Ross auld and beaton win

There was little to choose between the Ford Escorts of George Ross Auld, Allan Mcdowall and William Pollock at the 5 Star Stages Rally at Kames in Ayrshire on Sunday.

Auld finished 15 seconds clear of BTRDA regular Allan Mcdowall while Pollock’s Mk1 car kept the newer Mk2 versions honest.

Billy Cowe wheeled out his rebuilt Subaru Impreza for a shakedown and finished fourth, three seconds off Pollock.

In the Junior1000 Ecosse Challenge event there was yet another close finish after the DCC Stages earlier this month had ended in a dead heat. Peter Beaton took the win this time in his Peugeot 107 by three seconds from the Nissan Micra of Lewis Winder.

Andrew Blackwood finished a close third in his Citroen C1 while the DCC Stages stars, Lewis Haining and Johnnie Mackay, both lost time with an off. A healthy 14 cars started the junior section of the event. Results 1 George Ross Auld/ Keith Fair (Ford Escort Mk2) 21m22s; 2 Allan Mcdowall/james Robson (Escort Mk2) +15s; 3 William Pollock/tommy Makin (Escort Mk1); 4 Billy Cowe/ Ewan Lees (Subaru Impreza); 5 Lindsay Taylor/ David Murie (Ford Fiesta ST); 6 Marc Mccubbin/joan Blackwood (Ford Focus); 7 Alistair Cunningham/jim Smith (Ford Escort); 8 David Tait/ Gail Whyte (Honda Civic); no other finishers. Class winners: Ross Auld/ Fair; Mcdowall/ Robson; Tait/ Whyte.