Rally driver barry ferguson

Barry ferguson is one of the legends of australian rallying, with eight state championships, two southern cross rallies and a bathurst 500 win to his credit. The inside story of the firthhoinville win in 1966 the winning codriver, graham hoinville, wrote this in 2002 for the southern cross rally reunion booklet. Invernessshire niall mcshea, rally driver, services to motor sport, enniskillen, fermanagh desmond pastore, services to rugby. List of famous rally drivers biographies, timelines. Peter was a carpenter, single, but had to watch his rally budget very carefully.

Southern cross rally, 1971 the nostalgia forum the. Famed for his exploits in volkswagens of the 1960s, barry went on to win the nsw rally championship 9 times. Road rally is the original form that is held on highways under normal trafficthese are primarily amateur events. This made good sense, says tony rolts son stuart, later to be marketing director of ferguson developments. Rally driver colin mcrae and his son cremated in same. When i started rallying in 1976, over 40 years ago, the local heroes of the day were guys like barry ferguson, colin bond, ross dunkerton and george fury, and there were up and coming drivers like greg carr, geoff portman and others. Its no wonder, then, that most racing fans consider rally racers to be the best drivers behind the wheel. The next test was across the lataband pass to sarobi in afghanistan. Sep 14, 2018 here is the recap from our first european summer rally from geneva to barcelona.

Page 1 of 3 southern cross rally, 1971 posted in the nostalgia forum. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Original australian rally cars still with us from the 60s 70s. Holden imported the legendary raunno aaltonen and shekhar mehta with their outstanding european and african experience. A problem with the brake assembly on the rear had made itself known to the crew of barry ferguson, doug chivas, and dave johnson while travelling through western australia. The greatest rally drivers and their cars gear patrol. The first for scottish news, sport, uk and world news.

Barry ferguson is one of australias most respected and accomplished rally drivers. Nearly 30 years later, barry ferguson is reunited with a legendary rally car. The celebratory dinner on friday 23 august, will feature special guest alister mcrae and a line up of australian rally royalty during the pedders eureka rush weekend in victoria. Barry ferguson arrives for the funeral of colin mcrae and son johnny at east chapel, daldowie crematorium on september 26, 2007 in glasgow, scotland. The southern cross rally was a major international rally mainly held in the port macquarie region of new south wales, australia, between 1966 and 1980. As if the prospect of two drivers going headtohead on the final round of the season. Rangers legend barry ferguson has declared himself bankrupt credit. It was the fourth season in the history of the competition.

Bruce thomas featured in the current issue of auto action is an interview with renowned australian rally driver and bathurst class winner barry ferguson. Australian rally driver and bathurst class winner barry ferguson. Rangers and scotland football captain barry ferguson and indycar. Nsw rally driver barry ferguson discovered the famous commodore in which he, wayne bell and dave boddy finished second in the 18,885km, 14day event, just 30 minutes from his nsw home. Thankfully, not so in the case of nine times nsw champion driver barry ferguson and the vb commodore he drove in the notorious 1979.

The 1995 rac rally was a straight race between colin mcrae and carlos sainz for the drivers championship. A terrifying and graphic video of a black lives matter protester being hit with a car as he protested in ferguson tuesday night has emerged. Escort mk2 full historic body shell supplied to langley park no2. Ferguson handed the car to rob walkers team, under the charge of alf francis. Colin bond and navigator george shepheard in the holden dealer team holden torana gtr xu1 were the winners of the 1971 championship. Thorburn beats bogie in snowman rally the scotsman. Adept behind the wheel in to enable rallysport magazine to continue to provide exclusive content for our readers, some of our content will be restricted to our subscribers. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. This website is dedicated to the history of the southern cross international rally which ran every year from 1966 to 1980. It was only a small excerpt of a vast conversation in which ferguson told some amazing and unbelievable tales of struggle, fortune and in the end success. Lauderdale, participates in the fourth annual womens march and rally at the betty t.

Here is the recap from our first european summer rally from geneva to barcelona. During this week torque rally drove through switzerland, italy. If anybody would like an ancient navigator give me a call. Barry was a very competent driver of vws and was rumoured to be preparing a vw of some 2 litres. Get breaking news on scottish football teams including rangers, celtic fc, hibs fc and more. The third commodore was crewed by the experienced barry ferguson and the fast wayne bell, both well navigated by dave boddy. Two time winners barry ferguson and dave johnson in the holden dealer team. Unforgiving stages characterize the sport, and it requires patience, skill, and balls so big they could be ballasts. Mcrae and his son made their final journey together in the same coffin. Barry says the box is easier on the palm than many dogboxes, yet this was the item that spoilt the cars debut. While the driver told police he or she did not hit the. Borders rally driver euan thorburn and navigator paul beaton have thrown down an early challenge to the scottish rallying dominance of david bogie and kevin rae by claiming the arnold clark.

The rally attracted many of the worlds leading rally drivers and factory teams. Australian rally hall of fame rsea safety motorsport. Sep 26, 2007 mcrae was britains first rally world champion in 1995 and is the son of fivetimes british rallying champion jimmy mcrae. Barry ferguson issues rangers chequebook cry as he insists. First into control at sydney showgrounds barry ferguson back in front on the road, but trailing brought by seven minutes the repco reliability trial has received huge coverage through newspapers and on radio and television and not without controversy with the deaths in western australia and some criticism of its wastefulness considering the. The driver has always maintained that, upon seeing the right arrow sign at the bottom of this muddy hill he set the car up in true scandinavian. The 1968 australian rally championship was a series of six rallying events held across australia. Featured in the current issue of auto action is an interview with renowned australian rally driver and bathurst class winner barry ferguson. Thorpe had a prolific career that saw him play in 100 tests for england while ferguson has led his club rangers to two league championships.

Rally driver colin mcrae and his son cremated in same coffin. Hundreds participate in fourth annual womens march miami. Former england batsman graham thorpe and scotland football captain barry ferguson have been awarded mbes in the queens birthday honours list. Car 17 1979 6 cylinder holden commodore barry fergusondave johnson. Barry was a very competent driver of vws and was rumoured to be preparing a vw of some 2 litres capacity using components from vw industrial engines. His ability to concentrate for long periods, his speed and his sympathy for his car have yielded many famous wins. So its not surprising that when jacko had the big one the rally accident that nearly finished him off he was driving a ford escort. Stage rallies are the professional form of the sport. Through his competition motors concern, he was a regular winner on the west coast in 356, carrera and 550 spyder models, also fielding a raft of ferraris. Barry ferguson first explained how different the world was 50 years ago and. But no great driver sets landmark times without a great car. Escort mk2 full historic body shell supplied to langley park no1. Barry ferguson and his navigator dave johnson win the 3700 km southern cross rally, driving a beetle specially prepared by the vw clayton workshops under team manger pat whitaker, with help from vw dealer worrell motors of toorak. I worked as service crew for brian lidbury in the mitsubishi colt on a couple of rallies in 1971.

It was the inaugural australian rally championship harry firth and navigator graham hoinville won the champion driver and champion navigator titles respectively with a ford cortina lotus. Barry, welcome to the australian rally hall of fame. Rally has always been the bad boy of the racing world. Family and friends gathered today for the funeral of former world rally champion.

The rally world was now heading towards the dizzy heights of group b, and when it appeared the leylandaustin rover effort was lagging, tony put out feelers to see what else might be available. Harry firth, john keran and max winkless, who featured in. He won the southern cross rally twice and was runner up to scotsman andrew cowan 4 times. Crowds pay their respects to former world rally champion colin. Sweep vehicle 1957 mobilgas trial 6g chamberlain champion tractor. I was standing at an end control late one afternoon with a lot of other envious spectators who wanted to compete in the sport one day, and among the first half dozen finishers, a white m. Sep 27, 2007 tragic rally ace colin mcrae and his fiveyearold son johnny were cremated in the same coffin yesterday. Barry ferguson arrives for the funeral of colin mcrae and son. Jack murray, business owner, barry ferguson supported by v. Rally cars, more than any other kind of competition car, are disposable items, usually stripped of useful parts and consigned to the scrap heap after they have performed the. Rangers legend barry ferguson insists douglas park must splash the cash to stop celtics charge for 10 in a row. Stay with her johnny by richie kavanagh outside clips are from waylander rally clips on board clips are from mike curran rallying lyrics stay wut er. The 1980 season saw the datsun stanzas dominate the competition, taking out first, third and fourth places in the championship. The site is currently under construction with material and stories being added regularly.

Mar 02, 2008 nsw rally driver barry ferguson discovered the famous commodore in which he, wayne bell and dave boddy finished second in the 18,885km, 14day event, just 30 minutes from his nsw home. Dallas dogger entered the southern cross rally in a mitsubishi lancer in 1980. Pictured here is the barry lloyd and john dick highly modified colt in rally of canberra 1978. The national rally code came into being in 1967 and formed the basis for the arc competition. The 70s rally driver mike jackson had a prosthetic left arm i think. I think that he basically steered on the right arm whilst his codriver mike jackson changed gear and used the handbrake. Bruce thomas featured in the current issue of auto action is an interview with renowned australian rally. Torque rally geneva to barcelona summer 2018 youtube. Rally driver admits he has no idea what codriver is. This constraint didnt stop him driving a fully equipped rs1800 and getting it into the top 10 on national rallies. To honour the worlds most successful rally driver and reigning world rally champion, sebastien loeb. Barry ferguson came to the association as a young child and lived the rest of his life. It was incredible, said ferguson, who is now totally rebuilding the car for the 2008 red centre to gold coast trial from september 820.

Barry ferguson arrives for the funeral of colin mcrae and. To access this post, you must purchase bronze membership. Family and friends attended a private funeral service for the mcraes. Evan green was best australian with 8 minutes lost, firths falcon and the holden monaros of doug whiteford and barry ferguson were close behind. A talented driver and motorcyclist, he was an early member of the scca and found some success with an mg td before switching to porsches. Driver with prostetic arm tentenths motorsport forum. He talked to fiat, who always liked to hire a lot of drivers and run a lot of cars, but the negotiations foundered officially on the italian companys. Rally driver definition of rally driver by the free. Join facebook to connect with barry ferguson and others you may know. The 1971 australian rally championship was a series of five rallying events held across australia.

Rally videos of the golden era 1979 repco reliability. Clark was fastest again but was matched by hopkirk and bianchi and staepalare. Barry ferguson is highly regarded as one of australias most versatile driver. Jun 16, 2006 former england batsman graham thorpe and scotland football captain barry ferguson have been awarded mbes in the queens birthday honours list. It was the th season in the history of the competition. Barry ferguson sat out the championship to concentrate on the new south wales title, so only ran in the two new south wales based events snowy rally and canberra 500 rally. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. He drove hdt torana xu1s and monaros, and during the 1970s drove mitsubishi galants and lancers. The th australian rally championship was held over five events across australia, the season consisting of one event each for new south wales, victoria, queensland, south australia and western australia. Apply to truck driver, herd manager, delivery driver and more. Celebrating 50 years since the 1968 londonsydney marathon rally. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Barry ferguson racing career profile driver database. Original australian rally cars still with us from the 60s.

Original australian rally cars still with us from the 60s 70s and 80s. Stay with her johnny by richie kavanagh outside clips are from waylander rally clips on board clips are from mike curran rallying lyrics stay wut er johnny. Home site of the principality of hutt river repco reliability trial. In order to participate in rally car racing, one needs to hold a valid drivers license and have lots of practice. Ferguson recreational complex in miami gardens on saturday, january 18, 2020.

The 1980 australian rally championship was a series of five rallying events held across australia. Ace canberra rally driver peter lang is to join the prestigious holden dealer team. George fury and navigator monty suffern in the datsun stanza won the 1980 championship. We changed the rearend diff and surrounds in perth, johnson tells motor. Barry ferguson issues rangers chequebook cry as he insists douglas park must push spending limits to stop celtic barry ferguson the parkhead side were awarded a ninth straight premiership title on. Historic rallying queensland public group facebook. This is now the only known example in existence with a logbooked rally history and is a replica of cowans original works car, subsequently crewed by barry fergusongary connelly now chairman of aimss and later by cowan again, winning the 72 klg rally with it. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Driver 2018 sandblast rally driver 2017 empire state performance rally driver 2016 empire state performance rally driver 2016 raceway park rallysprint. Tragic rally ace colin mcrae and his fiveyearold son johnny were cremated in the same coffin yesterday. In a rally like this its faster to replace than repair where possible.

A group for discussions and photos of historical rallying in queensland. The only recorded competition car he drove that wasnt a ford was a vauxhall in the 1959 monte carlo rally. Tyrone harris, 18, was shot at by plainclothes police after allegedly firing on their unmarked vehicle, and has since been charged with firstdegree assault. The stunt only came to light when onboard footage taken during the race revealed that rather than reading the pace notes, the finnish codriver was in fact screaming the words oh e36 m3. The first was the southern cross rally, based at port macquarie, nsw. Barry ferguson is one of the legends of australian rallying, with eight. It is, of course, peter brocks 1979 repco roundaustralia trial vb, the car in which he, codriver matt philip and navigator noel richards drove 20,000 kilometres in 14 days sometimes for up to two days nonstop through some of the most inhospitable australian outback territory imaginable. His performances against some of the worlds best rally drivers, as highlighted by his outstanding third place behind barry ferguson and winner.