Dave Weston Junior may miss the British Rally Championship finale on Trackrod Rally Yorkshire this year, to enable him to focus his concentration on Rallye de France.
A disappointing non-finish on Rally Northern Ireland last weekend has left the 20-year-old Team UK driver feeling that concentrating on getting as much asphalt testing mileage as possible before [...]
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Focusing on France
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International Rally Northern Ireland – early retirement
After a fantastic build up to their Northern Ireland event and successful shakedown, Dave has retired from the event after rolling in the first stage.
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From Sweden – to Ulster
Dave Weston Junior heads straight to Northern Ireland this week, fresh from an attack on the Pirelli Star Driver Northern European Shoot Out in Sweden.
Dave was chosen by the MSA to represent the UK at the international driver shoot out.
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MSA select Dave to represent the UK in 2010 Pirelli Star Driver Northern European Shootout
Fantastic news for Dave this week, with the announcement that the MSA has chosen him to compete on behalf of the UK in the Pirelli Star Driver Northern European Shootout. The MSA issued a press release, explaining why he was chosen and wishing him the best of luck at the event in Sweden, see below:
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Dave to end 2010 with three WRC events
Dave Weston Junior has secured a deal to finish his 2010 competition year with World Rally Championship outings in France, Spain and Britain.
The 19-year-old Team UK driver from Aberdeen is also close to finalising a budget for a two-year programme in the WRC in 2011 and 2012.
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From 29th to 6th!
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 [...] -
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.
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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 [...]