Bogie edges out three-time winner Bird
Last updated 15:36, Thursday, 06 March 2008
DUMFRIES rally ace David Bogie won the Malcolm Wilson Rally, crossing the line 35 seconds ahead of three-time winner Paul Bird.
Bogie, 20, who is widely considered to be the best young driver in British rallying, was partnered by co-driver Kevin Rae in their Toyota World Rally Car.
Will Nicholls and co-driver Nick Broom finished third, followed by Hugh Hunter and Andy Marchbank in fourth.
The Group N category was won by Bentham duo Dave Wright and Shelley Rogerson in their Mitsubishi Evo 9 as they finished an impressive fifth overall.
It was the 33rd year of the Malcolm Wilson sponsored event, which took in 43-miles of forest gravel action in classic stages including Greystoke, Grizedale and Wythop. It started and finished in Cockermouth town centre.
The Malcolm Wilson Rally was also round one of the Fiesta Sporting Trophy UK, which was won by Peterhead's Steve Brown and Ian Morrison and the second round of the British Trial and Rally Drivers Association Rally Series. Nicholls and Broom claimed maximum points in the BTRDA championship in their Impreza WRC.
It was also a qualifying round of the MSA English Rally Championship, the ANECCC Stage Rally Championship and the ANWCC Forest Rally Championship.
The 1400 rally was won by Richmond brothers Mark and Andrew Constantine in their 1400cc Vauxhall Corsa.
