Dessie Nutt and Steven Smith have been announced as the major winners in the 2004 Armajaro MSA British Historic Rally Championship.Nutt and Geraldine McBride (Porsche 911) are now confirmed as overall champions, while Smith cannot be caught for the drivers' title in the post-historic division (category 2).Nutt/McBride have clinched the coveted MSA title after a fantastic sequence of seven historic (category 1) victories in seven events. "It's just been a season made in heaven," says Nutt. "For the last couple of seasons we've been plagued by niggling car problems, but it was completely rebuilt over the winter by Francis Tuthill and his team. It has run perfectly all season!"This is the first time that Nutt has taken the overall title since the Historic Rally Car Register took over the running of the championship. "This is very special. I've been trying very hard to win this championship!" Nutt/McBride will now contest the final two events of the season in a bid for a perfect record.Smith, meanwhile, has clinched the post-historic title after a superb campaign in his Escort RS2000 despite the challenge from the more powerful class C5 Escorts. "Our objective at the start of the year was to try and win our class and in view of the quality of the opposition I guess we hoped to land up about third overall in the post-historics," admits Smith. "Dessie is obviously an outstanding competitor and to come second to him in the BHRC is much more than we could have expected at the start of the year.""We have had a fantastic season so far and, with the exception of the Robin Hood, we have finished in the top three every time out. That is a credit to the confidence John Nichols instils in me, and the quality of the car preparation from XS Racing. Our objective for the Trackrod and the Bulldog is to make sure that John collects sufficient points to secure the top spot for co-drivers in the post-historics."The BHRC resumes on Saturday 2 October with the Trackrod Historic Cup and concludes on the Bulldog Historic Rally on 23 October.