Kris Meeke interrupted his preparations for RACMSA Rally of Scotland by giving his friend, the IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, a high-speed ride in his Peugeot 207 Super 2000.

Meeke, who clinched the Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers' crown earlier this season, was testing for the IRC season finale at a site close to where Franchitti owns a house.

"I know Dario from my days when Colin McRae was helping me," said Meeke. "I got chatting to him recently and found out the test was two miles from his home so I invited him along and he had two runs in the car later in the day. It was dark and the stage we were using in the forest was slippery but I think he enjoyed the experience."

Franchitti's younger brother Marino was among a 3,500-strong crowd for the event's opening superspecial stages at Scone Palace near Perth, where Meeke set the fastest time on both runs.

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