These news pages cover some of the events and projects
that A. M. Cars-Motorsport have been involved in over the
last few years.
The Rally Show 2011
Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire.
This year the rally show was staged at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire. A move from previous years
of Chatsworth House. The event was held over the weekend of the 14-15 May.
Adam, Tim and Andy took part securing a 1st in class and 4th overall for Adam.
Tim and Andy had a touch of the gremlins with a broken gearbox.
Click on the link for the official website http://www.therallyshow.org/
Pictures taken at the rally show can be seen in the photo page. (click here)
Blast From The Past
Monte Carlo 1981 Monte Carlo 1981
Sardinia Rally 1981
Rallye Sunseeker International 2011 marks a new chapter in the life of the Dorset event,
as it becomes the opening round of the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship for the
first time.
The event, on February 25th and 26th, marks the 26th year of the Poole/Bournemouth area
hosting a round of a National Rally Championship. The rally, organised by the Southern Car
Club, begins with a ceremonial start on Poole Harbour on Friday evening, before 65 stage
miles in forests across Wareham and Ringwood on Saturday. For 2011, the event is split
into three rallies, International, National and Historique.
Rallye Sunseeker Website: http://www.rallyesunseeker.co.uk/
Pictures from the rally can be seen in the photo page. (click here)
Manor Farm Hillclimb, Charmouth. 2010
Organised by Woolbridge Motor Club, it is hoped this event will be added
to the Hill Climb calendar as an annual event.
Pictures from the hillclimb can be seen in the photo page. (click here)
The Oulton Park Gold Cup 2010
Step back in time to the heyday of motorsport when Oulton Park hosted its traditional
Gold Cup event over August Bank Holiday weekend.
Since it started off as a non-championship Formula One race almost fifty years
ago,
the Gold Cup has developed into one of the north west's most celebrated historic
motor racing events for all types of classic
machinery.
This year's event also feature historic and Group B rally car demonstrations
throughout both days, with classic car club displays around the Oulton Park venue
plus a '30 Years of the Audi Quattro' celebration.
Pictures from the meeting can be seen by
clicking here.
UBC Rally Hebrides 2010
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As you can see from the above images it is Rally Hebrides time again and the poster
and T Shirts being produced for the event has the picture of Adam's Audi quattro
clearly displayed. Adam Marsden along with co driver Calum Macleod took part
in last years rally and they commented how friendly and well organised the event was.
A report on last years Rally Hebrides can be found earlier in this page.
Good News for Group B Rally Fans
Group B rally cars return to the European historic rally
circuit according to Classic Cars report. Read the news
page from the magazine.
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Quattro Wins Boucles De Spa
Snow and ice put the heat on Waldegard as Thiry triumphs in Belgium
The group 4 Audi quattro of former WRC driver Bruno Thiry narrowly
beat 1979 World Rally Champion Bjorn Waldegard's Ford Escort MkII
at February's Legend Boucles de Spa rally in Belgium.
The event drew 30,000 spectators, lured by an entry list packed with
stars from world rallying. Snow and ice late in the one day event favoured
the four-wheel drive quattro and reeled in Waldegard, who had excelled
on clear tarmac earlier in the day.
Swedish 1984 World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist finished seventh in
yet another Escort MkII.
2010 Rally Sunseeker
An enjoyable days motorsport was had at Somerley House on Saturday
27th February. It was the opening round for the National Rally Championship.
During the day there were demonstration runs by various classic rally cars
including a selection of Audi quattros.
Pictures from the days events can be seen in the photo section. (click here)
Click on this link also for more pictures
http://www.teltphotography.com/R-SUN-260210.aspx
Rally Support Vehicle Conversions
The images above show the VW van recently acquired by A M Cars. It was
bought as a completely standard van and then converted to be a support
vehicle for motorsport events such as rallying. The van was finished to replicate
the original support van as used by Audi during their successful years of rallying
with the Audi quattro. Conversions like this can be carried out in our workshops
to customers requirements on most types of van.
Please contact us with your requirements.
More vans can be seen in the motorsport car & van page which includes
the VW LT 35 van converted and used by A M Cars Motorsport and now
for sale. (Click here)
The 2010 Rallye Sunseeker takes place on Saturday 27th February.
It is based in Poole and is the opening round for the National Rally
Championship. Over the last 2 years they have featured the Metro 6R4,
in 2008 for a 20 year anniversary since the car first competed on the
event and in 2009 for the 25 year anniversary since its launch.
This year there will be a gathering of Audi quattro rally cars to
commemorate the 30th year since the launch of the Audi quattro.
AM Cars will be taking both of it's rally cars to the event.
There will be a ceremonial start on Poole Quay on Friday evening
where Tim Clarke and Andy Trayner's replica Group 4 rally quattro
will be on display.
On Saturday the rally quattros will converge on Somerley House near
Ringwood. This is the main spectator stage for the rally and hosts the
"Motorfair". A number of Audi quattro rally cars will be on display at
the Motorfair during the day. The rally runs through the Somerley Park
twice during the day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
In between the running of the stages, the quattros will be lined up on
the stage in front of the house for press photos and driver
interviews! Then the section of the stage in front of the house will
be opened for any of the quattro drivers that wish to demonstrate
their cars.
http://www.rallyesunseeker.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.facebook.com/notes/rallye-sunseeker/breaking-news-audi
Star Studded Snow & Ice
Just as beautifully and brilliantly as they did last year, the Jura and the
Haut Doubs donned their finest white fleece coat to welcome the 56th
edition of the classic Snow & Ice Rally. Nestled high up in the mountains
at an altitude of 900 metres overlooking the lovely Lake Saint Point,
Malbuisson hosted the technical and administrative verifications for this
exciting winter motor sport event. Some sixty adventure-seeking teams
from all over Europe geared up for this 7th edition focused on precision
timing (regularity as opposed to high-speed racing). They all satisfied the
formalities imposed by the organizing committee and were officially
admitted into the event which kicked off with an evening session of trial runs
round Malbuisson. This thrilling prologue definitely wet the appetites of
these motor sport fans all thirsting for a challenge. And the stage was set
for three fun-filled days of action along the slippery slopes of France’s
coldest region on a route cleverly laid out by Patrick Zaniroli himself!
Adam Marsden with co driver Richard Ingleby completed the 937Km
rally over the four days of the event taking second place on one of the ski
stages and on the final day finishing in 28th position overall.
Photo's from the rally can be seen by (clicking here)
The 56th Neige & Glace Rally takes place from the 7th to the 10th of February
this year and IN-NP 50 will be there with driver Adam Marsden and co driver
Richard Ingleby.
Check out the website for the event by clicking the link below where you can
read all about this event.
http://www.zaniroli.com/yacs/section-4050-ice-snow-rally
This in car video footage from an Alpine Berlinette taken on last years rally shows
the exciting weather conditions they will experience.
Blast From The Past
The frontpage headline from a copy of the Motoring News paper which
was recently acquired dated January 1981 adds an element of interest
to IN-NP 50.
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HILL CLIMBING AT WISCOMBE PARK
Below is a short piece of video footage from YouTube of the two Audi quattro's
belonging to Adam Marsden, Tim Clarke and Andy Trayner.
The video was taken earlier in the year at the Wiscombe Park Hillclimb.
Nothing better than the sound of an Audi quattro 5cyl. engine!
(Click on Chatsworth logo for Rally Show website)
30 YEARS OF THE AUDI QUATTRO AT CHATSWORTH
The Rally Show at Chatsworth for 2010 will be an exciting event especially for fans
of the Audi quattro.
The featured celebration at the show will be "30 years of the Audi Quattro", the
car that revolutionised rally car design and performance.
The "Quattro" was first launched on to the rallying scene in 1981, it’s first event was
the Monte Carlo Rally with two cars driven by Hannu Mikkola and Michele Mouton.
There is a planned demo run of works Audi quattro's which will include IN-NP 50
belonging to Adam Marsden. Adam has taken part in all three previous events
with IN-NP 50 and with his other rally quattro BPC11Y.
More details of IN-NP 50. (click here)
The 2010 event features a brand new special stage layout, plus better locations for the
service park and the exhibition area. Over 40,000 people attended the first three shows.
This is now the second biggest rally event in the UK (only Rally GB is bigger).
The show incorporates part of the former RAC Rally stage and turns it into a spectator
based event complete with all the thrills of special stage rallying.
Historic and World Rally Cars will take on Chatsworth’s famous set pieces of rallying;
the jump and the water splash.
Wiscombe Park Hill Climb - 5th /6th September 2009
The Five Clubs Meeting
Traditionally the last major championship meeting of the season the 'Five Clubs'
event caters for a wide selection of sporting machinery and championships.
As in recent years the action revolves around regional championships and with the
season coming to a close there is important work to be done by those with
aspirations of success in their chosen series. The Saturday had it's usual scattering
of showers throughout the day causing the track surface to be damp and greasy.
The Sunday being quite the opposite with the sun shining lifting everyone's spirits
and with track conditions greatly improved the times for the climb to the top of the
hill were much faster. The quattro boys Adam, Andy and Tim all had a very successful
weekend with Adam and Andy both achieving their personal best times at Wiscombe
and Tim being just a few hundredths of a second away from achieving a similar result.
Audi quattro In-Car Video Footage
Here is some in car video footage of Andy and Tim's quattro in action at
Gurston Down Hillclimb earlier this year. Andy is driving on his first practice
run of the day. Unfortunately the car developed a few problems later which
terminated the days event for them.
Bristol Two Club Sprint - Monday 31st August 2009
Once again a visit to Colerne Airfield for the sprint meeting on the bank holiday
Monday. The day started with fog over the airfield which delayed the start of the event.
When the fog cleared the practice runs began and the day progressed without any
further problems for the quattro drivers Adam Tim and Andy. The day ended with
the complete opposite of the morning with brilliant sunshine.
Rally Hebrides 2009
The second event of Rally Hebrides was held on Saturday 22 August 2009.
The stage rally consisted of a Ceremonial Town Centre Start, followed by two
special stages over farmland on the edge of Stornoway. The drivers tackled a further
two special stages through the stunning grounds of Lewis Castle.
The action concluded with a ‘tarmac super-special’ around the circuit at Lewis Karting
Circuit. Twenty of the best rally cars in the UK made the trip to Stornoway to help raise
funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The level of the drivers' commitment was
demonstrated by the fact that they paid their own way in terms of ferry fares,
accommodation, car costs etc. Adam Marsden travelled north from Somerset to
the Isle of Lewis covering around 1500 miles for the round trip to compete in the rally.
Calum Macleod who lives on the Island was Adam's co driver. A wide range of vehicles
took part in the event, ranging from the mighty Group B Audi Quattro and an
ex Colin McRae Mk2 Escort to the outrageous MG Metro 6R4 and the Subaru Impreza
of 2008 Scottish Rally Champion, Jimmy Girvan.
