Paul Tod Rallying Ready to Prove their Stilo!

16 April 2004

This Friday (23rd April) sees Abergavenny based Paul Tod and Bargoed based Iestyn ap Dafydd's Fiat Stilo Cup campaign in the British Rally Championship (BRC) underway for real, as the MII / Haywood Demolition Fiat Stilo takes its first competitive outing in the forests of Kielder, on the Scottish Border.

The first round of the BRC, Gateshead’s Pirelli International Rally starts the Championship with 31 miles of night stages through the notorious forest, and continues on Saturday with a further 7 stages to give a total mileage of 110 miles.

Paul is expecting the competition to be fierce in the brand new, with a number of top drivers registered in the championship. "Now we have to prove ourselves in an international field," he comments. "With the strength of talent in the Stilo Cup, it would be no dishonour to come last. But we intend to leave that to the other crews!

"Kielder is infamous as a car breaker, and will be especially challenging at night. Coupling that with the Stilo Cup scoring system – every round counts, so on the first rally finishing is as important as winning - there will be no heroics from us on the first night.

"It will be interesting comparing times with the other drivers, because we have no idea how much advantage their experience gives them, but we are targeting a win in the junior category – for under 25s – in the first round."

The team's progress can be followed on their web site, www.PTRallying.co.uk

See 2004 series calendar for British Rally Championship

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