Kick Energy Rally driver Steve Perez saw his hopes of a decent points haul in the opening round of the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship disappear when he was forced to retire from Rallye Sunseeker today.
Driving the recently acquired ex Marcus Gronholm Ford Focus WRC 07, the Chesterfield businessman and welsh co-driver Paul Spooner were holding second place behind defending champion Marcus Dodd in the early stages when he retired on the morning’s third stage. Read More »
2005 National Rally Champion Paul Bird’s bid to regain the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship got off to the worst possible start when he retired from the opening round on Rallye Sunseeker.
Driving the brand new www.supercasino.com Ford Focus WRC, the Penrith driver and co-driver Ian Windress from Northallerton were gradually getting to grips with the car and were leading at half distance when on the short tenth stage, a heavy landing near the end of the stage caused the car to cut out. Read More »
Although not winning the event outright, Irishman Sean Devine took maximum points on the opening round of the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship after a concerted effort on Rallye Sunseeker today.
Driving the ex Mikko Hirvonen Subaru WRC S11, the Ulsterman from Strabane and co-driver Francis Regan showed no ill effects from not competing on gravel since last September to claim third place overall on the Bournemouth-based event. Read More »
Another year and another trip down South for the Sunseeker. A rather depleted entry took to the stages Saturday morning and the top three on the entry list all retired due to a variety of maladies. So it was Will Nicholls & Nick Broom who took victory after a day long battle with Roger Duckworth & Mark Broomfield. Completing the podium were Sean Devine & Francis Regan, making it a 1-2-3 for the Subaru marque.
The battle in group N was immense with Daniel Barry & Martin Brady just edging out Simon Hughes & Patrick Walsh to take the first round of the Evo Challenge. The overseas contingent made their presence known too as Andreas Magnusson & Henrik Hulterskog just took third in group N and the Evo Challenge, with one stage remaining, from Nik Elsmore & Craig Drew. Read More »
