SCOTT GETS FIE STAR 5 AND WILL START IN BARBADOS

Rallycross regular Andy Scott has purchased a Ford Fiesta R5, and will debut the car in Barbados.

The 61-year-old ended a rally hiatus of over 15 years by competing on last year’s Rally Barbados, which had over 40 competitors from the UK and Ireland in 2017.

After driving a Ford Escort Mk1, Scott wanted a step up in machinery for his return.

“We enjoyed the whole event and the spectators are unbelievable, I’m looking forward to getting back and competing there again,” said Scott. “Last year when we were having electrical trouble, a spectator gave us the battery out of his car on the side of the road. They really do get behind you, it’s a great atmosphere and the chance for a holiday at the same time.”

Scott was persuaded to rally by rallycross friend Kevin Procter, who is a regular rally competitor and has been competing in Barbados for over a decade.

For his first event, Scott will compete in the Carter’s Pit Stop Stages on April 22 as a warm-up for the Caribbean’s biggest event, Rally Barbados on June 1-3.

“There’s a possibility we’ll leave the car there [in Barbados] as there’s a rally later in the year on Martinique we might go and do, or we may bring the car home and do something at home with it,” he added.

Scott owns the Albatec rallycross team which runs a Peugeot 208 for Mark Higgins in the British Rallycross Championship. Higgins won the second round of the championship earlier this month.