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Less than 1 week after former British rally champion David Higgins drove one of their Mitsubishi Evo IX���s to a podium position in the final round of the 2006 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship, the Wales Rally GB, SGP Motorsport will be back out in action on this weekends Grizedale Stages.
Despite being officially retired from rallying, team principal Steve Petch, a former national rallying champion in his own right, will be out in a Hyundai World Rally Car on what is effectively his home event and has to be a strong favourite for podium honours. A member of the team said: “In 2005 Guy Wilks ran out in one of our Hyundai���s and he repaid us by taking the victory, so it would be nice to try and repeat that this weekend, but there is some stiff competition out there.”
Stephen Petch Junior will also be out in action, fighting for Group N honours. Using the very same Mitsubishi Evo IX that David Higgins used to good effect only 1 week before on Wales Rally GB. Stephen knows that competition will be close and is relishing the opportunity to strut his stuff once more before the end of the season. He said: “Everyone seems to be coming out for a play this weekend and there is some tough competition that we are going up against, but I���m really looking forward to it. Full credit to the team for re-prepping the car since last weekend, they really are a top bunch of people.”
Despite uncertainty earlier in the year about whether the event would even run or not, the organisers have pulled out all stops to ensure the 2006 Grizedale Stages is the best yet and with over 40 miles of forest stages it would appear a lot of competitors are putting their weight behind one of the last forest rallies of 2006.
For more on the rally please visit www.grizedalestages.co.uk
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