The factory Proton squad will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge this season with a two-car team of Satria Neo Super 2000s.
However, in order to complete an extensive test and development programme, its first event will be Rally d’Italia Sardegna in June, the fourth round of the 12-event series.
Scotland’s Alister McRae will pilot one car with up to four other drivers under consideration for the second seat.
Chris Mellors, whose British MEM operation overseas Proton’s rallying effort, said: “We wanted to give ourselves time to develop new parts. The testing is already proving very fruitful and we’d only be shooting ourselves in the foot if we’d tried to rush to be ready in time for Monte Carlo.”
Mellors said that he was relishing the prospect of his team returning to the IRC. He added: “We’re coming off the back of our second place on Rally of Scotland and I really think we can get some more good results if we get the breaks. We’ve certainly got a car that’s proving to be quite good.”
source: ircseries.com
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