Irish crew’s success
Irish crew Ray Cunningham and Jared Gill sealed the HRCR Old Stager Championship and the Mini Sport Cup Challenge on the recent final round, the Cheviot Stages over the Otterburn ranges. The event was marred by a serious accident for Mini crew Ian Clare and Antony Elkes who were both hospitalised with back injuries. They were taken to Newcastle for treatment and later reported to be making good progress.
The Northern Irish delegation wasn’t the only region visiting Rally of Spain last month – Liverpool was also represented.
MN understands Liverpool is the favoured option for the start and Thursday night superspecial at next year’s Wales Rally GB.
A member of Liverpool council flew out to Spain on Thursday to visit the Salou service park and Barcelona superspecial stage. Neither the council or Rally GB had any comment to make on the visit, but MN’S sources have confirmed the trip was a successful one.
Liverpool is no stranger to closing roads for motorsport events with the Red Bull Drift Shifters running in the city centre in August. The route for a city-centre superspecial would be expected to run along a similar, high-profile route in and around the docks.