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QUINTON REVIEW

BTRDA Round 7 : 7/7/07

Result: 2^nd BTRDA, 6th 1400 o/a

Quinton brings more points for

Howard.

26 year old Manchester resident Alan Howard continued his strong run on Welsh forest events when he brought home his Tesco/ Greenergy backed Vauxhall Corsa sixth in class and 41^st overall on last weekends Quinton Stages.

After severe floods had made country wide headlines in the weeks leading up to the Llandovery based event the last thing the crews expected was bright sunshine and dusty stages and yet, bizarrely, that is exactly what they got!

Alan’s early running was hampered by a problem with his handbrake which slowed the car and reduced his confidence on hairpins. When the crew returned to first service they were languishing down in 51^st position but with the handbrake issues resolved they began to push. Although Alan, co-driven as always by Irishman William Kelly, was suffering with a lack of traction out of corners, and as a result the little Corsa was eating tyres at an alarming rate, the pair were pushing as hard as they dared and their second run through Halfway reflected this. The pair were a full 6 seconds quicker through this 5 mile stage than on their first run, showed how hard they were pushing. Equally impressive improvements on their times through both Crychan and Route 60 saw the little Corsa climb the ladder on each stage.

Well what can I say? Wales is good to me. The last time I recorded a decent finish it was on the Red Dragon Rally. After the frustration on the Dukeries Rally last month it feels good to make the finish… and to come home with second place championship points is a great as well! I’d like to thank Neil Weaver, as he has been helping us with re-prepping the car.

With the majority of the 1400cc crews ahead of them not registered for points Alan and William took 2^nd place points in the BTRDA Tesco 99 Octane 1400 Rally Championship.

The Shift into Gear team now has a bit of a mid summer break as the next round, the Woodpecker Stages, is only on September 1^st.

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