More Rally Update: End of event

At the end of a testing event for David and Ieuan, they have finished fourth overall in China.

Having been plagued with overheating difficulties throughout the event in their Evo X, the team are just happy to have finished so high up the leader board and get some good team points under their belt for the WY Rally Team.

Patrik Flodin won the event with Patrik Sandell second and Mark Higgins third.

Mohe Rally update: Day One

It's been a frustrating day for David and Ieuan in China, suffering with overheating problems on their Evo X.

With one day to go, they lie fourth overall behind leader Patrik Flodin, Patrik Sandell in second and third placed Mark Higgins.

More news from the end of the rally tomorrow.

Mohe Rally update: Super Special

With the opening super special stage of the Mohe Rally complete, David and Ieuan lie third overall.

David reported a good recce, and despite the late arrival of his snow tyres, he managed to get a short test under his belt which went well in the new Evo X.

As the team had predicted, the rally is taking place in deep snow and low temperatures.

Patrik Flodin currently leads with Mark Higgins second.

China 2010 begins!

David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas are back in China this weekend to begin their defence of the teams title for the WY Rally Team at the opening round of the Chinese Rally Championship, the Mohe Rally.

When the event last ran in 2008 it had to be cancelled due to the high speeds the drivers were achieving on the stages. But as David explains, things could not be more different this year.

"We are told the Hei Longjiang region where the rally is held is under a blanket of snow at the moment," said David. "It's in quite a remote area of China so it will probably take us a long time to get there, and when we do arrive, the temperature is said to be around minus 25. I have won two snow rallies before, but this will be my first on studded tyres. I'm expecting it to be a very difficult event for us."

Regardless of the conditions, David is excited at the prospect of competing in anger in his new Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X for the first time and working with a new engineer, and there are other changes afoot in China this year too.

"We think we are the only foreign team which has been retained for the 2010 China season," said David. "There will be a few new faces taking part, but they are people we have met before on the stages, so we hope we can beat them. PWRC driver Patrik Flodin joins the Honghe team, former JWRC champion Patrik Sandell joins the Subaru China team, and my brother Mark joins KST."

The event, which takes place on 12 - 14 March, features a super special on the Friday night, four stages on Saturday and two on Sunday.