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Kenneth Hansen
I have reverted the Kenneth Hansen page. If you feel Kenneth Hansen the rally driver needs a page, then create one with the name Kenneth Hansen (rally driver) and put a dab link on the current page. Moving a page without discussion, and then after doing so (creating many broken links) you made no attempt to fix them, is totally unacceptable. There are 28 speedway related links compared to 1 rally link. Please do not vandalise the page again. Hammer1980 ·talk 17:11, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
 * According to his own website (and he should know best) as well as according to the first line of your text the correct name of the speedway biker is Kenneth Kruse Hansen. Therefore I don’t know why you’ve named the page Kenneth Hansen. The Swede Kenneth Hansen is not a Rally driver but with 13 FIA European championship titles the most successful Rallycross competitor in motorsport history. However, in case I would create an article Kenneth Hansen (rallycross) would you move your article at least to Kenneth Hansen (speedway) or something similar? BTW, I have problems with my internet access at the moment and was not able to fix broken links this afternoon. So you better should not use words like "vandalise" that quick… RX-Guru 21:37, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
 * There is no need to move the current page to Kenneth Hansen (speedway rider). Kruse is his middle name. The article is no different to any other article on Wikipedia, the subject's middle name is not often used. I have added a DAB to the current article to the page name you suggested for the Rallycross driver. With regard to the vandalism comment, moving and blanking out pages without discussion I would consider as vandalism. I still fail to see how using this name is "interfering" with the one article that had linked to the speedway article in error. I look forward to reading your Kenneth Hansen (rallycross) article as I enjoy Rallying and Rallycross myself. Hammer1980 ·talk 01:19, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Folkrace vs Bangers rodeo
Have you got Bangers rodeos or so-called demolition derbys in Sweden? It is not the intention of Folkrace that the last man driving is the winner, after he has crashed all other competitors out of the race. Although Folkrace is driven with mostly terrible looking cars it is IMO some kind of "Rallycross for the poor" and has nothing to do with deliberately forcing other drivers to retire. Otherwise it would definetely not be regognised by the SBF. AFAIK Banger races are in no European country recognised by any ASN. RX-Guru (talk) 15:53, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Banger racing does not necessarily mean you have to crash all the orher cars. As it says at banger racing "drivers of old vehicles race against one another around a race track and the race is won in terms of the first car to the chequered flag". See Talk:Folkrace. // Liftarn (talk)

Boris Rung
Hey. My German is very rusty, but I started a stub by translating some of your text at fi:Boris Rung. You should really consider uploading that image (and your others too) to Commons, by the way. Thanks, Prolog (talk) 12:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Porsche 956
I noticed your two photographs of Porsche 956s on Commons, and I was wondering if you had these photos unmodified at all, without the blur? Specifically, the GTi Engineering Red/White Canon car, as it'd be a good addition to my Richard Lloyd Racing article. Or just pictures from any of the other cars at Le Mans that year, really. The359 (talk) 18:53, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * The blur was produced by panning with a lense that was equipped with a special filter right at the venue. Therefore, the scans show nothing but the true result on the slides. However, of course I took much more slides that year. Name some drivers/cars that are most important for you and I can check my archive later on… RX-Guru (talk) 11:58, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, so hard to pick just a few important ones. I'd say any slides of the Porsche 956s and 962s (Rothmans factory cars, Canon Richard Lloyd car, and New-Man Joest cars are probably the most recognizable), the Martini Lancias, the Dome Toyotas, the Dow Corning EMKA Aston Martin, the Group 44 Jaguars, or the Mazdas might be the best pictures to have.  We have so few period photos of Group C cars on Wikipedia. The359 (talk) 22:07, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Freddy Kottulinsky
Since you added the information about his death to his article, perhaps you could also supply a source that reported his death? At the moment we don't have one. - Nunh-huh 19:42, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Strange enough so far only his German motorsport club has reported his death. See here. RX-Guru (talk) 20:44, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it was the lack of reporting that gave me pause. Thanks for adding the link. I expect that some news outlets will pick up the story soon. - Nunh-huh 21:44, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

more groupb pictures
Hello, I'm a french fan of rallying and i work on the group b article. I see that you had takes pictures of cars in past, so i tell you if you have more vintage photos ? It's so beautifuk than actuals. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.14.171.147 (talk) 15:53, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Your image of Norwegian Rallycross driver Martin Iversen
Hi. I would like to use your image, MartinIversenNorway1991.jpg, in a photography workshop slideshow and handout, and also a book I am planning to publish. I see it's part of the Wikicommons and can be used, but as a fellow photographer I feel I should ask you personally first. I will of course credit you in the handout and book, so please let me know what to put in the byline, and also provide a link to your website if you have one.

I want to illustrate to students the effects of high ISO film on image grain, and this image is perfect for that.

My website is http://www.photographyworkshopsabroad.com It's for these workshops I wish to use the image.

Kind regards

Middleian (talk) 16:27, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, credit Eddi Laumanns (RX-Guru)/Wikipedia would be fine. As for website you can use http://www.rallycrossworld.com/ where I'm one of the three admins. I took one or two Agfa 1000 films a year in those days to get a single "huge grain" image for my annual 'Rallycross Calendar'. Picture was taken with Canon EOS1 and 2.8/300mmL lens. A specimen copy would be fine, if possible. ;o) RX-Guru (talk) 18:43, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Will do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Middleian (talk • contribs) 21:33, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

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World RX - Spain vs. Barcelona
. See what it is named. Holdenman05 (talk) 12:26, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Click further on "Full Event Schedule" to find this . See also the 2015 WRX calendar The header of the official results reads also Rallycross of Barcelona, and not Rallycross of Spain. The official name is World RX of Barcelona, no matter if the timekeepers have mixed it up this time. RX-Guru (talk) 19:01, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCommons constant Bakkerud uploads
An Andreas Bakkerud fan appears to be uploading copious amounts of Bakkerud images into World RX Commons pages at the expense of other drivers. As I'm not able to access the sites they are using (they seem to all be Swedish/Norwegian and for some reason don't like my internet or computer, unsure which), could you possibly direct me to some sites that would allow me to upload uncopyrighted images of other drivers so we can add some variety to the event articles? Thanks in advance. Holdenman05 (talk) 10:29, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I bet it's not a fan, but his manager Jan Tore Brustad. I'll think it over when having a bit more time. RX-Guru (talk) 17:47, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Just found User Kaiketsu's answer about this question on his talk page and think you found the putative "Bakkerud fan". If I was you I would get in touch with Rachel Cavers of IMGs press office to find out if their images could be used for Wikipedia as well. RX-Guru (talk) 18:28, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've seen Kaiketsu's response and will take a look at his sources before I start on IMG. It may not be for a while as I'm winding up my year with final exams and Christmas but I'll take a look at some point (most likely after the New Year). I'd also like to get your opinion on whether there should be separate event articles for Euro RX following the split, combine them like I've recently done to the relevant 2015 events, or just work with World RX for now. Holdenman05 (talk) 04:25, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, seeing as you're the respected RX journalist, you would have a lot more influence behind the claims that we need images/information than I would. Maybe you should try talking to the likes of Rachel Cavers; it would give us a better chance of getting a response, let alone any material. That's if you have the time. Holdenman05 (talk) 07:37, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
 * See, I've never met Rachel Cavers and I actually never met anyone of IMG (apart from my former friend/colleague Tim Whittington, the WorldRX championship coordinator), as I gave up travelling to the events when IMG took over the former ERC after 2012. Into the bargain I'm a retired person since last February. That fits pretty well, seen that I've lost most of my interest in what I call IMGs "Tinseltown Rallycross", that gets every year closer and closer to what the GRC Yankies think Rallycross should be. After being for 40 years in the sport I like it a lot to concentrate on others things in life now, like family, meeting friends from my youth, and hobbies (hoping to do a book on Martin Schanche asap). Perhaps you noticed that I also quit doing ERC24.com for my Norwegian friends earlier this year... I'm quite certain that the IMG press office would be interested in helping the right people in Wikipedia, but will not put any own effort into it for to find out. ;-) RX-Guru (talk) 15:11, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

World RX of Portugal
I don't have enough internet at the moment to edit in the results for this weekends round of the WRX (as my modem is broken), if you could create the article in the 'working area' of my sandbox then that would be very much appreciated. If the situation changes I will let you know. Holdenman05 (talk) 06:49, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but not at home over the weekend. RX-Guru (talk) 20:56, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

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ERX event winners
Guten Tag!

I'm working on a list of ERX event winners in my Sandbox. It's a bit of a monster and I'm not sure if I should chop it up into smaller lists for each division.

User:Kaiketsu/sandbox

I've excluded events not sanctioned by the FIA. So the starting point is 1976. Gone are also the '93 and '94 1400 Cup seasons. Please fact check it, there are probably tons of mistakes in it. I would also like you to comment on the headlines and the sorting.

I'll create lists for non-FIA events later on.

Cheers! Kaiketsu (talk) 11:56, 18 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Hejsan! I already saw your list the other day and suppose you are using this source here. One cannot do wrong by taking over the information. Frank Van Rooy of rallycross.com is using a system I recommended to him many years ago. For the history part we did all together, nowadays he is working on his own. Source can be seen at the bottom of all lists, don't know yet from what year onwards he left my name out. However, he is still working very accurate with names, its accents, make and models of cars (adapted for use in Rallycross) and often asking for my advice (make and model according to FIA homologations etc.) or checking with the drivers themselves for name spellings or what passport they have and racing licence they use (due to FIA rules a driver in a World championship runs under his passport nationality, while a driver in a European championship runs under the nationality of the racing licence country). Putting all results in just one list makes it all not easy to understand for Wiki users. But I don't know yet how to improve. Will keep an eye on the list and think it over. One thing I'm actually not really happy with is that for example Kenneth Hansen's 73 victories (57 in the main category, 16 in the lower class) in the end have the same value as Martin Schanche's 74 (all scored in the main category). On the other hand, Olle Arnesson claimed a total of 24 victories, of which are 14 from the GT Division. Brings up the question if the GT Division victories have the same value as victories from the TC Division and the later main category victories. From my point of view yes, but what do other users think, seen that the GT Division always had less competitors... RX-Guru (talk) 08:16, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Höljesbanan
I'm currently working on an article for the Höljesbanan circuit. I was wondering if you know of any decent sources relating to the history of the circuit? If not I shall keep looking. Holdenman05 (talk) 03:43, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I seem to remember to have seen recently a story about the first ever Rallycross event there, won by Per Eklund, think it was on a cold February day in the mid 1970s. I'll try to find it back. I myself have not been there before their first ever ERX round on 7 July 1991. They did a so-called Mäster Möte or Finnskoga Masters previously. If I remember well they did not have the best relations with the Swedish ASN (Svenska Bilsportförbundet – SBF) and its FIA Off-Road Commission chairman Börje Jönsson and had to wait for quite some time before being granted an ERX round. RX-Guru (talk) 07:59, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * After a quick search found on their own website some pictures and press clippings as well as a short story about the start of it all. BTW, interesting to be included: The area is called Finnskog ("the wood of the Finns"), due to immigrants from Finland who once settled there in the wilderness. Same for the area at the other side of the border to Norway. The Norwegian wintersports resort of Trysil is not far from Höljes. Therefore, the organising club was named Finnskoga Motorklubb. Would be maybe wise to cooperate with user Kaiketsu for this article, as the Swedish language press clippings cannot be translated via Google etc. RX-Guru (talk) 08:21, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * PS: BTW, there is also a book about Höljes available, but in Swedish language only. RX-Guru (talk) 08:42, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'll see what Kaiketsu has to add and I'll get to work. Holdenman05 (talk) 08:49, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

World RX of Sweden
If you have looked at the article I made for this years' Swedish round I included for the European entries the cars that the drivers used. I've been thinking about it's inclusion for a while and would like to get others' opinion on it. If we could reach a consensus in the talk page it would be much appreciated. Holdenman05 (talk) 22:36, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Where have you been?!
Hey! Welcome to the Rallycross article, I just found it myself. Thanks for updating the GRC info.

The whole article needs work, if you're interested. Everything under "history" is currently unsourced. Do you know of any firsthand accounts that might help to confirm the 60s-70s origins of rallycross?

-Jergling (talk) 15:45, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'm not keen to follow GRC any longer, as, some years ago, I expected it to become more similar to European Rallycross. Instead it turned out to become a typical American show event for one dozen competitors only. About the history: There has always been a lot of bullshit around about how Rallycross came into being. Especially about the early 1963 "one car against the clock" Rallysprint type event at Brands Hatch as well as the Foot-and-mouth story of late 1967. None of the writers seems to care that the first Rallycross (using the name Rallycross for the first time ever and was organised with four cars starting abreast) was held more than half a year before the RAC Rally was cancelled due to FMD. Therefore, I only trust the history information coming from British Rallycross Guru Tim Whittington and myself. Here is some info from him and me. Up to you if you use it to confirm what is written under "history". I myself retired in February 2015 and subsequently have lost a lot of my interest in Rallycross that drove me on for 40 years. As I simply found out that there is also a life without Rallycross. ;o) RX-Guru (talk) 11:51, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Ole Kristian Temte
It seems Ole Kristian Temte has created his own article. Seeing as it is only two lines and he is about as notable as Joni-Pekka Rajala (whose article was recently deleted) I'm considering putting it up for deletion, especially considering I don't really know where to find information on him. Holdenman05 (talk) 23:45, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
 * No objections! The deleted Rajala article contained a lot more of information anyway. But if it was done by Temte himself or by one of his friends or team members using his name I'm not certain of. Happens more and more these days. ;o) RX-Guru (talk) 11:17, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, someone's already beaten me to the nomination - but your point about the frequency of these types of articles is very true, I had to deal with a junior formulae related one about a month ago. Have a good Christmas mate. Holdenman05 (talk) 00:16, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

South Africa AfD, Temte again and VW name
I'll need your persuasive efforts to keep the South African event article from being deleted here. The nominator is well known but I and others know that his common sense level isn't exactly 100%. Temte's gone and re-made his page following deletion, and isn't in much better shape although imo it's better to leave it and be deleted again rather than clean it up (as Kaiketsu is doing) as it won't teach him a lesson. BTW, if you need an explanation over the naming dispute for VW, see K's talk page. Thanks. Holdenman05 (talk) 11:36, 3 April 2017 (UTC)