Kyle Sarasin, the 2007 Rookie of the Year, recently met with Malcolm Wilson to discuss Sarasin.
Malcolm Wilson, the managing director of M-Sport, which manages, prepares and supports the
BP-Ford Abu Dhabi entry in the World Rally Championship invited Sarasin to the spendour of
Dovenby Hall in Cumbria, U.K., the home of M-Sport.
Malcolm Wilson, with over 20 years’ experience of rallying at world rally championship level,
has won two British national titles. As recently as November, 2008, Wilson, as a driver, claimed
an emphatic victory in the 2008 RAC Rally in North Yorkshire, Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.
Kyle Sarasin, at 19 years-old, has rewritten the records in U.S. rally, becoming the youngest
driver in Rally America history to: win Rookie of the Year (in a Ford Focus, earning a 4th place
overall at the Ojibwe Rally, the only 2WD in the top ten and the highest finish for a 2WD in Rally
America history), earn a podium finish (in his first career open class race!), win a special stage,
set a new stage record (actually, two, at the oldest performance rally in North America), finish
on the overall championship podium, and his highlight make it to the quarterfinals of the 2008
ESPN X Games, succumbing only to the ultimate gold medalist.
Under Malcolm Wilson’s direction, Sarasin will provisionally compete in five World Rally
Championship events including Italy, Poland, Finland, Spain and Great Britain. Wilson, and M-
Sport, will coordinate logistics and Sarasin will continue to secure sponsorship to compete in the
Ford Fiesta SportTrophy International series.
Sarasin will continue his quest to become the “Two-Continent Kid,” competing in both the U.S.
rally series as well as the World Rally Championship. Sarasin’s ultimate goal is to reach the
podium in the World Rally Championship on his way to a World Rally championship.
Sarasin’s dream, to be a part of Ford’s World Rally Championship with Malcolm Wilson’s M-
Sport, looks to be soon within reach. Support remains the key to Kyle’s success. With the
proper sponsorship and backing, Sarasin looks to continue to the top of the ultimate rally series,
the World Rally Championship.
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April 16th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Well done Kyle!
April 16th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Go Kyle!
April 16th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Holly Bejesus, that is awesome!
April 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
NICE!!! Keep it up Kyle!
April 16th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Get after it.
-george
April 16th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Good luck!!
April 16th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Time to show-up the Golden Boy. Get to it!
April 16th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
well, now we know whythe sarasin camp has been so silent. good work and good luck!
April 16th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Nothing good comes easy…Keep up the good work Kyle & Co. Kudos to Mr. Havir and all involved in getting Kyle to this point! Good Luck!!
April 16th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Good luck. Go fast and stay shiney side up. You have international support from Paris. That would be the second largest Paris in the world.
April 16th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Sweet Jesus!!! Go Kyle Go!!!!
April 16th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Yeeeeeeeeeeeheheheheeeeeesssss! Go Kyle!
April 16th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Congradulations Kyle. Make us all proud. Sure you will.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
See you in Finland!
Also, bring us all a European Focus!
April 17th, 2009 at 5:51 am
Congratulations, Kyle! We’ll be cheering for you no matter what continent you’re on. Even if you can’t hear us, we’ll try to be sure potential sponsors can
April 17th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Nobody deserves it more. Show the world that ‘mericans can drive too!
April 17th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Well done!
April 17th, 2009 at 11:28 am
BAD ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good for you Kyle!!!
April 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am
That is so awesome. Good luck Kyle!!!
April 18th, 2009 at 8:38 am
So happy for you Kyle! What an amazing opportunity! Rock the rally world!
April 18th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
SWEET News! Congrats!
April 19th, 2009 at 3:59 am
absolutely incredible news!!!I am so thrilled!!Guess not as thrilled as kyle.go get em my boy!!
April 20th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
WOOOOHOOOOO!!!! Effing sweet! Great job, dude!
May 16th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
good luck kyle!!!
June 13th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
oh my god. just amazing. moving up so soon. kyles got so much talent already, and its scary, because there is still so much potential. this kid is going somewhere with rally, and somewhere fast. hes living my dream, go for it kyle, show the world americans can drive too!! good luck man.
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Best of luck kyle… i have been following your career for a bit and this is the best opportunity possible. We need a driver who will take the WRC seriously and represent him (or her) self and their country on the world stage. Best of luck!
July 18th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Expect more good news to come.
September 30th, 2009 at 10:36 am
This is big news for American rally fans. We have been waiting for this announcement for years. I thought it would be Ken or Travis, and I still expect to see Travis make the jump. Incredible Kyle, just incredible. Cant wait to have an American too root for and a reason to watch the lower classes in WRC. Go Mikko!!!!!!!!!!!