0:00:21 > 0:00:25Hello and welcome to the ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship 2013.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30The action in the second half of the season began up in Elgin
0:00:30 > 0:00:31with the Speyside Stages.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34It was a chance for defending champion David Bogie
0:00:34 > 0:00:37to extend his lead in this year's title race.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40But Euan Thorburn, who won the event last year,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43and the likes of Barry Groundwater, Donnie Macdonald
0:00:43 > 0:00:47and Chris Cawley would all be snapping at his heels.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50The Speyside event is unique in the Championship.
0:00:50 > 2:32:59It takes place over nine short, sharp stages, which means
2:32:59 > 2:32:59if you lose time, you've got very little chance of making it back.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A good start is essential.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Stonehaven's Barry Groundwater was lying third in the Championship
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and he was looking forward to the compact tests.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Short stages, you can tend to put a bit more effort into it
2:32:59 > 2:32:59because it's not such a long run, so you can drive
2:32:59 > 2:32:59a bit harder for a shorter time, a bit more of a sprint type stage.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Title favourite David Bogie was going for his fifth win in this event,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with his main challenge set to come from Euan Thorburn.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Nine stages in total,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so it's about making as little mistakes as possible
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and that's what we'll try and do.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We're taking each round as it comes
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and we need to get a good result in each round, so...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We won here last year. Another win today would be ideal.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie and Thorburn were both running Ford Focus World Rally cars, so
2:32:59 > 2:32:59they should have had a big advantage over the rest of the field.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But a good showing at the previous round in Dumfries had convinced
2:32:59 > 2:32:59former Scottish title winner Dave Weston from Aberdeen
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to register for the Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He, too, would be using a Ford Focus WRC at Elgin.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jock Armstrong has only finished two events so far this year.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But it is never wise to write him off.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And he'd be expecting a great battle with Banchory's Quintin Milne,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59who by contrast is having a real tilt at Bogie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Just eight points behind going into the Speyside.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A nice day. There's been a little bit of rain to keep the dust down.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And touch wood, so far we haven't dropped any rounds this year
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so we're just going to go for it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It looks like it was the same old story from Armstrong in stage one,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59as he and Kirsty Riddick slid into a ditch, costing them precious seconds.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59They came out of Teindland in tenth position.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But there was still only four seconds between the Castle Douglas
2:32:59 > 2:32:59crew and fifth place Chris Collie, who had Lisa Watson on the notes.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Quintin Milne and Martin Forrest had come out of the traps quickly
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and were sitting fourth of the SRC-registered crews.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Two seconds behind Dave Weston,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59who was relishing his return to competitive action
2:32:59 > 2:32:59following a six-year lay-off from the Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But as predicted,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59it was the other two World Rally cars leading the way.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thorburn, with Paul Beaton in the navigator's seat, was second,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59after negotiating Teindland in 3 minutes and 45.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59While Bogie, with Kevin Rae alongside, headed the field
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with his first stage time of 3:43.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Even this early on, it looked like it would be nip and tuck
2:32:59 > 2:32:59all day between these two crews.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59They recorded the same time through Ben Aigan,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so the difference remained two seconds in Bogie's favour.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But they were stretching their advantage over third-place Weston,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59who had SRC chairman David Robson on the notes.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Quintin Milne was consolidating fourth,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59his lead increasing to eight seconds over fifth-place Chris Collie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59By the time the crews came out of the shortest stage of the day
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and into first service,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie held a three-second advantage over Thorburn.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think we have to go harder now, increase the pace.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Euan's obviously going very well, stages are very slippy, so it's
2:32:59 > 2:32:59just about going at a pace where we're not making mistakes.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Because we've got the Championship to think of.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The Duns driver was having yet more of the mechanical problems
2:32:59 > 2:32:59that have plagued him over the season.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We've knackered the damper on the second stage, the rebound is
2:32:59 > 2:32:59knackered, so it's really stiff. It's not working how it should be.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Again, it's just little things
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but it's only a few seconds that we're behind, so
2:32:59 > 2:32:59it makes it a little bit tougher.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie and Thorburn have had plenty of time to get used to their
2:32:59 > 2:32:59new cars, but what of Dave Weston,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59fresh into his WRC and lying third?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'm really rusty.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Some of the notes I'm not listening to because
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'm concentrating on my driving, on what the car is doing
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and I'm moving the car about before corners
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and during corners just to remember what it's all about.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But, no, I'm surprised where I am.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I thought I would've been a bit further back than I was, so I'm enjoying it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's good.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59After his poor first stage, Jock Armstrong had hauled himself
2:32:59 > 2:32:59back into the reckoning, moving from tenth to fifth position.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He was now locked in a battle with Quintin Milne,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59who'd had a few problems of his own to overcome.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59At stage one, the brakes went soft halfway through.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thankfully, Wayne did a great job of nipping off the caliper here
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and it held for the last two stages, but with only three calipers
2:32:59 > 2:32:59working under braking, she's unsettling herself.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59One side wants to turn on you. The right side wants to come round.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Fortunately, this held and we seem to be on the pace, still in the mix.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We're in fourth and we're just level pegging with Dave and Jock.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The minor placings in the Speyside were changing around a little.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mike Faulkner, with long-term co-driver Peter Foy,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59elevated himself into ninth.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He'd finished the day two places higher
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but in truth it's been a disappointing season
2:32:59 > 2:32:59while the Aspatria driver gets used to his new Evo IX.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Inverness pairing Donnie Macdonald and Andrew Faulkner were
2:32:59 > 2:32:59pushing themselves into contention for decent points.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59After the first blast around Gartly Moor,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59they were in eighth position of the SRC-registered crews.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We started off quite slow but I'm happy with the pace now,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59like, really happy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Stages are brilliant, absolutely fantastic.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Macdonald would end the event sixth in the points in his Evo IX,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59which moved him up into fourth overall in the title race.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But there were two distinct battles going on at the top
2:32:59 > 2:32:59of the leaderboard.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Only four seconds separated Dave Weston in third
2:32:59 > 2:32:59from Quintin Milne, who had recovered from his earlier
2:32:59 > 2:32:59mechanical issues.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Well, he's in a World car and I'm in a Group N grill with
2:32:59 > 2:32:59a sequential box, so I'm delighted. I can't ask for any more.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We didn't put a foot wrong which isn't like me - I'm a bit of a balloon.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Milne was just five seconds in front of Jock Armstrong,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59who had been on a charge since going off early doors on stage one.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The top two were also duelling it out.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Because the stages were so short,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59even a one-second difference between them could be critical.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie gained one more to find himself leading by three seconds
2:32:59 > 2:32:59at the end of the test.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thorburn still wasn't happy with his car's performance.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We couldn't fix the damper on the front left,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so we were having a bit of bother with that.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It was quite dusty there, really fast stage, so I quite enjoyed it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie and Rae managed to up their pace on stages five and six
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so when they came out of Cransmill Hill,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59they held a 13-second advantage over Thorburn and Beaton.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Surely too much to make up with only 17 stage miles left.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I must say, I'm really, really enjoying it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I feel a lot more comfortable in the car and really having a blast.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59When Thorburn and his car are working perfectly together,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59he can give Bogie a run for his money.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But how the Duns driver must be wishing for the reliability
2:32:59 > 2:32:59of his main rival's WRC.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Barring accidents or mechanical problems,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the main struggle was for the third podium place.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Dave Weston held the position up until stage six.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But an issue with his front differential ruined his chances
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and he finished the day in fifth.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Still a brilliant return by the champion of 2006.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It couldn't have been much tighter between Armstrong and Milne.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jock had actually leapfrogged Quintin
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and had his nose in front for the first time after stage six.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But it was by the smallest of margins.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Just a second separated the two men.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There was nothing to choose between Armstrong and Milne the second time
2:32:59 > 2:32:59around Gartly Moor, so their positions remained the same.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But there was a significant move by Thorburn, who took a massive six
2:32:59 > 2:32:59seconds out of Bogie over a stage that was less than five miles long.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It left him just seven seconds adrift.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Was it possible that with the longest test of the day to come next,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thorburn could reel in his adversary and take the win?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Milne put in a charge around stage eight, Balloch,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and ended the test two seconds clear of Armstrong.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He was now in the driving seat for third as the crews
2:32:59 > 2:32:59had their last emergency service point of the day.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We were having a right old battle between ourselves.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's what rallying is all about.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59You've earned it. Cos you're not getting the champagne. It's mine!
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It'll be just as sweet if he gets it!
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Once again, Thorburn closed the gap on Bogie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But this time it was by just one second.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59With only the final stage to go,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59there was six seconds between the pair. Just done Gartly Moor there.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There was an artificial chicane and we just clipped it
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and ripped the bumper off. It was good.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We had a good push through Gartly Moor
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and then that one felt OK, it was quite slippy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I pushed harder on the second stage there.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And again, he managed to take one of us,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so I think he's just going all or nothing,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59whereas I like to stay where I am.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59None of the four crews could afford to make a mistake around Whiteash,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but as so often happens under pressure, someone did.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Euan Thorburn, perhaps a bit overeager to get
2:32:59 > 2:32:59away from the start line, stalled his car. ENGINE REVS AND STALLS
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Oh, you...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Losing him vital seconds and, more importantly, the event.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Although he completed the stage in the second fastest time,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59he couldn't hide his disappointment.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think the Championship is just about over now. We'll see.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We needed to win today.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Fair play to David, he's built a fair bit of pace and...just...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59not had the luck on our side again.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We tried not to make too many mistakes
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and I went wide on one corner there.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Quite early on in the stage, that was a lesson of what could happen.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So...happy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jock Armstrong had trailed Quintin Milne by just two seconds
2:32:59 > 2:32:59going into Whiteash.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But it was the Banchory ace who prevailed,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59pipping Armstrong by another two seconds in the test to extend
2:32:59 > 2:32:59his lead and grab the points and final podium position.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I was too quicker.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I hit a tree, I hit a tree and it knocked the power switch off.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And I saw the tree, it smacked the windscreen and I killed
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the power and I thought, "This happened to someone before."
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And I hit the dash and the green button lit up again.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Oh... Jockie, that was a good battle.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59That was the best rallying I've had.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Drivers get 30 points for the win, 28 for second,
2:32:59 > 2:32:5927 for third, 26 for fourth
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and so on, down to one point for finishing in 29th place.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So that means after five events, the drivers' standings are like this.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59In the battle for the two-wheel drive victory,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Calum MacKenzie, co-driven by Alan Clark, carried
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the day in his Ford Escort Mk2, after Steve Bannister's early exit.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59While Kieran Renton and Carin Logan were the best
2:32:59 > 2:32:59of the 1,600 category competitors in their Ford Fiesta R2.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59This year's Merrick Stages Rally in the forests around Newton Stewart
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and Wigtown held more significance than usual.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It was the sixth round out of eight in the Championship and amazingly,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59David Bogie could secure a fifth successive title with a win.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It would be pretty crazy, to be honest,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but we're a long, long way away from that.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's good to be at this point in the Championship, you know,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with using a new car this year, so absolutely over the moon
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with how we're going so far and, as I say, it's a long way
2:32:59 > 2:32:59until the end of this rally, but we'll certainly be trying.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie's biggest rival, Euan Thorburn,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59wasn't prepared to throw in the towel. We'll be trying.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We'll not think about him and see how hard we can go.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Hopefully get a clean run with the car and no problems
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and then it's just down to me and see what I can do.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And with his mind on valuable championship points
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to boost his own claims to a top-three finish overall,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Banchory's Quintin Milne
2:32:59 > 2:32:59had a vested interest in a Thorburn victory.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We've had a good season so far and I hope the championship stays alive.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'd really like to see Euan.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think he's got the legs on David if the car holds together.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'd like to see him win today and keep the championship alive.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59David Bogie and Kevin Rae led off the event,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but had a nightmare start on stage one.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Not good, I had a big spin at the start of the stage and I don't know
2:32:59 > 2:32:59how much I lost but certainly I lost 21 seconds to Euan through there.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, just a really, really slippy loggy section
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and I just got caught out.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie's loss was Thorburn's gain.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The Duns driver, with Paul Beaton from Inverness,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59was now in the box seat,
2:32:59 > 2:32:5912 seconds ahead of the field and 21 in front of Bogie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jock Armstrong and navigator Kirsty Riddick in their Subaru Impreza were
2:32:59 > 2:32:59sandwiched between the two Ford Focus world rally cars after Craig Nell.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Dave Weston and Dave Robson were in 4th,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59only eight seconds behind Bogie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy made up the top five,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59just a second behind Weston.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And it was tight all the way down to Donnie MacDonald in 8th,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with only eight seconds separating five crews.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Only rarely would you get around the Merrick without some mishap.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And on stage two, it was Thorburn who made a mistake,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59almost coming to grief on a right-hand bend.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He lost ten seconds to Bogie on the short three-miler,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59which might make things more interesting going into first service.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The stage was really slippy on two and we ran wide on a right-hander
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and just about caught a tree and dropped a bit of time there but...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59it was only three miles, so after that we just backed off a bit
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to make sure we got round.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, yeah, we're going into the two long stages now.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59This is probably
2:32:59 > 2:32:59where the rally will be won or lost so we'll be on it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jock Armstrong's event was over after a mega excursion into a ditch.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59HE SHOUTS
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Quintin Milne, with Martin Forrest alongside,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59put in a huge effort on stage two
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and hauled himself up from seventh to third.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There was a dogfight for that third position -
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Dave Weston was just a second behind Milne.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And young Quintin would also face a stiff battle with Mike Faulkner,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59who was five seconds behind him in fifth.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Stage two was just horrible and...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jock went off and it just...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It was so easy to do, we just backed off a little bit to make sure,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59dropped a little bit of time but we're here to fight the day
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and five seconds off 3rd, so that's...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Looking for a really good battle now to try
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and have a go in this long one to see what we do.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There was an interesting side-story to the event.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59British Winter Olympic Gold Medallist in the Skeleton, Amy Williams,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59was co-driving with motorsport commentator Tony Jardine.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59They needed to finish three rallies to get Amy's licence
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to compete at Rally GB in Wales in November.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's not just the pace and the timing, it's how we interact.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And if she gets the rhythm
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and timing correct in calling the pace, we'll just get quicker
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and of course it's safer that way as well.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59At the moment it's to get to the Wales rally in November
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and see what happens after that.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Just one step at a time and...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59You know, they might chuck me out the car.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'll see, I'm just enjoying it at the moment
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and that's the main thing.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Any hope Bogie had of making up time on Thorburn
2:32:59 > 2:32:59after Glentrool evaporated.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Both crews beat the minimum time to complete the stage
2:32:59 > 2:32:59as stipulated by rallying's ruling body, the MSA.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59They were awarded the same time,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so there was no change to the 11-second gap between them.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Quintin Milne had consolidated his position in 3rd,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with the next fastest time through the stage.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Over the shorter distance of stage four - Arroch Hill -
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thorburn returned to winning ways, completing the five-miler
2:32:59 > 2:32:59a second quicker than Bogie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The pace is incredible, it is really fast.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Yeah, you have to be on it and David's pushing really well
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and so are the guys behind. So there's no room for error.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A little mistake or whatever could cost you the rally.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The crews returned to service after Arroch Hill
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and the defending champion was fizzing about rules
2:32:59 > 2:32:59that undermined his challenge on Thorburn.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We went into stage three 11 seconds down on Euan
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and we managed to beat the Bogie time of the stage by 26,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59which, in turn, was 11 seconds quicker than Euan.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But of course we don't get rewarded for that time.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Really disappointing.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I thought I drove the stage well and just disappointed really.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Third-place Milne was steadily increasing his time
2:32:59 > 2:32:59over Dave Weston and now held a commanding 16-second advantage
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with just the long 14-mile stage five to come.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Severe malfunction with the driver and I forgot to put us into gear
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the startline and the launch programme didn't work.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So there was a wee bit of a panic till we got going.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's just an old Grandpa trying to drive a world rally car.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Faulkner and Foy also hit trouble on Arroch Hill...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59..and were frantically trying to sort it out.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Just in the grass coming up to the penultimate corner.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Must have been something in the grass and it broke the front arm.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Faulkner's problems had benefitted Chris Collie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Although the man from Aberdeen had his own issues with his brakes
2:32:59 > 2:32:59that would eventually see him finish just outside the top ten.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59With 12 seconds separating leader Thorburn from Bogie,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59it was all to play for in the final test Auchenleck -
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the fearsome 14-miler.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59If David Bogie thought a puncture around eight miles
2:32:59 > 2:32:59had scuppered his chances, then it didn't stop him from pushing
2:32:59 > 2:32:59as hard as he could to win his fifth successive Scottish title.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But he could only record the fifth-fastest time through
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the stage and it seemed the event win would be Thorburn's.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59However, as the rain thundered down, Thorburn had also hit trouble,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so which crew had been hampered most?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The screen misted up and the window wipers weren't working
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so we couldn't see a thing, it was terrible.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So I'd be very surprised if we had beaten them.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Not good, couldn't see a thing.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We just had to back right off so...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59nothing we could do.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'll need to go.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thorburn downcast at his performance, but how did Bogie think he'd done?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I got a puncture with about eight miles to go, so...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Says it all, really.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59In the end, Bogie hadn't managed to claw back Thorburn's lead,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59which kept the championship alive for at least one more round.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think we've just got it, I've no idea, honestly.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We had so many moments there just trying to pick out where the corners were.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Couldn't see a thing, especially on the fast stuff.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Obviously David's had a problem,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and it's a bit of luck for us for a change.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59If we've won then great, but...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59that wasn't easy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Quintin Milne recorded a characteristically cavalier third place
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to earn him his third podium of the season.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And what of our embryonic rally pair, Tony Jardine and Amy Williams?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59They finished in style, 34th overall
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but first in class
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and well on course to take part in Wales Rally GB.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59In the title race,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thorburn has now won two events,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59compared to Bogie's three.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And once crews have dropped
2:32:59 > 2:32:59their two worst scores,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59it could be very interesting indeed.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59In other classes, Iain Wilson and Keith Fremantle from Dalbeattie
2:32:59 > 2:32:59took the honours in the 1600 category in their Vauxhall Nova.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Scott and David Sloan from Dumfries in a Corsa
2:32:59 > 2:32:59were the victors in class 2.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And Stewart Davidson, with Kia Beaton on the notes,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59made sure of class 5, in an Escort Mark II.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Amy Williams was taking part again in the Colin McRae Forest Stages
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the countryside around Aberfeldy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But she wasn't the only Olympic Gold Medallist
2:32:59 > 2:32:59navigating between the trees.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Britain's greatest ever Olympian Sir Chris Hoy was co-driving
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the course car with rally legend Jimmy McRae
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in one of Colin's former vehicles.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Massive honour to be sitting here next to Jimmy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But Colin's memorial rally, it's a huge honour and I'm very excited.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59As the championship went into its penultimate round,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Euan Thorburn was threatening David Bogie's lead at the top of the table.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A win for the Duns man would take the title race
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to the wire in the final event
2:32:59 > 2:32:59at Galloway Hills Rally.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59If Bogie prevailed, he'd win a record-breaking fifth
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Scottish Rally Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Although the day was starting dry,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59there had been rain during the week which would suit
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Banchory's Quintin Milne, who won this event last year.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's been raining, it'll be slippy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Here's hoping for a good run for everyone really.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59David and Euan'll be fighting it out and the rest of us
2:32:59 > 2:32:59will pick up some of the pieces.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Others in and around the top five in the title race
2:32:59 > 2:32:59were also hoping for a good showing.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Fourth last year, fourth the year before.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think the field's a little bit stronger this year.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But we've had a lot of bad luck latterly this year.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Not big things but punctures and broken shafts and stuff like that.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So fingers crossed we get that sorted out
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and we have a good push.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And spare a thought for Aberdeen's Chris Collie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He needed a top-five finish to get his championship back on track.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But his mind had been occupied with more important matters
2:32:59 > 2:32:59earlier in the week - he'd become the father of twins.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Yeah, I think last night was the first decent night's sleep
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I've had...in the last couple of weeks.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, yeah, just really chuffed and everyone's doing well.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The two-wheel drive cars went in first,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59which meant there was a risk of the stages
2:32:59 > 2:32:59cutting up for the later four-wheel drives.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Punctures were a real possibility.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Collie's lack of sleep didn't seem to be hindering him -
2:32:59 > 2:32:59he lay a creditable fifth of the SRC registered crews after stage one.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Andy Horne in his DAM 4100 GTI was a second ahead of Collie in fourth.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But his event finished early as he retired after stage two
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with gearbox problems.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Former Scottish champion Dave Weston was in third,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59five seconds in front of the Invernesian.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59As usual, the top places were between the two men
2:32:59 > 2:32:59fighting for the title.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And there was nothing to choose between them,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59as David Bogie and Euan Thorburn in identical Focus WRCs
2:32:59 > 2:32:59set exactly the same time for the stage
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to put them ten seconds ahead of the rest.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59On stage two, White Gate's Thorburn was on fire,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59setting the quickest time -
2:32:59 > 2:32:5917 seconds faster than any one else.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The roads can change a fair bit under the trees.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's quite slippy and then you get to an open bit.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's quite hard to judge where the grip is.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But, no, we had a good run through one and two to be fair.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There was quite big stones being pulled out though,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59you have to be careful.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But what of Bogie?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He was only seventh fastest through stage two,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so his dream of making history was hanging by a thread.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He was 21 seconds behind his rival
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and only six ahead of third place Dave Weston.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I got a puncture very near the start,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59maybe half a mile into the stage, just on the front-left-hand side.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Probably my own fault. I was holding a tight line
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and there must have been a rock or something in there.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's disappointing but there's still a good way to go yet.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Another good performance in White Gate had moved Chris Collie
2:32:59 > 2:32:59up a place to fourth overall.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mike Faulkner, with Peter Foy calling the notes,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59had been frustrated all season by teething problems
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in his new Evo IX.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But he was making a charge
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and stood fifth going into the first service halt.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The form was difficult, took us a bit to get in at the start.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But the second half was a lot better.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There's a lot more grip than we thought.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But then you get in under the trees and it's really slippy,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so judging the grip is the key.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Seven seconds off a podium, it's all very close - everybody's going well.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, yeah, maximum attack.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There was to be no repeat of last year's win by Quintin Milne.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He retired after stage two
2:32:59 > 2:32:59because of back pain caused by a crash during testing.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jimmy McRae and rookie co-driver Sir Chris Hoy were the
2:32:59 > 2:32:59lead course car through the stages.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And although they weren't actually contesting the places,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the old competitive juices were flowing through
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the veins of the cycling superstar.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We're not actually part of the rally itself,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59we're the course car at the head of the race,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so even taking that into consideration, there's still
2:32:59 > 2:32:59definitely a bit of adrenaline, a bit of nerves,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59butterflies in your stomach, when you're sitting on the start line. Well, for me, anyway.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But you can see Jimmy mentally switching on. We were having
2:32:59 > 2:32:59a bit of a laugh until the lights go out and then he's really focused.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59There's trees, there's rocks,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59there's hard things you run into, so there's no room for error at all and
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think that's part of the appeal - it's a very precision-based sport.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Stage three, Errochty, was the longest and toughest in the event
2:32:59 > 2:32:59at just over 13 miles
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and it was a chance for Bogie to make up time on Thorburn.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And he did. But his gain was just four seconds after 13 miles.
2:32:59 > 2:32:5921 seconds is a long time to get back in a 45 stage mile rally.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's not going to be easy, but we'll just keep going as we are.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Dave Weston was excelling himself in his comeback year,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59third fastest in the stage and third overall in the event.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Chris Collie was continuing his good series of stage times,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59at least in three.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But his bad luck persisted and he retired after stage four
2:32:59 > 2:32:59because of suspension issues. Mike Faulkner had also hit problems.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We were trying hard, but we've broken something on the rear brakes,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59you can hear it clanging in the wheel, so I don't know whether
2:32:59 > 2:32:59it's fixable or not, but all the caliper and wheel scrapers all bent up into the wheel, so...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Donnie MacDonald had a poor start to the event and was only ninth
2:32:59 > 2:32:59after stage two, losing 20 seconds due to an overshoot.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He recovered well though and a push in three bumped him up to sixth.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The event standings didn't change much in the next stage.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Except for a charge by Mike Faulkner which elevated him
2:32:59 > 2:32:59into third after Dave Weston lost almost a minute caused by a spin.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Although the top two remained the same after stage five, Blackcraig,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59there had been drama.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie was again quickest through the stage and although Thorburn was
2:32:59 > 2:32:59fast enough to retain his lead, it had been substantially cut to
2:32:59 > 2:32:59just eight seconds due to more mechanical issues.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We were having a decent run through that last stage,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but coming towards the end we lost the gear shift, stuck in fourth gear.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's a pipe that's broken and it's lost all the hydraulic oil
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so we changed the pipe
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and put some oil in and hopefully it'll be all right for the last one.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We've been quickest on both of the last two stages,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so the pace is there, but I just don't know
2:32:59 > 2:32:59if it's enough to be able to take eight seconds in the last 11 miler.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mike Faulkner hadn't been on the podium since the Granite City
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in April, but he was knocking on the door at the McRae.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Three was the one that we really had the problems with,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59we got a rock jammed in the wheel.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But it bent all the wheel scraper and everything up into the...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, we managed to sort that at three,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but we did the other side on four, so...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But we took the wheel scrapers off, did the last stage,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59was just fantastic, was like driving a different car,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so I think it had been binding and making the diff do funny things,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so it's made the car so much easier to drive, as well.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Really enjoyed the last stage.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Going into the final test, Craigvinean,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59David Bogie had to make up eight seconds on Thorburn
2:32:59 > 2:32:59over the ten stage miles.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Not impossible, but extremely difficult.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Thorburn was first to emerge.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I got a puncture, so dropped half a minute.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Don't know where I picked it up, but just the last three, four miles.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Just battle on, really.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59That stroke of misfortune for Thorburn
2:32:59 > 2:32:59meant Bogie had achieved his dream - he was Scottish Rally Champion
2:32:59 > 2:32:59for a record-breaking fifth consecutive year.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Unreal. We were eight seconds down going into that stage,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59we took a gamble on tyre choice
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and got our tyre choice completely wrong.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Had so many near moments through there,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59couldn't have driven it any harder.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And obviously Euan got a puncture and that slowed him down,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but it's great to get it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59You know, after losing the time this morning, absolutely phenomenal.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Still a lump in the throat after five times, you know.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It was just him when he won his British in the Evo Challenge.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59They're momentous occasions that you'll never, ever forget.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie's co-driver Kevin Rae was also celebrating his fifth title in a row,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59making him the most successful navigator in Scottish Rally Championship history.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Having completed the stages in second place,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Euan Thorburn discovered a serious mechanical problem
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with his car as he headed for the finish in Aberfeldy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He wisely decided to retire rather than risk more damage
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and this promoted Mike Faulkner to the runner-up position.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Difficult morning, really, the times were a lot better,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59we got the car sorted and then we some problems with the rear brakes.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It was binding and giving us all kinds of diff problems.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Once we got that sorted for the afternoon,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the stage times were great, the car felt really good and just thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59David Bogie and Kevin Rae!
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Dave Weston claimed the third podium spot,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59a really terrific effort by the man from Aberdeen.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Five is the magic number, that's what we were all wanting was the fifth championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's great to have that and now to go to the Galloway Hills Rally
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and just enjoy ourselves, it's great.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'm looking forward to celebrating tonight.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's been an awesome achievement by David Bogie and Kevin Rae.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Once more, they're the cream of the crop in Scotland.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Despite an early puncture,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Steve Bannister with co-driver Louise Sutherland in a
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mark II escort took top honours in the Two-Wheel Drive category.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Iain Wilson and Keith Fremantle of Dalbeattie came first
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the 1600cc class in their Vauxhall Nova.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, with the title decided, Bogie and Rae will be able to have a
2:32:59 > 2:32:59relatively relaxed drive at the Galloway Hills Rally.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But there's still a battle for second
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and third place in the Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The Galloway Hills Rally began in 1974,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but this is the first time it's been included
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the Scottish Rally Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59To mark the occasion, they've made this special spectator stage,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59it's a mile and a half around a disused quarry just outside Dalbeattie.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59An awesome test for the drivers, great view for the fans.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Unfortunately, the weather wasn't as spectacular as the stage.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The rain pelted down which meant conditions would be treacherous.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59With the trophy safely in his locker,
2:32:59 > 2:32:592013 SRC Champion David Bogie wasn't under any stress.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But he still wanted to end on a high at an event he loves.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I've been coming to watch this rally
2:32:59 > 2:32:59since I was...as young as I can remember. Jock's going to be going very well today.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59You know, the organisers have put a lot of hard work in and I would
2:32:59 > 2:32:59just like to reward all my team with a win and the end of the season.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Rally sponsor Jock Armstrong has had a wretched time of it over
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the past year, only finishing three events.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But he has won his home round five times and would be no pushover.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Euan Thorburn was delighted to have been crowned BTRDA champion
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the last event in Wales
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so he had decided not to take part in the Galloway Hills.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59That meant Banchory's Quintin Milne secured second
2:32:59 > 2:32:59overall in the SRC and he, too, opted not to make the trip south.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I couldn't ask for any more than a handful of podiums
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and that win at the Borders,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59especially against the calibre of guys we're up against,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59they're top drivers, especially a couple of guys in the world cars,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59you know, I really don't think I could have asked for any better.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'm really, really happy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But third place in the title race was still undecided with only
2:32:59 > 2:32:59one point separating Mike Faulkner and Barry Groundwater.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The pressure is on today, right enough.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I was in this situation last year, chasing Mike
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and I ended up putting the car off doing so. So, you know,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I certainly don't want to do that this weekend.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Donnie MacDonald had an outside chance of getting third
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but it was out of his hands.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59You probably need Faulkner and Groundwater to have a few
2:32:59 > 2:32:59problems, I think, to genuinely get it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But it's still there for grabs but it'll be a tall order,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think, like.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The champions picked up where they left off at the McRae,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59clocking the fastest time through Billson's Link.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59They were 18 seconds ahead of Armstrong
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and navigator John Richardson.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mike Faulkner with Peter Foy on the notes was making a strong bid
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to seal third place in the Championship,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59only seven seconds adrift of Armstrong.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And Donnie MacDonald, alongside Andrew Falconer,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59was putting pressure on Barry Groundwater's claims
2:32:59 > 2:32:59by taking fourth spot on the stage...
2:32:59 > 2:32:59..relegating Groundwater and Neil Shanks into fifth.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The first go around Dalbeattie was hazardous to say the least.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Heavy rain made the surface like glass in places
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but Bogie forged on, increasing his lead over Armstrong.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Faulkner had problems.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A spin saw him drop 10 seconds, to give some hope to his rivals.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But neither MacDonald nor Groundwater could take advantage.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Although the Invernesian did pull a further seven seconds ahead
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the battle with his Stonehaven opponent.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Stage Three, the Super Special,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59was what many of the spectators had come to see.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A blast around the mile-and-a-half track in Auchenlosh Quarry.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59By the end of it, the overall places hasn't changed
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but Jock Armstrong had at least got one over on Bogie,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59beating the Scottish champion by two seconds.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I came to this rally just to win that Super Special but I had
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to make an excuse - my windscreen steamed up in the water splash.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I'm sure it did for everyone else
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but that made it very difficult so I've still got one more
2:32:59 > 2:32:59go at it and, you know, it's like winning the Championship,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59that Super Special.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59At first service it was still all to play for in the fight
2:32:59 > 2:32:59for third in the Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mike Faulkner, do we know where we are sitting?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Yeah, I think we are third in the registered crews so good start.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A really good first stage. It was looking really good.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A small spin on Stage Two dropped us about 10 seconds.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Lots of standing water
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and we just adjusted the line to try to miss the standing water
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and it just spun on a slow corner so had to reverse out of it.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It was no problem just very easily done today.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And you are not the only one after this slot, too. Barry's there, too.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Yeah, he's only a couple of places behind.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We've got a bit of time on him at the moment but it's
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so easy to make a mistake, nothing is certain yet.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59I think we maybe are where we're at. I don't know.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We'll push on in the afternoon but it seems to be slipping
2:32:59 > 2:32:59out of our grasp at the moment. Don't tell me you're giving up.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59No, I haven't given up. Absolutely not.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's rallying - anything can happen.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But we're just going to have to push on and see where we get.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59In fact, Faulkner and Groundwater were split by MacDonald after
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the first three stages.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Although Donnie still wasn't hopeful about his chances.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Just need to try and up it a bit in the next two stages
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and try and claw some time back.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59At the moment, I don't know where we're stood
2:32:59 > 2:32:59but I know we need to claw time back, like.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59By the time that the crews reach Stage Five Glengap,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie held a commanding lead over Armstrong
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and it seemed likely he would finish off the season in style.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Mike Faulkner had consolidated his position
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and looked good for a podium place and vital Championship points.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But there had been a change just behind him.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Barry Groundwater had put in a bit of a charge
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and overtaken Donnie MacDonald in the event standings.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Was it too little, too late
2:32:59 > 2:32:59for Groundwater to make up time on Faulkner?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Barry, you're looking quite relaxed there
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with your cup of tea in your hand. Absolutely, yes.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Does that mean you're happy with how things are going so far?
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Well, I mean, obviously where we were today, you know, we are
2:32:59 > 2:32:59out to try and get in front of Mike.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's not going to happen now but we are just going to consolidate
2:32:59 > 2:32:59what we've got and in terms of the rally today we are doing
2:32:59 > 2:32:59reasonably OK so I'm quite happy with where we're at, yeah.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Groundwater appeared to have settled for fourth and Faulkner
2:32:59 > 2:32:59seemed confident he would end the day third in the title race.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We're bang-on so if we're third, providing we're in the top four
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and in front of him, that's all it needs to be
2:32:59 > 2:32:59so we've just got to try and keep it on the road for the next two.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59A remarkable story was unfolding further down the field.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Iain Haining and Mairi Riddick have been the crew to beat
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the Class 3 category.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And once again they led the way,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59eventually winning the event in their Vauxhall Nova
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and making it a straight eight wins out of eight in the Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59First class.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59On Stage Seven, the second run through Dalbeattie,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59things began to change.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Armstrong recorded the fastest time -
2:32:59 > 2:32:5911 seconds quicker than Bogie -
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and it was enough to ensure he was runner-up.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59But the rallying gods decreed
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Bogie would not end the season with a flourish.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59He failed to make it back to the finish in Castle Douglas, which meant
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Jock with John Richardson captured his sixth Galloway Hills title.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It's come right today and you'll look at the results
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in ten years' time and say, "Well, I won it."
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, no, I'm happy with that.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Job sorted. At least I can say I've won a round this year.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59As with rival Euan Thorburn's exit at Aberfeldy, Bogie's retirement
2:32:59 > 2:32:59was caused by fears of an expensive repair when the oil light came on.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Everyone moved up a place.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Barry Groundwater took third of the SRC-registered crews
2:32:59 > 2:32:59with Neil Shanks.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, in second, it was Mike Faulkner and Peter Foy.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Faulkner had double cause for celebration.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59His finish confirmed him in third place overall
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the Drivers' Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59It feels like we've salvaged something out of what was
2:32:59 > 2:32:59going to be a terrible year so it feels really good.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Steve Bannister had already wrapped up the Championship win
2:32:59 > 2:32:59in the two-wheel drive class for the seventh time.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59The Galloway Hills was all about securing
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the Ladies Co-drivers' title for Louise Sutherland
2:32:59 > 2:32:59and he did this with another victory.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Any doubts John Morrison had about winning Class 10
2:32:59 > 2:32:59were swept away when closest challenger Fraser Wilson
2:32:59 > 2:32:59went off just 200 yards into Stage One -
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Morrison confirmed as best in the Production Category.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59So, it's been another year when David Bogie
2:32:59 > 2:32:59confirmed his dominance of the Scottish Rally Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Five title wins in a row cement his name in the record books.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Quintin Milne will have gained a lot of satisfaction,
2:32:59 > 2:32:59finishing as runner-up in his Evo 9.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And Mike Faulkner will be looking forward to next season after getting
2:32:59 > 2:32:59to grips with his new Mitsubishi and finishing this year on a high.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59Dougal Brown in seventh will be looking to
2:32:59 > 2:32:59build his pace for next year to challenge those above.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59And for eighth place, Chris Collie, his highlights were a fantastic
2:32:59 > 2:32:59second on the Granite and, of course, twin girls in October.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59That's all from our coverage of
2:32:59 > 2:32:59the 2013 ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship.
2:32:59 > 2:32:59We hope you've enjoyed the action. See you next time.
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