The current series leaders will head the field away from the Ceremonial Start in the Dumfries, and despite having not found himself on the top step of the podium this year; Kyle certainly has found the pace to challenge for that first win this weekend.

Victory will certainly be by no means easy and the battle at the front should prove to be a close affair. Second place Mark Donnelly has been quick all year and he is another looking for his first win, adding to that round one winner Matt Edwards every second will count.
 

Orr and Fagg avoid the rocks on their way to runner up spot in the Fiesta SportTrophy on the Pirelli Rally
Photo courtesy of Jakob Ebrey (www.jakobebrey.com)

The main challenge for all crews and the benchmark this year is that of rapid Irishman Craig Breen. He and 2008 Champion co-driver Gareth Edwards are in a rich vain of form at present having taken victories on the last two rounds of the UK and Irish series as well as the opening round of the International.

All four crews will be new to the Scottish stages but Fagg does have previous experience having contested the event back in 2005 as part of the BRC Stars of the Future series.

 “The event is renowned as being rough and it was certainly that back in 2005” explained Fagg, “James (Wozencroft) and I were in the Suzuki Swift Super 1400 and it was tough going on some of the stage with big rocks littering the stages. With new stages in the event this year hopefully that should not be a problem and the single usage should help.”

With two tarmac events following this event on the calendar the pairing will be hoping to strengthen their current position in the championship prior to the switch in surface and Rob’s home round Rally Isle of Man.

This weekend’s event is due to get underway at 08:30 before the crews head into the forests of the Scottish borders to tackle the 6 stages totalling 45 miles that lay ahead of them.

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25/06/2009