A history of winning for the Teamwoodspeed Ka

Rebuilding such a famous rally car has unearthed some fascinating history.

Progressing through the Ford Ka Rally Championship from 1999 to 2002, S 625 TJN (as it was then) took on a few forms as it sampled the high life of a major National Rally Championship at the hands of Simon Mauger and Rob Chalmers.

The car won the Ford Ka Rally Championship outright in 1999 with Simon behind the wheel. Simon then progressed to test a WRC Focus alongside Colin McRae, and can now be found lighting up the rear wheels on a Mk2 Escort on the UK rally scene. Subsequently, Rob Chalmers piloted the Rally Ka to many victories during the following years before the car was exported to the Isle of Man, where it won its class on the 2006 RBS Manx International Rally. This accolade came after a string of other impressive results on the ‘Island of Rally’.

When in the Isle of Man, the car wore the registration plate 1290 MN. After a recent successful re-registration back in the UK, this famous little rally car is now identified by registration mark S 395 XAT.

From one of our friends in Finland, here is a list of results attributed to the car in the Ford Rally Championship:

1999 Challenge
Sunseeker – 3rd
Granite City – 6th
Manx – 2nd
Kerridge – 2nd
Enterprise – retired SS5
Bulldog – 2nd

2000 Challenge
Wilson – retired SS6
Epynt – 3rd
Kerridge – 5th
Enterprise – retired SS1

2001 Challenge
No championship due to foot and mouth outbreak

2002 Challenge
Pirelli – 3rd
Gwynedd – 4th
Scottish – retired SS4
Clark – retired SS10
Manx – 3rd
Stena – OTL (lost 17mins on SS8)
Trackrod – cancelled
Temptest – cancelled