Project Mobility enters the Cambrian

Two soldiers who have suffered life changing injuries on active service will set out to prove they can compete on equal terms with able bodied drivers when they take part in the Cambrian Rally.

They are competing a Land Rover Freelander under the Project Mobility banner and say they are looking forward to the experience which they hope will help them achieve a good result in Wales Rally GB. The Cambrian Rally offers the team a challenging insight into what the Wales National GB will throw at the team. “It’s an exciting opportunity to test the car and meet some of the many crews that compete at such a high level. We are very grateful to the organisers for welcoming the team with open arms” said team principal, Stefan Povolotsky.

The Freelander will be driven on the Cambrian by soldier Wayne Turnbull, who said he was particularly looking forward to tackling the Marine Drive stage around the Great Orme. “Great Orme is awesome, having watched WRC greats race the tracks and the Lombard rallies facing the challenges that North Wales offers I am excited to be taking the Land Rover rally car through it’s paces alongside my co-driver Nathan. We are crossing new boundaries as a disabled team and we are bowled over by the response and encouragement from the organisers, roll on October 8,” he said. And his co-driver and fellow soldier Nathan Cumberland, who is a double amputee was equally enthusiastic. “This will be my first serious rally as a co-driver, and I am being prepared by the best in class leading up to the event including two of my rally heroes Nicky Grist and Trevor Agnew. Hopefully we will get to the finish, but just to be in the service area with so many great teams will be a fantastic learning experience for us all and we cannot wait to get the car out there and put our teamwork into practice,” he commented.

Project Mobility was recently featured on BBC’s Top Gear. It started life as a scheme to adapt old Land Rovers for off road and overland use by people with disabilities including amputees. Many of the members of the team are serving and ex-soldiers who have lost limbs on active service.