Personal

Name:

Andrew Hebron

Age:

38

Marital status:

Married

Children:

2

Occupation:

Business Planning Consultant

Place of birth:

Croydon

Country or county where you live:

West London

Does your spouse / partner like rallying?

She hates it!

Any other hobbies?

Chess (though not at the same time as co-driving); cricket.

Your opinions

Favourite food:

Whatever is nearest

Favourite drink:

Abbott Ale

Favourite motor sport paper / magazine:

MN – obviously

Favourite sports person (other than rallying):

Simen Agdestein; Norwegian Chess Grandmaster AND international footballer. Some combination!

Favourite film star:

Not really into films

Favourite holiday destination:

Kenya

Which TV sports programmes do you watch?

Rallying, cricket, football internationals

Starting out

How did you start out?

I guess James must have been desperate!

First driver you sat with: 

James Potter

First event:

Astra Stages 2002

Rallying background

Type of licence held:

National B

Which motor club do you belong to?

Southern CC

Do you contribute towards your rallying?

Yep

Have you ever driven on a rally?

Not yet

Did you ever marshal on events? When and where?

Rallye Sunseeker

How many events do you get to watch? (e.g. per year)

3-ish

How many rallies do you take part in? (e.g. per year)

7-ish

Have you competed abroad? Where and when?

No

Your opinions (rallying)

Favourite rally car:

Lancia Stratos (beautiful!) / Lancia S4 (ugly, but breathtaking at full pelt in Kielder at 4 a.m.!)

Favourite rally driver:

Henri Toivonen

Favourite rally co-driver:

Has to be Luis Moya, for that helmet-windscreen moment!

Favourite bit of road or forest:

Glentrool

Do you prefer pace notes or map reading events?

Pace notes – definitely!

Things you dislike about rallying?

£££££££££

Who do you think will win the World Rally Championship in 2003?

I’ll put my mortgage on Petter Solberg!

... and in 2004?

** Loeb or Martin? I'll plump for Loeb.

Rallying history

Drivers you have sat with:

James Potter!

Best driver you have ever sat with? 

James Potter!

Best result:

2^nd in Swansea Bay Clubman’s – by 0.3 sec!

Worst result:

Retiring from Park Stages when leading the Kumho championship

Championships contested:

Kumho Clubman’s

Best Championship result:

1^st Kall Kwik 2003
1^st Swansea Bay 2003

Best rally memory:

Spraying champagne in Pickering!

Strangest incident on a rally:

Going off on the Kall Kwik, hitting a bank and thinking we were going to roll, but being bounced back on to the road instead, still at full throttle!

Biggest accident:

So far so good!

Achievements gained from rallying:

It’s a great buzz when it goes right

Your current performance

Your current driver(s) and events or Championships being contested in 2003

Kumho Clubman’s

How could you improve your ‘own’ current performance?

Learning when James is not quite on the boil so I can….

How could you improve your current driver’s performance?

…shout more!

If you had £50,000 to spend on rallying, what would you do? 

Start driving and make it last as long as possible

Your future in rallying

Where would you most like to compete (in the world):

1000 Lakes

Which rally would you most like to compete in?

Rally GB

Which driver(s) would you most like to co-drive for?

A better question would be: which driver would I like to co-drive for me? Colin McRae, so that I can sack him when I crash.

Ambition in rallying for the future:

To do the driving

What would you like to put back into rallying?

Happy to help out on the organising side

The future of rallying

Which up-and-coming rally driver can you recommend?

Ieuan Rowlands (grrrr….)

Which up-and-coming rally co-driver can you recommend?

You never notice the good ones!

What would be the best tip you could give to other co-drivers?

Failing to plan is planning to fail, etc. etc.

Any other comments?

The first rule of successful co-driving is to do it for a quick driver!

posted 12/11/03
updated 3/6/04 (item marked *)