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Plains
Hugh Hunter and Michael O’Brien will be competing in The Plains rally this week-end. A fight is expected for overall victory, as both drivers have already had top finishes this season.
...Manx National
The team went to Down Ampney for the Corinium Stages to prepare for the Manx National. Damian gained his first win of the season, preparing him well for the forthcoming
event.
The REIS Get Connected MSA Asphalt Rally Championship left the mainland and headed to the Isle of Man for round 2, the Manx National Rally Friday night 11th May and Saturday 12th.
The event finished seeing Melvyn Evans as overall winner and Paul Bird second. An excellent third for Damian Cole, leaves him currently second in the Asphalt Rally Championship, a
strong position to co...
Successful Somerset Stages For Hunter
Seeded as Car 1 Hugh Hunter and Andy Marchbank took a clean sweep of stage victories in the Ex Markko Martin/Ex Michael O’Brien Ford Focus WRC03 on the Somerset Stages to take victory by 1 minute 17 seconds.
As well as winning the rally out right, Hugh and Andy claimed the “King of the Hill” title once again setting the quickest time up Porlock Hill. The rally didn’t go as smooth as the times might suggest, a puncture caused Hugh to drop valuable seconds early on.
Michael O’Brien and Patrick Walash lost 2 minutes on SS1 with a front ...
BRC Attack Round 3 Pirelli International Rally
After two rounds of the British Rally Championship Matthew Cathcart is impressing on his return to rallying, currently 7th overall in the championship and 2nd in class to the experienced Elfyn Evans. For round 3 of the championship Matthew and co-driver James Morgan head north to Carlisle close to the P&R Benn HQ for the Pirelli International Rally, based in the Kielder forest complex.
The rally starts on Friday night from Carlisle with SS1 and SS2 tacking place in the dark before the rallying resumes on Saturday morning for the remaining 10 stages. W...
Hugh and Michael Head to Butlins
This weekend the team head to Butlins but not for a holiday but the Somerset Stages, round 3 of the REIS Get Connected BTRDA Rally Championship which will be based around the Minehead venue. Hugh Hunter and Andy Marchbank are now confident in the Ford Focus WRC03 after winning the Malcolm Wilson Rally and will start this rally with number 1 on the door due to winning the rally in 2011 and also the title of King of the Hill for the quickest time up Porlock Hill. A good 4th overall result on the Malcolm Wilson Rally has proved Michael O’Brien’s pace in the Ford Focus WR...
Granite Glory for P&R Benn
Despite not competing on a gravel rally for over a year Paul Benn headed north to Aberdeenshire to contest the Granite City Rally in a Ford Focus 02 WRC. With 19 year old Daniel O’Brien who is normally found in the driver’s seat of a similar Focus 02 WRC calling the notes the rally would be a challenge for both crew members.
The opening stage was cancelled due to an accident so SS2 would be the first competitive stage which Paul would be 3rd overall 21 seconds down on current British and Scottish champion David Bogie. At service after SS3 Paul and Daniel...
British Rally Championship Round 2 Bulldog Rally
A rather shorter rally than the organisers had planned, now 6 stages instead of 11 the Bulldog International Rally played host to round 2 of the British Rally Championship and once again both P&R Benn Ford Fiesta R2s where present at the event.
After a good result on Rallye Sunseeker the opening round of the BRC, Matthew Cathcart set out on the Welshpool based Bulldog Rally to prove he could challenge for the championship. With James Morgan guiding Matthew in the Ford Fiesta R2, the pair set 10th fastest time on the opening stage, beating more experienced rivals...
BRC Attack Round 2 Bulldog Rally
After a scoring a brilliant 8th overall on his first full international rally for two years on Rally Sunseeker, Matthew Cathcart is confident of improving on this result on Round 2 of the British Rally Championship, the Bulldog Rally on 23rd/24th March.
Consistently gaining confidence in the RHD Ford Fiesta R2 and striking a good partnership with navigator James Morgan, Matthew will look to finish in the top 10 on the Welshpool base Bulldog International Rally and pick up some valuable championship points. Since the last round of the championsh...
Tarmac Triple Begins
On Sunday the opening round of the REIS Get Connected MSA Asphalt Rally Championship, the Tour of Epynt roared into life with no less than 110 crews starting the rally. After winning the Asphalt Rally Championship for a 2nd time last year, Damian Cole has one goal for 2012, to make it 3 Asphalt titles in a row.
Once again Damian will use the Ford Focus 05 WRC for this year and for the Tour of Epynt Dave Engwell will be feeding Damian the notes. The rally started well for the crew, setting fastest ti...
Focus Trio Bag Top 10 Finish
The big weekend for the P&R Benn team turned in to a great weekend with all 3 Ford Focus WRC cars finishing in the top 10. As the team’s local event the Malcolm Wilson rally is extra special and with Hugh Hunter and Andy Marchbank clinching the overall win providing the perfect reward for the team.
Getting his REIS Get Connected BTRDA Championship assault back on track Hugh Hunter made a quick start to the day, taking stage wins on the opening 3 stages and building up a lead of 9 seconds over David Wright going into service at Penrith Truck Stop. With no problems on ...
