Gosling and Read to run Escort at Canterbury 

Tony Gosling and Blair Read won the class 3 open 2WD category at International Rally of Whangarei a fortnight ago in the Ford Escort and will run that car at next month’s Lone Star Rally Canterbury.

The pair began the season in the Group A category this year with a beautiful liveried Subaru Legacy. But a gear box issue at the season-opening Rally Otago ruled them out of using that car in Whangarei.

Gosling enjoyed his first outing in the red Ford Escort in Whangarei having driven a different Escort to the title last year.

Despite winning the class in Whangarei he has already identified ways to improve their performance with his 2018 car.

“I think we need to run 15 inch wheels, which you have to on these high horse power ones,” Gosling explained.

“I did underestimate the difference between the white one and this one – it has so much power you tend to waste a lot of it with wheel spin.

“That’s why I think if we go with the bigger wheel and soften up the suspension it will be better.”

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