With the provisional entry
list for London Rally for Heroes already at more than 60, the event currently has three Minis prepared and has
now attracted its first international entries, with a Belgian team created
specifically to contest this new event in the South of England.
Kevin Blackford / Andy Pecover from Orpington are in their Leyland Mini 1275 GT, while Harry Sherrard / Ivor Heading from West Chiltington compete in their Mini Cooper and Henry Hardiment, from Norfolk, is registered in his Austin Cooper 'S'.
International entrants Sam Warnez / Jermie
Ghillemyn (Peugeot 106) and Rik Vannieuwenhuyse / Kurt Declerck (Ford
Escort RS2000 Mk2) make up the Seyntex-Pelsmaekers Rally Team. At home
in Belgium, the company is a supplier to the Ministry of Defence, and
the crew members are delighted to be coming to contest and support the
rally.
Vannieuwenhuyse said: "The
Rally is a fantastic idea, a really good way to raise money for heroes
we all know, while we take part in a sport we all love. The
Seyntex-Pelsmaekers Rally Team with myself and Sam are really looking
forward to coming over next month."
With entries now at more
than 60, the addition of this duo is proof indeed of the event's reach,
something not lost on Rally Director Rick Smith: "Delighted is all I can
say, to be honest. For an event that has never been run before to
receive these two quality entries from Belgium proves how well known
this little adventure of ours has become. As we all know, the idea is to
raise money for Help for Heroes - guys like Rik and Sam will help us
even further."
Interest in this inaugural
event is high, with entries still coming in, the website updated on a
daily basis and social media helping to raise the profile of the event.
The London Rally Help 4 Heroes has already been discussed by the World
Rally Championship via their twitter account, with support from some
very well-known names in the world of WRC, the latest round having taken
place place in Mexico this weekend. Truly, the London Rally for Heroes
is now an internationally known event.
Multimedia Manager Anthony
Concannon reports that activity on both Facebook and Twitter is
encouraging: "It is amazing the awareness there is for the rally, and
just how many people want to talk about it and support it. It's almost
like the whole thing, the rally, the media side, the local interest, the
forums mean it is just going to be one huge event, with a rally thrown
in. . . and for here in the South East, that is massive news."
The team behind the event,
the Southern Car Club, is working hard behind the scenes to ensure that
the event delivers in all areas, when next month the sound of rally cars
will echo around the famous Brooklands Museum in Surrey.
With the countdown to the
event well and truly underway, Clerk of the Course Rob Pike said: "There
is a real buzz about the area now, with the rally getting closer, and
the interest in it is superb. That we can bring top-class motorsport to
the South East of England and raise the kind of money for the Help for
Heroes that our competitors and supporters are able to do, is really
gratifying and proves the reason for creating this event was correct."
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