On to Ulster...
David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas believe development work done to their Subaru Impreza N14 since Rally Isle of Man, will allow them to build their championship lead on the Ulster International Rally.
“We were disappointed with our speed on the Manx,” says David. “But with the data we collected there and the development work we’ve done since, things look a lot better for Ulster. We’ve practically rebuilt the TQ.com cars.
“Going into the event we’re leading the points, and it’s important that we leave the event that way too. Guy [Wilks], my brother [Mark Higgins] and now Gwyndaf [Evans, back with the Mitsubishi squad for Ulster] will be good competition, but we’re still confident of a good result.
“And we’ve got to get the points now because when it comes to the double header round on Rally GB at the end of the year we’ll have BRC registered drivers Juho Hanninen and Patrik Flodin rejoining the championship as part of their PWRC season.”
An addition to the FX Motor Sports service area in Ulster will be a screen on which the team and sponsors can keep track of David, his co-driver Ieuan Thomas, and his TQ.com team mates Hugh Evans and Iestyn Williams while they are on the stages.
“We’ll have a GPS tracker in the car called trackitnow,” explains David. “That way the team can monitor our progress throughout the rally – where we are and what speed we are doing. So when our sponsors can’t get to the stage, they can see us move through it on the screen instead.”
The Ulster International Rally starts on Friday 22 August, based in the Armagh City Hotel, where the FX Motor Sports squad will be available to chat to and sign autographs throughout the event.
“We were disappointed with our speed on the Manx,” says David. “But with the data we collected there and the development work we’ve done since, things look a lot better for Ulster. We’ve practically rebuilt the TQ.com cars.
“Going into the event we’re leading the points, and it’s important that we leave the event that way too. Guy [Wilks], my brother [Mark Higgins] and now Gwyndaf [Evans, back with the Mitsubishi squad for Ulster] will be good competition, but we’re still confident of a good result.
“And we’ve got to get the points now because when it comes to the double header round on Rally GB at the end of the year we’ll have BRC registered drivers Juho Hanninen and Patrik Flodin rejoining the championship as part of their PWRC season.”
An addition to the FX Motor Sports service area in Ulster will be a screen on which the team and sponsors can keep track of David, his co-driver Ieuan Thomas, and his TQ.com team mates Hugh Evans and Iestyn Williams while they are on the stages.
“We’ll have a GPS tracker in the car called trackitnow,” explains David. “That way the team can monitor our progress throughout the rally – where we are and what speed we are doing. So when our sponsors can’t get to the stage, they can see us move through it on the screen instead.”
The Ulster International Rally starts on Friday 22 August, based in the Armagh City Hotel, where the FX Motor Sports squad will be available to chat to and sign autographs throughout the event.
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