Round 8: Diamond Cambrian Rally, 17 October

North Wales crew Luke Francis and John H Roberts scored maximum championship points for the second time this season on the Cambrian Rally, which featured an excellent entry of 165 crews.

Luke Francis got stuck on Stage 2 but recovered, recording his second fastest time of the day on the infamous Great Orme. Another North Wales crew, Hugh Hunter and Andy Marchbank, returned to the championship in a Fiesta R5 and finished second among the championship crews.

Ceen’s third place finish meant Andy Bull was declared co-drivers’ champion. Lampeter’s Dylan Davies with Llion Williams finished fourth, which promoted them to second in the championship standings after a consistent season in their Subaru Impreza.

Results1 Luke Francis / John H Roberts (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) 0h50m39s 2 Hugh Hunter / Andy Marchbank (Ford Fiesta R5) 0h51m30s 3 Bob Ceen / Andy Bull (Subaru Impreza WRC) 0h53m16s

Provisional Championship Standings1 Bob Ceen – 161 points (CHAMPION)2 Dylan Davies – 1453 Luke Francis – 144