Tim Wilkins is the youngest of the four drivers vying for a spot on the podium and he won the first round of the MTA NSW Championship which was held in a forestry area close by in the Oberon and Jenolan district. This rally should be good for him as the roads are very similar as well as him loving this style of blind rally event. He is likely to be on the pace and is giving the NSW championship a big effort after upgrading from a 2WD car last year. He’ll be joined by regular co-driver Jim Gleeson.
Tom Clarke won round 2, but didn’t go to round 4 as he was holidaying in Europe. That means he must finish well at Bathurst if he wants to win the championship. He and Hatton share servicing and pit areas and there is a lot of banter between the two drivers both at the event and in the lead up.
Clarke and Co-driver Ryan Preston have been very quick all year and have usually been faster than Hatton and Wilkins, but struggled to keep up with Brinkman at the Border Ranges Rally.
Thomas Dermody is in a Ford Escort and is Leading the 2WD NSW Championship and also leading the East Coast Classic Rally Series (ECCRS), held in conjunction with the MTA NSW Championship. Dermody has a significant lead in the ECCRS and just has to finish this round well and he will be unbeatable. He is very fast in the 2WD Ford and has been finishing in the top 5 at most events, often setting faster stage times than the 4WD’s around him with co-driver Eoin Moynihan.
The Bathurst Rally will be held in the Sunny Corner Forests on the 22ndSeptember 2018 and is organised by the Nissan Datsun Drivers Club – NDDC.
For more details on the rally, head over to Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/rallynsw/
Or the Rally NSW Website:
http://www.rallynsw.com.au/
Video updates will be posted throughout the event and in the days after the rally:
http://www.rallynsw.com.au/videos/
- Story: John McCredie
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