Three-times British Rally Champion Mark Higgins is returning to the race track as part of the Welsh-based Guttercrest Racing team in the CPC Legends Championship.

Higgins, who achieved further fame as a stunt driver in the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, will join Ben Power for the day - replacing Ben’s team-mate and father Nick for round five of the series at Mallory Park in Leicestershire on Sunday June 13.

Manx-born, Welsh-based Higgins has rally experience at world championship level and was voted National Rally Driver of the Year four times by readers of Autosport magazine.

 He made his Legends racing debut at Pembrey last season, also in a car run by the Powers.

 “The racing is great, and I am hoping to get my own car out soon,” he said. “Meanwhile, I’m grateful for the chance to team up with Guttercrest Racing again.”

 Legends racing has spread from the US oval tracks, and the cars have an American look, being 5/8-scale replicas of classic US models. Guttercrest Racing use identical Ford Coupe 1937 replicas, with 1250cc Yamaha motorcycle engines.

 After three rounds, at Oulton Park, Brands Hatch and Cadwell Park, Ben lies 10th in the table and Nick 28th. At Cadwell, Ben was named driver of the day and achieved his first podium finish.

 With identical cars and the fastest drivers having to start at the back of the pack, Legends Racing reputedly features more overtaking in a single race than in a whole season of Formula 1.

 It is no surprise the series has been a huge hit with race-goers and TV viewers, and for 2010, Eurosport and Motors TV are showing every round of the series.

 Guttercrest Racing is backed by the family-owned aluminium guttering company Guttercrest, based in Oswestry. For 2010, the team has further Welsh support from Cardiff-based PR consultancy Weltch Media, as well as Ripla Designs.