Seven in a row for Higgins in China
David Higgins and his co-driver Ieuan Thomas took their seventh consecutive win in the Chinese Rally Championship when they won the Mohe Rally this morning.
The duo won both legs of the event in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 to take another dominant win for the WY rally team, on a gravel rally which was so fast it was actually stopped.
“The rally was stopped early because we were hitting average speeds of 100mph,” said David. “It caught the organisers by surprise. It’s rare for that to happen in China as the stages are usually very twisty.”
The Manxman won every stage of the event except for the first one, his first stage on gravel since the Pirelli International Rally in April. “Doing such a fast gravel rally has been a huge bonus ahead of going to the Trackrod in a few weeks time,” said David.
But competing on the Trackrod for points in the British championship means David must miss the next round of the Chinese series, the Changbaishan Rally, which takes place on the same weekend. A replacement driver has not yet been named.
“The WY team will get someone else to drive for them on the event we are missing, but we don't know who yet ” said David. “With us having won the opening two rounds of this year’s season for them, they need to find a good replacement to keep their points scoring up on the Changbaishan. We would love to be there, but we have to make the BRC our priority.”
David and Ieuan will switch back to their TQ.com Subaru Impreza N14 for Trackrod Rally Yorkshire, which takes place on September 27.
The duo won both legs of the event in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 to take another dominant win for the WY rally team, on a gravel rally which was so fast it was actually stopped.
“The rally was stopped early because we were hitting average speeds of 100mph,” said David. “It caught the organisers by surprise. It’s rare for that to happen in China as the stages are usually very twisty.”
The Manxman won every stage of the event except for the first one, his first stage on gravel since the Pirelli International Rally in April. “Doing such a fast gravel rally has been a huge bonus ahead of going to the Trackrod in a few weeks time,” said David.
But competing on the Trackrod for points in the British championship means David must miss the next round of the Chinese series, the Changbaishan Rally, which takes place on the same weekend. A replacement driver has not yet been named.
“The WY team will get someone else to drive for them on the event we are missing, but we don't know who yet ” said David. “With us having won the opening two rounds of this year’s season for them, they need to find a good replacement to keep their points scoring up on the Changbaishan. We would love to be there, but we have to make the BRC our priority.”
David and Ieuan will switch back to their TQ.com Subaru Impreza N14 for Trackrod Rally Yorkshire, which takes place on September 27.
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