Poland is the next stop for Barritt (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Poland is the next stop for Barritt

8:56am Thursday 25th June 2009 in

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IT’S uncharted territory this weekend for Daniel Barritt and Conrad Rautenbach as they head for the next stop on the World Rally Championship.

The Citroen Junior Team pairing, who finished fifth on the Acropolis Rally, will be getting to grips with Rally Poland for the first time.

“I don’t know Poland at all and I know the rally even less,” admitted Rautenbach.

“From what I have understood, the roads there are going to be quick. If the route looks anything like Finland then I’ll be happy, because I love those types of roads.

“We learnt a lot in Greece and I can’t wait get stuck back into the action again!”

Back in 1973, when the World Rally Championship calendar was first created, Rally Poland was one of the first events that welcomed the crews, although only three entrants managed to make the finish.

Rally Poland was run for the first time in 1921, making it the second-oldest rally in the history of the sport after Monte Carlo and it has always enjoyed a high level of popularity.

The rally takes place in theregion around the Mazurian Lakes, starting tonight at 7pm.