Michael Igoe and Will Atkins closed out the Protyre Circuit Rally Championship with an overall victory at the Spark Developments Alan Healy Memorial Rally in a time of 49m03s.

Navigating the challenging course in their Citroen C3 Rally2, the duo successfully held off a late charge from rivals John Griffiths and Emma Morrison. An unexpected spin caught the Skoda Fabia R5 crew off-guard during SS5, leaving them with eight seconds to close in the remaining four stages.

Consistency would turn out to be the key, with just one second separating Igoe and Atkins from Griffiths and Morrison at the end. Chris West and Keith Hounslow were the best of the two-wheel-drive finishers, finishing third in their Peugeot 306 Maxi, 28 seconds shy of top spot.

John and Alex Stone’s Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 led them just short of the podium in fourth, while Paul Wedgbury and Alastair Moffatt rounded out the top five in their Skoda Fabia Proto.

Cadwell Park Stage Rally results:

1. Michael Igoe/Will Atkins, Citroën C3 Rally2, 49m03s
2. John Griffiths/Emma Morrison, Skoda Fabia R5, +1s
3. Chris West/Keith Hounslow, Peugeot 306 Maxi, +28s
4. John Stone/Alex Stone, VW Polo GTi R5, +1m29s
5. Paul Wedgbury/Alastair Moffatt, Skoda Fabia Proto, +1m35s
6. Alfie Threlfall/Patrick Cross, Mitsubishi Lancer E10, +1m39s
7. Joseph Duffy/Daniel Duffy, Lotus Elise, +3m26s
8. Bradley Carroll/Gareth Short, Ford Escort Mk2, +3m52s
9. James Garner/Jack Cuttill, Darrian GTR, +4m05s
10. Alasdair Stables/Neil Jones, Vauxhall Chevette HSR, +4m26s

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