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Rob returns to BTRDA campaign
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Leading Manx co-driver Rob Fagg
heads to Ludlow in Shropshire this weekend to resume his BTRDA
Silkolene 1400 Championship campaign on the Woodpecker Stages. The
Isle of Man Sports Aid Foundation Isle of Man Bank Scholarship
recipient will be competing alongside local Ludlow rally ace James
Wozencroft in the Thompson Garages run Suzuki Ignis 1400.
The pair this year have been in blistering form winning the opening
three rounds of the championship and taking second on the
Dukeries Rally back in June to lie in 5th place. They have
only been able to compete on these four rounds out of the seven so
far due to commitments in the British Rally Championship Stars of
the Future Series which they have dominated this year with 4 wins
from 4 starts. The young Charlton Arms of Ludlow backed crew are one
of three crews that can still win the championship, the others being
George Thomas and Malcolm Hague. Thomas currently leads the way
having scored on all rounds so far,
but is nominating the Woodpecker as his non-scoring event. |
"The season so far has gone well
for James and I and we are currently still able to win both the
BTRDA Championship and the Stars of the Future. George (Thomas) has
been flying this year and has scored a good mass of points which
means we will have to go for it on the Woodpecker and Plains and
hope the results come." explained Rob prior to leaving his Isle of
Man home |
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Thursday evening, "James went
really well on this event last year and won the 1400 category, but
with the other quick local driver Neil Weaver competing we will
have a good fight on our hands. I am really looking forward to
getting back in the Suzuki and alongside James."
It has been almost two months
since the distinctive yellow Suzuki pairing competed on the Jim
Clark Rally, and in that time the Team Thompson mechanics back at
the team base in Bedford have been working to repair the car to
full health after the hard events it has competed on this year.
The main area has been the
engine which on inspections appears to have been down on power for
the past few events, this issue
is now hopefully resolved and
so the Ignis should have that bit extra as they push for
victory this weekend.
The Woodpecker Stages starts
on Saturday morning around 8:30am
from Ludlow Racecourse and see the crews head out to tackle
43
competitive miles spread over seven
demanding gravel stages, before returning to the
Racecourse for the finish around
16:00.
Rob
is supported in 2005 by the Isle of Man Sports Council, Manx
Motorsport Youth Trust, Isle of Man Bank
Scholarship, Integrated Capabilities, Thompson
Garages, Dunlop Tyres, Patterson
Pacenotes and www.Mexperience.com
Robert Fagg
31/08/2005
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