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Sykes raring to go for Pirelli International rally |
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
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 Stourbridge rally driver Richards Sykes is aiming to put a disappointing opening to his Citröen Racing Trophy campaign behind him next weekend when he contests round two of the championship, the Pirelli International rally.
Sykes suffered engine problems in his Citröen C2 R2 Max on the previous championship round in Wales and he is keen to kick-start his season with a good result on the Pirelli.
“We’re presently in last place in the championship standings so it’s vital that we get a good finish on the Pirelli,” said Sykes.
“It’s my favourite event and this year marks the tenth anniversary of me first competing on it.”
With their debut event cut short Sykes and co-driver Simon Taylor contested last weekend’s Red Kite Stages rally to get some more experience of the Dulux Trade Paints, G I Sykes and Boroughbridge Marina backed C2.
“We need to be quick right from the start on the Pirelli so we did the Red Kite to increase our experience of the car on gravel and try out a few different settings.”
“We had a good event, we set fifth fastest time on one stage and ended up 11th overall. We would’ve been sixth or seventh but we had a problem with dust in the car after we opened what we thought was a vent on the heater but it was actually a fresh air vent direct from outside. We had to stop a couple of times and lost around 90 seconds.”
“I was pleased with the day though, I learnt more about the car and the set up and we are really on the button to have a good go on the Pirelli.”
The Pirelli International rally is based in Carlisle and includes 12 competitive stages totalling 100 miles in the famous rallying forests of Kershope and Kielder.
Please visit www.gisykes.co.uk for more information on Richard Sykes’ rallying.
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