Round 9: Cheviot Keith Knox Stages, 23 October

New champions Damian Cole and James Morgan ended their season on a high by winning the final round of the championship, the Cheviot Keith Knox Stages.

Steve Simpson and co-driver Patrick Walsh led initially in their Subaru Impreza but spun with just a few stages to go, allowing Cole to move ahead and ultimately claim the spoils.

Simpson and Walsh took second ahead of John Indri and Dave Engwell, who were the first two-wheel-drive crew home. Meanwhile championship runner-up Simon Mauger and co-driver Brian Cammack retired after sliding into a ditch.

Results1 Damian Cole / James Morgan (Ford Focus WRC) 1h16m37s2 Steve Simpson / Patrick Walsh (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h16m58s3 John Indri / Dave Engwell (Darrian T90 GTR) 1h18m05s

Final championship positions (provisional)1 Damian Cole – 122 points (CHAMPION)2 Simon Mauger – 1093 John Indri – 984 David Hardie – 835 Steve Simpson – 69