Commitment will be rewarded in Zlin

Guy has revealed that commitment will be rewarded on Barum Czech Rally Zlin, round seven of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

The Peugeot UK star has just completed the recce for the asphalt rally, famed for its tricky stages through narrow woodland areas.

He told guywilks.com: “The key is to find the areas not to lift, to be absolutely committed, because that’s where we’ll gain the time.

“So we have been checking and double checking our pacenotes.

“We had a good test in the car before the recce, so we are really well prepared and can’t wait to get started.”

Guy and co-driver Phil Pugh need a strong finish on Rally Zlin to keep their IRC title hopes alive.

The rally starts with a three-lap superspecial through the city streets of Zlin at 9.15pm on Friday night.

Saturday’s action features four repeated stages, including two runs of Trojak, which at 28.29km is the longest of the rally.

Sunday’s route covers three repeated stages, including Majak, which is back for the first time in 20 years.

The 10.48km Kudlovice and 24.37km Halenkovice stages will run in reverse to 2010 before the crews head back to Zlin for the finish ramp ceremony at 3.15pm local time.

TV TIMES

Saturday 27 August

23:00hrs-23:30hrs: Day one highlights (Eurosport)

Sunday 28 August

23:00hrs-23:30hrs: Day two highlights (Eurosport)

Monday 29 August

08:45hrs-09:15hrs: Day two highlights repeated (Eurosport Asia-Pacific)

Tuesday 30 August

15:00hrs-15:30hrs: Rally Review (Eurosport Asia-Pacific)

15:15hrs-16:40hrs: Rally Review (Eurosport)

EVENT FACTFILE

Event: Barum Czech Rally Zlin

Base: Zlin, Czech Republic

Starts: Friday 26 August

Finishes: Sunday 28 August

Entries received: 122

IRC appearances: Four

2010 winners: Freddy Loix/Frederic Miclotte (SKODA Fabia Super 2000)

Surface: Asphalt

Number of stages: 15

Special stage distance: 248.48km

Liaison distance: 371.25km

Total distance: 619.73km

TOP 10 ENTRIES

1. Bryan Bouffier (FRA)/Xavier Panseri (FRA) Peugeot 207 S2000
2. Juho Hanninen (FIN)/Mikko Markkula (FIN) SKODA Fabia S2000
3. Freddy Loix (BEL)/Frederic Miclotte (BEL) SKODA Fabia S2000
4. Thierry Neuville (BEL)/Nicolas Gilsoul (BEL) Peugeot 207 S2000
5. Jan Kopecky (CZE)/Petr Stary (CZE) SKODA Fabia S2000
6. Giandomenico Basso (ITA)/Mitia Dotta (ITA) PROTON Satria Neo S2000
7. Guy Wilks (GBR)/Phil Pugh (GBR) Peugeot 207 S2000
8. Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR)/Ola Floene (NOR) SKODA Fabia S2000
9. Michal Solowow (POL)/Maciej Baran (POL) M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000
10. Antonin Tlustak (CZE)/Jan Skaloud (CZE) SKODA Fabia S2000