County Durham rally driver Chris Anderson recorded a career best result when he took a fine 20th place overall on the Howford Hydraulics Tarmac Stages Rally at Ingliston near Edinburgh which ran on 11th April 2009.
The 17-year-old maintenance engineer from Butterknowle near Bishop Auckland was driving on only his third event at the Dunfermline Car Club event and along with experienced co driver Chris Thirling, the pair made a great start in the Wilkinson Maintenance and John Cullerton & Sons-sponsored and MSR Motorsport-prepared ex Guy Wilks Ford Puma S1600 around the former racetrack near the Scottish airport.
Battling against much more experienced crews, Anderson stuck to his task well to bring the car home inside the top twenty out of the sixty-eight starters and in doing so, claimed a brilliant sixth place in class and with it, vital points in the AS Performance North of England Tarmac Rally Championship that he is contesting this season.
In addition Chris picked up the award for best improvement on seeding following on his superb performance.
The car ran faultlessly and we had a perfect run without any problems at all so its thanks to all the team for a superb effort. I'm really enjoying learning to drive the car and seem to be getting faster all the time so I'm really looking forward to our next event.
said Chris.
Following his latest cross-border trip, it's back to more familiar territory for Anderson when he contests the ALM Autodrome Stages at Teesside Autodrome near Middlesbrough on 4th May and after three successful shakedowns around the racetrack, he's confident of continuing his good form.
Results
1, Tom Morris/Colin Harkness - MG Metro 6R4 - 50:00
2, Bruce Edwards/Jim Smith - Darrian - 50:04
3. Robin Hamilton/Vanessa Hamilton - MG Metro 6R4 - 52:35
4, Chris Abel/Will Philip - Renault Clio 172 - 52:50
5, Shaun Sinclair/Alec Brown - Mitsubishi Evo 6 - 52:55
6, Billy Cowe/Robert Paterson - Subaru Impreza - 53:17
7, John Boyd/Malcolm Robertson - Ford Fiesta ST - 53:17
8, Allan Brodie/Cameron Fairbairn - Ford Escort MK2 - 53:25
9, Ross Fernie/John Young - Ford Escort Cosworth - 53:28
10, Michael Glendinning/Fiona Douglas - Ford Escort MK2 - 53:35
20, Chris Anderson/Chris Thirling - Ford Puma S1600 - 55:46
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