▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁in ▁an ▁A stra , ▁despite ▁a ▁serious ▁accident ▁on ▁that ▁year ' s ▁R ally ▁of ▁Portugal ▁when ▁her ▁car ▁rolled ▁down ▁a ▁hill side ▁and ▁into ▁a ▁lake . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 2 ▁serious ▁consideration ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁campaign ing ▁the ▁four - w heel - drive ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁V aux hall ▁Cal ib ra ▁in ▁British ▁and ▁possibly ▁world ▁r al lies , ▁and ▁a ▁trial ▁version ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Swedish ▁R ally ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁St ig ▁Bl om q v ist . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁cost ▁was ▁jud ged ▁prohib itive , ▁and ▁in ▁any ▁case ▁the ▁' Form ula ▁ 2 ' ▁category ▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁into ▁British ▁r ally ing . ▁ ▁The ▁latest ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁A stra ▁was ▁an ▁ideal ▁cont ender , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁category ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁champion ships , ▁driven ▁by ▁David ▁L le well in . ▁ ▁V aux hall ▁campaign ed ▁success ive ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁A stra ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁championship ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁V aux hall ▁first ▁entered ▁the ▁British ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship ▁with ▁the ▁V aux hall ▁Caval ier ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁lead ▁driver ▁was ▁John ▁Cle land , ▁who ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁