The JRM Rally Team will be in action again this weekend, when Tom Cave drives one of its Mitsubishi Evolution Xs on the second round of the 2011 Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship, the Bulldog Rally of North Wales. Taking place on Saturday (2nd April), the team will be aiming to finsih one-place-higher, after Cave scored an impressive second place on February's opening round, the Bournemouth-based Rallye Sunseeker.
Since then, the 19-year old from Aberdovey has contested two events in his own car, winning one of them - the Mid Wales Stages - overall. Therefore, Cave is eager to maintain his winning momentum in the Welsh forests, especially as the Bulldog Rally can be regarded as his home event.
With his team-mate for the Rallye Sunseeker Daniel Barry opting to use his own car this weekend, JRM will be running just one of its Mitsubishis. However, the Irishman is expected to rejoin the JRM fold later in the season, having been extremely impressed with the car and the team during his first outing in Bournemouth.
Cave will use the same car as he drove on that occasion and, to ensure it's set up to cope with the longer and more demanding North Wales stages than those of the Dorset forests, he tested the JRM Mitsubishi yesterday (Monday). He will be accompanied by his regular co-driver Craig Parry from Llanymynech.
The Bulldog Rally of North Wales starts and finishes in Welshpool. Its one-day format features ten stages that combine to provide a competitive distance of 82 miles in many of the classic forests that were used by the RAC Rally more than a decade ago.
Team Quotes
Tom Cave
"I'm feeling really fired-up about this weekend. Things are going well at the moment and my confidence is high, so I'm looking forward to getting back into the JRM car and the BRC. We'll be attacking from the start and see how our pace matches up with the others. I'm expecting it to be very competitive and a tough battle, but I'm up for it - that's for sure."
John Barnes (Team Manager)
"I really think Tom can do well this weekend, as he has already proved he can be quick in the Welsh forests. Because there is no opportunity to score points towards the teams' championship with four-wheel-drive cars this year, we are not so disappointed to only be fielding one of our Mitsubishis. It also allows us to put all of our focus onto Tom. However, we hope that Daniel will be back with us again before the season is out."
