Rising Scottish star David Bogie will lead the field away in a bid to retain his title as yet another capacity entry is set to contest the annual Specsavers of Middlesbrough Christmas Stages Rally at
Croft Circuit near Darlington on Saturday December 29.
The teenager has been hailed as Britain's brightest young prospect with comparisons being made with the late
Colin McRae and once again, he'll be at the wheel of the Oakbank Services MG Metro 6R4 in which dad John just failed to win the popular Northallerton Automobile Club-organised event earlier in the decade.
Chasing Bogie and co-driver David Paterson will be local renegades, Kevin Procter and co-driver Dave Bellerby who swap their respective Rallycross cars to team up in the Procter's Coaches Subaru Impreza. Both have sampled glory at Croft already this season and Procter especially will be looking to add the one major trophy, which has so far eluded him in over a decade, to his collection.
Former British Championship works driver and 2005 Mitsubishi Cup champion Ryan Champion will be in action in an MSR Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer and another local driver in the shape of Pickhill's Chris Wise will be looking to repeat his Jack Frost Stages victory at Croft earlier this year as he takes to the wheel of his Autogas MG Metro 6R4.
The ladies are sure to get a look in also with Carol Rosendale sitting with Champion and Tracey Taylor West accompanying Chris Wise also meaning two female co-drivers in the top four cars.
A third MG Metro 6R4 will be in action in the hands of top National driver John Stone, who along with co-driver Lee Carter actually took victory at a Croft event a couple of years ago but were excluded on a technicality and they could well be one of the crews to challenge for victory.
