ASPHALT FINISH FOR PEARCEY IN COUNTY DOWN
Former leading Ford Escort Mk2 driver Tim Pearcey chalked up a welcome finish on the Down Rally after two mixed seasons on asphalt in his Mitsubishi Lancer E10.
The Yorkshireman has only tackled seven rallies in two seasons and 33rd overall in County Down was only his third finish.
Pearcey said: “We did the North West Stages and the gearbox blew up after four miles. We then did Clacton but spent the Jim Clark budget on rebuilding the gearbox.”
His next planned event is the Three Shires in September and he’s even considering converting the car to gravel specification for a return to forest events.
He’s only done one gravel rally, the 2018 Malton Stages, in the last eight years.
Before that, the former Evo Challenge contender took his historic specification Escort
Mk2 to second overall on the 2011 Roger Albert Clark Rally behind Gwyndaf Evans.