In an illustrious professional co-driving career, Nicky Grist contested his home round of the FIA World Rally Championship 16 times, winning it twice – with Juha Kankkunen in a Toyota Celica in 1993 and with Colin McRae in a Ford Focus in 1997. Still heavily involved in the sport as an MSA Academy coach and running safety equipment specialists firm Nicky Grist Motorsports, the Ebbw Vale-born navigator is, along with Kankkunen, the official Dayinsure Wales Rally GB ‘Rally Legends’ this year.