Press Releases - David Higgins - Rally Driver

The FX Motor Sports squad took two podium finishes on their British championship debut on the Pirelli International Rally in Carlisle today. FX fielded three cars in the event: David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas, and Hugh Evans and Iestyn Williams drove sister Subaru Impreza N14s under the TQ.com team... read more »

All three cars run by FX Motor Sports have completed the shakedown stage of the Pirelli International Rally ahead of kick off in the centre of Carlisle tomorrow evening. The shakedown took place in the southern part of Kielder forest called Shepherdshield which has been used by the rally in the... read more »

These are the first pictures of TQ.com driver David Higgins testing the team’s new Subaru Impreza N14 ahead of this year’s British Rally Championship. The BRC kicks off with the Pirelli International Rally this weekend. Ahead of the fight, David has completed 70 miles of testing at the Higgins... read more »

As well as keeping you up to date through this website this year, David has become a columnist on motorsport website crash.net David's first column went up today, and he will put another one up after every event he competes in this year. To read the first column click here read more »

With the winter break over, it’s back to China for the second time already this year for David Higgins this weekend for a test session ahead of the 2008 Chinese Rally Championship. All eyes will be on David and his co-driver Ieuan Thomas this year after they blitzed the championship last year,... read more »

It's here! The Team TQ Subaru Impreza N14 was unveiled today at the Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham. At 10.30 this morning David, Ieuan and Hugh Evans unveiled the car in front of a throng of spectators on the Cobra Seats stand. Pictured, from left to right, are Nick... read more »

David Higgins will launch his eagerly awaited new rally team, FX Motor Sports, at the Cobra Seats stand at the Autosport International Show this week. The team consists of a three-car line up, all of which will compete in the British Rally Championship this year. Team boss David will lead the... read more »

The year 2007 has been a manic one for David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas as they managed to score points in the British Rally Championship, the Chinese Rally Championship, the Production World Rally Championship, and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. They must have had one of the most chequered... read more »

TQ.com crew David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas have taken a fourth place, a sixth place and a third place – all in one weekend, all on one event. Wales Rally GB counted as the final two rounds of the British Rally Championship, and the crew were registered for the Production Car World Rally... read more »

David and Ieuan have finished Rally GB and taken third place in the second British Rally Championship event of the weekend. They also finished sixth in the PWRC fight on the event. "After the car running brilliantly throughout the event, we think the front diff went so we were glad to get back to... read more »

Early indications show David and Ieuan as fastest British Rally Championship car through the first stage of the day. More news later. read more »

The Saturday and Sunday of Wales Rally GB count as the final round of the British Rally Championship. After seven stages on Saturday, David and Ieuan lie third in the BRC points overnight despite losing time in the first stage of the day with a puncture. The final stage of the day included the TQ... read more »

This weekend’s Wales Rally GB counts as two rounds of the British Rally Championship, and David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas have taken fourth place in round one. The opening round comprised the first six stages of Wales Rally GB. On top of finishing fourth in the BRC points, the crew also lie fifth... read more »

David Higgins will be taking part in an autograph signing session at Wales Rally GB on Thursday 29th November. You will find him from 6.30pm to 7.00pm beside the start ramp at City Hall in Cardiff. For more information visit http://www.walesrallygb.com/308_372.php read more »

As the TQ.com team make their final preparations for Wales Rally GB, news has broken that David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas will compete for both British Rally Championship and PWRC points on the World Rally Championship event. The opportunity to score points in the world production class has come... read more »

David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas completed a full set of wins in the Chinese Rally Championship by winning the Longyou Rally today - and not only did they win the CRC section of the event, they were top finishers in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge too. It was a hard weekend for the crew who... read more »

At the end of the first leg of the Longyou Rally David and Ieuan are leading not only the Chinese Rally Championship, but the Intercontinental Rally Challenge section of the event too. "We had misfire problems all day and didn't really get any clean stages," says David. "And the stages are getting... read more »

After the 1.82km opening night super special in Longyou, David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas lie eighth overall - just 2.2 seconds behind the rally leader. Over 5000 people turned out to watch the super special, which was won by Japanese driver Katsuhiko Taguchi. As it approaches midnight on Friday in... read more »

After a three month break it’s back to China for David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas as they prepare for the final round of the Chinese Rally Championship, the Longyou Rally. The rally takes place on November 9th-11th, and is also the final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the Asian... read more »

After taking a podium finish on Trackrod Rally Yorkshire with the Autotek team, David Higgins has revealed he will continue working with them on Wales Rally GB. TQ.com crew David and his co-driver Ieuan Thomas finished third in Yorkshire in the Autotek Subaru Impreza - and that was despite the... read more »

It was their first competitive event in a new car, but it didn’t stop David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas securing a podium position on Trackrod Rally Yorkshire last weekend. And if switching from a Super 2000 Toyota to a Group N Subaru Impreza was not challenge enough, David and Ieuan faced a much... read more »

To keep an eye on the TQ.com team during Saturday's one-day Trackrod Rally Yorkshire visit http://www.trackrodmotorclub.co.uk/RYLiveres.htm for live online results. David and Ieuan are seeded at number 5 in their Subaru Impreza. Their TQ.com team mates Hugh and Iestyn are seeded at number 28 in... read more »

They might look slightly different this time round, but the TQ-sponsored team are back for the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire next month gunning for points. Since parting company from RED’s Toyota S2000R after the Ulster International Rally at the start of September, David Higgins and Ieuan Thomas have... read more »

In today's Motorsport News you will have read that RED are withdrawing the Toyota S2000R from the British Rally Championship. It was an amicable agreement between RED, David and Hugh. David and Hugh will continue to contest the rest of the BRC as a two car TQ team. Hugh will continue to drive his... read more »

The Ulster Rally dealt David Higgins another blow last weekend when he had to use superally regulations to finish the event in the TQ RED Toyota S2000R. Before the rally David had said it was an event he liked but it had never been very good to him, this year was no different. After losing their... read more »