Roger Freeman (co-driver)

'''Roger Freeman''' (9 October 1951 – 12 July 2003) was the SCCA ProRally Subaru factory team co-driver for Mark Lovell. He and Lovell were killed when their rally car left the road and struck a tree shortly after the start of the first stage of the Oregon Trail Rally. The pair had been rallying together since 1986. Together they had previously won National Rally titles in the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-05-27 |title=Former solicitor died in 100mph rallying crash |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5222472.former-solicitor-died-in-100mph-rallying-crash/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Warrington Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-07-13 |title=Motorsport: Top rally pair Lovell and Freeman killed in Oregon |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/motorsport-top-rally-pair-lovell-and-freeman-killed-in-oregon/28177626.html |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

Freeman retired from co-driving in 1988. He was lured out of retirement by Lovell who was looking to contest the championship with Subaru.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-07 |title=Mark Lovell and Roger Freeman |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-2003/6/mark-lovell-and-roger-freeman/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== References == {{Reference list}}

==External links== * [http://www.markandroger.com Memorial page] * [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=profile&driverid=93 Biography on RallyBase]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Roger}} Category:1951 births Category:2003 deaths Category:Racing drivers who died while racing Category:English rally drivers Category:British rally co-drivers Category:Sports deaths in Oregon Category:20th-century English sportsmen