After an encouraging start to the 1st round of the BRC, the Pirelli RBF rally on the gravel roads of the Kielder forest complex, Daniel and Co-Driver Arthur Kierans are really looking forward to the sealed surface of the Jim Clark rally, the 2nd round of the BRC in Kelso, Scotland. The pair finished the final leg of the Pirelli rally setting the pace in their category doing enough to clinch 3rd in R2 and 9th O/A after two 1st punctures. This has been a huge boost for the crew who are definitely finding themselves still learning as they go.
Having done the majority of his rallying on tarmac, Daniel is feeling confident of producing a good pace in the Rally 2 category on the Jim Clark and is hoping for top result. Daniel and the crew are leaving no stones unturned in preparation for the event. Using the weekend’s Cavan Stages Rally, where parts of the stages have similar characteristics to that of the Jim Clark, the crew are making sure that the car set up is spot on and getting some much needed mileage on tarmac before the event. Daniel and Arthur are also doing a lot of behind the scenes work on their pacenote making for the 130 miles of specialised Scottish tarmac that will be held in both darkness as well as daylight.
The biggest hurdle Daniel has to face is that it is his first time competing on the event where a lot of his closest rivals have experience. However with experienced navigator Arthur onboard, who has competed on the event in recent years, the pair will still be expecting to be near the pace.
Daniel’s goals remain the same, he is still very much focused on trying to secure a Pirelli Star Driver nomination and also to collect as many points as possible for his championship assault.
Daniel will let you all know how the event goes with a post event press release so keep an eye on his website www.danielmckenna.net and Daniel’s also hopes to keep updating his Facebook and Twitter pages over the course of the weekend as the event unfolds.
