Kicking the season off in style
Autosport.com's editor reports back from the Monte Carlo Rally and looks forward to the first 'big' racing weekend of the year...
The Monte Carlo Rally has always marked something of a natural start to the motorsport calendar year. And even in these days of high-profile 'winter series' like A1GP and GP2 Asia, which do not conform to the traditional racing timeframe, for me, the famous blast through the Alps will always be the starting point for the season.
This time I kicked off my year by actually being there, thanks to Peugeot UK, who were seeking to educate some of the sport's media on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, (which the Monte is the first round of), having entered a Kronos-prepared 207 for former Junior World Rally Championship rally-winner and Colin McRae protege Kris Meeke.
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