NewsFrom the sands of
Poole
Bay
to the sands of the
Dakar
Rally stages.......
Poole-based Excite Rallye Raid is the only professional all-British
Dakar
Rally team to be entering the Dakar Rally in 2011.
www.britishrallyteam.com
Excite Rallye Raid Team is the first professional all-British Dakar team, combining world class drivers and riders with an experienced management, marketing and support crew, working with the purpose-designed and built McRae Enduro car to fly the flag for Great Britain in the spirit of all the great British explorers and adventurers from history.
The Team is delighted to announce its driver and equipment line up for the 2011 Dakar Rally:
The team will be running three McRae Enduro cars, driven by Martin Rowe, John Hardy (a very competitive and reliable driver) and potentially Alister McRae (though this has yet to be confirmed), plus two KTM 690 motorbikes ridden by Stan Watt and John Stamper (both Dakar Rally veterans).
The Dakar Rally is internationally recognised as being the world’s most gruelling and arduous motorsport event, followed by millions globally on TV and throughout the media, as hundreds of competitors cover in excess of 9,000 km in 14 days over some of the most hostile environmental conditions found anywhere.
After two editions in South America, the organisers of the Dakar Rally have announced that the world’s leading rally-raid will again take place in and in 2011. The excellent relations built up with the two host countries, the vital assets in motor sport terms, as well as the huge groundswell of enthusiasm seen amongst spectators at last year’s event, have led the rally organisers to propose a third instalment in the two Latin American countries for the 2011 edition, which will take place from 1st to 16th January, 2011.
Many of the leading vehicle manufacturers enter the event as it is a unique opportunity to market their products to a global audience. Equally, a large number of entries come from private, entrepreneurial teams who are driven to compete in this prestigious event.
Excite Rallye Raid is currently in partnership talks with several global brands, but the team would love to be backed by a British sponsor to round off the all-British package.
Contact details:
David Jones, Business Manager,
The Excite Rallye Raid Team.
193 Warburton Road
, Poole,
Dorset,
BH17 8SE
,
.
Telephone: +44 (0) 7966 578999
Email: dakar@excite-rallye-raid-team.co.uk
Website: www.britishrallyteam.com
Team members
Drivers
Martin Rowe
Ex British, Chinese and World Rally Championship winning driver, Martin Rowe, brings a wealth of success and experience only comparable to a few other ‘works’ FIA Off Road Championship/Dakar teams. Martin’s list of achievements is impressive, with works drives for Peugeot, Renault, Ford and Porsche. Plus testing and development roles within both the Ford and Subaru works teams just add to his profile.
Career highlights:
1991 Manx Stage Rally Champion
1992 British 1.6 Peugeot Challenge Champion
1994 British Gp N Champion
1998 British Rally Champion
2001 British Formula Rally Champion
2002 6th World Production cup
2003 World Production Cup Champion
2004 Driver coaching/various testing roles
2005 Drove in 4 rounds of the China Rally
Championship winning 2 rounds with
Team KST Ralliart China.
2006 Chinese Rally Champions with
Team KST Ralliart
.
Represented Porsche Cars GB
Transsyberia Rallye
2010 Representing Excite Rallye Raid
Alister McRae
Alister McRae’s list of achievements is also impressive. The ex-British Champion and World Rally Championship competitor has had works drives for Ford, Subaru, Nissan, Volkswagen, Hyundai and Mitsubishi. Alister has also been involved in testing and development for many of the works teams. With him also comes huge and varied experience, culminating in a class podium finish on Dakar 2009, in a McRae Enduro, the car he helped develop.
Career highlights:
1989/90 Scottish Rally Championship,
Vauxhall Nova
1991 Vauxhall Nova GSi Challenge,
Vauxhall Nova
1993 British Rally Championship,
Subaru Legacy
1994/95 Nissan Sunny GTi, British Rally
Championship, selected WRC rounds
1997/98 VW Golf GTi, British Rally
Championship, selected WRC rounds
1999/01 Hyundai Coupe & Hyundai Accent
WRC, World Rally Championship
2002/03 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo7
World Rally Championship
2004 FIA Production World Rally
Championship, Subaru
2006 Chinese Rally Championship,
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9
2007+ Development of McRae Enduro
2009 McRae Enduro, Dakar Rally
2010 Representing Excite Rallye Raid
John Hardy
With over 20 years’ British National Rally Championship experience behind him, John Hardy will provide a reliable and highly important support role to both Martin and Alister, while being equally competitive. John has also spent many years working as a rally driving instructor, helping many British Championship drivers with car setup and driver training.
Riders
Stan Watt
Top British World Enduro Motorcycle rider, Stan Watt, will be the front-running rider for the Excite Rallye Raid Team. This talented ex road race champion and enduro rally-winning rider will be the team’s ‘No1’ on the very competitive KTM 690 Rallye Motorcycle that took him to an incredible 17th overall, on his first attempt, at the 2009 Dakar Rally.
Jon Stamper
Jon’s motorcycle career began with road racing in 1995. He has competed in BMRCR, the MRO Series and the British 250 Championships. Now Jon prefers the thrill of enduro and desert racing. Along with Stan, he has competed in GBXC, the Guy Hoquet Rally Maroc and Dawn to Dusk.
The Car - McRae V8 Enduro
Engine: common-rail V8 turbo-diesel.
Transmission: ZF 6 Speed gearbox, 4WD transfer box.
Dampers: Reiger dampers with remote reservoirs.
Wheels: Speedline aluminium 7 x 16in.
Tyres: 235/80/16 Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyres.
Fuel Tank: FIA FT3 tank - 300 litre capacity.
Length: 4200mm.
Width: 1950mm.
Height: 1850mm.
Wheel Base: 2775mm.
Weight: 1950 Kg.
The Bike - KTM 690 Rallye.
Engine.
Engine Type Single cylinder, 4-stroke.
Displacement (cc) 654.
Bore x Stroke (mm) 102 / 80.
Compression ratio 11.5:1.
Max. torque 69.5 Nm / 6000 rpm.
Performance approx. 70 HP / 7500 rpm.
Starter Electric starter.
Transmission 6 gears.
Carburetor Keihin FCR 41.
Control 4V / OHC.
Lubrication Pressure lubrication.
with 2 oil pumps.
Primary ratio 36:79.
Final drive X-ring 5/8 x 1/4”.
Cooling Liquid cooled.
Clutch Wet multi-disc clutch, operated hydraulically.
Ignition Kokusan DC-GP 93-59.
Chassis.
Frame Chromium molybdenum, power coated.
Handlebar Aluminium conified.
Front suspension WP-USD 52 MA.
Rear suspension WP-Monoshock.
Suspension travel f/r 300 / 310 mm.
Front brakes Disc brake 300 mm.
Rear brakes Disc brake 220 mm.
Front/rear rims 1.6 x 21” / 2.5 x 18”.
Front/rear tires 90/90-21” / 140/90-18”.
Transmission ratio 16:44.
Battery
12V / 8Ah.
Wheelbase 1510±10 mm.
Ground clearance 320 mm.
Seat height 980 mm.
Fuel capacity approx. 36 liters.
Weight approx. 162 kg.
Team contact details:
David Jones, Business Manager,
The Excite Rallye Raid Team.
193 Warburton Road
, Poole,
Dorset,
BH17 8SE
,
.
Telephone: +44 (0) 7966 578999
Email: dakar@excite-rallye-raid-team.co.uk
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