Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship, round three, Pembrey 04.05.08
The third round of the Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship was won by Steve Hill (Aylesbury) at a wet Pembrey on Sunday
Hill started from pole position in the Superfinal having earlier won the Supercar A final ahead of Dermot Carnegie (Dublin) who gained places late in the race after Pat Doran (Winkleigh) lost time with a big slide on the gravel section of the track and slipped to fourth place, Saturday's event winner Ollie O'Donovan (London) also gaining a place at Doran's expense.
In the Superfinal Hill was ahead from the start and untroubled by the track conditions. The Mitsubishi driver moved steadily further ahead of the rest and took a clear win. Carnegie recovered from a spin early in the race to finish second, helped in part by the gearbox problems that befell both Doran and O'Donovan.
Lawrence Gibson (Banbridge) was also helped by Doran's misfortune and took third place from the Fiesta driver in the fifth lap of the six-lap race. Doran and O'Donovan took fourth and fifth places with David Binks (Newcastle) having a good run in the rain and taking sixth in his Mitsubishi Lancer. The last two places were taken by drivers from the Stock Hatch category who were helped by the wet weather, Julian Godfrey (Heathfield) taking seventh ahead of Tony Lynch (Wigan).
Result
1 Steve Hill (Mitsubishi Lancer E9); 2 Dermot Carnegie (Ford Fiesta ST); 3 Lawrence Gibson (MG Metro 6R4); 4 Pat Doran (Ford Fiesta ST); 5 Ollie O'Donovan (Peugeot 306); 6 David Binks (Mitsubishi Lancer E7); 7 Julian Godfrey (Peugeot 205 Gti); 8 Tony Lynch (Peugeot 205 GTi).
