Henderson dominates Snetterton Stages
David Henderson and Sion Cunniff proved unbeatable as their Ford Fiesta R5 led the Snetterton Stages, round five of the Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship, from start to finish last weekend.
Henderson’s lead was over 30 seconds from the similar car of Neil Roskell and Andrew Roughead by half-distance, before the weather worsened. “Being first on the road wasn’t an advantage with standing water in various places,” said Henderson after securing the win by 1m36s.
Roskell had continued to consolidate second place and his championship lead, while the hopes of former champions Barry Morris and Tom Hutchings for a top three overall were dashed when a stone from a car they were catching hit their Darrian’s ignition kill switch.
Andy Scott and Laura Connell moved their Fiesta R5 up to third, followed by the similar cars of Ollie O’donovan/ashleigh Morris and Darrell Taylor/dylan Thomas. But Taylor slid off into retirement on stage six, and O’donovan managed to rear-end the Steve Hill/ Patrick O’donovan Hyundai R5 under braking on the next stage and was out too.
John Griffiths and Tom Rogers moved their Fiesta R5 up to secure fourth, after recovering from a massive hold-up on stage three, while Paul Murro/callum Cross (Fiesta) completed the top five. Despite his collision, Hill’s pace netted him sixth.