With the advent of the HRCR and Classic rallying Paul dug his ageing MGB out of the shed and embarked on driving with son Matthew navigating. They competed in many events in the UK, and a number of overseas events, with regular top 5 positions. 

Paul has also helped organise more than 30 local club rallies in the South West, including the Palladwr Rally which developed from a road rally to a classic road rally, and the Great Bustard Rally, an endurance event.

He developed a warm relationship with Philip Young whilst competing in Philip’s World Cup Category and Endurance Category rallies in his MGZR Endurance rally car.  Since retiring from full-time work, Paul has been part of the organising team on many long distance events, including three Peking to Paris, two Trans America, The Road to Mandalay, The Road to Saigon and many others. Roles have included deputy clerk of the course and advance car. He has also driven a course car on 6 Wales Rally GB’s.

Paul was a Partner in one of the global accounting firms but unsurprisingly finds rallying much more interesting than auditing. He still competes now and again in the MGZR,and also the trusty MGB.

He joined the University Motor Club and began organising events and, with the help of a loan, bought his first rally car – a 205 Gti – and began competing. Russ has both navigated and driven on numerous road, stage and classic car rallies, including the Manx International in both the 205 and an MG ZR, and the Leukaemia Rally in a Reliant Robin.

After university he went on to run a stage rally and classic car preparation business, leading to working on his first endurance rally. Russ says “Working for Rally the Globe as a Sweep Mechanic allows me to follow my passions of classic cars and travel (never did I imagine I would get to see so many different car parks around the world!). We have a great team at RTG and I really enjoy the camaraderie between organisers and competitors, particularly after a long day on the road.”