Tuthill set for BHRC challenge
Richard Tuthill could be a major contender for the 2007 Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship, having confirmed plans to contest a full season with a Porsche 911.Tuthill was the youngest driver to contest a round of the World Rally Championship when he started the 1992 Lombard RAC Rally, aged just 17. He later won the British Junior title and was second to David Higgins in the 1999 British Rally Championship and second in Group N on the '99 Wales Rally GB.However, Richard has not rallied regularly for four seasons and last competed on a BHRC round when he dominated the 2004 Bulldog Rally. He will drive a post-historic 911 for the family Tuthill Team Porsche."I've only done one event in the last three years, which was the 2005 Roger Albert Clark Rally. I'm going in expecting to have a tough time, but it's time that the Tuthill team had a go at winning the championship again. We've got a wonderful customer base, but we've not won the championship since Dessie Nutt won in 2004."Richard has also confirmed that the team is building a 911 for the classic division (category 3) and has not discounted using the car himself later in the season, possibly for the asphalt events."The car is in build and could be out this year. The shell is finished; it's just a question of building it up."