“Next
year were performing in Amsterdam, Australia, New
Zealand & South Africa. I’m doing a lot
of work for Ford too, driving the new Focus RS.
That’s how I’ve come to drive the Mk1
RS2000 that I’ll be using at Croft.
“Croft will actually work out as a great shakedown
for the car as we hope to include it in our 2010
shows, (the old RS2000 and the new Focus RS side
by side.). Because were using a brand new engine
we have to get at least 200 miles on the clock before
we compete with it, so I’ll be giving passenger
rides for England over the next two weeks,”
he quipped.
“I love driving rear-wheel cars so it
should be fun. We’re not expecting to set
the world alight at Croft but hopefully we’ll
entertain a few people.”
Swift,
a passionate supporter of local motorsport, also
has another reason for wanting to compete at Croft.
The venue was hit by a High Court order which restricted
the number of events which can take place there.
“We
want to play our part in showing that motorsport
is a popular pastime and that it’s not anti-social,”
he said.
“People should come along and support
the event to prove that point.”
Swift
and Lees have attracted several sponsors for their
rally programme and would like to say a big thank
to the following people for their support.
• Smith and Allan Oils
• Smart Independent Financial Advisors
• Evalu8ted - Training and Coaching Specialists
• Kendrick Motorcycles
• Motoscope – Northallerton
• 3M Peltor
• Cleveland Motor homes
• A1 Windscreens
• Sign Design
• French Tune
The
team will be also be raising money for the Maximum
Attack for Leukaemia Research charity.
Paul
Swift is making his motorsport return this Christmas
as Croft Circuit hosts two of the UK’s finest
tarmac rallies. Swift, from Darlington, will drive
in the Specsavers Christmas Stages Rally on January
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