any ideas where to look?

 

 

thats the only 2 i'v got as well!!!!!!

 

Got alot of 35mm photos of it taken at lidden hill 15 yrs ago you can have them if its any help CHEERS ANDY C

 

Christ a name from the past, my dad used to race against him years ago

 

I've got videos of him stacking it!

 

its not that important really. was just thinking about rallycross the other day and remembered some of the names i used to hear when i went with my dad. mark rennison, john welch, matti alamaki, martin schanche, will gollop etc. pics are few and far between.

 

Hi Tony got the 1987 world rally cross season on video if you want it ?all my rally vids will probably end up in the bin anyway sooner or later

 

I came across this when searching for pics of John Welch the other day. Its an entry list for 1989 at Brands. Nothing remarkable but it includes my mate Richard Hutton, who up until recently was the youngest ever entrant in European Rallycross at the time. I used to be a spannerman for him for a while so got to meet all the drivers. I remember making Martin Schanche a cup of tea in the motorhome and having a discussion about global warming of all things. Richard Hutton was the first GrpN European rallycross Champion back in 94' 95 ish cant remember which.


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I found in my loft a program to the British Rally-X GP for 1989. The 1st Rally-X event I ever attended. It was a real shame because all I go to see were some practice laps before the event was fogged off!. There were loads of cars in many classes back then but just look at the Supercar entry list.

British Rally-X Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 3rd December 1989 Entries in equiv Supercar 4x4 Class

Dermot Carnegie Metro 6R4 3.0
Will Gollop Metro 6R4 3.0
Michael Shield Metro 6R4 3.0
Steve Palmer Metro 6R4 3.6
Richard Hutton Metro 6R4 3.0
Rob Gibson Metro 6R4 3.0
Aidan Creegan Metro 6R4 3.0
Vic Moyce Metro 6R4 3.0
Mark Flaherty Metro 6R4 3.0
Tom Bisset Metro 6R4 3.0
Guy Williams Metro 6R4 3.0
Dennis Biggerstaff Metro 6R4 3.0
Tiff Needell Metro 6R4 3.0
Guy Williams Metro 6R4 3.0
John Moloney Metro 6R4 3.6
John Fernandes Metro 6R4 3.0
Pauli Silvennnoinen Metro 6R4 3.0
Arnie Rasmushaugen Metro 6R4 2.8 bi-turbo
Jonothan Palmer RS200E 2.1t (Ford factory entry)
Trevor Hopkins RS200E 2.1t
Gary Baker RS200E 2.1t
Martin Schanche RS200E 2.1t
Pekka Rantanen RS200E 2.0t
Thor Holm RS200E 1.8t
Barry Squibb Escort Xtrac Turbo 4x4 1.9t
John Welch Vauxhall Astra Xtrac 2.1t 4x4
Dimi Mavropoulous Audi Sport Quattro 2.2t
Terje Schie Peugeot 205 T16 E2 1.8t
Herbert Breitender Audi Sport Quattro S1 2.1t
Olle Arnesson Audi A2 Quattro 2.1t
Sven Lestander Audi Sport Quattro S1 2.1t
Peter Brown Ford Escort 2.0t 4x4
Bert Bredoin Audi Quattro 2.2t
Marc Ver Eecke Audi Quattro 2.2t
Michael Quaife Ford Escort 1.8t 4x4
Peter Harrold VW Beetle 2.1t 4x4
Jan Boander VW Beetle 4.0 4x4
Jan Langenberg Ford Escort Turbo 4x4

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So have I on Car Wars 5 on VHS!

It was fairly often, but the guy is a fookin legend!

What a name from the past, cool!

 

yeah!!! I got Car Wars 1 to 9! lol

 

Used to go to rallycross all the time in the 80's.Mainly at Lydden and Brands.Awesome cars.Remember Matti Alamaki's Lancia s4,was the most awesome car i ever heard.Think it was supercharged and turbocharged.
Did Richard Hutton get nicked with his old man at a meeting once.Seems to ring a bell

 

er, yeah, bout 94ish at Brands his old man turned up in a road-going Escos built in a motorsport shell. They took it away, checked it out and returned it shortly after.

 

that astra was fuckin awesome

 

what engine was in it? twin turbo v6 or summit daft like that wasnt it?

 

No it was a 4 cylinder 2 litre (well probably just over) with one turbo, similar to a YB basically

 

Built by Swindon Race Engines.

I knew John Welch quite well. He owned a bodyshop/accident repair place at Fleet in Hampshire (next to his house). He painted my Gartrac 4 x 4 Escort (2.8 V6 Turbo Technics engine)