Skoda Fabia Survives Tough Park Stages Rally
Published: 24th September 2002
Škoda’s crew of Iain Freestone / Nick Kennedy outlasted many of the competitors to finish 23rd overall out of 36 entrants. Tired but happy at the end of the rally, Iain commented, "The car was fantastic, but the stages were very difficult. Stage 3 was the toughest stage I’ve seen in a long time. We had three punctures, which cost us some time, but no other problems with the car at all. The Fabia is a very tough car, and very reliable - it just won’t break."
Iain Freestone now lies in sixth place in the Kumho Championship Group N Production Cup Driver’s Championship. The Fabia is outpacing cars with much higher horsepower, including several turbo-charged, four wheel drive rally cars with up to 280 bhp, further testimony to Fabia’s strength and reliability.
The Fabia 1.4 16v, What Car? magazine’s Best Supermini for the
third year in a row, is prepared to Group N rally specifications, which
are as close to showroom specification as possible. Fabia is Škoda’s
best-selling model with 14,660 sold through August 2002, and more and
more customers finding the model’s high quality, outstanding levels
of specification and competitive prices adding up to great value in a
supermini.
