OLA!

Ola! from Las Palmas!

We've just arrived on Gran Canaria for the second round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

But there's no time to enjoy the sun, sangria and s** (....that's sea, you filthy lot!!!)...it's all about SPEED!!!

Rally Canarias is narrow and fast with undulating roads and our Peugeot UK 207 S2000 is capable of winning here, so that's our aim.

We were third here last year and we've been working hard in preparation for this rally...testing with Peugeot Sport...go-karting...keeping fit and keeping trim.

Peugeot UK have been busy boys behind the scenes too and we’ve got a new team partner on our 207 S2000 (Ola, Clarion!! We hope you enjoy the ride!!!)

We've also had our helmets painted to reflect our roots...lovin' that Angel of North!

It's been a long break since the Monte ...too long...but the rallies will be coming thick and fast now. Just how we like it!!!

The Peugeot Sport test was fantastic. We did approx 180km in a car that is already really well developed. This is a good sign of things to come and shows that we are not running out of ideas. We're testing again with Kronos tomorrow to finetune set-up.

You don't always think of Gran Canaria as being a mountainous landscape but the rally stages are very varied, lots of uphill climbs and quick downhill sections. You have to be very smooth and if you want to be fast, you have to be brave!

We are in a good place going in to this rally this weekend and it is essential Phil and I build on our third place on the Monte.

The competition will be strong, but as a driver you always want to win against strong competition and it makes the rally a lot more interesting. Like I said, the pace is going to be mental at the front… so stay tuned!!!

Since Monte Carlo, I've also been busy babysitting (my little girl), taken over a go-kart track close to home in the North East of England and been to a good friend's wedding in Sweden (Ola, Mr and Mrs P-G!!!)). It's nice to keep busy outside of work, but it's great to be getting back to rallying.

Got to dash. Adios, Guy