Andy was an early starter, competing on his first stage rally (1989) whilst still at school (and before he had even taken his driving test). In his first year he gained enough experience to compete in the formidable GpB Metro 6R4, and 6 months later, his first international rally abroad (funded by washing up in a restaurant).

Shortly after completing his mechanical engineering HND in 1991 he achieved his first outright victory, in a Metro 6R4. He had just begun employment in Logistics at Rover Group, a discipline which complemented a co-drivers skills very well.
 
During his 8 years with Rover he began competing on World Rally Championship events and internationals all over Europe. He achieved 4th overall co-driver in the 1992 Peugeot Challenge and won the Rallye Du Limousin round with Andrew Smith. In those days the challenge would regularly receive over 50 entries per rally.

More and more rallies followed culminating with a championship win on the 1998 BTRDA Gold Star Championship with Adam Kent. This was all the more satisfying as the rallies did not allow pace notes and were run on maps - the true test of a navigator.By January 1999 Andy had completed a part-time MSc in Engineer Business Management at Warwick University and left Rover Group to concentrate on his rallying career. His customer base already included Ford Motorsport.Manufacturer entries with Ford and Skoda on WRC events followed, with additional WRC and European rally outings. Roadbook and logistics work continued for customers including The MSA, Prodrive, Peugeot and Silverstone Circuits.
 

Foot & Mouth disease in 2001 had quite an impact on Andy's career and he took some work in an audio/video business, working for one of his old drivers.

Since then, both the audio/video business and Andy's motorsport work have continued to grow.
 

 

World Rally Championship Experience:

Monte Carlo, Sweden, Safari Rally, SanRemo Rally, Rallye Sardinia, Rally Spain, Finland, Rally New Zealand, Rally Australia, Rally GB.

Countries Competed In:

Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxemburg, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Biggest Team Managed:

53 People, 7 Trucks, I forget how many cars, and 1 helicopter on Rally GB!