The challenge for Higgins was increased as he hadn’t ran in a production rally car for three years. But he and co-driver Craig Drew led the NR4 class from start to finish in Wales.
“It was a rally of survival in the weather conditions that greeted us,” said Higgins. “But once we realised we were setting the fastest times in the production class, we knew we had to stay there and we couldn’t have hoped for more from the car.
“We know all about the latest WRX STI chassis because we have one as our recce car in the US. The base product is absolutely fantastic and it’s amazing how quickly the car was built by the guys at JRM and how well it ran.”
They won the class by over five minutes – just the way Colin would have wanted it!
Story and photo: Maxrally