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| Matt Cotton on his way to 2nd on the Rallye Sunseeker |
Cotton,
32 from St Teath, heads to his first ever Bulldog Rally which is
based in Welshpool and will take some of the world’s fastest
drivers into the classic Welsh forests for this popular event.
Partnered once again by co-driver Glyn Thomas from North Somerset;
the south west duo aim to better their Sunseeker result after gaining
confidence in the car and new team during the event.
Matt
said “I’m still smiling from our Rallye Sunseeker result as it
was a big achievement for me to finish such a tough event. I`ve
spent time analysing our in-car camera footage and I can see where I
can up my pace even more to be able to challenge for the lead of the
class on the Bulldog. I’m really looking forward to getting back in
the car again”.
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| Matt Cotton |
Due
to a lack of budget Matt will not be able to carry out any pre-event
testing in his Ford Fiesta ST, so it will be important for him to
settle into a good rhythm from the very first stage. This will be
even harder than usual as the event starts with two forest stages in
the dark on Friday night. “It’s been a long time since I
competed in the dark and Dyfnant is a really tough stage to contest
in the daylight let alone at night. But we have no choice to push
hard right from the start and hope we can start day 2 with a
confidence boosting result”.
The
Bulldog Rally starts on early Friday evening with an autograph
session in Welshpool town centre for the crews before they head off
into the stages just after dark. An early start is required on
Saturday morning as there are another 85 miles to complete before the
remaining competitors arrive back in Welshpool to spray the champagne
and to celebrate finishing the tough North Wales stages.
During
the event, Matt will have a dedicated media team on hand to keep you
informed with LIVE news from the event as its happening. You will
find results, news and images of Matt’s progress both on and off
the stages by visiting www.mattcottonrallying.co.uk,
following us on Twitter, or finding us on Facebook.
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