Personal

Name:

DAVID SENIOR

Age:

35

Marital status:

Single

Children:

None

Occupation:

Professional co-driver

Any other hobbies?

Squash, tennis, going to the gym, mountain biking

Your opinions

Favourite food:

Chicken & beef fajitas

Favourite drink:

Diet coke or vodka & coke

Favourite motorsport paper / magazine:

Motoring News

Favourite sports person (other than rallying):

Martina Hingis

Favourite film star:

Michael Caine

Favourite holiday destination:

Verbier

Which TV sports programmes do you watch?

Almost everything, except horse racing!

Starting out

How did you start out?

Marshalling on a road rally in the winter of 1979

First driver you sat with:

Chris Dinnage

First event:

Harcog Road Rally - May 1980

Rallying background

Type of licence held:

International

Which motor club do you belong to?

Coltness CC

Do you contribute towards your rallying?

No

Have you ever driven on a rally?

Yes - 3 road rallies

Did you ever marshal on events? When and where?

Yes - various

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

3 or 4

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

14

Have you competed abroad? Where and when?

All WRC event plus Belgium, Norway, Cyprus, Indonesia, Thailand, Azores

Your opinions  on rallying

Favourite rally car:

Subaru P2000 WRC / Hyundai Accent!

Favourite rally driver:

Alister McRae, of course!

Favourite rally co-driver:

Luis Moya

East & West Baldwin on Isle of Man or

Do you prefer pace notes or map reading events?

Only do pace notes these days, so don’t have a choice.

Things you dislike about rallying?

Early starts! Having to drive on stages when there are spectators in the road.

Who do you think will win the World Rally Championship in 2001?

Richard Burns

Rallying history

Drivers you have sat with:

Over 50 in total including: Alister McRae, Jim McRae, Simon Stubbings, Andy Knight, Neil Wearden, Neil Simpson, David Young

Best driver you have ever sat with?

Alister McRae, of course!

Best result:

Worst result:

Any retirement! But especially 98 RAC whilst lying 2nd in the Subaru

Championships contested:

Scottish 1989 / 90
Nova Gsi Challenge 91
British Championship 92 to 98 inclusive
World Rally Championship 99 onwards

Best Championship result:

British Championship 1995

Best rally memory:

Winning Vauxhall and Portugal (F2) back to back in 1997
Being Colin’s team mate, driving the last works 555 Subaru on the RAC in 98

Strangest incident on a rally:

?

Biggest accident:

1992 Ypres in Group N Sierra

Your current performance

How could you improve your ‘own’ current performance?

Be fitter
Stop smoking!
Improve my writing!

How could you improve your current driver’s performance?

Can’t really. Just ensure he doesn’t have to think about anything on an event apart from driving 

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

Invest it in a young driver or co-driver

Your future in rallying

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

America

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

Alister McRae, of course!

Ambition in rallying for the future:

To win a round of the World Rally Championship and then to, one day, win the Championship itself

What would you like to put back into rallying?

I would like to help a young driver or co-driver towards the top

The future of rallying

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

Neil Wearden

I don’t know, because the most talented co-driver in the world could already be out there, but with the worst driver!

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

Do as many events as funds will allow and sit with as many different drivers as possible.
The one big tip is: - PREPARATION

Any other comments

I'd like to say thank you to my personal sponsors: SILVERSTONE INSURANCE SERVICES