by Geoff Mayes
Rob Swann heads to the final round of the 2007 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship, Wales Rally GB embroiled in a fierce fight for the overall championship title.
The Revolution Wheels-backed man, who has enjoyed his strongest season to date, goes to the Welsh event on the back of scoring a triumphant class win and finishing on the overall podium of the recent Tempest Rally.
Swann was using this event as a shakedown for a new engine and had the Revolution Wheels general manager Warren McKiernan, a complete novice, co-driving for him.
"The Tempest Rally went really well for us and was a good shakedown ahead of Wales Rally GB," stated Swann. "Last years Rally GB was really tough for us but I learnt a lot which should hold us in good stead this time around."
Swann, who will be re-joined by his regular co-driver, Darren Garrod in the Geoff Jones Motorsport-run Subaru Impreza N12, is one of six of drivers - along with Mark Higgins, Guy Wilks, Gwyndaf Evans, Wyn Humphries and Phillip Morrow - still capable of taking the title on the three-day long rally.
Swann has scored 43 points thus far this season and while he currently lies sixth in the standings, 34 points behind Higgins, who is top, with Rally GB being a double-points' scoring event and competitors only allowed to count the best five scores from seven it is still very open.
