Round one: Arnold Clark Jury’s Inn Snowman Rally, 20 February

Donnie MacDonald and Andrew Falconer took victory on the Arnold Clark Jury’s Inn Snowman Rally in challenging conditions.

Despite not winning any of the five special stages, MacDonald came out on top by just seven seconds from Dale Robertson and Stuart Loudon to take his maiden MSA Scottish Rally Championship (SRC) win.

Robertson and London came close to winning their first ever SRC event finishing second overall and first in class after setting two top three stage times.

Completing the podium was Quintin Milne who claimed the opening and final tests to take two stage wins and finish 30 seconds off the lead, despite being at a 50bhp disadvantage.

Results1 Donnie MacDonald/Andrew Falconer (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 50m15s2 Dale Robertson/Stuart London (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 50m52s3 Quintin Milne/Sean Donnelly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 50m45s

Provisional championship standings1 Donnie MacDonald2 Dale Robertson3 Quintin Milne