Darren Gass and Neil Shanks will debut their 'pocket rocket' Citroen C2 Super 1600 on gravel this weekend on the International Rally Yorkshire, the penultimate round in the 2007 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship.

Gass and Shanks have proved that the car is more than a match on asphalt, taking class wins and setting some stunning times on the three sealed surface rallies this season.

The swap to gravel has meant a complete change of suspension for the little French car, Gass taking the opportunity to have the engine upgraded too.

“We felt that the engine was due a check over after three tough tarmac events,” Darren explained, “So it seemed a good time to upgrade it to the latest specification.

“The body shell is still not the latest spec however, which means we will always be giving away some performance if we're up against this year's cars. But the goal this season is to take the Junior and Rally 3 titles in the BRC, so having a reliable car is most important.”

The team will not have chance to test the car before the event though and the Crozier Motorsport mechanics might even have to fit the engine in Yorkshire.

“The engine is being built in France,” Gass continued, “and even with the suspension fitted until it arrives we obviously can't test.

"It's a bit frustrating but I'm sure the lads will do a good job. I might have to let one of them run it in for me while I do the recce!”