Saturday’s Malcolm Wilson Rally in Cumbria’s Lake District marks the start of the 2023 British Rally Championship season, the first of seven rounds in the series which will take place across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Belgium between now and October.
The field on Saturday will include West Cork driver, Keith Cronin, who returns to the BRC this year with the ambition of securing a record-equalling fifth title.
Cronin will once again partner with his long-time co-driver, Killarney’s Mikie Galvin, and they will be in the same Volkswagen Polo GTi which took them to second place in the standings in 2002.
Cronin’s entry for the Malcolm Wilson Rally was submitted at the 11th hour and, as a result, he has been seeded at 38 but he can be expected to be allowed run in the top ten on the road.
“It’s all been a bit last minute really, up to a few days ago I wasn’t sure if I’d be doing the rally”, Cronin noted.
“Those of us who aren’t professional competitors have commitments and responsibilities outside of rallying, these have to be looked after as well. It’s been fairly hectic work-wise in recent months but I’m glad now that everything is in place for Saturday”, he added
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