Rovacraft Motorsport, managed by Steven Armour, was established 3 years ago by team owner and business man, David Rowland. The team was formed to develop and campaign mainly Land Rover based vehicles.
The team comprises of:
Steven Armour – Team Manager
Steve is responsible for organizing the events from pack down to pack up, finances, logistics, rules, admin, and mechanical work on the cars and also is licensed to drive a trans porter and race car (CMAS licensed).
David Rowland – Team Owner
Dave is the owner and driver of the Freelander.
Glen Martinovich – Competitor Co-Driver
Glen is a well recognized Rally Navigator in Australia and has assisted many popular names in Motorsport. He is a qualified Auto electrician and has many years navigational experience.
Chris Milentis - Team Chef and Mechanic
Peter is a highly skilled mechanical fitter and fantastic cook. Peter’s role is to provide the nutritional requirements for each crew member during the course of the event. His mechanical skills aid the team in all areas of maintenance.
Duncan Wild - Team Equipment & Mechanic
Lee Coupe – Crew Member
Lee is a talented and resourceful crew member with excellent electrical skills and holds a CAMS Navigator license. Lee’s role in the Rovacraft Motorsport team is to assist in maintaining the vehicles during events and to plan the logistics of fuel requirements during the long Safari.
Sponsors
Rovacraft Motorsport – Land Rovers
The team’s lead car, dubbed ‘DR4’ #118, has an all independent custom hand built suspension using the best materials available. The chassis supports a fully blueprinted rear-mounted BMW M Series 6 cylinder engine that runs a front mounted radiator. A Motec engine management system has been installed to provide full data logging.
The gear box is the trusted close ratio 5 speed Gertrag running up to a remote transfer case provident optional full time 4WD. The front and rear differentials are BMW manufactured – as used in the late spec Range Rover.
Brakes are hi-spec lightweight racing callipers with the front 6 POT and the hosting 4 POT. Special brake pads are required to keep DR4 in touch with the surface. The calipers are fixed to specially built hubs made from Billet Alloy and the heavy-duty drive shafts run through.
The Rally Special Freelander has an F.I.A. spec full roll cage. The car is fitted with full intercom system, transponder data logger, a satellite telephone, full GPS system, and two UHF radios. Plus it has a mobile phone and an EPIRB installed.
Events
2008 Australasian Safari
www.australasiansafari.com.au
Australasian Safari Blog
The Rovacraft Motorsport team has entered the upcoming Australia Safari which runs from the 23rd to the 30th of August in Western Australia. The starting point for the race is Kalgoorlie and the final destination is Perth.
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2008 Gascoigne Dash