MG ZR Duo Take To The Emerald Isle
Published: 2nd September 2002
Gwyndaf’s co-driver Chris Patterson lives on the doorstep of one of the stages and is therefore pretty familiar with the ground he’ll be covering. Chris explains: "This is well and truely my home rally. I've just moved house and it's only a couple of miles from one of the stages. I'm really hoping we give a good show in the MG."
Under the guidance of Ulsterman Chris, Gwyndaf is looking forward to returning to the tarmac-based stages in the MG ZR Super1600. He said: "I've won the Ulster Rally twice before so I'm really excited to be going there in the MG ZR. It's also my favourite place as the atmosphere is terrific."
The second car, an MG ZR 1.8 litre Group N, is entered by Rob Stone of
Team Spirit. He returns after its trophy winning performance in the National
Tarmac Championship in Wales. It’ll be the first time that the team
will experience night stages. Rob comments: "This will be a whole
new experience for the team as we will need to employ the lamp-pods to
illuminate the roads. The pace notes will have to be perfect for these
dark stages where any slight error will almost certainly mean an off-road
excursion!"
