Stephen Wright Starts His 2014 Campaign This Weekend

The 2013 Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver of the Year, Stephen Wright, starts his 2014 campaign this weekend on the Colm Quinn BMW Galway International Rally in his brand new Peugeot 208 R2 rally car. It will be his first event of what promises to be a very exciting season for the talented young Monaghan driver.

Stephen plans to use the season opening Galway International Rally to get used to his new car in preparation for the opening round of the BFO Belgian Rally Championship, the Haspengouw Rally at the end of the month. Along with selected Irish rallies, Stephen plans to tackle the 8 round Belgian series, incorporating the Peugeot 208 Belgian Rally Cup with his sister Susanne calling the all-important pacenotes.
"It's been a very busy winter trying to get everything organised but thankfully everything has fallen into place just in time for Galway, we can't wait to get the 208 onto the stages to see what it can do!"

The siblings enjoyed a superb 2013 season taking the honours in the hotly contested Group N category of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and Stephen is looking forward to the prospect of a new challenge this season.

"There is no denying the scale of the challenge we face this season, but hopefully my experience in the Fiesta ST will stand us in good stead for the year ahead. We will take the first couple of events to acclimatise to the car, left hand drive and Belgian tarmac and then hopefully start threatening the frontrunners - we want to ensure that come the end of the season, we are still in the frame for Championship victory."
Stephen and Susanne would like to thank all their sponsors, Motorsport Ireland and the Irish Sports Council for pledging their support for the season ahead.