{"id":5269,"date":"2011-11-15T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T13:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=5269"},"modified":"2011-11-15T13:21:01","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T13:21:01","slug":"ambitious-rallying-duo-secure-e500000-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/11\/15\/ambitious-rallying-duo-secure-e500000-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambitious rallying duo secure \u20ac500,000 prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Victorious pair already planning next triumph<\/h2>\n<p>Carmarthen co-driver Gareth Roberts partnered his Irish team mate Craig Breen to win the first World Rally Competition (WRC) Academy Cup at Wales Rally GB on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the best thing that has happened in my rallying career yet,\u201d said 24-year-old Roberts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Active_2_Breen-and-Roberts_JP.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5662\" title=\"Active_2_Breen and Roberts_JP\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Active_2_Breen-and-Roberts_JP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Active_2_Breen-and-Roberts_JP.png 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Active_2_Breen-and-Roberts_JP-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5662\" title=\"Active_2_Breen and Roberts_JP\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Active_2_Breen-and-Roberts_JP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Active_2_Breen-and-Roberts_JP.png 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Active_2_Breen-and-Roberts_JP-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roberts and Breen zoom past spectators, Photograph courtesy of Ryan Fowler<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a title=\"WRC Academy Cup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wrc.com\/wrcacademy\/\">Academy Cup<\/a>\u00a0is a competition to find new young talent among aspiring rally drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The \u20ac500,000 prize was awarded to Craig Breen to spend on developing his career in 2012 as he beat his Estonian rival, Egon Kaur, on fastest stage times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a young guy that has got big aspirations and unfortunately I won\u2019t do anything but do my best. I want to win,\u201d said Breen as he revealed determined plans to go with his co-driver to <a title=\"Monte Carlo WRC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wrc.com\/news\/monte-carlo-returns-to-the-wrc-calendar\/?fid=14820\">Monte Carlo <\/a>WRC next and win there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victorious pair already planning next triumph Carmarthen co-driver Gareth Roberts partnered his Irish team mate Craig Breen to win the first World Rally Competition (WRC) Academy Cup at Wales Rally GB on the weekend. \u201cThis is the best thing that has happened in my rallying career yet,\u201d said 24-year-old Roberts. The Academy Cup\u00a0is a competition to find new young talent among aspiring rally drivers. 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