Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship
Round 1 - Robin Hood Historic Stages, 8/9 March
It took a tie-break to decide the top category 3 crew in
the opening round of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic
Rally Championship. After 11 stages in the Clipstone region,
Richard Hill/Patrick Cooper and Martin McCormack/Liam Moynihan
were level on time and only a better first stage time secured
victory for Hill/Cooper. From a superb 90-car entry, other
category wins went to Patrick Watts/Elgan Davies and Steven
Smith/John Nichols.
RESULTS
Category one
1 Patrick Watts/Elgan Davies (Sunbeam Tiger) 48m42s
2 Dessie Nutt/Geraldine McBride (Porsche 911) 50m03s
2 Bob Bean/Malcolm Smithson (Lotus Cortina) 50m14s
Category two
1 Steven Smith/John Nichols (Porsche 911RS) 46m23s
2 Bjorn Waldegard/Peter Martin (Lancia Stratos) 46m57s
3 Andrew Haddon/Mark Crisp (Porsche 911RS) 47m14s
Category three
1 Richard Hill/Patrick Cooper (Ford Escort Mk2) 46m16s
2 Martin McCormack/Liam Moynihan (Ford Escort Mk2) 46m16s
3 Darren Moon/John McNichol (Ford Escort Mk2) 46m23s
MSA British Historic Rally Championship positions
1 Richard Hill 31
= Patrick Watts 31
= Steven Smith 31
4 Stig Blomqvist 29
= Bob Bean 29
6 James Stait 27
Sporting Trials Championship positions
1 Duncan Stephens - 44 points
2 John Fack - 41
3 Ian Wright - 34
4 Roland Uglow - 32
5 Steve Courts - 29
MSA British Sporting Trials Championship
Midland Automobile Club, 10th March 2008 - Shelsley Walsh
Shelsley Walsh, the oldest motor sport venue in the world,
held its first ever Sporting Trial this weekend, Duncan Stephens
taking the honours at this historic event. Stephens (Crosslé)
and Ian Wright (Sherpa) led at lunch but a great afternoon
won the trial for Stephens from Roland Uglow (Crosslé)
and Thomas Bricknell (Crosslé), who was out for the
first time this year. Ian Wright slipped to fifth with some
big mistakes having broken the car in the morning. Jerome
Fack (SRB) won the intermediate class from Ian Rodman (Apex)
in an excellent eighth overall. Bill Sherras (Concord) took
revenge for last week winning the novice class from Mark Seward
with some great climbs.
RESULTS
Winner - Duncan Stephens - Crosslé - 12 marks lost
2nd - Roland Uglow - Crosslé - 18 marks lost
3rd - Thomas Bricknell - Crosslé - 19 marks lost
ROUND 4 - Presidents Trophy Trial - Southsea Motor Club -
30th March, 2008 - Hinton Daubney, (Portsmouth)
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