A quality entry heads for the forest of North Yorkshire this weekend for Stockton DMC’s Tour of Hamsterley Rally
A quality entry heads for the forest of North Yorkshire this weekend for Stockton DMC’s Tour of Hamsterley Rally.
Shildon Railway Museum hosts the start/finish ramp for the popular rally this Sunday which, for the second year running is a round of the RAC Rally Championship which has attracted some fabulous historic cars.
It’s also a round of several other championships too, so there will also be a host of impressive modern machinery on show.
Billingham’s Able UK are sponsoring the trophies and the company’s boss, Peter Stephenson, will be among the favourites to take one back with him.
With regular co-driver Ian Windress beside him in their Ford Forcus WRC, they’ll be looking to repeat their win on the Riponian Rally and improve upon last year’s third overall in the Tour of Hamsterley.
Chris Roe from Redcar and Bob McKenzie from Skelton (Vauxhall Nova) head into the event leading the ANCC Championship and hoping for another good result to strengthen their advantage.
“We’re still running a standard gearbox so again we will struggle with ratios,” said Roe, “but we’re hoping to have that sorted soon.”
Also looking tro make a mark in class A1 is Guisborough navigator Mike Scrimgour who partners Dan Thompson in a Perugeot 305 GTi.
Another familiar face in the line-up is that of Middlesbrough’s Alun Pearson.
He ended a 10-year retirement to post a top 30 finish with co-driver Simon Brook in the Jack Frost Stages at Croft in January.
And the pair are back for more in their Peugeot 205 GTi
Like Roe and McKenzie, they are looking for ANCC Championship points.
Another experienced Teesside crew is made up of Keith Davison and Henry Richardson in their Chrysler Avenger.
Motors TV will film the modern event.
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