Reynolds almost lost Cadet title with damper damage
Jordan Reynolds says he is lucky to have won the Cadet Class in the British Rally Championship’s Wales Rally GB finale last month, after broken dampers on the last day.
Both Reynolds and standout Wales Rally GB star Finlay Retson broke axles on the Gwydir stage, but Reynolds was able to seal the title after the last stage of the event was cancelled due to an incident unrelated to rally competition.
“We were just in reserve mode trying to get around, and the final jump over the finish of the Great Orme Stage, the dampers failed completely and both are ruined,” said Reynolds, co-driven in his Ford Fiesta R2 by Peredur Wyn Davies.
“We struggled and couldn’t do anything to fix it. We crawled through Gwydir and lost about three minutes.
“We’re lucky the last stage was cancelled, we couldn’t get around a 90-right or left so the roundabout on the Great Orme would have been a nightmare. We managed to drive it back to Deeside and luckily we walked away with the championship.”
After beating Johnnie Mulholland by just three points to win the Cadet title, Reynolds now has his entries paid for next season’s Prestone Motorsport News Junior British Rally Championship.
“We are looking to step up and plans are underway already to try and secure that,” he added.
“We don’t really have a choice as it’s in the regs the Cadet winner has to step up. We have to choose a car. It’s a tricky one, we’re still looking.
“Whether to buy or rent, the cost is almost double between the Fiesta [1600cc] and the other R2s. We’ll definitely get there I know that much.”