David Higgins will compete at this weekend's British Rally Championship opening round.
The Manx driver will join Rory Galliagan and Ryan Champion in the Mitsubishi Motors UK Team for the Carlisle-based Pirelli International Rally.
World Rally cars have been withdrawn from this year's series to keep overall costs down and make the race for the title more exciting.
The move has already attracted many top names back.
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