Mark Higgins to contest IRC rounds in Spain and Switzerland driving the MG S2000

Mark Higgins will compete in the Rallye Principe de Asturias on 11-13 September and the Schweiz Rally du Valais on 24-25 October driving the BGM, MG ZR S2000. After an encouraging performance in Ypres, where the car was regularly setting top ten times before it's retirement with power steering failure on SS14, the team intend to contest the two IRC rounds. There will be some testing beforehand despite the limited budget available for the private operation.

In IRC news and  a senior IRC figure states that four new manufacturers' are interested to sign up to the series for next year. My guess would be MG, Proton, Skoda and hopefully Renault. 

Clip which features Higgins on the recent Ypres Rally

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