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Following his Peruvian adventure when he tackled the Incas Rally last week, Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez returned to the fast Yorkshire forests to record his second successive victory on the Trackrod National Rally which comprised the penultimate round of the 2008 MSA Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship.
Driving the Ford Focus WRC, the Chesterfield businessman, along with co driver Paul Spooner, made a steady start to the 75 stage mile event by posting third place overall on the opening stage in Housedale before moving up to second place behind defending ANCRO Champion Marcus Dodd as the crews headed for the service area at Pickering Showground.
Moving into the second loop of stages, Perez trailed Dodd by thirty seconds going into the final test but a combination of a concerted attack, coupled with Dodd suffering engine problems on the fourteen-mile Givendale stage, saw Perez sweep to victory and in doing so added to his win on the Yorkshire-based North Humberside Rally earlier in the year.
"I've won, Yorkshire has been very good to me this year! It was difficult in the narrow bits, and I was a bit too cautious early on, but it's great to take victory and maximum points but I feel very sorry for Marcus who suffered problems on the final stage. It was unusual not to see any donkeys or llamas on the stages after what happened in Peru!" said Steve at the finish.
Final Classification :
1. Steve Perez/Paul Spooner (Ford Focus WRC) 52:55.1
2. Roger Duckworth/Mark Broomfield (Subaru Impreza WRC) 53:35.3
3. Julian Reynolds/Patrick Walsh (Subaru Impreza WRC) 54:33.1
4. Charlie Payne/Craig Thorley (Mitsubishi Lancer WRC) 54:44.8
5. Nik Elsmore/Craig Drew (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 55:01.5
6. Tony Thompson/Jon Dunning (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 55:15.5
7. Stephen Petch/Michael Wilkinson (Hyundai Accent WRC) 55:40.8
8. Alan Cookson/Julian Wilkinson (Subaru Impreza WRC) 56:31.4
9. Michael Curtis/David Curtis (Mitsubishi Evo 5) 58:25.6
10. Ian Tippett/Andy Rowe (Mitsubishi Evo 6) 59:55.0
Please find attached images of Trackrod National Rally winners Steve Perez and Paul Spooner, the image is courtesy of CMWI.net.
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