Round three of the MSA British Rally Championship, the RSAC Scottish Rally, starts in Dumfries on Friday eveningDaniel McKenna is currently tied on points with Osian Pryce going into the rally2013 Citroen Racing Trophy UK winner Jukka Korhonen, is making his debut entry in the 2014 BRC
Round three of the MSA British Rally Championship, the RSAC Scottish Rally, starts in Dumfries on Friday evening (27 June). The Citroën DS 3’s will be back to gravel specification to tackle ten Scottish forestry stages, before the tea-time finish on Saturday. Twiglees, Castle O’Er and Ae are all classic Scottish forest stages, used in the Scottish Rally since its heyday.
Irish crew Daniel McKenna and Arthur Kierans took victory on the last round at the Jim Clark Rally. It was a victory however with no celebrations as the event was cut short after the tragic accident which claimed the lives of three spectators.
Going into this third round, Daniel McKenna is now tied on points with 21 year old Osian Pryce who was victorious on the first gravel round in Carlisle. McKenna still has some work to do to get onto Pryce’s gravel pace.
It’s an important weekend ahead for Osian. “I’m looking forward to it,” commented the Welshman. “On the first round we had the edge with our gravel pace, but I have no doubt that Dan will be going faster. It’s not a long event so we will have to be quick from the word go, even in the short spectator test. Our set-up will remain similar to the Pirelli Rally, and I only expect to get an hour’s testing in the car this week. We have had a small problem to sort out, which has meant that the car is just ready but I think we are on top of it now, so we are all set.”
Pirelli Star Driver Daniel McKenna knows that he has a big challenge to try and keep up with Osian in the forests, but the DGM Sport team are focused this weekend, and Daniel has also been preparing for the tarmac events that lie ahead in the series.
Callum Black finished third on the Jim Clark event, his best BRC showing to date. He was in a similar position on the first round before sliding off into retirement. The Brackley driver has increased his pace significantly this season.
Enniskillen’s Timothy Cathcart is hoping for better fortune, after a fraught opening round and an off-road excursion early on the Jim Clark forcing retirement. He has experienced Welsh co-driver Dai Roberts in the hot seat, and the C-Sport team have been busy re-preparing the DS 3.
In the BRC Challenge section, the Citroën C2 R2 Max R200 of Richard Sykes and Emma Morrison has been a dominant force, and this weekend this combination is aiming for a third straight victory. Also competing in a C2 Max this weekend is Venezuelan Rene Torcato, with the F1 engineer all set for his first forest foray in the 1600cc machine.
