Cary to make debut in star-studded event (From This Is Local London)

Cary to make debut in star-studded event

3:11pm Monday 8th February 2010 in

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Wandsworth-based Tom Cary co-drives in his first World Rally Championship event when he partners Sky Sports pundit Tony Jardine in Rally Sweden, which gets under way on Thursday.

Cary is in good company, with formula F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen making the switch to the race, for which heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures are predicted.

Cary said: “I travelled through the area extensively a while back and loved the landscape and enjoyed the adventure of the harsh weather.

“But trying to concentrate at high speed in a rally car when there is ‘white out’, or the mesmerising affect of snow fall, is another matter.

“It has to be more difficult if you are Kimi Raikkonen, as the fans expect him to be competitive.

“We just want to finish, and to do that we have to survive 21 special stages in harsh conditions. None the less, it is an adventure that I am looking forward to.”

Twickenham-based Jardine, a survivor of six Arctic Rally challenges and a finisher in this event two years ago, will drive a Subura Impreza showroom class rally car and the team will be an Anglo-Norwegian combination.