1. Guy Wilks was born on 22 January 1981 and is a British rally driver.
11 Facts About Guy Wilks
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In 2011 Guy Wilks drove for Peugeot UK in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
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Guy Wilks who was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham became Ford Ka Junior Champion in 2000 in his first year in the sport, graduating within the Ford 'Ladder of Opportunity' scheme to the Puma 1400 series for 2001.
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In 2003 Guy Wilks competed in the Junior World Rally Championship driving a Ford Puma prepared by Chris Birkbeck Motorsport finishing seventh in the standings.
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Guy Wilks missed out on an opportunity to join the Subaru World Rally Team for the 2004 season, as he had signed a contract with Suzuki.
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For 2004 Guy Wilks made the switch from Ford to a works entry in the JWRC with Suzuki driving an Ignis alongside Per-Gunnar Andersson.
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In 2007 Guy Wilks joined the Mitsubishi Motors UK Works team driving a Group N specification Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX in the BRC.
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Guy Wilks made the switch in 2009 to S2000 class rallying with Mellors Elliot Motorsport driving a Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 car in the Pirelli International Rally.
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Guy Wilks competed in six events with Proton before making the switch to drive for Skoda UK in Rally Scotland which he won.
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On 12 January 2010, it was announced that Guy Wilks would compete on selected rounds of the 2010 IRC driving a Skoda Fabia S2000 for Skoda UK.
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Hospital checks found the Guy Wilks had fractures to his first and second lumbar vertebrae.