Following some reasonable racing success in the national Stock Hatch championship in a Fiesta XR2, Steve Gordon made the decision to embark on a self build Peugeot 106 XSi race car for the 2001 racing season.
The car was fantastic to drive, it had a tendancy to oversteer, but on full power this was easily controllable, and confidence inspiring. The car was still under development for the first couple of races but once completed there was an immediate improvement in race results, and a fabulous battle for the 2001 championship title began, with podium finishes at Cadwell Park, Snetterton & Pembrey, along the way.
Finally at the end of the season, the top 10 championship standings looked like this...
Pos
Driver
No.
Car
Championship Round
Total Score
Final Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1
Scarlett
24
106
55
26
45
56
49
48
50
52
51
56
47
49
52
48
684
613
2
Burgess
6
Swift
52
45
49
47
55
53
48
43
39
42
50
50
28
56
657
590
3
Morgan
25
XR2
49
50
50
49
46
45
55
51
46
45
48
47
51
0
632
587
4
Gordon
8
106
43
42
44
50
50
50
52
48
48
52
44
46
1
49
619
576
5
Sheehan
9
205
40
39
39
45
39
42
45
29
44
47
46
48
39
52
594
526
6
Blumson
15
205
35
38
35
39
48
47
47
47
47
46
42
43
0
47
561
526
7
Stokes
10
Rallye
30
41
1
46
0
0
36
38
52
43
35
38
47
50
457
457
8
J Warner
13
XR2
39
35
40
40
25
35
42
39
43
29
39
33
0
37
476
451
9
Shepherd
60
XR2i
1
49
46
1
48
55
0
0
55
44
52
52
0
46
449
449
10
Tibbs
23
XR2
26
21
42
44
38
38
32
41
35
32
30
30
44
0
453
432
These video clips show the Cadwell Park race, a perfect start, 1st place by the 1st corner, and the Mallory Park race, a very intense battle ends in the gravel!
Stock Hatch championship 2002 - Peugeot 106 XSi
After the successes in 2001, 2002 was a much more low key affair, with a few guest outings only rather than a full on attempt at the title.
2004 season & onwards - Peugeot 106 XSi
In 2004, another Peugeot 106 XSi was acquired, modified for racing in the Stock Hatch championship - utilising all that had been learned from previous years. This was to be a publicity tool for SGR Engineering, but eventually in 2005 it was sold to Matt Wilkins, who took it to a number of race wins.