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Young Welsh rally drivers in action this weekend
publication date: Jul 8, 2010
Welsh teenager Osian Pryce is eagerly looking forward
to returning to the Latvian Rally Championship when he will team up once
again with Craig Parry to contest the Rally Latgale this weekend.
Pryce, who began competing in Latvia when he was 16 years old, courtesy
of the Junior Rally Scheme, has been competing in the UK since passing
his driving test, just one week after his 17th birthday. Since then he
has stood on the class podium three times! |  | Aberangell based Pryce (above) will be hoping to use lessons
learnt in the British forests to good effect when he returns to the high
speed flowing roads that are characteristic of the Latvian events!
“I’m really pleased to be going back as I enjoy rallying in Latvia a
lot! In the UK I have had to use organisers notes which mean you never
fully commit to them, but this weekend we will be able to do a recce
again and I am really looking forward to that,” he said.
The Rally Latgale is a new event to the championship but should draw a
strong line up of entries. The rally begins with a loop of stages on
Saturday evening, followed by the bulk of the action on Sunday.
| | | | Builth Wells based Jason Pritchard, who recently
turned 22, will be contesting this weekend's Rally Isle of Man as this
will be the first time the talented youngster tackles this infamous
rally in a four wheel drive rally car, having won his class on the
island in a 2 wheel drive Citroen previously!
Pritchard has enjoyed a very successful step up to the North Road
Garage, FCS Lasermail and Total Impreza Magazine supported Subaru
Impreza N2010, winning two events outright and after three rounds of the
Dulux Trades MSA British Rally Championship Jason and co-driver Robbie
Durant are third overall in this prestigious championship.
He said, “The Isle of Man is certainly not a place for the faint hearted
and this weekend promises to be a very challenging rally. Weather
always plays a big part in this event but our main focus will be to stay
on the road and aim for another finish! We might be lying third in the
standings but people forget that this is still only a learning year for
us and finishes are our target.”
The 2010 running of the Rally Isle of Man will begin with a super
special stage through the town of Douglas on Friday morning. The crews
then face a total of 12 stages on the opening day before tackling a
further 8 high speed tests on Saturday. The rally ends with the famous
14 mile long “Classic” stage which uses parts of the TT circuit and
finishes in front of the grandstands back in Douglas town. |
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