Round 4: DMACK Carlisle Stages Rally, 13 June

The father and son team of Dave and Freddy Brick fought their way to victory in the hotly contested E2 class over the challenging gravel roads in the western side of Kielder Forest.

Nick Dobson and co-driver Phil Pugh held off a late charge by Mark and Ed Bentley to score maximum points in class E5. Rhys Yates and Phil Hall were again the winners of the large E3 class, while Tony Simpson and Ian Bevan took the points in class E4.

Morgan Handford and Richard Davies were the fastest in Class E1 for standard cars up to 1400cc on stage one, but they rolled out of the event on stage two, allowing Nick Carr and Joe Sturdy to take the maximum points.

Results – class winnersE1 Nick Carr / Joe Sturdy (VW Lupo) 50m56s E2 Dave Brick / Freddy Brick (Vauxhall Nova) 46m09s E3 Rhys Yates / Phil Hall (Ford Fiesta R2) 47m41sE4 Tony Simpson / Ian Bevan (Ford Fiesta ST) 61m41s E5 Nick Dobson / Steve Pugh (Ford Escort Mk2) 46m31s

Provisional championship standings1 Ryan Weston – 84 points 2 Keith Riddick – 73 3 Dave Bennett – 72= Kieran Darrington – 725 Rhys Yates – 71