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Young Stephen Petch Junior is ready to face the tough tarmac lanes of the RBS Manx International Rally when the Mitsubishi Evo Challenge contender heads across the waters this coming weekend.
Stephen, who currently lies fourth in the Evo Challenge standings, has had mixed results from his previous adventures on the island. He debuted his SG Petch Motorsport run Evo IX on this very rally last year and led his class early on, before fuel problems caused his retirement. However a return to the Isle of Man for the British Championship round last August resulted in the biggest accident of Stephens career and left both crew shaken but otherwise unhurt. The car was not quite so lucky.
Despite this big accident Stephen is confident that he has put that accident behind him and that he and co-driver Michael Wilkinson will still be on the pace of the front runners. The pair have had a decent start to their 2007 campaign and are a mere 4 points off third in the Evo Challenge standings.
Stephen said: “We had quite a big crash on the Isle of Man last year but to be fair that is behind us now. I don’t think it will affect either Michael or myself and we will tackle this rally the same way we always do. I’m hoping to get a bit of testing in ahead of the event so we should be close to the pace from the start. I’ve always enjoyed the Manx but the weather can be really fickle.”
The 2007 RBS Manx International Rally begins on Friday the 11th of May, with the crews tackling almost 115 miles of special stages before they return to the TT Grand stand at around 4 pm on Saturday for the ceremonial finish.
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