Locals shine on Solway Coast
NEWTON Stewart driver Mark McCulloch powered his Subaru Impreza to third place on Sunday's usedautoparts.co.uk Solway Coast Rally, which was run over the military ranges at Dundrennan.
In the blistering heat, McCulloch, co-driven by Craig Wallace, completed the eight special stages in a total time of 39 minutes 22 seconds.
The pair finished 36 seconds behind overall winner Ian Paterson of Mousewald, who, after a day swapping stage times, pipped fellow Subaru driver Richard Dickson of New Abbey to the top podium spot by just a second.
Craig McMiken of Newton Stewart, with Christine Sanderson of Berwick on the notes, was eighth overall in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9.
The rally returned to the military ranges after an absence of some five years.
Organisers Solway Car Club were delighted with the entry of more than 30 cars, as well as the good crowd of spectators who turned out to enjoy the fast and furious action.
This year's Solway Coast marked 30 years of sponsorship by DA Autoparts, who first sponsored the event back in 1980. Top 10 Finishers:
1st Iain Paterson/Bruce Harper, 38mins 46 secs.
2nd Richard Dickson/Nancy Dickson, 38mins 47 secs.
3rd Mark McCulloch/Craig Wallace, 39mins. 22 secs. 4th Ricky Wheeler/Robin Laird, 40mins. 47 secs.
5th Stuart Paterson/Colin Maxwell, 40mins. 53 secs.
6th Steve Retchless/Iain Tullie, 41 mins 01 secs.
7th Hamish Kinloch/Jim Howie, 41 mins 01 secs
8th Craig McMiken/Chris Sanderson, 41 mins 01 secs
9th Graham Bruce/Laura Marshall, 41 mins 39 secs.
10th Peter Stewart/Phill Shortt, 42 mins. 03 secs.
Results for other local entries as follows: Stuart Paterson/Colin Maxwell (Dumfries) 5th o/all, 4th in class; Craig McMiken/Christine Sanderson (Newton Stewart) 8th o/all, 5th in class; Peter Stewart/ Phill Shortt 10th o/all, 4th in class; Hugh Murdoch/Mark McCaffrey (Stranraer) 13th o/all; 7th in class; Iain Haining/Mairi Riddick 14th o/all, 1st in class; James Robertson/Claire Robertson (Thornhill) 16th o/all, 2nd in class; Paul Murdoch/Ewen Murdoch (Stranraer) 18th o/all, 9th in class; Roger Donnan/Jim Burns (Stranraer) 20th o/all, 3rd in class; Jim McDowall/Jamie McDowall (Creetown) 21st o/all, 4th in class. Mechanical woes led to the retirement of Dumfries drivers Lee Hastings and Richard Stewart, Fraser Wilson from Port William and Mark McCleary from Castle Douglas.
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