Harry Bates, son of Australian rallying royalty Neal Bates, will make his ARC debut at his home event in Canberra this weekend. Bates Junior will drive a Neal Bates Motorsport-run Toyota Corolla Sportivo, with experienced co-drive John McCarthy by his side. Despite growing up in a rally-mad family, this weekend Capital Rally will be just Bates’ third proper event, and first as a driver at ARC level. He has competed in one ARC event before, co-driving for his father Neal at Rally Queensland in 2013. According to Bates, his inexperience means he’s not feeling any pressure to live up to the family name straight away. “People often say things like ‘rallying’s in your genes’ and I...
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