Daniel Barry is planning to enter a rally in the United Kingdom or Ireland in order to stay match fit ahead of his next appearance in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Barry, who finished 21st overall on his debut in the series on Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo last month, isn’t due to contest an IRC event until the Geko Ypres Rally in Belgium from June 24-26.
The Mitsubishi Lancer driver said: “Ypres is the next event. There is a big gap until then so I will probably fit a small rally in between to keep our hand in.”
Barry said the Monte Carlo event had proved a tough start to his IRC campaign, especially after he was forced to complete a 100-kilometre road section with only first and second gears after the gearbox blew on the fourth stage of the rally.
“It was the toughest test of endurance I’ve ever experienced,” Barry said. “I’ve done entire rallies that were shorter than the 45-kilometre stage on leg one. The longest straight in that stage was about 200 metres, so there was no let up from start to finish. Anyone who got to the finish deserved a medal.”
After Ypres, Irishman Barry is due to contest a further four IRC events, including the Tarmac rallies in Czech Republic and Italy and the gravel-based RAC MSA Rally of Scotland.
source: http://www.rallybuzz.com