Wiegand to head SKODA Germany’s IRC bid
author: Ashley Haigh-Smith
Although the 21-year-old’s exact schedule of events is unconfirmed it is understood he will take part on 10 rounds in a SKODA Fabia Super 2000, similar to the one used by Juho Hanninen and Andreas Mikkelsen to land IRC title glory in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
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Skoda Fabia S2000
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Wiegand, who has yet to take part on a round of the IRC, is highly rated in his homeland after switching to rallying from sportscar racing last season. JUKA Motorsport will run Wiegand with the experienced Timo Gottschalk, a former Dakar Rally-winning navigator, co-driving.
SKODA Auto Deutschland tackled selected IRC events in 2011 with Matthias Kahle and Mark Wallenwein.
Although the 21-year-old’s exact schedule of events is unconfirmed it is understood he will take part on 10 rounds in a SKODA Fabia Super 2000, similar to the one used by Juho Hanninen and Andreas Mikkelsen to land IRC title glory in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
Wiegand, who has yet to take part on a round of the IRC, is
highly rated in his homeland after switching to rallying from sportscar racing last season. JUKA Motorsport will run Wiegand with the experienced Timo Gottschalk, a former Dakar Rally-winning navigator, co-driving.
SKODA Auto Deutschland tackled selected IRC events in 2011 with Matthias Kahle and Mark Wallenwein.
**Rallystar reported this week that Wiegand and Gottschalk were out here recently where they spent some time testing at the Rallystar Academy.
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