Avon celebrates 23 rallycross titles – in just one year!
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Avon Tyres, a brand manufactured by Cooper Tire
& Rubber Company Europe recognised for its impressive history and heritage
of innovation, is celebrating this autumn as racers using the manufacturer’s
rubber have won an incredible 23 rallycross titles across Europe in
2007.
One of the toughest forms of competition for tyres,
rallycross requires manufacturers to prepare a compound that not only copes with
racing on both gravel and asphalt, but also enables cars with as much as 500bhp
to accelerate from 0-60mph in just 2.4 seconds.
In the world’s premier series, the FIA European
Rallycross Championship, Lars Larsson, Kenneth Hansen and Andreas Eriksson took
the top three Division 1 places on Avon tyres, while Michael de Keersmacher and
Jos Sterkens took the Division 1A and Supercup titles respectively.
Beyond that, in every national championship where
competitors had an open tyre choice, Avon proved itself as a winner. A string of
national titles came in countries from Finland to the Czech Republic, Belgium to
Estonia. And, thanks to the manufacturer’s ability to supply tyres to any type
of car, the titles came across all categories – not just the top
classes.
“We’re incredibly proud of our record in
rallycross,” said Roger Everson, Sales & Marketing Manager for Avon
Motorsport. “The fact that competitors from championships that use a sole tyre
supplier were consistently coming to us for their rubber at open races like the
Rallycross Superprix proved that we were the tyre everyone wanted to
use.”
Avon Tyres Motorsport Rallycross Champions
2008
FIA European Championships
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Div 1
1st Lars Larsson Skoda Fabia T16 4x4
2nd Kenneth Hansen Citroen C4 T16 4x4
3rd Andreas Eriksson Ford Fiesta ST T16 4x4
1st Lars Larsson Skoda Fabia T16 4x4
2nd Kenneth Hansen Citroen C4 T16 4x4
3rd Andreas Eriksson Ford Fiesta ST T16 4x4
Div 1A
1st Michael de Keersmacher Opel Corsa C
2nd Jaroslav Kalny Peugeot 206
3rd Olivier Bossard Citroen C2
1st Michael de Keersmacher Opel Corsa C
2nd Jaroslav Kalny Peugeot 206
3rd Olivier Bossard Citroen C2
Supercup Jos Sterkens Ford Fiesta
FIA Central European Zone Rallycross
Trophy
Div 1 Peter Ramler Seat Leon Cupra
Div 1A Zdenek Cermak Skoda Fabia
Div 1A Zdenek Cermak Skoda Fabia
FIA North European Zone Rallycross
Championship
Div 1
1st Janis Bogdanovics Ford Focus 4x4
2nd Aldis Zebergs Toyota Corrolla 4x4
3rd Kazimicras Gudziunas Ford Puma 4x4
1st Janis Bogdanovics Ford Focus 4x4
2nd Aldis Zebergs Toyota Corrolla 4x4
3rd Kazimicras Gudziunas Ford Puma 4x4
Super 2000
1st Reinis Safonovs VW Golf
2nd Vaidas Navickas VW Golf
1st Reinis Safonovs VW Golf
2nd Vaidas Navickas VW Golf
Open Class
1st Silvo Viitanen Volvo S40
2nd Ilgonis Krumins BMW M3
3rd Valdur Reinsalu Ford Focus
1st Silvo Viitanen Volvo S40
2nd Ilgonis Krumins BMW M3
3rd Valdur Reinsalu Ford Focus
National Rallycross Championships
Events
UK Rallycross Open Championship
Overall “Mad” Mark Watson Citroen Xsara T16 4x4
UK Rallycross Superprix
Overall Kenneth Hansen Citroen C4 T16 4x4
London Masters
Overall Per Eklund Saab 93 T16 4 x 4
Austrian Rallycross Championship
Div 1 Peter Ramler Seat Leon Cupra
Div 1A Zdenek Cermak Skoda Fabia
Div 1A Zdenek Cermak Skoda Fabia
Belgian Rallycross Championship
Supercar Patrick Van Mechelen Subaru Impreza T16 4x4
Div 1A Thierry Cokelaere Honda Civic
Div 1A Thierry Cokelaere Honda Civic
Czech Republic Rallycross Championship
Div 1 Marek Zeman Skoda Fabia T16 4x4
Div 1A Zdenek Cermak Skoda Fabia
Div 1A Zdenek Cermak Skoda Fabia
Dutch Rallycross Championship
Supercar Patrick Van Mechelen Subaru Impreza T16 4x4
Div 1A Thierry Cokelaere Honda Civic
Div 1A Thierry Cokelaere Honda Civic
Estonian Rallycross Championship
ERK 2500 Kalle Kutt Honda Civic
Irish Rallycross Championship
Supercar Derrick Jobb Escort Cosworth 4x4
Swedish Rallycross Championship
Div 1 Lars Larsson Skoda Fabia T16 4x4
Div 1A Niklas Hagstrom Honda Civic Type R
Div 1A Niklas Hagstrom Honda Civic Type R
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