Corolla claims class victory on Roger Albert Clark Rally
27 Nov 2012|3,656 views
Midgley and Driver battled throughout the three-day event against another Corolla, crewed by Andy Madge and Pat Cooper. The duel for class honours came down to the final sting-in-the-tail stage in the 160-mile rally, the 17-mile Kershope test.
"Going into Kershope we were three minutes behind Andy," said Will, 37 and from Grassington in North Yorkshire. "He looked like he had it in the bag because he had been going really well. But he came off three miles into the stage and couldn't get going again. It was really unfortunate for Andy, but good luck for us."
"Jonathan and I learned a lot. It was the first time for both of us navigating with maps, our first time rallying in the dark, and the first time in fog. That was a lot of firsts for one event. The team worked really hard to keep us going, and we thoroughly enjoyed the event. I am sure we will be back to do the rally again next year and hopefully we will also contest the new RAC Club championship that is being launched for cars of the era of our Corolla," said an excited Will.
Toyota classic rally team Midgley Motorsport is celebrating a remarkable debut class victory on the Roger Albert Clark Rally, the UK's toughest historic motorsport event. The team's 25-year old Corolla AE86, crewed by Will Midgley and Jonathan Driver, beat its closest rival to the Kielder Forest finish line by 14 minutes.
Midgley and Driver battled throughout the three-day event against another Corolla, crewed by Andy Madge and Pat Cooper. The duel for class honours came down to the final sting-in-the-tail stage in the 160-mile rally, the 17-mile Kershope test.
"Going into Kershope we were three minutes behind Andy," said Will, 37 and from Grassington in North Yorkshire. "He looked like he had it in the bag because he had been going really well. But he came off three miles into the stage and couldn't get going again. It was really unfortunate for Andy, but good luck for us."
"Jonathan and I learned a lot. It was the first time for both of us navigating with maps, our first time rallying in the dark, and the first time in fog. That was a lot of firsts for one event. The team worked really hard to keep us going, and we thoroughly enjoyed the event. I am sure we will be back to do the rally again next year and hopefully we will also contest the new RAC Club championship that is being launched for cars of the era of our Corolla," said an excited Will.
Midgley and Driver battled throughout the three-day event against another Corolla, crewed by Andy Madge and Pat Cooper. The duel for class honours came down to the final sting-in-the-tail stage in the 160-mile rally, the 17-mile Kershope test.
"Going into Kershope we were three minutes behind Andy," said Will, 37 and from Grassington in North Yorkshire. "He looked like he had it in the bag because he had been going really well. But he came off three miles into the stage and couldn't get going again. It was really unfortunate for Andy, but good luck for us."
"Jonathan and I learned a lot. It was the first time for both of us navigating with maps, our first time rallying in the dark, and the first time in fog. That was a lot of firsts for one event. The team worked really hard to keep us going, and we thoroughly enjoyed the event. I am sure we will be back to do the rally again next year and hopefully we will also contest the new RAC Club championship that is being launched for cars of the era of our Corolla," said an excited Will.
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