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RS S1Turbo West Cork 85 Circuit of Ireland 85 Welsh 85 Scottish 85 Ulster Rally 85 Rothmans Manx 85 RAC 85
European RS1600i's Rallye Principe de Asturias 83 Rallye Sanremo 83 Rallye Antibes 83 |
35th Swedish (S)
15/17 February 1985 - Karlstad - WCR2 - WCD2 115 Starters, 56 Finishers, 29 Special Stages, 505 SS Km, 1642 Km
16 Mark Lovell / Peter Davis GpA Ford Escort RS1600i HPU 73Y
Autosport Feb 28, '85 p34 Col Photo HPU 73 Y One award that the Swedes did not pick up was the Junior Trophy, collected again by the British Junior Rally Team, backed as usual by an army of sponsors, including Pirelli, Lucas, Mintex, Champion, Richard Davies Tyres and - topically - Damart.
John Taylor, the Team Manager, pronounced himself pleased with the result, earned through the efforts of Mark Lovell, who finished 24th,...
Lovell's second leg included one fairly serious assault on the scenery which left the front end rather ragged. Only some intrepid behind-the-scenes activities ensured that the car progressed any further, but that problem over, things settled down again and Mark's target - of getting more miles in preparation for 1996 - was realised.
Autosport Feb 21, '85 Top UK runner was Mark Lovell, therefore, in his Escort RS1600i, and somehow the British Team managed to win the Junior Trophy.
The final results of the Swedish confirm that the British Team had won the Junior Trophy, headed by Mark Lovell who finished 24th in his R-E-D Escort RS1600i. Mark's clean run had one unfortunate moment when he wrecked a front corner on a rock and came perilously close to maximum lateness.
Rally Sport Apr '85 p50 photo p 51 (Martin Holmes)
Reference World Rallying 8 p48 Rally Sport Apr '85 p50 Rally Sport 1985-86 p148 Autosport Feb 21, '85 Autosport Feb 28, '85 p34
End of the RS1600i Events
or Next - The Series 1 Turbo Events - West Cork Rally 1985
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