Williams back with a bang in Junior BRC
The Junior BRC section was dominated by James Williams and co-driver Tom Woodburn in their brand-new EDSL Sport
Ford Fiesta R2T.
The pair missed the previous round on the Pirelli but that didn’t deter the duo as they dominated the competition to win by nearly nine minutes and in the process claimed an impressive 16th overall.
It was a textbook drive by Williams and a carbon copy of his 2018 result as he also came out on top as the quickest driver in a front-wheel-drive car across the entire event, and in the process gave the new M-sportbuilt Ford Fiesta R2T one of its biggest wins to date.
Ruiari Bell was battling set-up difficulties in a similar Fiesta R2T but on his first visit to Ypres he was expertly guided by 2018 BRC co-driver champion Darren Garrod. The pair grew in confidence and threaded their way to second overall with Bell picking up his best BRC result to date.
William Creighton and Liam Regan showed why you should never give up in rallying as, after a catalogue of problems over the course of the weekend, they battled the heat and put their Peugeot 208 R2 onto the final spot of the podium.
Championship leader Josh Mcerlean and Keaton Williams had a wheel bearing failure on the opening day but came back out on the second to secure fourth and vital points to retain their championship lead heading to the Ulster Rally.
Elsewhere, John Morrison and Peter Carstairs in their Mitsubishi Lancer E9 not only took honours in the National Rally Cup, but they were also the first National-specification car home on the event too to round off a perfect Ypres adventure.