Two Pirelli Star Drivers, local hero Ott Tänak and Kenyan Peter Horsey, will start in the Mad Croc Rally Estonia. For Horsey it will be first start with new co-driver Calvin Cooledge. He takes Rally Estonia as a good preparation for Rally Finland.

Peter Horsey: „On top of the Pirelli Star Driver programme this year I plan to enter various events around Europe as well as my local championships in Kenya. I have selected Rally Estonia as it was recommended by various people including fellow Pirelli Star Drivers Ott Tänak and Kuldar Sikk. The roads are similar to the ones I will face in Rally Finland, and additionally this will be the first rally I compete in with my new navigator Calvin Cooledge. I wanted this first rally to be one with sufficient mileage and similar conditions to our next WRC rally, Rally Finland. My objectives for this rally are to gain experience of the roads and spend valuable seat time with Calvin. My primary aim is to finish without superally. The car I will be using is my own Evo X. The same car that I used in the first round of the British Rally Championship in

March.“

Tänak, who will drive his own Group N Subaru Impreza, says that competition in Group N will be good as many international top-drivers are participating in Mad-Croc Rally Estonia.

Ott Tänak: „We will take this rally very seriosly, because there are so many fast guys in the starting list. Ofcourse we will go for the win in Group N but it’s not going to be easy.“

Mad-Croc Rally Estonia is held on South-Estonian roads on 16-18th of July. It is the third round of Estonian Rally Championships and the only Estonian race that is in the FIA calender.

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