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The 2010 Kick Energy Fiesta SportTrophy UK (FST UK) and Fiesta SportChallenge (FSC) championships venture half way across the Irish Sea next week to the Isle of Man for the fifth round of the season, The Isle of Man International Rally. The second of three all-Tarmac events is based at the TT Grandstand, Douglas, home of the legendary Isle of Man TT Motorcycle races.

FST UK competitors will battle it out over the full two-day event which features 21 stages and 153 stage miles around the island. The FSC competitors will compete on the Isle of Man Challenge Rally and will have the chance to score double points, with each day counting as a separate event. Day 1 sees the Challenge competitors competing over nine of the twelve stages used in the International event, totalling 67 stage miles; while on Day 2 they will compete over the same nine stages, a further 67 competitive miles as used by the International competitors.

Elfyn Evans 21, from Machynlleth heads to the event brimming with confidence having won all four events of the FSTUK championship so far in 2010. He and co-driver and Andrew Edwards hold a 29-point lead going into the event and with nearest rivals John Boyd and Craig Wallace opting to skip the event, they are perfectly placed to further extend that advantage. Evans makes his debut in the Fiesta R2 on the Isle of Man International Rally and will be out to show his pace in the new car after proving the class of the field in his trusty Fiesta ST.

Rally Team Scotland driver John MacCrone, 20, from the Isle of Mull won the Castrol Hard Charger Award for the most stage wins times on the Jim Clark Rally and will be hoping to carry that momentum over to the Isle of Man. MacCrone and co-driver Stuart Loudon had the measure of their competition on the Tarmac Scottish Borders Stages and would no doubt have been in the running for the win had he not been forced out early on.

Following his massive crash on the Jim Clark Rally, 18-year-old Peter Taylor from Carlisle is back in action in his rebuilt Fiesta R2. With regular co-driver Andy Richardson recovering well in hospital, Taylor has called upon Paul Hughes to co-drive for his return to action. Taylor will be looking to rebuild his confidence in the car in preparation for the final two rounds of the year.

Two FSC crews will cross the start ramp at the start of the Isle of Man Challenge Rally, with the remainder nominating the Ulster Challenge Rally as their points scoring round. Championship leader Jonny Cunningham, 26, from Workington is the only points scoring FSC entry on the Isle of Man Challenge Rally. Having only been beaten once in 2010, Cunningham knows that he only needs to finish both events to claim the championship victory. Cunningham's co-driver Richard Millener will also be hoping for a double victory to regain his lead in the co-drivers' standings having been forced to skip the previous round.

20-year-old Alex Laffey from Market Harborough also makes the trip across the Irish Sea although he has nominated the Ulster Challenge Rally to score points. Laffey and co-driver Peter Martin will use the two-day event to gain experience for the Ulster Rally and challenge for third place in the championship standings.

The championship competitors are also eligible to score points in the Dulux Trade British Rally Championship or the BRC Challenge and finishers will receive a share of the £2700 prize fund. The Muc-Off Motorsport Best Presented Car Award and the Castrol Hard Charger Award will once again also be up for grabs.

source: m-sport



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