Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge Ireland – Round 4 Report

– Ravens Rock Rally – 27th June 2010
– Neil McCance wins Evo Challenge and takes overall event victory for the second time in a row
– Sam Moffat scores an excellent second place
– Series front-runners Brendan Cumiskey and John McGlaughlin retire in early stages

RSAC Scottish Rally, Dumfries – Saturday 26th June2010

After 45 competitive miles of the highly acclaimed RSAC Scottish Rally Steven Smith and veteran co-driver Russell Fair stopped the clocks six seconds ahead of their closest rival to win their first round of the Ecosse 205 Challenge.

The RSAC Scottish rally marks round five and the start of the second half of the Scottish Rally Championship as well as round three of the one-make Brick and Steel Ecosse 205 Challenge.

From hero to zero

Junior rally driver Garry Pearson endured disappointment on Saturday’s RSAC Scottish Rally – but is determined to bounce back when he returns to the stages in less than two weeks’ time. The teenager from Duns was forced to retire from the Dumfries-based rally when the fuel pump on his Peugeot 205 GTi failed less than a mile into the rally, however the non-finish has served only to further motivate Garry ahead of July’s Rally of Argyll.

Horsey rues puncture in Meru

Mombasa born Peter Horsey was left to rue a string of dramas which ultimately cost the young Civicon backed rally driver a potential podium on last weekends KCB Simba Savings Rally in Meru, 26 year old Horsey eventually returning to the finish fourth overall in his Mitsubishi Evo 9.

New winners after hectic Scottish

The RSAC Scottish Rally threw up a couple of surprises for the Brick and Steel Ecosse Challenge as two first-time winners emerged from the dusty forests at the end of a hard day’s rallying. Ross Hunter and Eildon Hall took first place in the Civic Ecosse Challenge on Saturday’s Dumfries-based rally, whereas Steven Smith and Russell Fair clinched top spot in the 205 Ecosse Challenge.

Bogie powers to convincing home win

Reigning champion David Bogie threw down the gauntlet to his title challengers with a dominant performance on Saturday’s  RSAC Scottish Rally – his third victory of the Hankook MSA Scottish championship.

The Dumfries competitor was fastest through four of the six bone-dry stages in his re-engined Mitsubishi Evo 9 to finish with a total time of 44 minutes 20.8 seconds,  19.2 seconds ahead of last year’s winner Mike Faulkner in an Evo 6.

Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge Ireland – Round 4 Preview

– Ravens Rock Rally – 27th June 2010
– Evolution Challenge crews take top three entries
– Mitsubishi series visits Carrick-on-Suir event for the first time
– Neil McCance looking to extend series lead
– John McGlaughlin aiming to get title hopes back on track
– All Evo Challenge entries seeded in the top-ten

Top entry for Ranges event

No fewer than 4 past Ranges rally winners have entered this Bala and District Motor Club event, which will ensure a close battle at the head of the field. Seeded at Car 1 are previous event winners Ken Pugh / Gwawr Hughes, they will be closely followed by Gwyn Thomas in his powerful Ford Puma.

BHRC TV coverage continues on Motors TV

The third round of the Dunlop/WONAGO.com MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the Severn Valley Historic Rally, will first be screened on Motors TV at 10.20pm on Saturday 3 July.

As well as the initial prime-time slot on Motors TV, each programme will have several repeats in the week after the initial transmission.

On the rally there were multiple cameras out capturing all the action form the BHRC field. Alastair Miller of AMTV is supplying first class on-board footage for the BHRC in 2010.

Meru beckons Horsey as round four looms

Mombasa born Peter Horsey is looking forward to getting back into his Civicon supported Mitsubishi Evo 9 rally car when the 26 year old heads to the foothills of Mount Kenya for this weekends KCB Simba Savings Rally, the fourth round of the Kenyan National Rally Championship.

After challenging for overall honours on the recent Kisumu Rally young Horsey, the 2009 Pirelli Star Drive recipient, is really looking forward to this weekend; competing in the World Rally Championship this year has taught me a lot about my pre event preparations and I’m hoping to use that to my advantage this weekend. This is a new rally and that will help as well as no-one has an advantage on Saturday.