Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship - Round 2; Pirelli Historic Rally, 17/18 April

Darren Moon and Chris Parsons emerged victorious on the Pirelli Historic Rally in Kielder, the second round of the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship. Moon and Parsons guided their Ford Escort Mk2 to a repeat of Moon's 2008 victory after six fast gravel stages.

In category one, the Sunbeam Tiger of Jonathan and Graham Gale was another casualty of the very loose opening stage and slid into a ditch. Instead, victory went to the Porsche 911 of Dessie Nutt/Geraldine McBride.

It was another Porsche to the fore in category two as the later 911 of Tim Mason and Graham Wild took the win after a nicely measured performance.

Results

Category one

1 Dessie Nutt/Geraldine McBride    Porsche 911            58m36.3s

2 Paul Mankin/Desmond Bell            Lotus Cortina           +1m28.4s

3 Geoff Taylor/Steve Greenhill       Sunbeam Imp           +3m34.2s

Category two

1 Tim Mason/Graham Wild               Porsche 911            53m47.8s

2 Drew Wylie/Howard Pridmore     Ford Escort Mk1      +14.2s

3 Rupert Lomax/David Alcock         Ford Escort Mk1      +48.0s

Category three

1 Darren Moon/Chris Parsons         Ford Escort Mk2      51m53.1s

2 Seamus O'Connell/Mark Glennerster Ford Escort Mk2  +15.3s

3 Ryan Barrett/Barry Ferris            Ford Escort Mk2        +17.9s