Motorsport News’s Historic Driver of the Year Roger Chilman joined an impressive list of British Historic Rally champions in October after an exemplary campaign in his Ford Escort Mk2.
It was a popular and well-deserved title and came 40 years after his father, Roger Senior, was winning in a similar car at national level.
It is often said that championships are won and lost at the start of the season and that’s certainly where Chilman laid the foundations for his title bid. Sitting alongside the Leominster driver was Patrick Walsh, one of Britain’s most experienced and
