Lico Wheels backed Stuart Jones made history by becoming the first person in the new generation MG Super 2000 to set fastest stage times in the British Rally Championship as the 23 year old put in a storming drive to snatch second position on the very last stage of an action packed Jim Clark International Rally. Stuart is also the first person since Tony Pond in an MG Metro 6R4 in 1986 to score a British Championship fastest stage time in an MG!
Stuart, along with co-driver Andy Bull, approached the opening loop of stages cautiously as a lack of budget had prevented a pre event test and the first time Stuart was able to drive the car on tarmac in anger had been at shakedown on Thursday night. The first loop of stages saw Stuart drop time as he was not 100% confident with the setup. At first service the MSD team made some changes to the setup which transformed the car as the young Welshman was immediately on the pace of the front runners.
From MG S2000 Forum via MG-Rover
Excelent news
That’s a heavily disguised MG3 with a 2L N series engine!
Question - If it’s new, why does it have a 2004 number plate?
It’s an S2000 spec rally car, they are all specialy built rather than coming off the production line and use a donor car to provide the registration and other legal requirements. There is not much of the donor car left.