Helensburgh rally driver Fraser Anderson has stated that his head is “a bit extra screwed on” as he steps into the Junior British Rally Championship.
The 19-year-old noticed a spate of non-finishes price him the possibility of successful the academy title final yr, regardless of displaying blistering tempo all through the season.
Now he’s moved as much as the JBRC class, and is hoping that a swap of automobile ought to iron out the reliability points that plagued his 2021 marketing campaign.
The Baxter and Gillespie backed driver stated: “Final season was an actual rollercoaster of feelings.
“Our tempo throughout the academy was very strong, we basically received each single stage that we did competitively and took the win by over two minutes on the Nicky Grist Phases.
“Sadly, numerous technical points and, admittedly, a few errors on my half made the season fairly difficult.
“We determined to take a step again and reorganise for the longer term. I’m hoping that the transfer to the brand new Fiesta Rally4 will rectify the technical points we had final season and I’m coming into this season with a extra measured method, you may say my head is a little more screwed on.”
Anderson, who will compete with co-driver Sinclair Younger, admits that he's anticipating competitors to be fierce - however that stepping as much as JBRC is a dream come true.
He defined: “In the meanwhile I'm nonetheless studying the brand new automobile and, after an extended hiatus on tarmac, I’m seeking to enhance my tempo on the sticky stuff as effectively.
“The competitors will probably be as fierce as at all times, particularly towards the Irish guys on tarmac.
“The distinctive factor in regards to the JBRC is that there aren't any actual weak hyperlinks so that you at all times should be at your greatest, or another person will capitalise and benefit from the scenario. I anticipate the battles to be as scorching as ever.
“The automobile remains to be very new to us so to set any actual targets in the intervening time is tough, we’ll see the place we slot in at spherical one and plan to construct our tempo accordingly all through the season with the purpose at all times being to be within the battle on the entrance
“It’s laborious to place into phrases how excited I'm although.
“Once I first began within the Junior 1000 Ecosse championship, the Junior BRC appeared like a distant dream that I used to be by no means fairly totally positive that I may obtain.
“I don’t come from a rallying household with barrels of money, so to be right here is sort of actually a dream come true for me and I'm eternally grateful to my sponsors Cardowan Creameries, Baxter and Gillespie, HSS Glasgow, Artex, and Akzonobeland and my household for this unimaginable alternative.”
The British Rally Championship season will get underway on April 23 with the Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring and Clacton in Essex.