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Breath of fresh air as Latvala wins the Tempest.

Tuesday, 28th October 2003

It's been a while coming, but no-one - least of all legendary rally manager Timo Jouhki - has ever doubted that 18-year old Finnish sensation Jari-Matti Latvala is a potential winner at the highest level. Now an emphatic victory on the Tempest has firmly set him on the road to the top...

Poor Steve Hill had another wretched event. His Super 1600 Alfa Romeo 147 suffered a broken drive-shaft on stage 3 and was lucky to make it back to service. The shaft was repaired, though, and Steve and stalwart co-driver Joanne Lockwood were set for at least a finish before a blown engine on stage 7 once again put paid to their chances. They certainly deserve a medal for perseverance.

So that’s the end of the 2003 Pirelli British Rally Championship. Now the powers that be will be trying to tie up the loose ends of next year’s series. We can only hope that they make a decent fist of the changes that are in the pipeline and that the BRC manages to survive the uncertainty that seems to be gripping all levels of the sport...



For more on the Pirelli British Rally Championship go to: www.brcweb.co.uk

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