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Last time out did not bring the result that my driver Matt Edwards and I needed. We traveled over to Ireland to contest the Ulster Challenge Rally, the penultimate round of the Kick Energy Fiesta SportTrophy. Our goal was to build on the success of Matt’s tarmac debut on the Isle of Man and keep the pressure on Fiesta title favourite Craig Breen.

Sadly, Craig didn’t turn out to be the only obstacle in our path.

Watch out for that tree

Just when everything was going well on the opening stage, the car got out of shape on a series of bumps and made heavy contact with a tree. If not for Matt’s reflexes, it could have been a lot worse. Thankfully, we soldiered on to the end of the stage, posting the second quickest time. Matt’s title hopes were stopped there as we were forced to retire due to extensive suspension damage.

Check out our Ulster experience.

A little elbow grease and we’re ready to roll

Since the close call at Ulster, we’ve been restoring the car to its original state. Late Wednesday, Matt finally drove the car away from the workshop. We’ll be able to contest this weekend’s Rally Yorkshire Challenge Rally thanks in large part to the dedication and excellent work of Dave Wright at Grove Hill Garage. Not to be forgotten is Matt’s enthusiasm and desire to make sure we are ready to roll.

Gearing up for 2010

And even though the Fiesta crown has passed us by, the British Rally Championship Challenge series is still up for grabs. A strong result will see us clinch the title, and with it, entries into the full British Championship in 2010.

Although we go to the event as favourites, it is by no means going to be easy, with a number of crews able to deny us the crown. Come Saturday morning we’ll put 100% of our focus to the job at hand and by the afternoon we’ll know if we have achieved our goal. It would mean so much to me to help Matt win the championship, just four years after I won the inaugural running with James Wozencroft.

Where you can find me over the next couple weeks

I’ll only have a few days rest following the Rally Yorkshire before I head off to the Isle of Mull in North West Scotland to contest the famous Tour of Mull. I shall once again team up with John Cope in his Subaru Impreza WRC as we bid to claim a win that has eluded John for many years.

Thanks for all your support and thanks to NETELLER for sponsoring me. I hope that we can repay some of your faith this weekend.

Tell us what you think of Robert Fagg’s Ulster video.

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