Luke Pinder
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Luke Pinder is a 27 year old British rally driver from Shipley
, West Yorkshire
. Pinder has been involved with motorsports since the age of 13 having started competing in Autograss
and moving to rallying when he passed his driving test at the age of 17.
Pinder's driving skills have drawn praise from the likes of John Haugland
after attending Haugland's winter rally school in Norway and Pentti Airikkala
when Pinder attended his rally school
1400 Championship, and managed to secure the coveted Peugeot 206 1400 Championship.
1400 rally cars. Despite the team failing to finish the first two races due to technical failures, Luke managed to come back and take the championship during the last event of the season. Part of Luke's prize for winning the championship was a prize drive on the 2007 Rally GB in a MG ZR
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and despite not testing the car before he managed to finish Day One of the Wales Rally GB with a commanding lead in their class (N1) and went on to claim a class victory.
Luke finished the rally with a class lead of 45 minutes and 66th overall.
1400 Kit Car in the R2 class of the British Rally Championship.
However, Pinder and Martyn Taylor parted company, with Pinder deciding to replace Taylor with previous Co-Driver Kim Baker.
Pinder and Baker took the championship lead after the Scottish Borders event.
Shipley, West Yorkshire
Shipley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and north-west of Leeds....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. Pinder has been involved with motorsports since the age of 13 having started competing in Autograss
Autograss
Autograss racing is Britain’s most popular form of amateur motor racing. It takes place at venues throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland....
and moving to rallying when he passed his driving test at the age of 17.
Pinder's driving skills have drawn praise from the likes of John Haugland
John Haugland
John Haugland is a Norwegian former rally driver. He competed in 27 world rally championship events, more often than not at the wheel of a Škoda. He had four Top 10 finishes in his career...
after attending Haugland's winter rally school in Norway and Pentti Airikkala
Pentti Airikkala
Pentti Airikkala , was one of the 'Flying Finns' who dominated world rallying in the past four decades...
when Pinder attended his rally school
2005: Peugeot 206 1400 Champion
In 2005 Luke entered the Peugeot 206Peugeot 206
The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car, manufactured by the French automaker Peugeot from 1998 to 2010.Even though the 206 has finished production in most markets as of 2010, in Europe since 2009, it is available the 206+, with a back and especially a front design that resembles the Peugeot 207.-The...
1400 Championship, and managed to secure the coveted Peugeot 206 1400 Championship.
2007: Silverstone Tyres BRC 1400 Champion (Ford KA)
Luke Pinder entered the 2007 BRC 1400 Championship after agreeing a last minute drive with Chris Birkbeck to drive one of his new Ford KAFord Ka
The Ford Ka is a city car from the Ford Motor Company marketed in Europe and elsewhere.The current European version is produced by Fiat Auto in Tychy, Poland, while the model sold in Latin America is built in Brazil and Argentina....
1400 rally cars. Despite the team failing to finish the first two races due to technical failures, Luke managed to come back and take the championship during the last event of the season. Part of Luke's prize for winning the championship was a prize drive on the 2007 Rally GB in a MG ZR
MG ZR
The MG ZR is a high-performance MG-branded "hot hatch" version of the Rover 25 supermini-class car, produced by MG Rover at their Longbridge plant in Birmingham from 2001 to 2005...
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2007: Prize Drive in Rally GB (MG ZR)
As part of his prize for winning the BRC Silverstone Tyres 1400 championship, Luke contested the coveted Rally GB in a MG ZRMG ZR
The MG ZR is a high-performance MG-branded "hot hatch" version of the Rover 25 supermini-class car, produced by MG Rover at their Longbridge plant in Birmingham from 2001 to 2005...
and despite not testing the car before he managed to finish Day One of the Wales Rally GB with a commanding lead in their class (N1) and went on to claim a class victory.
Luke finished the rally with a class lead of 45 minutes and 66th overall.
2008: Tesco 99 BRC R2 Class (Ford Puma kit car)
Luke entered the 2008 season planning to compete with co-driver Martyn Taylor in a Chris Birkbeck-run team for the 2008 season. The team ran a Ford PumaFord Puma
The Ford Puma was a small sports coupé produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1997 to 2001 http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/owners-reviews/search.aspx?range=438#fuel=P&Body=Coupe&transmission=M, for sale in Europe...
1400 Kit Car in the R2 class of the British Rally Championship.
However, Pinder and Martyn Taylor parted company, with Pinder deciding to replace Taylor with previous Co-Driver Kim Baker.
2009: BRC R1 CHAMPION (Suzuki Swift)
2009 saw another new co driver, Peter Scott and another new car. Pinder deciding to contest the Swift Sport Cup within the British Championship. The new combination was very successful and won the Suzuki Swift Cup, the junior swift cup and the BRC R1 classPinder and Baker took the championship lead after the Scottish Borders event.
Results
- 2009 British Rally championship R1 CHAMPION, Suzuki Swift CHAMPION, Pirelli Star DriverPirelli Star DriverPirelli Star Driver is an initiative to support young rally drivers, organised by Pirelli and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile .-History:...
finalist - 2008 Pirelli Star Driver finalist .British Rally Championship BRC R2 Class – Ford Puma
- 2007 Champion – BRC Silverstone Tyres Stars 1400 Rally Championship and Rally GB (MG ZR)
- 2006 Winner of Raymond Munro Dream Drive scholarship
- 2005 Champion - Peugeot 206 1400 Championship
- 2002 Champion - ANCC junior stage rally
- 2002 Alwoodley MC Stage rally Champion
- 2000 Champion - White Rose AC Senior class 1
- 2000 First Stage Rally (Xmas Stages)
- 1999 Junior Champion - White Rose AC