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Brother Dennis was equally as happy with his fourth in a row. "It keeps getting
Dennis Thomson was equally as happy with his fourth in a row, saying, "It keeps getting tougher each year." (Photo: Ed Gatner, Russbondagency.com)
tougher each year," Thomson said. "This series is growing, the teams are getting better, and I am happy that the Thomson Signs/ProChallengeRacing.com Ford Taurus was able to win again this year."

WRC Mourns in UK

Peugeot's Michael Park was killed in an accident on the morning of the final day of rallying at the Wales Rally GB. He died following an accident on stage 15 of the British event after the car he shared with Estonian driver Martin hit a tree.

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Michael Park was killed in an accident on the final day of the Wales Rally. (Photo: Peugeot)
Park's former boss, Ford's Malcolm Wilson, mourned the loss of "theultimate professional".

Park spent three years with Wilson's Ford team co-driving for Markko Martin in the world championship before making the switch to Peugeot at the beginning of this season.

"Rallying has lost the ultimate professional and ambassador and we have all lost a true friend, he will be sadly missed," Wilson said.

Khatir Soltani
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