Graham
RMS Photographer
Denis Biggerstaff has purchased an ex-Colin McRae 1998 specification Subaru Impreza WRC!
The Kinallen man, who is a former British Rallycross Champion and twice winner of the Northern Ireland Rally Championship, received his first taste of World Rally Car technology two months ago at the Easter Stages Rally. Driving a hired McKinstry Subaru, he finished fourth overall but now Denis has decided to make a more permanent move to the WRC brigade, although he has no plans to stop driving his Metro 6R4.
Denis said: “I’ve bought Owen Lamont’s car which was the first WRC Subaru produced – the chassis number is 0001. It’s also the first in the world to be converted to right hand drive by Harper Rally Preparations. We just finalised the deal today (Wednesday) and now I’ve got a Subaru in my garage! I might use it at the Mourne Rally this weekend, we’ll just see how things go. I’ve contacted the sign writers but it could be tight getting the decals on the car in time.”
“I’d like to use both the Subaru and the Metro on selected events in future. The Metro is a great car and it has served me well over the past 15 years but technology has moved on so much now it has become next to impossible to keep on the pace. The Subaru is by no means the latest specification but it’s still a major step forward. The Metro has plagued us with various problems recently and I was getting a bit fed up with it, though I think we’ve managed to get them all ironed out now!”
Denis, who owns a shop and accident repair centre in Kinallen, also plans to lease the car to customers at some point in the future. In the meantime, preparations are underway for Saturday’s Mourne Rally, round five of the Pacenotes Northern Ireland Rally Championship.
“I can’t wait to get behind the wheel! Hopefully I’ll be in the Subaru at the weekend but we’ll just have to wait and see.”
cheers to www.ral.ly for this info !
The Kinallen man, who is a former British Rallycross Champion and twice winner of the Northern Ireland Rally Championship, received his first taste of World Rally Car technology two months ago at the Easter Stages Rally. Driving a hired McKinstry Subaru, he finished fourth overall but now Denis has decided to make a more permanent move to the WRC brigade, although he has no plans to stop driving his Metro 6R4.
Denis said: “I’ve bought Owen Lamont’s car which was the first WRC Subaru produced – the chassis number is 0001. It’s also the first in the world to be converted to right hand drive by Harper Rally Preparations. We just finalised the deal today (Wednesday) and now I’ve got a Subaru in my garage! I might use it at the Mourne Rally this weekend, we’ll just see how things go. I’ve contacted the sign writers but it could be tight getting the decals on the car in time.”
“I’d like to use both the Subaru and the Metro on selected events in future. The Metro is a great car and it has served me well over the past 15 years but technology has moved on so much now it has become next to impossible to keep on the pace. The Subaru is by no means the latest specification but it’s still a major step forward. The Metro has plagued us with various problems recently and I was getting a bit fed up with it, though I think we’ve managed to get them all ironed out now!”
Denis, who owns a shop and accident repair centre in Kinallen, also plans to lease the car to customers at some point in the future. In the meantime, preparations are underway for Saturday’s Mourne Rally, round five of the Pacenotes Northern Ireland Rally Championship.
“I can’t wait to get behind the wheel! Hopefully I’ll be in the Subaru at the weekend but we’ll just have to wait and see.”
cheers to www.ral.ly for this info !
