High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Michael Park was a rally co-driver from Newent in Gloucestershire. The memorial placed on the tree where Park lost his life during the 2005 Wales Rally GB in Bryn. One of the top co-drivers of his generation, Park died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident on the final leg of Wales Rally Great Britain when his Peugeot 307 WRC left the road and struck a tree. As co-driver to Markko Märtin, 'Beef', as he was affectionately known, enjoyed considerable success with the Estonian during three seasons at Ford before joining Peugeot for 2005.