Round 5: Tim Sargeant Memorial Autotest, 10 July

Steven Ferguson took his third straight championship win with victory on the Tim Sargeant Memorial Autotest in Wrexham.

While Ferguson was untroubled throughout, reigning Champion Alastair Moffatt started badly with two penalties in the opening round; he fought back to close the gap to just over five seconds, but another penalty on the final round meant that the win was out of reach. Moffatt now needs to win the final three rounds to retain his British title.

Richard Pinkney came through after a wrong test to finish third. Dave Mosey in a Mini also wrong-tested on the opener, but recovered the win his class and take seventh overall. There were further class wins for David Thompson and Roger Holder.Results1 Steven Ferguson (Mini Special) 685.02 Alastair Moffatt (Mini Special) 688.

Championship positions (provisional)after Round 51 Steven Ferguson – 51 points2 David Thompson – 503 Alastair Moffatt – 474 Roger Holder – 405 Rob Rolston – 39