Skoda UK Teams Up With Rally SunSeeker

MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – February 4, 2011: Skoda UK will continue its support of British rallying when it becomes the Official Vehicle Partner to Rallye Sunseeker (February 25-26), the opening round of the 2011 Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship.

The highly popular Southern Car Club-organised event takes place in the forests near Bournemouth and Poole, and over the last 25 years has grown into one of the best loved and keenly contested events in the national rally calendar.

The relationship between Škoda UK and Southern Car Club began at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed, where Southern Car Club runs the Forest Rally Stage and where Škoda UK Motorsport demonstrated its Fabia S2000, driven by Freddy Loix. Škoda UK will supply the Club with four-wheel drive vehicles – namely Yeti, Octavia Scout, Superb Hatch and Superb Estate – for officials to use during Rallye Sunseeker.

Rick Smith, Rallye Sunseeker Event Director: “Rallye Sunseeker prides itself on forging appropriate partnerships so as we welcome Škoda as our Official Vehicle Partner we see the association of two strong and valued brand names – Sunseeker and Škoda; both renowned for innovation and design for purpose. Our senior officials look forward to show- casing a variety of 4x4 Škoda models on the special stages which make up Rallye Sunseeker 2011.”