Rally community raises over £100,000 for Dai Roberts' family
'Dai helped so many people after they had accidents whilst competing, now it's our turn to help his family after the terrible accident on SS8 of the Jim Clark Rally last Saturday.'
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Rally community raises over £100,000 for Dai Roberts' family
'Dai helped so many people after they had accidents whilst competing, now it's our turn to help his family after the terrible accident on SS8 of the Jim Clark Rally last Saturday.'
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