Author Archives

Gearbox Ends Guest’s Rally(Comments Off on Gearbox Ends Guest’s Rally)

The 2008 Australian Rally Championship season has ended on a sour note for Michael Guest and the Pirtek LWR rally team. Competing in the final round of the ARC at Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales north coast, Guest and co-driver, David Green, have retired from the second heat after just the first stage. […]

Guest Storms Back in Coffs(Comments Off on Guest Storms Back in Coffs)

Pirtek / LWR driver Michael Guest has finished in sixth place in Heat 1 of the Coffs Coast Rally today, round six of the Australian Rally Championship. After a slow start in dry and dusty conditions, Guest and co-driver, David Green, fitted harder compound tyres to their Subaru Impreza WRX STi, and were immediately back […]

Guest Out To Conquer Coffs(Comments Off on Guest Out To Conquer Coffs)

Rally driver Michael Guest is looking to finish his season on a high note when he takes his Pirtek Les Walkden Rallying Subaru to contest the sixth and final round of the Australian Rally Championship this weekend. Guest, from Lake Macquarie on the NSW central coast, has had a mixed season behind the wheel of […]

Guesty’s Weekend: A Tassie Tragedy(Comments Off on Guesty’s Weekend: A Tassie Tragedy)

Michael Guest and the Pirtek LWR Subaru have endured a forgettable weekend at the 5th round of the Australian Rally Championship, the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge. With the event promoted by LWR team owner Les Walkden, the team was keen to have a good showing at their ‘home’ event. But mechanical problems plagued them all weekend, […]

Tassie Tarmac: Experience the Key(Comments Off on Tassie Tarmac: Experience the Key)

LWR Pirtek Rally Team driver, Michael Guest, will be calling on his World Rally Championship experience in this weekend’s Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge. The Australian Rally Championship (ARC) ventures onto tarmac for the first time, and as one of only a few regular ARC drivers with experience on the black stuff, Guest is confident of finishing […]

Tree Shortens SA Weekend(Comments Off on Tree Shortens SA Weekend)

Michael Guest and David Green have had a disappointing end to the Sprint Auto Parts Rally of South Australia in the Barossa Valley. Driving their Pirtek Les Walkden Rallying Subaru Impreza WRX STI, the pair had been fourth after the opening two super special stages on Friday night. They maintained that position after the first […]

Guest Confident for SA(Comments Off on Guest Confident for SA)

Buoyed by his two second placings in last month’s Rally Queensland, Pirtek Les Walkden Rallying driver, Michael Guest, has set his sights high leading into this weekend’s Sprint Auto Parts Rally South Australia. Rally SA is the fourth round of the 2008 Australian Rally Championship, and will be held in the Barossa Valley, situated in […]

Guest is Keen on Tarmac(Comments Off on Guest is Keen on Tarmac)

The recent announcement that the ‘Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge’ will join the Australian Rally Championship as a tarmac round of the series has been welcomed as positive step for the series by Pirtek LWR Rally team driver Michael Guest. "I think it’s a fantastic opportunity, and not only for myself. When I did the WRC, the […]

Rally Queensland Photos(Comments Off on Rally Queensland Photos)

Make sure you check out the gallery for the latest from the the coates Rally of Queensland. Photographer Nathan Hubble has captured some fantastic images of Micheal, David and the Pirtek Subaru in action and on their way to a podium finish.

Double Podium in Queensland(Comments Off on Double Podium in Queensland)

Newcastle’s Michael Guest has finished second in both heats of Rally Queensland after a faultless drive on the Sunshine Coast this weekend. Driving his Pirtek Les Walkden Rallying Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Guest and co-driver, David Green, once again showed that consistency is what counts, never being outside the top three over today’s eight special […]

Recent Comments