2004 Manx Young Driver of the Year and Manx Motorsport Youth Trust recipient George Collister will be hoping to avoid a repeat of his last event in Wales, when he retired from the Astra Stages in April after going off the road. At the time he was in close battle for second place.
 

Collister takes his Motivation Engineering backed Ford Escort across the Irish Sea to contest the Llandrindod Wells based Mutiny Clubmans Rally, Round 3 of the Kumho Clubman Rally Championship.   During the event crews will tackle over 45 competitive miles with a mixture of tight and twisty and fast flowing sections where he will rely on his notes 100%.   These will be delivered as usual by Manx Gas support co-driver Rob Fagg.
 

Since the accident on the Astra Stages the car has undergone some major work as well as its routine maintenance program.   The front of the car has been repaired and sprayed, mechanically the engine has been rebuilt, as planned at the start of the year and the gearbox has also been rebuilt due to a cracked casing sustained in the Astra incident.
 

The young Manx pairing are hoping to get their season back on track with a top five finish, adding to the points scored on the opening round back in February.

 
“We were both obviously very disappointed by the retirement on the last round.   Everything was going well and the conditions really suited my driving style, I just hope we can get a good result this weekend.” commented George.
 

The team are indebted to the following companies for their continued support: Manx Motorsport Youth Trust, Q&S Motors, Reynolds and Turner, Integrated Capabilities, Motivation Engineering, A.V. Craine & Sons, Manx Gas, Aon (IOM) Ltd, Sign and Design, Cronk Aashen Farm Campsite and www.rallycodriver.co.uk

 
Co-ordinator
RF Motorsport
02/06/2004