Looking East towards Norfolk and the Snetterton Stages, Neil Beaumont stepped out of the shadows of Rob Swann to pilot his own ‘Chariot of Fire’ (Mitsubishi Evo 8) to 15th O/A, an impressive finish from the occasional competitor. Hopefully, Neil will keep up his performance at other events this year so keep your eyes peeled on the results sheet.
Photo courtesy of David Garrison Photography
Other SCMC members results in February were, joining our Competitor of the Month at Snetterton in February were Darrell Taylor (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) who finished 8th O/A and Pete Wilkins / Caroline Brampton (BMW M3) who finished 49th O/A. Sean Quigley / Colin Quigley (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) finished the event 11th O/A after suffering with a double puncture on the second stage. Steve McNulty (VW Polo R5) was at it again with Barbadian rally man Stuart Maloney in Norfolk where they ended 5th O/A, one place higher than January. The British Rally Championship visited The East Ridings Stages in February which boasted one of the largest entries seen on a Closed Roads Rally in the UK. 164 cars took the Start Ramp in Beverley, East Yorkshire. Rob Swann (Fiesta WRC) took top S & C MC driver honours at 12th overall. Sitting just ahead of Rob but in the navigator’s, seat was Declan Dear (Skoda Fabia Rally 2) who expertly guided Matthew Hirst to 8th O/A. Slightly further down the enormously competitive field we find Sean Quigley/ Colin Quigley (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) finishing at 22 O/A whilst Darrell Taylor (Ford Fiesta Rally 2) came close behind at 26th O/A.