Jason Pritchard/Phil Clarke have provisionally scored maximum Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship points on the Proflex Manx Rally in their Pirelli-shod North Road Garage/Guttercrest Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.
The five-time event winners finished second overall (behind non-registered Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy in a Ford Fiesta Rally2).
Jason was the leading Protyre Asphalt driver overnight, but dropped to third after today’s opening stage (SS11) – only to retake the BTRDA series lead after SS13 and extended his advantage over the final five stages to finish 50.9 seconds ahead of his nearest championship rivals – which were Mark Kelly/Will Atkins in their Kelmore Volkswagen Polo GTI R5.
Neil Roskell/Rob Fagg have come home third in their Michelin-shod ND Civils/Burdens/Witham Motorsport Ford Fiesta Rally2, while a last stage puncture dropped Sam Touzel/Max Freeman down to fourth in their Smart Scaffolding/Express Auto Parts Fiesta Rally2.
Gordon Montana Morrison/Charlotte McDowall have won the 2WD category, beating Huw James/Lewis Sim by just 5.1 seconds in the battle for Escort Mk2 supremacy.
All the above is provisional of course and dependant on crews getting to the final time control!
Full report to follow.
Provisional Protyre Asphalt Proflex Manx Rally top 10 finishers:
1. Jason Pritchard/Phil Clarke (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2)….1hr 40mins 56.0secs
2. Mark Kelly/Will Atkins (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5)….1hr 41mins 46.9secs
3. Neil Roskell/Rob Fagg (Ford Fiesta Rally2)….1hr 41mins 52.1secs
4. Sam Touzel/Max Freeman (Ford Fiesta Rally2)….1hr 41mins 59.9secs
5. David Wright/Jane Nicol (Ford Fiesta R5)….1hr 42mins 22.1secs
6. Gareth Mimnagh/Barry McCarney (Ford Fiesta Rally2)….1hr 43mins 42.5secs
7. Steve Wood/Kenny Hull (Citroën C3 Rally2)….1hr 46mins 44.9secs
8. Gordon Montana Morrison/Charlotte McDowall (Ford Escort Mk2)….1hr 47mins 47.0secs
9. Huw James/Lewis Sim (Ford Escort Mk2)….1hr 47mins 52.1secs
10. Brad Cole/Jamie Vaughan (Ford Fiesta Rally2)….1hr 48mins 00.7secs
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