MCL Motorhomes MSA British Hillclimb Championship - Rounds 25 & 26 - Craigantlet nr Belfast, 1st August

A second year of Ulster disaster for Martin Groves as he withdrew with engine trouble with Scott Moran and Trevor Willis each taking a win and second place.   Moran is now 21 points ahead and with only four events left Groves needs success very soon if he is to stand a chance of a fourth MSA title in 2009 and there is also the pressure of Willis not too far behind.

Roger Moran was third in each run-off and Tom New fourth each time but his co-driver Chris Merrick spun out in qualifying for round 25 but did salvage a sixth in round 26..

Round 25

1 Scott Moran (3.5 Gould-NME GR61X) 40.95s Fastest Time of the Day: 2 Trevor Willis (2.8 OMS-Powertec) 41.78s; 3 Roger Moran (3.5 Gould-NME GR61X) 42.57s; 4 Tom New (4.0 Gould-Judd EV GR55) 43.90s; 5 Eynon Price (1.6 Force Suzuki PC) 44.91s; 6 Will Hall (1.6 Force-Suzuki PC) 45.30s; 7 Andrew Platt (2.0 Dallara-Opel F397) 45.44s; 8 Pat Roche (1.4 OMS-Suzuki CF07) 47.02s; 9 John Bradburn (3.5 Gould-Cosworth HB GR55) 47.06s; 10 Mark Goodyear (1.4 OMS-Suzuki CF07) 47.30s; 11 Frank Byrnes (5.1 Pilbeam-Rover MP45) 47.85s; 12 Peter Herbert (1.4 Westfield SE) 53.55s.

Round 26

1 Willis 40.99s; 2 Scott Moran 41.15s; 3 Roger Moran 42.66s; 4 New 43.54s; 5 Hall 43.92s; 6 Chris Merrick (4.0 Gould-Judd EV GR55) 44.04s; 7 Price 44.18s; 8 Bradburn 45.29s; 9 Byrnes 46.03s; 10= Platt & Roche 46.06s; 12 Goodyear 47.53s.

Championship:

1 Scott Moran 205pts;

2 Groves 184pts;

3 Willis 168pts;

4 Roger Moran 152pts;

5 Merrick 134pts;

6 Paul Ranson 113pts;

7 New 81pts;

8 Price 62pts;

9 Deryk Young 49pts;

10 Hall 47pts.