Last year’s Manx National Rally winners and defending Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt rally champions Callum Black/Jack Morton have been seeded at number one for this weekend’s epic double header Isle of Man event – with the 586 Sport crew eager to re-boot their 2024 campaign in their Pallas Connections Ford Fiesta Rally2.
Round 2 (Friday) and Round 3 (Saturday) has received a star-studded entry, with Protyre Asphalt leader James Williams (co-driven by Ross Whittock) seeded at two in his Orange Amplifiers Hyundai i20 N Rally2.
Twice Protyre Asphalt runner-up Neil Roskell, co-driven by the 2022 champion co-driver Dai Roberts, starts at three in his ND Civils/Lomand Plant Hire/Hauraton Drainage Products/Witham Motorsport Fiesta Rally2, with Mark Kelly/Will Atkins at four in their Kelmore Škoda Fabia R5, the 2022 Protyre Asphalt drivers’ champion Steve Wood (co-driven by Kenny Hull) at five in his Citroën C3 Rally2 and the 2017 Manx winner Hugh Hunter (co-driven by Rob Fagg) at six in his Robert Hunter & Son Tarmac/Lewis & Hunter Contracting Fiesta Rally2.
The highest seeded 2WD car is the Haldane Fisher Escort Mk2 of Darren Atkinson/Matt Daniels at 12.
It should be a dry event too, with lots of sunshine and a high of 17°C.
There will be comprehensive live and free-to-view streamed coverage from the event on Facebook and YouTube, beginning with Friday’s double run through the opening Pooil Vaaish stage which is scheduled to start at 11:46 (SS1) and 12:02 (SS2). Please check Special Stage TV for exact timings as the event goes on.
Manx National Rally – top 10 starters
1. Callum Black/Jack Morton (Ford Fiesta Rally2)
2. James Williams/Ross Whittock (Hyundai i20 N Rally2)
3. Neil Roskell/Dai Roberts (Ford Fiesta Rally2)
4. Mark Kelly/Will Atkins(Škoda Fabia Rally2)
5. Steve Wood/Kenny Hull (Citroën C3 Rally2)
6. Hugh Hunter/Rob Fagg (Ford Fiesta Rally2)
7. Stephen Simpson/Mark Glennerster (Ford Fiesta Rally2)
8. John Stone/Laura Marshall (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5)
9. Marty Toner/Ben Teggart (Proton S25000)
10. Wayne Sisson/Michael Hendry (Mitsubishi Evo 10)
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