Photography by JCCB Rally Photography
Despite a top ten finish on the Trackrod Rally last weekend, Emily Easton-Page reckoned the result was ‘a bit disappointing.’
Emily and her driver Liam Clark brought their Fiesta Rally2 home in seventh place after a testing day in the North Yorkshire forests.
“We didn’t get off to a good start with a spin on the first stage of the day and we then lost more time having to do a three-point turn on one of the islands that was tighter than anticipated,” explained our John Easson Award winner.
“Then on the second test we hit a bank and damaged the front end of the car, losing us more time. The damage didn’t look too bad, so we drove to the end of the stage so that we could assess it further.
“There looked to be water pressure issues, but after talking to our mechanics on the phone we managed to do a reset and continue to the next stage and then onto service.
“Thankfully, we had a good run on the third stage which ended our morning on a much more positive note.
“With the car restored to full health at service, we enjoyed a much better afternoon, which included setting third fastest time on the 13-miler in Dalby, which was a real morale-booster. We were really pleased to finish the Trackrod on a high note, and although seventh wasn’t really where we wanted to be, there are lots of positives to take from the day.
“We keep having to remind ourselves that we are in our first season together, and all our rivals have much more experience. It’s clear that we have the pace to be up at the front and that’s what matters.”
Emily is back in action again in two weeks time, when she contests the Inverness-based Snowman Rally, partnering Scottish Championship contender Scott Beattie in his Fiesta R5.
Emily Easton-Page would like to thank
2300 Club John Easson Award
Motorsport UK Academy
Motorsport UK Academy
Interim Results, Friday Night for Printing