Twin sisters Charlotte and Jessica Roberts, daughters of Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship competitor Martin, are the latest youngsters to become involved with Junior Rallying, the scheme to develop the next generation of British rallying talent.
The 14 year-old identical twins won a recent competition run by Junior Rallying in conjunction with the Trefeddian Hotel, for not only a luxury weekend break at the stunning hotel but also, a rally day with Junior Rallying to assess their skills and potential.
Neither Charlotte nor Jessica are strangers to rallying and they have been supporting their father Martin on every event as he competed in a Citroen C2-R2 in the 2007 BRC, coming second in the category. He entered the competition on the Junior Rallying stand at the recent Race Retro show and was delighted when Charlotte was picked as the winner.
However, as Charlotte and Jessica are identical twins, giving only one of the 14 years-olds a chance to take part in a Junior Rallying day simply wasn't on.
Martin and Junior Rallying manager Gemma Price discussed the best way to proceed and it was decided that both girls would take part in the trial day.
Martin has always harboured a hope that the twins would become involved in the sport. However, until he entered the competition on the Junior Rallying stand and became aware of the opportunities available through the scheme including competing in Latvia, he assumed that they would not be able to get onto the rally ladder until much later.
“I couldn't believe it when I got the call telling me that Charlotte had won the competition,” said Roberts.
“Charlotte was the actual winner but I always hoped that she and Jessica would be able to compete together, so it made sense to make sure that they both went through the Junior Rallying induction day together.
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