Round 3: Speyside Stages, 23 April

Duns driver Garry Pearson edged out 2015 champion Jock Armstrong by eight seconds to win the 2016 McDonald & Munro Speyside Stages Rally in Elgin.

Pearson, co-driven by Robbie Mitchell, won his first ever SRC event at the wheel of his Ford Fiesta R5, extending his championship lead in the process.

Coming home in second place overall were Jock Armstrong and Paula Swinscoe. However, if it weren’t for a spin in the second Cooper Park stage, it could have been another win for the defending champions. Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy finished in third.

Results1 Garry Pearson/Robbie Mitchell (Ford Fiesta R5) 42m32s2 Jock Armstrong/Paula Swinscoe (Subaru Impreza) 42m40s3 Mike Faulkner/Peter Foy (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) 43m13s