Round 2: Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally, 23 March

Quintin Milne and co-driver Martin Forrest claimed victory on the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally at the wheel of their Mitsubishi EVO, despite weather conditions placing grip at a premium.

Milne led from start to finish with fastest times on three of the four timed stages; a fifth test was cancelled due to the sheer amount of snow. Second place went to another Mitsubishi driver, Barry Groundwater, though he was over a minute down on the leading crew, while the final podium spot went to Stephen Petch in a similar car.

Reigning champion David Bogie brought his ex-Colin McRae Ford Focus WRC home in fourth but took advantage of the fact that Petch is not registered for championship points.

Results1 Quintin Milne / Martin Forrest (Mitsubishi EVO 9) 38m27s2 Barry Groundwater / Neil Shanks (Mitsubishi EVO 9) 39m34s3 Stephen Petch / Michael Wilkinson (Mitsubishi EVO 9) 39m43s