Round 6: Nicky Grist Stages, 11 July

For maximum points winner, Jamie Anderson, the excitement began even before the event started when he blew a centre diff on his Mitsubishi Evo 5 World Rally Car during Friday testing.

The crew worked around the clock to ready the car for the Saturday morning rally start and Jamie, from Ellistown, and co-driver Jon Scott, from Ludlow, rewarded them with sixth place overall and top championship contenders, taking two fastest stage times along the way on the eight stage event.

Malvern driver Bob Ceen and co-driver Andy Bull, from Birmingham, overcame spinning their Impreza World Rally Car on one of the narrower section of the route to take second place and move Bob within three points of championship leader Paul Davy.

Results1 Jamie Anderson / Jon Scott2 Bob Ceen / Andy Bull3 Dylan Davies / Llion Williams

Provisional championship standings1 Paul Davy – 141 points2 Bob Ceen – 1383 Dylan Davies – 1194 Roland Llewellin – 1015 Hugh Hunter – 87