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Exclusive Interview with
Top British Co-driver

Jayson Brown

Jayson Brown, top co-driver for Nik Elsmore

Jayson co-drives 
for Ben Briant
contesting the Group N World Rally Championship in 2002

Email from Jayson
13/1/02
This year, I will be co-driving for Ben Briant in the WRC, Group N Championship.

More news later.

Jayson

Email from Jayson
3/1/01
My plans for 2001 are still with Nik Elsmore, to do the following WRC rounds:

Sweden
Cataluna
Finland
San Remo
Rally GB

Jayson

Personal  
Name: JAYSON BROWN
Age: 27
Marital status: Single
Children: 1
Occupation: Carpenter / joiner
Place of birth: Tredegaer
Country or county where you live: Monmouthshire
Does your spouse / partner like rallying? Yes
Any other hobbies? Riding my mountain bike when I've got the time
Your opinions  
Favourite food: Sunday roast
Favourite drink: Diet Coke
Favourite motorsport paper / magazine: Motoring News / Rallysport
Favourite holiday destination: No time for holidays yet
Which TV sports programmes do you watch? Sport on 4 / BBC Rallying
Starting out  
How did you start out? Road rallying
First driver you sat with: Nigel Lines
First event: Briedden road rally
Rallying background  
Type of licence held: International
Which motor club do you belong to? Abergavenny
Do you contribute towards your rallying? Yes
Have you ever driven on a rally? Yes
Did you ever marshal on events? When and where? No
How many events do you get to watch? (eg. per year) 4 / 5
How many rallies do you take part in? (eg. per year) Anything from 10 to 20
Have you competed abroad? Where and when? Ulster 99 / Wexford 97 / Mini Manx 98 / Belgium 97 and 00
Your opinions  on rallying  
Favourite rally car: Subaru Impreza WRC
Favourite rally driver: Colin McRae
Favourite rally co-driver: Nicky Grist
Favourite bit of road or forest: Gartheiniog / Dyfi
Do you prefer pace notes or map reading events? Pace notes, because of the speed
Things you dislike about rallying? Too expensive
Who do you think will win this year's World Rally Championship? Richard Burns
Rallying history  
Drivers you have sat with: Nigel Lines, Chris Reynolds, Leigh Davies, Brian Davis, Wayne Palmer, Kevin Lines, Mark Alderton, Sean Edwards, Tom Taylor Duxbury, Carl Davies, Tim Hookway  Richard Gough, Mark Perrott, Nik Elsmore, Jon Tainton

Added 5/1/01 - Simon Hughes and Andy Burnell

Best driver you have ever sat with? ???
Best result: Plains Rally wins 1998 and 1999
4th overall Pirelli 2000
Championships contested: 1993 Welsh Road Rally
1997 Super 106 Cup
1997 Welsh National Championship
2000 British Rally championship
Best Championship result: 1993 Novice Road Rally Championship
1997 Super 106 Cup Champion
1999 Welsh National Champion
Best rally memory: Winning the Plains Rally in 1998 with Richard Gough
Biggest accident: Woodpecker 1999 with Hugh Hunter
Achievements gained from rallying: I haven't finished yet
Your current performance  
How could you improve your ‘own’ current performance? More international rallies
How could you improve your current driver's performance? ????
If you had £50,000 to spend on rallying, what would you do? Do World Rally Championship events
Your future in rallying  
Which rally would you most like to compete in? New Zealand
Which driver(s) would you most like to co-drive for? Any WRC driver would be a start
Ambition in rallying for the future: World Champion
What would you like to put back into rallying? More training for co-drivers at club level
The future of rallying  
Which up-and-coming rally driver can you recommend? Nik Elsmore
Which up-and-coming rally co-driver can you recommend? J..... B....
What would be the best tip you could give to other co-drivers? Do as many events as possible
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