Sebastien Ogier to contest Ulster Rally 08 driving a Citroen C2R2 Max in place of Simon Jean-Joseph

In an article in the Belfast Telegraph it has emerged that JWRC hotshot Seb Ogier will compete in the Ulster Rally next weekend in place of Simon Jean-Joseph. Joseph is unable to compete due to an injury, so Ogier has been drafted into the PH Sport machine which is competing on various European rallies this year as a promotional vehicle for Citroen.

This is a great fillip for the Ulster Rally which boasts one of it's strongest entries in years. Ogier who leads the JWRC presently and is a protege of the FFSA scheme is being closely linked to driving MT "M2" Citroen C4 WRC next year. He is expected to test a C4 in the coming weeks. He drove a C2-R2 MAX on the recent Rally Finland to gain experience as it wasn't one of his JWRC counting rounds.

The C2-R2 Max

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