Team UK driver Dave Weston Junior and his co-driver Ieuan Thomas have taken sixth place on Rally Isle of Man, despite losing over five minutes with problems on the event.
After sitting second equal with Gwyndaf Evans following the opening stage, Dave lost over three minutes in stage two when he was forced to stop and [...]
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From 29th to 6th!
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Audio clip of Dave at the end of Rally Isle of Man
Dave spoke to the Rally Isle of Man Press Officer Chris Boyde as soon as he crossed the finish line at the end of the final stage.
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Rally Isle of Man update: end of event
Dave and Ieuan have finished sixth overall on Rally Isle of Man, losing out on fifth place by a tenth of a second.
Having lost around five minutes yesterday with a puncture and when the car skidded and became wedged in a gate, sixth place is a great result for Dave and the Ramsport team.
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Rally Isle of Man update: after SS19
After three extremely wet stages on the island, Dave and Ieuan have moved back up the score board to seventh overall.
Most of the leading drivers were just glad to get through SS17 saying the cars were aquaplaning on the water.
Dave was pleased with the time he set in SS19 to move him up the points, [...] -
Rally Isle of Man update: after SS16
With three stages under their belt this morning on the island, Dave and Ieuan have moved up to 12th overall on the international event.
Like many crews, Dave had the wrong tyres on this morning for the first two dry stages, with the weather on most of the rest of the island appearing to be extremely [...] -
Rally Isle of Man: Overnight results update
The results are in for the end of the first leg of Rally Isle of Man and Dave and Ieuan lie 14th overall.
Keith Cronin is the overnight leader, with Gwyndaf Evans second and Jason Pritchard third. -
Rally Isle of Man update: after SS13
With not much experience on wet events, Dave is growing accustomed to the famous Manx weather!
He was second fastest through Marine Drive and both runs through Castletown, all in the wet. The final stage seemed to shock most of the field, proving to be a lot more slippy than they had thought. The stage times [...] -
Rally Isle of Man update: after SS9
After nine stages of Rally Isle of Man, David and Ieuan are lying 18th overall.
The boys had a good run through the last three stages, but time lost with a puncture and off earlier in the day has caused them to drop down the running order.
They now head out for the famous Marine Drive stage, [...] -
Rally Isle of Man update: after SS6
The boys are back in service.
After a good time on SS4, David and Ieuan lost between one and two minutes in SS5 on a right hander into a tight left when their Subaru Impreza N2010’s back end kicked out and they slid sideways into a gateway where they got stuck.
The duo made it about four [...] -
Rally delayed after SS6
At the TT Grandstand we are just waiting for Dave and Ieuan to return for their second service of the day after SS6.
The rally is delayed due to Alastair Fisher and Rory Kennedy rolling in SS6. The crew are OK.
So far only Gwyndaf Evans and Keith Cronin have returned to the Grandstand. They are in [...]