Twice British Ladies Rally Champion 1998 and 1999
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Barbara Armstrong
Barbara Armstrong
Since returning to her home area Barbara has taken a keen interest in her local car club which is and always has been Solway Car Club.
She was elected to the car club committee and since then has proved a valuable and committed member who is always willing to helpwith and participate in all aspects of the running of th...e club. Barbara is also a keen competitor with her undoubted skill still evident in the way she tackles both the clubs tar and grass autotest events.
Not just content with her own interests in competition she has also been instrumental in helping youngsters interested in motorsportgiving valuable tuition at Solway Car Club to junior members, most recent training day at Kirkcudbright Academy. So as always Barbara's competitive instinct is still very much in evidence whether competing herself or helping others to do so.
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Barbara Armstrong Barbara teamed up with parr motorsport for the 2001 Porsche Cup, racing with teammates Matt Turner, Marino Franchitti, Ed Horner and Kelvin Burt.
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Barbara Armstrong
In an incredible finale to the World Cup Rally, Barbara Armstrong and Alyson Marlow took 2nd place, after a strong challenge for the lead over the entire duration of the rally, but only just, after negotiating the flash floods in Fez it appears that the Peugeot sucked water into the intake which bent a con rod, incredi...bly the car continued until reaching the port for the return ferry when it cried enough and the con rod broke and smashed through the side of the engine block, also wrecking the oil pump.
The plan was to find some parts at Portsmouth, get the car going on three cylinders, limp across the line at Brooklands and claim second place. It is all down to the legendary skills of Peter Banham.
The tension was incredible, amazingly the parts were located the engine was stripped down whilst on the boat and a replacement oil pump located, Peter and Betty Banham then filled the whole in the engine and in a feat of technical wizardry got it running on three cylinders for the run back to Brooklands.
The girls arrived in style, in what resembled a dry ice presentation with steam and smoke heralding their triumphant return.
Peugeot Motorsport Manager Mick Linford; "I cannot understate the achievement, to cross the Sahara and travel 6000 miles in a standard road car, enduring conditions only seen on the likes of the Safari Rally is a major accomplishment for Barbara, Alyson and of course the Peugeot 206 but this was matched by the ingenuity of Peter Banham in reviving the engine against all the odds."
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