MSA British Historic Rally Championship Results
Round 7: Trackrod Historic Cup, September 25David Stokes and Guy Weaver were confirmed as the MSA British Historic Rally Champions after a dramatic final round in the classic Yorkshire forests on Saturday. The Escort Mk1 crew claimed maximum points to see off the challenge of Jonathan Gale and James Whitaker in their Sunbeam Tiger. Meanwhile outgoing Champions Dessie Nutt and Geraldine McBride retired on the first stage with a damaged oil cooler on their Porsche 911.Overall victory on the Trackrod Historic Cup went to local legend Steve Bannister, partnered by Louise Sutherland, while second place was enough for Nick Elliott and Dave Price to seal the BHRC Gravel Cup. Results - Category One1 Jonathan Gale / James Whitaker (Sunbeam Tiger) 48m30.6s2 Graham Waite / Gill Cotton (Volvo Amazon) 48m32.4s3 Gwilym Roberts / Debby Myers (Lotus Cortina) 52m39.3sResults - Category Two1 Stefaan Stouf / Joris Erard (Ford Escort Mk1) 44m06.3s1 David Stokes / Guy Weaver (Ford Escort Mk1) 44m24.1s3 Chris Browne / Liz Jordan (Ford Escort Mk1) 45m25.8sResults - Category Three1 Steve Bannister / Louise Sutherland (Ford Escort Mk2) 41m55.7s2 Nick Elliott / Dave Price (Ford Escort Mk2) 42m56.2s3 Connor Corkill / Rob Fagg (Ford Escort Mk2) 44m17.4sFinal Championship positions (provisional) 1 David Stokes – 186 points (CHAMPION) 2 Jonathan Gale – 182.53 Dessie Nutt – 173.54 Andrew Siddall – 1685 Rob Smith – 1646 Will Onions – 158.5