Ahead of the 3rd round of the BRC, the Scottish rally in Dumfries on the 29th of June, there has been much speculation about what direction the most recent winner of the prestigious Pirelli Star Driver (PSD) nomination would take for the remainder of the championship.
Daniel had plans on the back burner that if he were to secure a PSD nomination in one of the 1st 3 rounds of the championship that he may switch to a Rally 3 category car and make an assault on the overall championship. But after much deliberation he and the team have decided to continue in the Rally 2 category and try to win the championship before the PSD shootout at the end of the season and perhaps make an assault for overall honours in the championship in the future.
This decision has come from the fact that Daniel now joint leads the R2 category in the championship and is looking like one of the top contenders for the crown, also he would only be able to fund the upgrade to an R3 spec car for the remainder of the championship by selling his current mount of which there is no guarantee and finally, the top contenders for the championship will have a massive advantage in terms of there points haul from the 1st and 2nd rounds of the championship and their experience in the cars to date, which would make it extremely hard to be at the sharp end of the competition.
Daniel alongside Arthur Kierans on the notes and with the support of sponsors Scanbitz Ltd and Ravelol Motoroil Lubricants, will be hoping to take the fight to round 1 winner Steve Rokland from Norway, who has a lot more experience on the gravel surface and jointly leads the championship along with Daniel. All of the usual competitors will be competing also so it will be a mammoth battle to take the top step on the podium for the second time in the Championship.
Daniel and Arthur will be conducting a small gravel test in their Fiesta R2 in the lead up to the event to try and fine tune the driving technique and make any changes to the setup that may improve the performance and speed of the car before heading for the Friday recce in Dumfries. Daniel will try to let you all know how the event is going so keep an eye on Daniel’s Twitter and Facebook pages over the weekend.
