DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Takes Part In NEW ENGLAND FOREST RALLY (Photos)

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Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell recently took part in the New England Forest Rally race in the USA.

Vivian has been interviewed by Dirtfish and revealed he took part in his first rallying event last month.

The New England Forest Rally is a series of races which takes place in Newry, Maine.

This year's race happened on 30st/31st July with Vivian competing.

Vivian's race was listed as the "New England Forest Rally - Regional 2021 ARA East #5".

He was the co-driver for Canadian driver Martin Headland in a Subaru and the pair were forced to retire after a crash as described by Vivian in the interview.

Vivian's race results are listed listed here along with his driver profile (scroll to bottom of page).

He spoke about his love of cars and how he got into rallying.

Vivian also reveals that he has moved from Los Angeles to the New Hampshire on the East Coast of America.

He originally moved to LA in late 1982 when he joined DIO and also auditioned for and joined Def Leppard in the city in early 1992.

Read the full interview via the link below.

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Vivian Campbell - August 2021 Interview Quotes

Rallying

“I’ve never followed motorsport really, but when I was a kid I spent every summer up in Donegal up in the north west of Ireland and back in the early ‘70s they used to run a stage of the Circuit of Ireland Rally up there,”

New England Forest Rally

“The New England Forest Rally, that was a whole different thing because you’ve got the big boys playing there. Long story short, it was the most exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life.”

Def Leppard

“Unfortunately none of my bandmates are car guys. Going back a few years, Joe Elliott bought a BMW, an X5, and he was so excited because it had a 120-disc CD [player],”

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