The
all-female Rally2Raise charity motorsport team will be in action next weekend when
they contest the Dumfries-based RSAC Scottish rally in their E.Watson and Son,
Pirelli, AW Motorsport, McPherson Document Solutions, San Juan Services and
Charles Derby Ecosse-supported Nissan Micra.
The team,
led by driver Rachel Clark from Blackburn in Aberdeenshire, are contesting
selected rounds of the Scottish Rally Championship as part of their project to
raise funds for the Nystagmus Network and to raise awareness of the Bottle Stop
campaign.
Joining Rachel in the car will be co-driver Caroline Lodge from
Brampton in Cumbria as usual co-driver Katherine Begg has had to withdraw due
to illness.
“I’m
really looking forward to the Scottish rally,” said Rachel. “The event uses
some classic forest stages such as Ae and there’s also the hugely popular
spectator stage at Heathhall, it’s sure to be a great event.”
“The car
has been fixed after we bent a beam clipping a bridge on the Granite City rally
in April so we’re all set for the start. We’ll be running somewhere near the
back of the rally as our car is only a 1300cc Micra but we will be trying hard
though and aiming to beat some of the bigger-engined entries.”
The rally starts from Dumfries town centre on
Saturday 29th June with the crews competing in the local forests as
well as the Heathhall spectator stage. More information on Rally2Raise can be
found at www.rally2raise.co.uk
