“I was pretty surprised when Toyota approached us to run two cars, but it’s great as we were building a second AP4 Yaris, and it’s a great opportunity for Lewis.“It just means we now have even more to do,” he said as he reflected on the off-season they now have preparing the second car.
The new Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia livery will be debuted at Rally Australia this weekend. Photo: Neil Blackbourn
“I never envisaged that I would be getting involved in motorsport when I was younger. I was always too busy doing other sports,” Harry says.“But yes, Lewis and I always had a passion for driving, in a sort of side-by-side thing and then a Celica TA22, and it wasn’t until I was about 18 that I decided I wanted to try one rally. “Then one rally became two rallies, let’s try doing one ARC round, then it became let’s try doing the whole ARC, and that’s when Toyota came up. “But once this sport gets you it becomes very addictive,” Harry explained.
Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia was unveiled under Sydney's famous Harbour Bridge. Photo: Neil Blackbourn
“It’s going to be a massive step up from the S2000 car. I’ve sat in with Harry at a couple of test days to get familiar with the car and find out how it works and what it does, but I am really looking forward to doing the first test.”Like Harry, younger brother Lewis wasn’t always destined to be a rally driver either. “I played soccer from when I was 5 until I was 17, and I was too involved in that,” he said. “Harry and I always rode motorbikes and then buggies, and then an old Celica on the property, but then we started doing khanacrosses and hillclimbs, track days and all that, but I reckon we were destined to be in rally cars.” “I think I was 17 when I decided I wanted to do my first rally, and Harry actually co-drove for me, but from that day I was hooked.” So, look out for these two in 2019. It will be a fascinating season to see how the new team gets on during next year’s six-round ARC.
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