OSIAN Pryce will enjoy a trip down memory lane when he takes on the Tet Rally Liepāja in Latvia this weekend as part of his 2023 FIA European Rally Championship campaign.
The Aberangell star and reigning British rally champion was just 16 year’s old when he began his career in Latvia – and now, 14 years later, he will return to the Baltic country.
The 30 year old will be competing in a MAPO Motorsport-prepared Škoda Fabia Rally2 alongside Belgian co-driver Stéphane Prévot.
“I’ve had time to step back after Rally Poland and assess what worked and what didn’t and reset ready to start afresh in Rally Liepāja,” said Pryce.”
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Pryce was relishing his return to the Baltics where it all began for him.
He said: “I remember thinking as a sixteen-year-old to just enjoy it, because this could be my first and last year in the sport – so I’m very proud to be returning to Latvia all these years later as British rally champion.
Osian Pryce returns to Latvia this weekend.
“I’m also excited to be going back to Latvia. I was a teenager when I was there last, so I can’t remember too much about it. Pretty much all the rallies I did back then were located east of Riga and Rally Liepāja is to the west, so the region will be new to me.
“What I do remember is that the Latvian people are extremely friendly and love rallying."
The former winter snow rally takes place over very fast and flowing gravel stages in the historic region of Kurzeme, with 10 stages totalling over 120 miles (180kms).
There is a shakedown stage and ceremonial start in Liepāja on Friday 16 June, with action taking place over Saturday and Sunday (17-18 June).
For his first ERC campaign, Pryce is supported by Michelin Motorsport, as a part of the Talent Factory programme, Demon Tweeks, Bell Racing helmets, OMP race suits, DL Jones Pontrobert Ltd (coach and taxi hire), Hills Campervans (campervan sales and hire), MotoFit (performance training) and his own family-run specialist building firm G+M Pryce.
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