Trackrod Rally

Welsh eyes were smiling as Osian Pryce & Dale Furniss (DS3 R3T) took back to back wins after their maiden BRC win on the Ulster Rally in August. This one was a different affair as they were in a fierce battle all event long and only beat Jukka Korhonen & Marko Salminen (DS3 R3T) by just under 10 seconds. Korhonen was by no means secure in 2nd as Alastair Fisher & Gordon Noble (DS3 R3T) were only 3 seconds back after some stunning stage times early on the Saturday. In the Rally Two category Daniel McKenna & Arthur Kierans (Fiesta) took victory by just under two seconds. Jon Armstrong & Karl Atkinson (Fiesta) just edged out Steve Rokland & James Aldridge (Fiesta) by just 0.1s on the final stage. In the R1 category Ban & Jason Mckay (Twingo) took the honours as the only finishers.

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Britcar 1000kms

Unseasonably pleasant weather saw the Britcar 1000kms completed in superb conditions. Qualification gave no real indication of the final result as the Team LNT Ginetta G55 of Lawrence Tomlinson / Mike Simpson / Nathan Freke retired before quarter distance whilst the fellow front row qualifier Nigel Garner Motorsport Mosler MT900R of Javier Morcillo / Manual Cintrano / Paul White lost the final podium spot with just over a lap to go. The victory went to the MP Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT2 of Richard Abra / Mark Poole by over 2 laps, after a commanding perfomance from the 3rd hour of the race onwards.

Red Kite Stages

Almost 8 months later than originally planned, due to heavy snow, the Red Kite Stages saw the crowning of the inaugural West Wales RAC Rally Champion was crowned with a round to spare. Martin McCormack & Phil Clarke (Escort MkII) set fastest stage time on all six stages to take victory by 42 seconds from Jason Pritchard & Dale Furniss (Escort MkII). Completing the podium were Matthew Robinson & Nigel Hutchinson (Escort MkII) who just held on to 3rd place after a final stage push saw Kevin Davies & Dale Bowen (Escort MkII) cut the gap from 8 to 3 seconds.