Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Rally - Red van man




And no it's not Postman Pat, or a professional rally driver auditioning for a new temporary Christmas delivery job. Ahead of this weekend's Dayinsure Wales Rally GB Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were tasked with a rather unusual 'shakedown'.

Earlier this year, Citroen launched its new Dispatch van at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham. The van actually went on sale last month and to highlight its 'robustness, versatility, and advanced technologies' Citroën UK thought 'who better to assess it?' than FIA World Rally Championship pairing Kris and Paul.

Taking time out of his other professional duties, Kris commented: “I’m impressed, that was really good – I enjoyed it. With slippery conditions on the stage, New Dispatch coped really well. It gave me the stability I needed in the corners, with great handling, which made it easy and fun to drive.”

And if you're interested, you too could have a brand new 'rally van' from £22,508 OTR.

To see how Kris and Paul got on, have a look here: