Arron Newby and Rob Fagg (Subaru Impreza) made it back to back successes on Rally Isle of Man powered by Microgaming on Saturday while Daniel McKenna and Arthur Kierans (Citroen DS3) lifted the MSA British Rally Championship title.
Nineteen-year-old Newby, who retained his Eurocars Motorsport Manx Rally Championship crown on Friday, took a two-minute lead into the final day’s seven closed roads stages and swept to fastest stage time on each of them. It extended the VP Fuels/Pirelli/Beatsons Building Supplies TEG Sport driver’s winning margin to 3 minutes 27.4 seconds.
Second placed Steve Colley/Andrew Cowley felt more in the groove on Saturday despite a major moment on one stage, the former trials ace finally feeling at home with the Specialised Glazing Solutions Mitubishi Evo IX.
Nigel and Michaela Cannell (Star Services Evo IX) were third on the combined event standings and the winners of the main Rally Isle of Man category, both Newby and Colley contesting the National element.
More in Tuesday’s Examiner.