Round 4: International Rally Isle of Man, July 9-10

Keith Cronin and Barry McNulty got their Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship title defence back on track with victory on the Rally Isle of Man. The reigning champions’ path to the spoils was eased by an off for fellow title protagonist Gwndaf Evans, who lost two minutes and with them any chance of securing his third victory in a row.MSA Team UK’s Alastair Fisher was the early pace-setter but suffered a stage-cancelling accident that ended his bid for a maiden championship triumph. National squad team-mate Adam Gould then joined the fight at the front and recorded a scratch time on SS7, only for his charge to be ended by an impact with a post on the following stage.

Results1 Keith Cronin / Barry McNulty (Subaru Impreza N15) 2h19m00.3s2 Gwyndaf Evans / Gareth Roberts (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) 2h20m38.4s3 Jason Pritchard / Robbie Durant (Subaru Impreza N16) 2h23m51.7s4 Jonathan Greer / Gordon Noble (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 2h24m41.5s5 Jarkko Nikara / Petri Nikara (Renault Twingo R2) 2h29m36.7s6 Dave Weston Jnr / Ieuan Thomas (Subaru Impreza N16) 2h29m36.8s

Championship (provisional) after Round 4

1 Jonathan Greer – 62 points2 Gwyndaf Evans – 583 Keith Cronin – 564 Jason Pritchard – 555 Dave Weston Jnr – 426 Adam Gould – 38