Mark Holmes will contest the rest of this year’s Protyre Asphalt Rally Championship in a newly acquired Ford Fiesta R5.
The Poulton-le-Fylde driver is well-known for rallying various Escorts and an MG Metro 6R4, and his last outing in his most famous Fiesta S2000 was on his local Legend Fires North West Stages – which he finished, despite picking up a time-consuming front puncture along the way.
Now Mark – who finished tenth in the Protyre Asphalt overall driver standings and runner up in class R5 in 2021 – will drive the ex-Josh Moffett (2016-’18) Ford, which has been purchased from Belgium.
“I’ve wanted one for two years but needed to sell the S2000 to help funds,” Mark told Motorsport News.
“It’s a left hooker, and I’m still learning about that, and I could do with a left-hand drive recce car as well.”
Mark will contest the Manx National and Beatson’s Building Supplies Jim Clark rallies but will skip the Dunoon Presents Argyll Rally as he’ll be travelling the West Coast of America Easy Rider style on a motorbike at the time.
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