David and Ieuan win on their Historics debut
David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas have taken victory in Category 2 on their debut in the Dunlop Gambia British Historic Rally Championship.
The crew led the Category from start to finish, in their Historic Rally Sport-prepared Ford Escort Mk1.
The result is made all the more impressive by the fact that David almost did not start the event after damaging his hand.
“I was at work doing some welding when a piece of metal pierced my hand two days before the rally,” said David. “Thankfully it did not go the whole way through, but most of the way, leaving my fingers swollen and hard to move. When I was sitting in Accident and Emergency, the possibility of even starting the rally seemed far fetched.”
Having competed with broken ribs and a broken wrist in the past, the damage to David's hand proved to be yet another injury which would not stop him driving on the stages.
“We decided to start the rally and see how it went,” said David. “The pain was excruciating but once I start a rally few things can stop me. We had to cut a finger off my glove so I could get it on over the swelling, but that was it.
“The Escort was faultless and fantastic to drive, and the atmosphere and competition in the Historics field was fantastic. Our only problem was that we found it hard getting used to using route notes rather than personalised pacenotes we had written ourselves during a recce. I think that contributed to our off in one of the stages where we got stuck in a ditch and lost around two minutes.
“But all in all, we've made a great move switching to this championship, and we can't wait to get out on the next round.”
The championship continues on the Pirelli Historic Rally on April 17/18.
The crew led the Category from start to finish, in their Historic Rally Sport-prepared Ford Escort Mk1.
The result is made all the more impressive by the fact that David almost did not start the event after damaging his hand.
“I was at work doing some welding when a piece of metal pierced my hand two days before the rally,” said David. “Thankfully it did not go the whole way through, but most of the way, leaving my fingers swollen and hard to move. When I was sitting in Accident and Emergency, the possibility of even starting the rally seemed far fetched.”
Having competed with broken ribs and a broken wrist in the past, the damage to David's hand proved to be yet another injury which would not stop him driving on the stages.
“We decided to start the rally and see how it went,” said David. “The pain was excruciating but once I start a rally few things can stop me. We had to cut a finger off my glove so I could get it on over the swelling, but that was it.
“The Escort was faultless and fantastic to drive, and the atmosphere and competition in the Historics field was fantastic. Our only problem was that we found it hard getting used to using route notes rather than personalised pacenotes we had written ourselves during a recce. I think that contributed to our off in one of the stages where we got stuck in a ditch and lost around two minutes.
“But all in all, we've made a great move switching to this championship, and we can't wait to get out on the next round.”
The championship continues on the Pirelli Historic Rally on April 17/18.
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