PROCTERS GO FOURTH TO TAKE THE FLAG ON THE SALTIRE CLASSIC CLASH

There was a tight fight for the win on the Saltire Classic Targa, with Ali and Lynsey Procter beating Michael Reid/John Lindsay by eight seconds. It was the winning driver’s fourth victory on the event, the previous three having been as a navigator.

The organisers had found four new test venues and had included a 12-mile regularity in the Errochty Forest.

Procter/Procter were quickest on the tests, which allowed them to take first place, as Reid/Lindsay put in the best performance on the regularity sections. Ben Blanchard/ Bob Hargreaves were only four seconds behind on the regularities but had to stop on one test and replace a broken throttle cable. This dropped them to 11th place.

Steve Cotton/Niall Frost took a clear win on the Primrose Trophy, finishing almost two minutes clear of the field. Top seeds Richard Hunter/Gary Evans had been in the battle for the win but lost eight minutes after putting their Escort into a hedge on the penultimate section. Jon Bossen/Ron Bryn Jones led initially but fell back to sixth at the Finish.

The results remained provisional for seven days after the rally; the well-received event format had no finish venue and ended at the last competitive control.

Results

Saltire Classic Targa

Organiser: Saltire Rally Club When: November

Where: Perthshire Championships: NESCRO

Route: 100 miles (16 tests and 3 regularities)

Starters: 44. 1 Ali Procter/Lynsey Procter (Peugeot 205 GTi) 17m02s; 2 Michael Reid/John Lindsay (MG Midget) +8s; 3 Andy Beaumont/Andrew Fish (Sunbeam Rapier H120); 4 Alan Ross/Gary Ross (Citroen C2); 5 Fraser Hughes/Peter MacInnes (Mazda MX5); 6 Simon Jennings/Alan Edwards (Peugeot 106); 7 Craig Wallace/Clifford Auld (Toyota Corolla G6R); 8 Dave Short/Roy Heath (Ford Escort); 9 Andy Tong/Emma Steely (Peugeot 205 GTi); 10 Ryan Hay/Charley SayerPayne (Toyota Paseo G6). Class winners: Calum Webster/Fraser Wenseth (Fiat 500 Sport).

Primrose Trophy Rally

Organiser: Clitheroe & District Motor Club

When: November 12-13 Where: Lancashire and North Yorkshire Championships: EMAMC, ANCC & ANWCC Route: 87 miles Starters: 39.

1 Steve Cotton/Niall Frost (Subaru Impreza RS) 7m00s; 2 John Gornall/Martin Gornall (Peugeot 206 GTi) +1m52s; 3 Myles Greaves/James Chaplin (Peugeot 205 GTi); 4 Sam Collis/Sam Spencer (BMW 318); 5 Tony Harrison/Philip Savage (Proton Persona); 6 Jon Bossen/Ron Bryn Jones (Ford Escort); 7 Richard Thompson/Roger Evans (Suzuki Swift Sport); 8 Zak Hughes/Macauley Bridgwater (Peugeot 206); 9 Sam Coombes/Matt Walsh (Rover 200); 10 Richard Hunter/Gary Evans (Ford Escort). Class winners: James Durkin/ Peter Scott (Ford Fiesta ST150); Coombes/Walsh.