David Higgins (born 14 November 1972) is a Manx rally driver. He is an eight-time Rally America champion and a two-time ARA Champion with Subaru Motorsports USA.

Early and personal life Born on the Isle of Man but living in Trefeglwys near Llanidloes, Powys, Wales his brother Mark is also a rally and stunt driver. Higgins started motorcycle trials at the age of eight, and at the age of ten, he moved into the UK national kart racing circuit, winning seven titles against drivers including later Formula 1 driver David Coulthard.

Higgins stills lives in Trefeglwys, with his wife and two children, Alicia and Matthew, both of whom are karting drivers.

Career In 1993, Higgins won his first rally car title, the Peugeot Challenge. Higgins won the 1997, 1999 and 2002 British Rally Championships in the Group N category. He then won the SCCA ProRally Championship in the United States in 2002 and 2003. Grassroots Motorsports presented David Higgins with the Editors' Choice Award in 2003.http://www.grassrootsmotorspors.com In 2004 he returned to the British championship for what was supposed to be a one-off entry at the season opener in a Hyundai Accent WRC. After winning the opening round he went on to complete the full season, winning the title. From 2004, Higgins spent his time rallying in China. He began in 2004, competing in three events and winning two of them to help Ralliart Hong Kong to win the teams' title. He returned in 2006, beginning a long relationship with the Wanyu rally team. In 2007, he won every round in the championship and helped the team to win the title in both 2007 and 2009.

In 2011, Higgins joined Subaru Rally Team USA in the Rally America series as a replacement for Travis Pastrana. He won the title at the first attempt with three wins from six events. That same year he also set the new record up Mount Washington in a Subaru Impreza, faster than Pastrana's run up the mountain. Later, in 2014, he would beat his own record again with Co-Driver Craig Drew. He won the Rally America championship 8 times in 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. He also won the American Rally Association National Championship in 2018 and 2019. Of those ten championships, Higgins achieved eight with Subaru Rally Team USA.

During the running of the 2007 Rally of Yorkshire, Higgins came across a JCB digger/tractor coming towards him on the seven mile Gale Rigg stage. Luckily, Higgins was able to swerve and avoid the JCB, whose driver had managed to avoid rally officials and get onto the stage, driving in the reverse direction to the competing cars.

Racing record

Complete WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points 1994 Peugeot Sport Peugeot 106 Rallye MON POR KEN FRA GRE ARG NZL FIN ITA GBRRet - 0 1995 David Higgins Honda Civic SIR MON SWE POR FRA NZL AUS ESP GBR27 - 0 1997 David Higgins Rover Mini Cooper MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN IDN ITA AUSRet - 0 Seat Ibiza GTi 16V GBR31 1998 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN ITA AUS GBR11 - 0 1999 FAW-Volkswagen FRD RT Volkswagen Golf Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN CHNRet ITA AUS - 0 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX GBRRet 2000 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBRRet - 0 2001 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX MON SWE POR ESP ARG CYP GRE KEN FIN NZL ITA FRA AUS GBR11 - 0 2002 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRC '99 MON SWE FRA ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN GER ITA NZL AUS GBRRet - 0 2005 David Higgins Opel Corsa S1600 MON SWE MEX NZL ITA CYP TUR31 GRE ARG FIN GER - 0 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII GBR24 JPN FRA ESP AUS 2006 David Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII MON21 SWE MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRE GER FIN JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL - 0 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX GBR18 2007 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR19 - 0 2008 David Higgins Subaru Impreza WRX STi MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR28 - 0

Complete Global RallyCross Championship results

AWD Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GRC Points 2011 Subaru Rally Team USA Subaru Impreza GR WRX STIIRW1 IRW2 SEA1SEA2PIK14 PIK22LA13 LA277th 57

Supercar Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GRC Points 2012Subaru Puma Rallycross Team USA Subaru Impreza WRX STI CHA TEXLA 7 LOU LV LVC19th10 2016Subaru Rally Team USASubaru Impreza WRX STIPHO1PHO2 DAL DAY1 DAY2 MCAS1 MCAS2 DC ACSEA9LA16LA29 13th 57 Race cancelled.

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