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Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Cup

North Yorkshire rising star Stephen Petch claimed his first maximum points haul of the season with a comprehensive victory on the fifth round of the series. Driving the SGP Motorsport Lancer, the Scorton near Richmond driver saw off the challenge of Anthony Willmington from Dorchester with Ilminster’s Paul James coming home in third position. Fourth went the way of Emma McKinstry (Banbridge) for the second event in a row, with Jonathan Sparks (Keinton) and Welshman Gareth Bevan completing the top six.

With main rival Tony Thompson missing his second successive event and Petch non-finishing on two previous rounds, Wilmington holds a healthy ten points advantage at the head of the championship over Thompson with Petch and Paul James lurking menacingly if ‘Wilmo’ slips up on the remaining two rounds.

Wilmington ’s result consolidated his lead at the head of the Innovation Motorsports Challenge Cup ahead of Culloden’s Alistair Tough with Welshman Wyn Humphries in third.

Subaru GpN Trophy

Towcester driver Rob Smith claimed his second successive victory by clinching the honours ahead of Scotsman Alistair Tough with Aberdyfi’s Wyn Humphreys claiming yet another third place finish.

Fourth home was Coalville’s Andrew Pawley ahead of Wug Utting (Smallfield) with Medstead driver Trevor Martin completing the top six. At the head of the championship, Humphries holds a slender one point lead over Tough with Smith a further five points further back after not contesting the Manx event.

TMS Peugeot 206 Cup

For the first time this season, Fermanagh’s Declan Magee took outright victory to move his title ambitions up a gear but with fellow Ulsterman Colin Britton claiming runner up spot, the pair are tied at the head of the standings. Miles Johnston’s first retirement of the season saw him slip to third in the standings with Michael Harris a safe fourth ahead of Jamie Hickman and Colm Cronin.

For up to date results and championship positions, log onto www.ancro.info which carries all championship positions after the Swansea Bay Rallies

CREW BY CREW REPORT - Clubman

George Thomas/Graham Hopewell (Fiesta ST) Suffered a rear puncture on SS2 and was seventh overall and sixth Fiesta going into first service. Moved up to sixth overall and fifth Fiesta after SS3 but was hindered by another puncture on the final stage, Resolven. Finished the rally in fifth place and fourth Fiesta.

Owen Murphy/Paul Williams (Fiesta ST) Had to come to a complete stop three times on SS3 due to the clouds of dust. Also overshot a square left and dropped some time. Held eighth place overall and seventh in the Fiestas going into final service. Rolled on the last stage but landed back on the wheels and kept going, setting second quickest Fiesta time in the process. A rather battered looking car made it back to the finish ramp to claim seventh overall in the rally and sixth place in the Fiestas.

Chris Moore/Richard Edwards (Fiesta ST) Made a wrong tyre choice on the opening loop of two stages and were in fifth place overall and fourth in the Fiesta Sorting Trophy section of the rally going into first service. A second quickest time overall through the final stage moved them up the leader board to second place and first Fiesta. They crossed the finish ramp four seconds ahead of Jonathon Greer and Killian Duffy. The result shows Chris and Richard leading the ANCRO Clubmans championship overall with two rounds left to go.

Dan Taylor/Andy Connibear (Fiesta ST) Chose the wrong compound of tyre for the back on the first loop which made handling rather difficult. Backed off slightly through the tighter sections of the stages. As the day went on their tyres were working better and they finished the event in fifteenth place overall and twelfth Fiesta.

Colin Greer/Neil Ewing (Fiesta ST) Led the Fiesta section of the rally from the outset. Set some very impressive times through the opening two stages and held a twenty eight second advantage over nearest Fiesta rival Jonathon Greer going into the final stage. However, a broken drive shaft hindered their progress through the stage and although they made it back to the finish ramp, they lost too much time and dropped to eighth place overall and seventh in the Fiesta section of the rally.

Tom Walster/Kirsty Riddick (Fiesta ST) Caught a car on SS2 and had to deal with a lot of dust. They were quickest through SS3 and were fourth overall and third Fiesta going into the final stage. They held on to their placing to the finish and collected third place Fiesta points.

Mike Faulkner/Steve Clark (Fiesta ST) Struggled through the opening two stages and made a few errors which resulted in some time loss. Retired from the event on SS5 with a broken ball joint.

Fraser Jones/Inbal Edry (Fiesta ST) Had a brief encounter with a ditch and some “boondash” on SS2 and they were thirteenth overall and eleventh in the Fiestas going into first service. A quick time through stage three moved them up two places with one stage remaining. Finished the event in tenth overall and ninth of the Fiesta Sporting Trophy competitors.

Chris Peart/Gordon Blyth (Satria kit car) Took a commanding lead in class two from the outset with some very impressive stage times. Finished the event just outside the top twenty and first in class by nearly three minutes.

William Mavitty/Mark Ammands (Fiesta ST) Had a major problem with dust getting into the cabin of the car through throughout the day. This caused major problems with visibility from within the car. Fitted a new engine before the event and the performance improved as the rally went on. Finished the event in seventeenth place overall and fourteenth in the Fiestas.

Colin Hope/Nick Patrick (Nova) Had a faultless and very enjoyable run through the four stages. Took the lead of class one after SS3 and finished the event with a four minute lead over their nearest class rival, Mike Winfield and Andy McGowan.

Richard Moore/Suzanne Emiliani (Fiesta ST) Were held up behind a BMW on SS1 and had to come to a complete stop due to the clouds of dust. Dropped back to 34th overall and 18th Fiesta going into first service. Steadily climbed up the leader board to finish the event in twenty fourth place and fifteenth in the Fiestas.

Nick Kelly/John Travers (Escort MK4) Had a trouble free run through all four stages and they took their Escort to second in class two and 40th overall.

Mike Winfield/Andy McGowan (206 1400) Took victory in the 206 1400 Challenge section of the rally despite some heavy time loss early in the event. Suffered a puncture on SS2, three miles into the six mile stage. Also had an electrical problem which made their 206 cut out intermittently. They were forty seconds adrift of Martin Laverty after two stages but they managed to pull back this time over the next two stages to finish second in class and win the 206 section by just under two seconds.

Winston Clarke/Rob Allen (Escort RS2000) Finished the event eighth in class three and 43rd overall after an “enjoyable event”

Martin Laverty/Andrew Roughead (206 1400) Led the 206 1400 challenge section of the event after two stages and had a lead of nearly forty seconds going into first service. Had nearly a thirty second advantage over Mike Winfield going into the final stage where they dropped

Kevin Blackford/Andy Pecover (Mini) Rolled their Mini on SS3.

More details can be found on the MSA National Gravel Rally Championship is listed at www.gravelrally.co.uk. Results can be found at www.ancro.info