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18th February 2013, 13:47 #1
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Mark Cronje on Malcolm Wilson Rally
Mark Cronje from South Africa is shown on the unseeded entrylist for the Malcolm Wilson Rally in Cumbria on March 2nd, competing in a Fiesta WRC.
I just wondered if any of the foreign posters on this forum knew much about his background and rally history?
He has his own website (Mark Cronje Team Sasol - The Official Mark Cronje website) which says he rose through karting and track racing.
Sounds like a versatile driver.
Rumours are that Matthew Wilson is also to use the event as a test for the new Fiesta R5 but as a course car only so no published times for him.
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18th February 2013, 14:17 #2
He is current South African champion. eWRC-results.com - profile Mark Cronje
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19th February 2013, 07:34 #3
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He is the current SA champion and ex karting world champion... multiple track and rally class championships throughout his career.
Malcolm Wilson invited him to compete as a reward for winning the SA Championship in a Fiesta last year
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26th February 2013, 14:13 #4
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Thanks for your response. Will Mark ever have encountered snow and ice before on his rallies in SA?
We are seeded only a few cars behind him so I look forward to ogling his car first hand.
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27th February 2013, 13:22 #5
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We don't have snow or ice on South African rallies, just bad mud on some events. Mark should have won the 2011 title too, but lost on a technicality that was not of his making. He should go alright, maybe not set the world on fire as we have S2000 spec cars, not WRC spec, so he'll need to get used to the car. That said, he's probably been the most adaptable driver in SA over the last few seasons, whether its been the RunX (Corolla), Auris or Fiesta, he's always been a front runner since moving to the S2000 class.
CMR4L titles: 2, RBR MF Cup titles: 2
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2nd March 2013, 13:32 #6
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Cronje running 3rd at the moment, 14 seconds behind the leader Paul Bird.
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3rd March 2013, 18:48 #7
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3rd March 2013, 20:15 #8
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Originally Posted by Grant_RSA
We won the rotax world finals which is not the World Karting Championships
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4th March 2013, 12:34 #9
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Mark didnt look to shabby in those clips :-D
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4th March 2013, 13:23 #10
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Originally Posted by greencroft
We had a pretty troublefree run to 19th in my "historic" Evo6!
Thanks to all involved in putting on the event.
Simon Rogers.
Did Jan Solans get 3 points for his 8th place at the end of saturday? Wikipedia and WRC site shows he didn't, eWRC shows he did.
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