Last updated 19:39, Thursday, 12 June 2008

STOBART VK M-Sport Ford is hungery for points from this weekend’s Rally of Turkey.

Just 13 points behind third-place Subaru, Henning Solberg will head the Stobart fleet after an unfortunate performance in Greece which saw a podium slip out of his grasp with a mysterious electrical problem.

Stobart’s second car will be steered by Gigi Galli who showed impressive speed in Greece winning four of the 20 special stages of the rough Acropolis event which are similar to the Turkish rocky roads.

Team-mate Matthew Wilson will pair up as the third Stobart entered crew to tackle the Kemer-based event.

Wilson will be looking to further his points tally in the drivers' championship where he currently occupies ninth position.

The event holds special memories for both Solberg and Galli.

Solberg scored his first ever podium finish in 2006 while the energetic Italian first led a WRC event there in 2005.

Galli has only pursued Turkish delight twice finishing 10th in 2004 followed by an eighth place finish in 2005 after leading on the first day of the event.

Wilson becomes the team rookie for this event having only competed here once in 2006 where he finished 12th.

The 21-year-old will this year be looking to step up a gear and finish in the points after a full WRC season under his belt since the Turkish round last rolled into town two years ago.

Wilson said: “I don't have much experience of this event but can remember quite a bit from the 2006 stages.

“Hopefully the weather will be better this year and if the stages are dry and in good condition then I think it will be an exciting event.

“It will be a strange feeling going back to an event that we missed last year as every aspect of my driving has improved vastly since 2006, especially my pace notes and we will be making new ones for sure.

“We finished top Stobart crew in Greece, set faster times and collected some good points there so my aim for Turkey is similar - more pace and more points for the drivers' championship.”