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Burns relishing African challenge

Richard Burns hopes a return to the scene of his maiden World Rally Championship victory will ignite his bid to claim a second title.

Burns relishing African challenge

Thu, 11 Jul, 2002 - 16:16

Richard Burns hopes a return to the scene of his maiden World Rally Championship victory will ignite his bid to claim a second title.

The world champion trails championship leader Marcus Gronholm by 18 points going into this weekend’s Safari Rally in Kenya.

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