs to the exhaust system – which had been crushed on the rougher sections of the stages – the JRM car had run perfectly and hopes were high for a good result as David and Kevin embarked on the next loop, which was a repeat of the four stages tackled earlier. After setting the fourth-fastest time on SS7, stage eight was stopped when rally leader Guy Wilks’ car caught fire. This forced organisers to abandon the next three stages as many of the following crews had used their fire extinguishers in an attempt to put out the blaze and could not continue without them. Cars were then sent back to Carlisle for a regroup before the event’s final two stages. Now in third, the team were determined not to lose the chance of a podium place and a third fastest time in SS11 consolidated the position. But then, on the final stage, a large rock fractured the car’s rear differential casing and pulled out a driveshaft. Now, with only two-wheel drive, David and Kevin drove the final few miles holding their breath. But they made it, and crossed the line just 1.8 seconds ahead of a rapidly catching fourth-placed crew. “I am so pleased to have got the car back to the finish and to secure third place”, said David. “It’s great to have scored the first podium finish in the British Championship, not just for me, but for the JR Motorsports team as well. I know they have worked hard on the car and its performance and reliability this weekend proves that the Evo X  has great potential.” Besides a brief visit into a Northumberland ditch in the morning and also damaging the exhaust system, Sigurdarson and Bull’s car also proved reliable and they crossed the line in sixth place. The combination of the team’s two results launches Team JRM Lico into an 11-point lead in the Team’s Championship, with David and Kevin now third in the driver’s and co-driver’s standings. The third round of the MSA British Rally Championship sees the surface change to asphalt, when teams head to Kelso for the Jim Clark Rally on 22nd & 23rd May. JR Motorsports’ 2009 British Rally Championship campaign is supported by: Oakbank Services, Exe-tc competition suspension, Lico, Opie Oils, PPG Transmissions and SJS Designs. British Rally Championship positions after round two Drivers 1 Keith Cronin 40 Pts 2 Mark Higgins 36 Pts 3 David Bogie 30 Pts 4 Dave Weston Jnr 26 Pts 5 Alistair Fisher 27 Pts 6 Jonny Greer 25 Pts 7 Craig Breen 19 Pts 8 Chris Firth 18 Pts 9 Stuart Jones 16 Pts 10 Adam Gould 15 Pts 10 Martin McCormack 15 Pts 12 Daniel Sigurdarson 12 Pts Teams JRM Lico 67 Pts TEG Sport Pirelli 56 Pts Revolution Wheels 15 Pts ENDS Notes for editors David Bogie is 21 and lives in Dumfries. Kevin Rae is 31 and lives in Hawick. Daniel Sigurdarson is from Iceland Andy Bull is from Birmingham JR Motorsports is based in Chesterfield.

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Danni slökkviliðsmaður á leið 8

Núna þegar tvær leiðir eru eftir af 12 er Danni  í 7. sæti sem er alveg glæsilegt.

Það kviknaði í fyrsta bíl á 8. leið og Danna ásamt fleirum tókst að koma í veg fyrir að stórbruni yrði í Kielder skógi. Verið er að reyna að útvega ný slökkvitæki í bílana svo hægt sé að halda áfram og klára keppnina.

Danni er í 8. sæti þegar keppnin er hálfnuð

Það gengur vel þrátt fyrir að hafa sprengt dekk á 1. leið og velt á 4. leið en hann tapaði aðeins mínútu á því.

 

Danni velti á leið 4

Danni tapaði miklum tíma á 4. leið þegar hann velti en þeir náðu að ýta bílnum aftur á veginn og klára. Í þetta skiptið prófaði hann að velta á hægri hliðina sem hefur ekki gerst áður.

Þeir eru búnir að vera í vandræðum með aflið og það hefur vantað alveg 40-50 hestöfl en þeir ætla að laga það núna í hádegishléinu.

Það er rosalega gaman og Danni þakkar stuðninginn og sendir knús til Íslands.

Myndir af bílnum eftir fyrstu tvær leiðir

PIRELLI INTERNATIONAL RALLY 2009

Ef þið viljið fylgjast með Danna keppa þá er þetta slóðin til að sjá tímana :)

http://www.tynecomp.co.uk/Results/MSA_british_09/Pirelli/1/stage/tindex.html

Bíllinn í gær:

 

MITSUBISHI EVO X - SMÍÐAMYNDIR

 

 

14.4.2009 - farið að taka á sig mynd

7.4.2009 - byrjað að raða saman

12.4.2009 Vélin fór í um helgina

13.4.2009 gangsetning

 

BRITISH RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP - STÓRA STUNDIN ER RUNNIN UPP!

 Cronin ahead, but Wilks joins Higgins’ chase

 

The second round of the 2009 MSA British Rally Championship is a mere three weeks after the first nail biting opener in Wales and Irishman Keith Cronin will be keen to keep the momentum after his first win, on the forthcoming Pirelli International Rally on 17/18^th April.  

 

All the crews will need to be on their toes to turn their cars around for the event, which has previously been the start point for the BRC, as Easter also falls between the two rallies. Despite the tight schedule, over forty entries are already on the International list.  Absent from the tussle at the top between Cronin/Greg Shinnors and Mark Higgins/Bryan Thomas, was reigning BRC Champion Guy Wilks, but he and Phil Pugh will be back to try and secure their own hat-trick of wins on the Carlisle based rally. Wilks’ switch to a Proton S2000 will mean an unfamiliar package for the Durham driver.  

 

Seeded at car one as the winner of both the 2007 and 2008 Pirelli International and British Rally Championships, Wilks should add even more spice to the action at the front, the ultra fast Cumbrian stages suiting his smooth yet attacking driving style.  Iceland’s Daniel Sigurdarsson takes the place of Stuart Jones in a Team JRM Lico evolution 10, the 32year-old former Icelandic Rally Champion and BRC newcomer making the move from his regular Evo 9 for the Cumbrian event.  

 

2008 Pirelli Star Diver Adam Gould and Seb Marshall will benefit from previous experience on the event, as will Andreas Sjölander and Håkan Jacobsson, both crews expected to go well after impressive UK 4WD debuts in Wales.  

 

Two Scottish Davids; Bogie and Weston Junior, with co-drivers Kevin Rae and Neil Shanks respectively, will battle for Celtic honours against two Northern Irishmen, the four taking fifth to eighth points on round one.

The Irishmen in question come in the form of Alastair Fisher and Jonny Greer, former BRC and Irish Champion co-driver Rory Kennedy alongside Fisher, with Antony O'Conaill guiding Greer.  

 

British Teams Rally Championship  

 

As leaders in the category, Pirelli TEG Sport drivers Higgins and Gould will be watching their backs for improvements in the JRM Lico Team. Sigurdarsson and Bogie have certainly got a bit of ground to make up, but speed and consistency are required for the Team award.  

 

Unfortunate not to finish the first round, Rob Swann/Darren Garrod and Euan Thorburn/Claire Mole’s Revolution Wheels team will be burning some midnight oil to make the start of the rally. Swann’s car suffered an electrical failure while Thorburn’s introduction to the BRC ended more violently, crashing out on stage three of the Bulldog. 

Heimasíða rallsins: http://www.pirelliinternationalrally.co.uk/home.asp

Rásröð internationals: http://www.pirelliinternationalrally.co.uk/pdf/Final%20Entry%20List.pdf

EVO X - búinn að brjóta ísinn?

Allaveganna þá átti evo X einn hraðasta tíma í PWRC um síðustu helgi!

Nú er alveg spennandi að sjá hvort að við höfum veðjað á réttan hest og að hraði þessara bíla muni aukast framúr evo 9 - eða súbaru N14?

Svo kemur í ljós næstkomandi laugardag hvort viðÍslendingar munum keppa í annari umferð bresku meistarakeppninnar um aðra helgi - en það er ljóst að vegna samninga erlendis verður evo X keppnisbíll okkar að keppa þar burtséð frá hver ekur honum. Vegna óvissu um ástand undirritaðs er Stuart Jones skráður til keppninnar á bílnum okkar - en hann átti upphaflega aðeins að aka malbiksumferðirnar í BRC til að skila reynslu og þróun til þeirra sem standa að þessu ævintýri okkar.

Við munum koma með fréttir af þessu eftir helgina.

 

Gleðilega páska kæru akstursíþróttaunnendur :)

DS og Co

Trelleborg rallý - "okkar" menn klára í 6 sæti.

 

 Um síðustu helgi fór undirritaður út til svíþjóðar til að vera til halds og trausts fyrir nýja eigendur af EVO 9 keppnisbíl okkar síðan í fyrra - en þeir voru að þreyta frumraun sína og fyrstu kílómetra í bílnum eftir kaupin.Fyrir keppnina var bíllinn almálaður í gráum lit og snyrtur að sænskum sið.

 

EVO-inn okkar gamli með smá beyglu eftir fyrstu keppni sína í svíþjóð

 

Það voru um 200 áhafnir sem skráðu sig í rallið - en aðeins var pláss fyrir 144 bíla þannig að vel þurfti að skera niður skráningarnar (væri nú stuð að sjá slíkt á Íslandi).

Jocke og Rickard voru með kunnulegt rásnúmmer - 33 - en það númer virðist rata oft á þennan bíl.

Magnaður 330hö BMW með rásnúmmer 1

Í stuttu máli þá kláruðu þeir í sjötta sæti - sem verður að teljast ásættanlegt fyrir þá félagana. Bíllinn sló ekki feilpúst alla keppnina en þeim tókst nú samt að klessa aðeins bæði frambretti bilsins.

Það var annar félagi Magnus Andersson  -  sem sigraði keppnina rúmlega mínútu á undan "okkar" mönnum.

"gamli" evoinn okkar í nýjum lit

Annars var mest gaman að sjá hvað svíarnir ná að kreista spikfeitu og klunnalegu volvoana sína áfram - - alveg magnað að sjá volvo 240 með 300hö mótor.

"fallegur" Volvo 240á fleygiferð

Næsta keppni þeirra verður 25.4 - og svo fyrsta umferð sænsku meistarakeppninnar þann 15.5

Nokkar myndir voru settar inn í albúmið okkar: http://hipporace.blog.is/album/Svithjodapril2009/

Kveðja / DS