Round 3: Coltel Granite City Rally, 2 May

Former champions David Bogie and Kevin Rae were victorious in the Granite City Rally aboard their Ford Fiesta R5+.

It was the pair’s second consecutive maximum points haul. Jock Armstrong & Paula Swinscoe led early on but had to settle for

second among the championship-registered crews.

Next up were Mike Faulkner & Peter Foy, who bounced back from their retirement on the previous round. Mark McCulloch & Michael

Hendry had been battling for a top-five finish until their Evo 9’s gearbox broke on the final stage.

Results1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae (Ford Fiesta R5+) 40m27s2 Jock Armstrong / Paula Swinscoe (Subaru Impreza) 42m12s3 Mike Faulkner / Peter Foy (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 42m36sProvisional championship standings1 Bruce McCombie – 79 points2 Barry Groundwater – 72= Shaun Sinclair – 724 David Bogie – 605 John Rintoul – 59