British Rally Championship round five, “International Rally Yorkshire” was tackled on 6th October, and SUBARU Impreza WRX STI spec C driver Mark Higgins finished in 2nd overall and maintain series lead. Another SUBARU driver and Mark’s brother, David Higgins finished third and gained his second podium of this season.

The event that had around 180 entries was held on gravel road around the North York Moors Forests. The event was building up to be a truly cosmopolitan affair with drivers from as far a field as Japan, Finland, Zimbabwe and Kuwait already on the entry list.

Mark Higgins battled second place with Gwindaf Evans until very end. Second place was gifted to current championship leader when Evans faced gear-linkage problem. Higgins had been trying to keep the pressure on him all day of eleven stages and said, “I feel bad for Gwyndaf, he’s had a rough time, but it helps our championship hopes.”

The British Championship regulations allow each driver to drop his two lowest scores at the end of the season. Higgins still leads the title race but Wilks now has three victories to his Welsh-based rival’s two, which could prove vital when each competitor’s two lowest scores are dropped at the end of the series. Every thing is going be decided at final round…

The final round of BRC round six “ Wales Rally GB” ( Also final round of FIA World Rally Championship=WRC) will be held on 30 November to 2 December.