Gareth Jones Announces the Gadgetshop as Sponsor at BRC Live!

22 March 2004

Gareth Jones announced at the 2004 BRC (British Rally Championship) Live! event, Britain's premier rally series season opener at Bramcote Barracks Warwickshire, financial backing from high street chain the Gadgetshop to help fund his drive this season

Gareth Jones who competed on two rounds of the World Rally Championship last year (Finland and Wales Rally GB) and went on to finish second in the Super 1600 category on the final BRC round, will this season drive a Super 1600 Renault Clio in team gadgetshop livery - first seen at BRC Live!

Jones commented: "To be sponsored by one of the UK's leading entrepreneurs is fantastic for me as I've only been rallying for a while.  Chris Gorman's confidence and belief in myself and the team is very encouraging.

Gadgetshop owner and entrepreneur Chris Gorman commented: "Rally driving is a vibrant exciting and innovative sport: gadgetshop is a vibrant exciting and innovative business we are a good match.  Gareth Jones is a young man of considerable ability and great potential; recognising talent and giving it a chance is at the heart of gadgetshop's philosophy as a business."

Update: Images from BRC Live 2004 are now available here.

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