Following the recent success of being chosen as one of the four lucky students to join the Cancer Research Daihatsu Rally Team (driven by John Matthews), Adam Biggers is now the only student to remain working within the highly successful team.

Adam was chosen whilst studying to become a motor vehicle technician at Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale and is now a valuable member of the team. The team consists of John Matthews (driver), Alexis Harper (co-driver), Gary O'Neil (head mechanic) and Adam Biggers (mechanic).

After many successes within the team (for example, achieving a trophy for 'best novice' at the Colin McRae rally in Galashiels, Scotland, and their 5th place positioning at the Jim Clark rally in Scotland) Adam knows only too well how important his role is…

"There are 3 to 4 services during a rally lasting for 20 minutes each. I've got to be quick at my work, but also accurate. It's all about keeping the car going".

The role of the mechanic in such a sport as rallying may be considered a background role, with mechanics often not getting a mention. However, this is due to change this weekend when Adam takes the place of Gary O'Neil as head mechanic (placing Adam in charge!). This important stage in his rally career takes place this weekend at the military training area of Otterburn. The track consists of 100 miles of tarmac and proves to be a challenge for the team. But Adam is confident that this rally could be another success…

"We've been getting better and faster with experience. I think that this is mainly due to John getting more and more used to the car".

The final rally in the series takes place at Otterburn on Sunday 1st October 2000 and should prove to be a highly enjoyable and testing event for all involved!

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