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MORANS SET THE PRESCOTT PACE IN FABIA R5

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The second running of Rallye Prescott featured a mixed entry covering rally cars and regular hillclimb cars and overall victory for six-time British Hillclimb champion Scott Moran.

The Gloucester­shire venue was hosting competitio­n in the dark for the first time in living memory, and possibly for the first time since the venue opened in the late 1930s. The format allowed a practice run and two timed runs in the daylight and then, as dusk fell, a further practice run and two night runs.

Alongside 70 competing cars were around 20 cars from the

Slowly Sideways movement which added to the spectacle and the rallying flavour of the event. The sight and sound of cars competing on the famous hillclimb course in the dark was superb, with turbos flaming and flashes popping to give a real sense of theatre. Unfortunat­ely, earlier delays curtailed some of the running for the Group B cars after darkness.

A competitiv­e rally run to a hillclimb format on a damp and greasy Prescott in November was always going to the play to the strengths of one particular car and two drivers. Roger and Scott Moran are two of the fastest ever hillclimb drivers and Roger is also an accomplish­ed rally driver. Armed with Roger’s state-of-the-art Skoda Fabia R5, even though Scott had had little seat time in the car, it was no surprise that the father-andson duo dominated, setting a stunning pace that no-one else was ever going to get close to.

From a field that had quantity but lacked a depth of quality in rally car terms, the Morans were dominant and Scott finally took the fastest time with his concluding run in 46.76s, shading his father Roger by three quarters of a second.

No-one else was under the 50s mark but stand-out performers included Andrew Egger in his Vauxhall Nova with an attacking 54.77s and Stephen Moore who led the chase of the Morans with a 51.22s best in his Mitsubishi Lancer E6 along with Roger Duckworth in his ex-Kankkunen Impreza WRC.

Results

Organiser: Bugatti Owners Club When: November 5 Where: Prescott Starters:

1 Scott Moran (Skoda Fabia R5) 46.76s; 2 Roger Moran (Skoda Fabia R5) +0.77s; 3 Stephen Moore (Mitsubishi Lancer E6); 4 Roger Duckworth (Subaru Impreza); 5 James Dockery (Subaru Impreza); 6 John Pick (AMS Murtaya); 7 Rodney Eyles (Alfa Romeo 4C); 8 Richard Snow (Porsche Cayman GT4); 9 Peter Knight (Metro 6R4 replica); 10 Andrew Egger (Vauxhall Nova).

 ?? ?? Hillclimb aces the Morans teamed up for a rally victory
Hillclimb aces the Morans teamed up for a rally victory

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