The rally’s opening leg encompassed an early visit to the Whinlatter Forest for stages through Hobcarton, Comb and Wythop before the first of the schedule’s two Greystoke tests. Service at Penrith preceded two stages in Grizedale that were followed by a second service halt and a repeat of the morning’s Greystoke stage.

Victory went to Frenchman Adrian Fourmaux and his Belgian co-driver, Renaud Jamoul, in a M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5 Mk2. They finished more than a minute and a half ahead of the Fiesta WRC of Stephen Petch and Michael Wilkinson who were happy to finish as runners-up and take a maximum BTRDA Rally Series points haul.

Russ Thompson and Andy Murphy finished third in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 ahead of Jock Armstrong and Cameron Fair’s Subaru Impreza. Dylan Davies and Llion Williams completed the top five in their Skoda Fabia R5.

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The father and son crew set eight fastest stage times to finish almost a minute ahead of their closest challengers Scots duo Tom Morris and Colin Harkness in the Skoda Fabia S2500. Jason and Lee Wilson, who had a new engine in their Darrian T90GTR, finished third despite being plagued by some early electrical issues that left the car prone to stopping, without warning, mid stage.

No fewer than six Escorts made up the rest of the top ten order, a quintet of Mk2s and the Mk3 version of Richie Hughes and Martyn Quant who finished tenth. Mark Jasper and Don Whyatt headed the Mk2 contingent finishing fourth closely followed by Rob Cox and Joe Graham. Matt Pierce/Phil Turner and Jack Ives/Stephen Henty finished sixth and seventh respectively before the Escort order was interrupted by the Subaru Impreza of Adam Williams and Rachel Atherton. Chris and Steve Grundy finished a respectable ninth on their first visit to the Wigan venue.

Top honours in the Junior event went to Maurice Henry and Mike Jode in their Citroen C1. A close contest for second place was decided by the tie-break rule that favoured Nissan Micra pairing Lewis Hooper and Sam Bilham by virtue of their faster first stage time.

Results
1 John Stone/Alex Stone (Ford Fiesta WRC) 26m31s;
2 Tom Morris/Colin Harkness (Skoda Fabia S2500) 27m28s;
3 Jason Wilson/Lee Wilson (Darrian T90GTR) 27m33s;
4 Mark Jasper/Don Whyatt (Ford Escort Mk2) 28m15s;
5 Rob Cox/Joe Graham (Escort Mk2) 28m18s;
6 Matt Pierce/Phil Turner (Escort Mk2) 28m19s;
7 Jack Ives/Stephen Henty (Escort Mk2) 28m24s;
8 Adam Williams/Rachel Atherton (Subaru Impreza) 28m41s;
9 Chris Grundy/Steve Grundy (Escort Mk2) 29m05s;
10 Richie Hughes/Martyn Quant (Escort Mk3) 29m09s.

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Class Award Winners
A: Andy Walshaw/Lacey Brown (Nissan Micra);
B: Stephen Terry/David Terry (Micra);
C: Jack Darbyshire/Tom Darbyshire (Peugeot 106GTi);
D: Wilson/Wilson;
E: Morris/Harkness.

Juniors (Top 5)
1 Maurice Henry/Mike Jode (Citroen C1) 31m43s;
2 Lewis Hooper/Sam Bilham (Nissan Micra) 31m55s;
3 David Burden/Aled Edwards (Citroen C1) 31m55s;
4 Tom Naylor/Tom Bishop (Nissan Micra) 32m07s;
5 James Hancock/Emma Morrison (Citroen C1) 32m19s.

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They finished the eight stage schedule with a 32 second advantage over similar car of Barry Lindsay and Caroline Lodge while Tony Bardy and Dave Bellerby completed the top three rankings in their Ford Focus WRC.

David Henderson, co-driven by wife Katie who was making her competition debut, headed the two-wheel drive contingent finishing fourth in another of the blue oval’s familiar rally models, in this case an Escort Mk2. Ian Forgan, who was being co-driven by daughter Sarah, finished fifth after recovering from a first stage placing of 24th as a result of an overheating issue with their Subaru Impreza.

A second stage spin and stall probably cost Andrew Fawcett and Josh Beer a top ten finish as the Vauxhall Nova crew had to settle for 11th place come the finish. They could draw some consolation however from collecting the first in Class A Awards.

Results
1 Kevin Proctor/Patrick Walsh (Ford Fiesta S200T) 50m07s.
2 Barry Lindsay/Caroline Lodge (Ford Fiesta S200T) 50m39s.
3 Tony Bardy/Dave Bellerby (Ford Focus WRC) 51m08s.
4 David Henderson/Katie Henderson (Ford Escort Mk2) 52m07s.
5 Ian Forgan/Sarah Forgan (Subaru Impreza) 53m21s.
6 Hugh Brunton/Liam Whiteley (Ford Fiesta R5) 53m23s.
7 Des Campbell/Craig Forsyth (Peugeot 206) 54m20s.
8 David White/Mathew White (Subaru Impreza) 54m28s.
9 Lyndon Barker/Simon Hunter (Ford Escort Mk2) 54m30s.
10 Joe McKeand/Callum Shanks (Subaru Impreza) 54m40s.

Class Award Winners
1: Andrew Fawcett/Josh Beer (Vauxhall Nova);
2: Campbell/Forsyth;
3: Alistair Hutchinson/Thomas Bruce (Renault Clio);
4: Henderson/Henderson;
5: Forgan/Forgan.

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Following its familiar format the action got underway in total darkness on Friday evening with an 11 mile stage over Dalby Forest’s fast and flowing tracks. Despite dropping vital seconds with a slight overshoot at a square left junction where the surface switched from gravel to tarmac Matt Edwards and Hamish Campbell were quickest in the Fiat 131. Eventual rally winners Matthew Robinson and Sam Collis were less than two seconds behind in their Ford Escort Mk2 but having a comfortable 13 second cushion over the similar car of Steve Bennett and Osian Owen.

Stanley Orr and Graham Henderson were the best of the title contenders, lying fourth in their Ford Escort Mk1. Meanwhile the Escort Mk2 of Webster and Rogers was in sixth place, trailing their title chasing rivals by 5.8 seconds at this early juncture. Sandwiched between them in fifth place were Adrian Hetherington and Ronan O’Neill, another Escort Mk2 crew with a mathematical chance of claiming the championship title.

Saturday’s schedule got underway with another 11 miler, this one in Langdale, where Robinson moved to the top of the leader board and would stay there through to the finish. Webster got the better of Orr here edging ahead of the Irishman and retaining his advantage through the following Staindale test to arrive at first service with an 8.5 second advantage.

The field then headed west to tackle the Cropton and Gale Rigg stages where Orr upped his game to arrive back at the second service at Adderstone Field now holding a 2.1 second lead ahead of Webster. Despite this it was still advantage Webster going into the final Dalby stage but just to be sure the Escort Mk2 pilot out paced his rival to finish the rally sixth overall, 4.4 seconds ahead of Orr who ended the day a place behind. Hetherington’s fifth place was not enough for him to claim the championship crown.

In the rally itself Edwards followed Robinson home with Steve Bannister and Callum Atkinson completing the podium in their Escort Mk2. Bennett and Owen were the best of the BHRC registered crews finishing fourth. For another BHRC crew it wasn’t such a good outing as Bob Bean and Malcolm Smithson rolled their Ford Cortina Mk1 in Langdale. The stage had to be stopped in order to extricate the crew but fortunately neither sustained any serious injury, shame the same couldn’t be said for the car!

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Hurst Green Village Hall, five miles west of Clitheroe, served as Rally HQ and it was here that the 24 car field assembled late one Saturday morning in readiness for the early afternoon start. Immediately ahead of them was a 55 mile opening leg comprising of a loop that circumvented Clitheroe before bringing competitors back to Rally HQ for afternoon tea. Then, suitably refreshed, as light began to fade into total darkness they would embark on the second leg of the rally, a 30 plus mile northerly loop that returned them to Hurst Green for a post rally hot pot supper.

A wide variety of marques and models that spanned six decades, from the 1920s to the 1970s, tackled the event that initially headed south-east, via Great Mitton, to Whalley. Heading north from here the route quickly swung east and north east using some little used single track lanes before reaching TC1 near Pendleton Hall. From there came the quick dash over Pendleton Moor and the Nick of Pendle to Sabden where a right-turn took them past the Pendle Witch (a local hostelry not to be confused with any ladies riding broomsticks!) and back towards Whalley.

Having reached TC2 it was then hairpin left onto the Old Roman Road, another single-track byway, before taking an anti-clockwise route around the eastern side of Pendle Hill. On arriving in Downham, a popular location for a number of period films and television series as it is devoid of road markings, satellite dishes and TV aerials, a right turn beckoned en-route to Gisburn. Bolton by Bowland, Grindleton, West Bradford and Waddington all featured on the final section of the opening leg.

The second leg looped around Longridge Fell before crews made the long ascent up Jeffrey Hill with the later runners reaching this point as the light all but faded away. After heading north to Dunsop Bridge and Slaidburn many late runners elected to ‘cut and run’ omitting the loop to the west of Cow Ark in a bid to reach supper before it went cold!

Taking the Class 1 honours were John Potter and Nicky Staniforth in their 1927 Alvis 12/50 TG C&E Sports while Class 2 honours went to the 1939 Morgan 4/4 of Simon and Jessica Parson. Nicholas and Claire Lees took a convincing Class 5 win in their 1969 Porsche 912 but the drive of the day, and night, came from Paul Crosby and Nick Pullan who had a clear run in their 1963 Porsche 356.

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Thankfully the bloody conflicts of yesteryear are a thing of the past as nowadays battles between the two countries have more of a sporting flavour. Take for example the Berwick Classic & Targa Rally where crews from both sides of the border put their driving and navigational skills to the test in a bid for national bragging rights.

This annual two-day event took place over the last weekend of April with a capacity 60 car entry lining up at the start, in the shadow of Berwick’s famous three bridges, for Saturday’s opening leg. Forming part of the English challenge were Quentin James from Kirkham and Tom Howe from Lea who were flying the flag for Blackpool South Shore Motor Club in their Citroen C2 GT.

Saturday’s opening 50 mile leg to the South and West of Berwick was designed to test the navigators to the full with a pair of lengthy regularities before the drivers honed their skills on a brace of tests. The Shore duo were happy to come through unscathed finishing fourth in class in the overnight standings.

Sunday’s 110 mile route took competitors north of the border starting with a test at the Torness Power Station. An intense competitive schedule was then made up of three regularities and a further 14 tests, many in sight of the North Sea, before surviving crews reached the Dunbar finish. After a long day James and Howe made the finish third overall and collected awards as class runners-up, picking up a useful points haul in their bid for honours in the 2016 NESCRO Rally Championship.

Fast forward two weeks and the pair were back north of the border to tackle the next NESCRO round, the William Paterson Memorial Targa Rally organised by the South of Scotland Car Club. Starting and finishing in Dumfries a compact 50 mile route was interspersed by 14 tests, spread over seven venues, some of which were run by members of Spadeadam Motor Club. Most were run on loose surfaces, not ideal for the C2 as it still has its ABS system in operation, and the crew suffered a few overshoots and unscheduled slides.

Notwithstanding the dramas they made it to the finish ninth overall and emulated both their Berwick and Saltire results by taking the awards for finishing second in class. The result puts them at the top of the NESCRO Targa Driver and Navigator Championship standings heading into next month’s Lake District Classic Rally.

Their closest rivals are experienced Scots duo Craig Wallace and Clifford Auld who took victory on the Berwick in their rapid Toyota Corolla G6R. Another Toyota crew, William Paterson Memorial Targa Rally winners Ryan Hay and Niall Thomson are currently third in the NESCRO rankings. James and Howe, who are also members of Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club, Garstang & Preston Motor Club and Wigton Motor Club, are hoping to get the better of their Scottish rivals on a rally held entirely on English soil.

The growing popularity of the Targa Challenge is borne out by there currently being no fewer than 25 crews in the series standings, five more than those listed in the Classic Challenge.

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Those good folk at the Met Office were forecasting rain, rain and more rain, hardly ideal in terms of drivers getting the most from their cars or organisers attracting lots of spectators. Thankfully they got it wrong (again) and whilst cloud was a prominent feature of the day, the weather stayed dry.

There was also a lack of any dazzling sunshine and whilst that may have disappointed some of those spectating it helped make for some perfect driving conditions. That helped keep pressure on the drivers with many classes not decided until all final runs had been completed.

Similarly the FTD was only determined once Jim Macdiarmid had completed his final drive up the 890 yard long 1:12 incline stopping the clocks on 24.20, a hundredth of a second faster than Ben Lovell. Lovell had set best time on the second timed run but having put his OMS SC4CF onto the grass on the inside of the Lafone hairpin on his final run he failed to improve his earlier time. That left the way open for MacDiarmid to snatch top honours after timing his run to perfection.

There were lots of close contests throughout the classes, in particular Class 3B where six hundredths of a second separated the Ford Escort Mk2 of winner Richard Hargreaves and the Peugeot 106 of runner-up Andy Larton. Records were broken too, amongst others Mark Purdham set a new benchmark in Class 3G.

For the most part the day was incident free but a spot of bale bashing at the Lafone hairpin by Dave Exton in his Toyota MR2 Mk2 gave the marshals the chance to flex their muscles! In real terms it all added to the day’s entertainment, hopefully leaving the spectators wanting more and returning to the hill on July 4th.

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Scots crew Ross Fernie and John Young held an early leaders until their Impreza was forced out with gearbox problems whilst nearest challengers Graham Butler and Walter Ainsworth’s Focus WRC succumbed to an under-bonnet fire.

Andrew and Reg Irving from Cockermouth took the Class A awards after finishing thirteenth overall in their Peugeot 205 whilst the Blyth brothers, James and David, took Class B honours after finishing eighth in their Peugeot 205 GTi.

Results
1 Tim Finch/Neil Bye (Subaru Impreza) 1hr21m15s;
2 Andrew Barker/Steve Mort (Citroen C2 VTR) 1hr22m20s;
3 Richard Barnard/Chris Sharpe-Simkiss (Subaru Impreza) 1hr22m04s;
4 David White/Mathew White (Subaru Impreza) 1hr22m56s;
5 Dave Riley/Gary Dillon (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4) 1hr23m01s;
6 Wesley Simpson/Ryan Simpson (Ford Escort Mk2) 1hr24m28s;
7 Darren Howard/Scott Howrard (Ford Escort Mk2) 1hr25m10s;
8 James Blyth/David Blyth (Peugeot 205) 1hr26m23s;
9 Antony Dixon/Ryan Moyler (Vauxhall Astra GSi) 1hr26m51s;
10 David Gardner/Sam Bartlett (Subaru Impreza) 1hr27m21s.

Class Award Winners
A: Andrew Irving/Reg Irving (Peugeot 205);
B: Blyth/Blyth;
C: Barker/Mort;
D: Barnard/Sharpe-Simkiss.

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The battle for victory went to the wire with Darren Doherty, co-driven by South Shore member Craig Simkiss, taking a dramatic last stage win in his Subaru Impreza. Ian and Stephen Woodhouse had headed the leaderboard for most of the day but eventually had to settle for the runners-up prizes after their Ford Escort Mk2 was slowed by mechanical problems.

Best result from a local crew came from Blackpool duo David Benson and novice co-driver David Easter who won Class 3 and finished seventh overall in the Iain Gorrie/Blackpool Race & Rally Honda Civic.

Pre-rally favourites Graham Butler and Chris O’Connor, who were debuting an ex-works Ford Focus WRC03 formerly driven by Markko Martin, got off to a flying start, leading the rally after two stages. Unfortunately a series of stalls then dropped them down the order and a broken power steering belt forced their eventual retirement.

Mark Roberts and Gareth Twiss survived a pair of SS3 spins to finish third in their Ford Escort Cosworth WRC while Mike Taylor and Ann Forster claimed fourth in their Talbot Sunbeam Lotus having survived an early excursion.

A brace of Fiords followed with Mike Gilman and Iain Douglas finishing a solid fifth in their Escort Cosworth WRC ahead of the Escort Mk2 of Class 4 winners Michael Pickles and James Crosland.

David Benson and debutant co-driver David Easter survived a SS8 overshoot to finish seventh overall and claim the Class 3 Awards in their Honda Civic. Eighth placed Andrew Varley and Gareth Hooper had been chasing a podium finish before breaking a compression strut on SS8 and dropping two minutes in their Escort Cosworth.

Talbot Sunbeam pairing Howard Potter and Martin Haggett finished ninth ahead of Nigel and Tim Hobson who slipped to tenth following a SS12 excursion in their Impreza.

Results
1 Darren Doherty/Craig Simkiss (Subaru Impreza) 1hr00m57s;
2 Ian Woodhouse/Stephen Woodhouse (Ford Escort Mk2) +0m05s;
3 Mark Roberts/Gareth Twiss (Ford Escort Cosworth WRC) +2m06s;
4 Mike Taylor/Ann Forster (Talbot Sunbeam Lotus) +2m40s;
5 Mike Gilman/Iain Douglas (Ford Escort Cosworth WRC) +3m06s;
6 Michael Pickles/James Crosland (Ford Escort Mk2) +3m36s;
7 David Benson/David Easter (Honda Civic) +3m50s;
8 Andrew Varley/Gareth Hooper (Ford Escort Cosworth) +4m14s;
9 Howard Potter/Martin Haggett (Talbot Sunbeam) +4m24s;
10 Nigel Hobson/Tim Hobson (Subaru Impreza) +4m57s.

Class Award Winners
1: Stephen Johnson/David Barratt (Nissan Micra);
2: Andrew Irving/Reg Irving (Peugeot 205);
3: Benson/Easter;
4: Pickles/Crosland;
5: Taylor/Forster.

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The event, organised by West Cumbria Motorsport Club, attracted over fifty entries from as far afield as the South of England and North of Scotland and was a round of the ANECCC; ANWCC; ANCC; Five of Clubs and NHRC championships.

Despite recent rain the forest tracks proved surprisingly dry with dusty conditions, rather than mud, being a prominent feature for the hundreds of spectators who ventured into the woods. They were rewarded with plenty high speed action featuring a range of cars of various marques and models and a rare glimpse of M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson driving a Ford Escort Mk2.

Richard and Edwin Crook were closest to the eventual winners after SS1 with their Subaru Impreza only three seconds in arrears but by the end of SS4 it was a different story. Ian Joel and Graeme Wood had edged ahead of them in their Escort Cosworth and that’s the way it stayed with the Cooks forced to settle for the third tier of the podium come the finish.

A trio of Ford Escort Mk2s filled the following three places headed by Class 4 winners Matthew Robinson and Nigel Hutchinson. Steve Bannister and Louise Sutherland finished fifth with sixth place being taken by Phil Burton and Tom Woodburn.

Graham Gaskell’s rally ended prematurely in dramatic fashion when what he later described as “The biggest rallying accident of my life!” Contesting the 1400cc Class in his familiar Vauxhall Nova he had completed the opening three stages in the class lead. It then all went horribly wrong just after the start of stage four as he explained “We slid wide on to some loose gravel whilst going around 70mph in fourth gear, hit a banking, pirouetted in mid-air and landed upside down in a ditch.” Fortunately both Gaskell and his co-driver, Heather Grisedale, escaped serious injury but the same cannot be said of the car which suffered significant damage.

Top Ten Results:
1. Stephen Petch/Ian Windress (Hyundai Accent WRC) 37m47s;
2. Ian Joel/Graeme Wood (Ford Escort Cosworth) 38m05s;
3. Richard Cook/Edwin Cook (Subaru Impreza) 38m27s;
4. Matthew Robinson/Nigel Hutchinson (Ford Escort Mk2) 39m06s;
5. Steve Bannister/Louise Sutherland (Ford Escort Mk2) 39m31s;
6. Phil Burton/Tom Wooodburn (Ford Escort Mk2) 39m43s;
7. Mark I’Anson/Ron Roughead (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8) 39m44s;
8. Darren Moon/Mark Fisher (Ford Escort Mk2) 40m09s;
9. Keith Richardson/Jackie Richardson (Ford Escort Cosworth) 40m44s;
10. Marcus Noble/Helen Hall (Ford Escort Mk2) 40m51s.

Class Award Winners:
1: Stuart Cariss/Linda Cariss (Ford Escort Mk1);
2: David Taylor/Lynsey Brench (Ford Escort Mk2);
3: Bannister/Sutherland;
4: Robinson/Hutchinson;
5: I’Anson/Roughead.

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Run for the most part in glorious sunshine the Gallagher brothers finished over a minute ahead of Wirral father and son Wesley and Ryan Simpson who were slowed by gearbox problems with their Ford Escort Mk2.

Peter Jackson and Steve Coombes had set the early pace but having lost their oil filler cap midway through stage three they were forced to retire their Escort with ominous sounds coming from the engine. It was then left to Chris Collie, who had made the long trek south from Aberdeen, to take up pole position in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6. His lead was short lived as a complete loss of brakes saw him and co-driver Ric Wood crash out into instant retirement.

That saw the Gallaghers move into a pole position they weren’t to relinquish and when their closest rivals Mike Gilman and Iain Douglas crashed their Escort Cosworth WRC on the penultimate stage their win was all but guaranteed. With the Simpsons safely ensconced in second place Keith Dowthwaite and Chris Neale secured the final podium placing in another Escort Mk2.

Results
1 Phil Gallagher/Mick Gallagher (MG Metro 6R4) 1hr02m32s;
2 Wesley Simpson/Ryan Simpson (Ford Escort Mk2) 1hr03m45s;
3 Keith Dowthwaite/Chris Neale (Ford Escort Mk2) 1hr04m30s;
4 Ian Tiffany/Graham White (Subaru Impreza) 1hr04m43s;
5 Dave Hornbrook/Caroline Howell (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6) 1hr04m58s;
6 Thomas Abbott/Stephen Riley (Ford Escort Mk2) 1hr06m22s;
7 David Greenbank/Alister Wells (Subaru Impreza) 1hr06m38;
8 Andy Graham/Rob Chesters (Subaru Impreza) 1hr07m03;
9 Ean Lewin/Laura Taylor (Ford Fiesta ST) 1hr09m06;
10 Ian Martin/Gareth Reynolds-Jones (Ford Escort Mk2) 1hr09m13.

Class Award Winners
1: Andrew Irving/Reg Irving (Peugeot 205);
2: Colin Stockil/Sarah Craven (Peugeot 205);
3: Abbott/Riley;
4: Tiffany/White.

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Gale force winds and a high tide battered Blackpool hours before the start throwing Friday’s pair of Promenade stages into doubt as stage set-up crews were given a near impossible mission. Fortunately calm followed the storm and the stages ran as scheduled but torrential rain throughout Saturday made driving conditions treacherous with standing water at every venue.

There’s a saying in rallying that ‘every second counts’ and if ever proof were needed the final outcome of this year’s rally gave it. After 76 miles over 24 timed to the second special stages it was the Subaru Imprea WRC of Kevin Procter and Dave Bellerby that proved the quickest. The rallycross aces beat the Nissan Sunny GTi-R of Tony Bardy and Reg Smith by a single second.

Stephen Simpson, a five times winner of the event, and co-driver Simon Hunter were happy to settle for third place in their Hyundai Accent WRC. At the finish a relieved Simpson said

“What a tough rally, there was the sea coming over the wall on the Promenade, we had three spins in Weeton and a puncture at Clifton.”

Stone, who’s company Legend Fires are the events main sponsor, and co-driver Kevin Hodkinson won Class F in a Nissan Micra hired as a last minute replacement for Stones’ Skoda Fabia WRC which was undergoing an engine rebuild. Stone, who finished 32nd in the overall standings, said

“We decided on a steady pace on Friday night but caught all our class rivals napping by attacking from the off at Hillhouse on Saturday.”

Procter had been quickest on three of Friday night’s four stages with Simpson his nearest challenger with Bardy third at the night halt just four seconds ahead of the MG Metro 6R4 of Mark Holmes and Tony Lindsay. Saturday’s monsoon like conditions suited Bardy who grabbed the lead but the final pair of stages on Blackpool’s Promenade clearly favoured Proctor who snatched a dramatic last gasp victory.

Radiator problems had forced Holmes to retire the Metro on Fleetwood Waterfront allowing two other Blackpool South Shore Motor Club crews to move up the order and complete the final top five places. Simon Bowen and Richard Robinson finished fourth while James and Chris Ford finished fifth, both crews in Subaru Imprezas.

Top 10 Results
1 Kevin Procter/Dave Bellerby (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1hr40m48s;
2 Tony Bird/Reg Smith (Nissan Sunny GTi-R) 1hr40m49s;
3 Stephen Simpson/Simon Hunter (Hyundai Accent WRC) 1hr45m36s;
4 Simon Bowen/Richard Robinson (Subaru Impreza) 1hr45m50s;
5 James Ford/Chris Ford (Subaru Impreza) 1hr46m17s;
6 Tony Hewitt/Emma Hewitt (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo5) 1hr47m36s;
7 Connor Corkill/Howard Allison (Ford Escort Mk2) 1hr49m19s;
8 Nigel Hobson/Tim Hobson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6) 1hr50m29s;
9 Alan Kirby/Lawrence Kirby (Subaru Impreza) 1hr50m30s;
10 Alistair Hutchinson/StJohn Dykes (Renault Clio LPG) 1hr51m10s.

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