Lepley Jr looks for expanded campaign
James Lepley, the younger brother of George, plans to do more events in 2023 after a challenging year in his historicspecification Ford Escort Mk2.
Lepley had his best finish so far on the Woodpecker Rally when he was third in the BTRDA historic class. Previously he’d retired from the Malcolm Wilson and Kielder Forest rallies and missed the Nicky Grist due to Covid.
The two-litre Warrior engine Escort had an engine rebuild and work to the axle, gearbox and propshaft in the run up to the Woodpecker to try and find better reliability. Lepley said: “The Woodpecker was my sixth forest event, but I hadn’t done many miles!”