Teamwoodspeed enter the 2010 Centenary Stages Rally
Paul and Mike Woodford have submitted an entry for the Centenary Stages Rally at Barkston Heath in Lincolnshire, which they will contest in their Citroen Saxo rally car. Meanwhile, the team hope to field their second car, with Graham Gibbs looking to put his preparation problems behind him with the Peugeot 205 GTI.
Following the Woodford brothers' exciting 3rd place finish last time out at Manby, the team are looking forward to building on this achievement while Paul gets more experience of driving the Saxo in anger. Little more than a week away though, as Paul explains there is still plenty to do:
"The car still requires work on the steering rack, which we will hopefully complete early next week in time for the rally. Apart from that, we didn't really do any damage at Manby so we'll be looking for a trouble free run at Barkston Heath, without the frustrating problems that held us back at the last rally."
The Opposite Lock Stages saw Paul and Mike, by their own admission get to grips with the 1600 Saxo for the first time since they began competing with the car at the beginning of the 2010 season. With Barkston Heath promising fast, all tarmac stages the Centenary Stages Rally looks set to offer a different challenge to the other events so far this year.
Graham Gibbs is hoping to put the troubles that saw the Peugeot driver pull out of the last event behind him as the team head to Barkston Heath. Provided the car is ready in time, he looks set to be co-driven by newcomer Reece Elliot, who has joined the team before as a member of the service crew.
Organised by Sheffield and Hallamshire Motor Club, the 2010 Centenary Stages will see the crews tested over 10 special stages, totalling approximately 55 competitive miles. For more information about the rally or to get involved as a marshall please visit www.sheffieldandhallamshiremc.co.uk.
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