Taking the win and wrapping up a 4th Scottish driver’s title it was a very good weekend for Euan Thorburn. With Keir Beaton alongside once again, the Polo pilot lead overnight despite feeling they had been pretty ragged.
Overly cautious by their standards on the Saturday morning, they slipped back to 2nd after the 4th stage.
Back on it for the rest of the day they regained the lead after stage 5 and held on for the rest of the day, taking the win by 26 seconds and guaranteeing Euan the Driver’s Championship. The Co-driver’s title is still up for grabs.
2nd overnight, Scott Beattie & Peredur Davies were rekindling their Scottish rally battle with good friends John Wink & Neil Shanks.
After some pre-event testing at his farm, Hugh Brunton had made some setup changes to his Skoda Fabia. With Terry Mallin back in the hotseat, it was immediately clear that the changes had worked. Hugh getting quicker with every stage and recording a 1st loose surface SRC stage win along the way.
After a tough start to 2024 Hugh said he was finally back in love with the gravel and full of praise for the great job that Terry had done on the notes.
9th SRC car home, it was a return to the top of the G&M Mechanical Services 2 Wheel Drive division for Greg McKnight & Harry Marchbank.
One of the most delighted crews at the finish, it was a weekend to remember for Rob Cotton & Ethan Kidd. The Impreza crew taking the win in the Albyn Garage Challengers, the Groundwater Lift Trucks Subaru Cup and Class M6
Finally making it back to the start of an SRC event a non-finish on the Speyside, it was a great return weekend for Justin Gunning & Michael Moates, the Clio crew taking the honours in the Moates Offshore Juniors.
