Round 6: Tyneside Stages Rally, August 1

Simon Mauger took the REIS MSA Asphalt Rally Championship lead with victory on round six, the Tyneside Stages Rally. John Stone led early on but was delayed by a combination of spins and stray cattle. Mauger thus inherited the lead and resisted Stone’s subsequent fightback to secure his maiden win of the year.Victory, coupled with the absence of erstwhile championship leader Damian Cole, promotes Mauger to the top of the points table with three rounds to go.

Results (Asphalt competitors emboldened)1 Simon Mauger / Ashley Trimble (Ford Escort MkII) 1h15m21s 2 John Stone / Patrick Walsh (Skoda Fabia WRC) 1h15m29s3 Michael Glendinning / Andrew Roughead (Subaru Impreza) 1h15m54s4 Bob Grant / Peter Carstairs (Subaru Impreza) 1h15m58s5 John Cope / Mark Mason (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h17m31s Round 7: Mewla Rally, August 29Championship (provisional) after Round 61 Simon Mauger – 109 points2 John Stone – 1043 Damian Cole – 1004 Jim Sharp – 665 James Martin – 596 Roger Donnan – 51