Round 7: Merrick Stages RallyDavid Bogie sealed his second consecutive Hankook MSA Scottish Rally Championship title with victory on the Merrick Stages Rally.Bogie triumphed by a scant five seconds over a hard-charging Jock Armstrong, who  dominated the Galloway forest event last year. However, with four victories to his name, Bogie needed only a top-four finish to defend his crown."Every day I've been thinking about winning the championship again and here we are,” said Bogie. “It's been a fantastic effort by the whole team this year – a perfect season for [co-driver] Kevin [Rae] and myself." Results1 David Bogie / Kevin Rae (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 44m12s2 Jock Armstrong / Kirsty Riddick (Subaru Impreza) 44m17s 3 Jonny Greer / Dai Roberts (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 44m23s4 Alick Kerr / Neil Shanks (Subaru Impreza) 44m23s5 Paul Benn / Richard Cooke (Ford Focus WRC) 44m25s6 Shaun Sinclair / Chris Hamill (Mitsubishi Evo 9) 44m28sRound 8: Colin McRae Forest Stages, September 25

 ForChampionship positions (provisional) after Round 7 1 David Bogie – 178 points 2 Alick Kerr – 1593 Mike Faulkner – 1514 Jock Armstrong – 1425 Wayne Sisson – 1416 Shaun Sinclair – 139