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Stokes retains Mainland Rally Championship lead following Wyndham Rally thriller

by Matthew Sampson
August 12, 2024
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Robbie Stokes has retained his lead in the Mainland Rally Championship following the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally, where he and co-driver Janey Blair were the fifth competitors home.

Invercargill’s Mark McMillan, with co-driver Murray Wright, took his maiden rally win in a Subaru Impreza WRX Sti, which has catapulted him into fifth overall with two rounds remaining.

Stokes, driving a Subaru H6 instead of his usual Ford Fiesta AP4, holds a 17-point advantage over Deane Buist following the round.

Robbie Stokes and Janey Blair remain atop the Mainland Rally Championship standings. Image: Geoff Ridder

James and Harry Worker were the second Mainland Rally Championship competitors home in a Mitsubishi Evo.

Buist and co-driver Tim McIvor’s third-place finish in a Toyota Tueno saw them jump to second in the standings at the expense of Caleb MacDonald.

In a Mitsubishi EVO 6, MacDonald entered the rally as the top seed but lost considerable time when a tyre came off the bead. He eventually finished 15th, but remains third in the standings after second-placed Marcus van Klink did not enter the round, which drops him to fourth.

Gareth O’Hara and co-driver Skyla Tohill (Toyota Corolla) were the fourth Mainland Rally Championship pairing home, ahead of Stokes and Blair.

Mark McMillan, with co-driver Murray Wright, took his maiden rally win. Image: Geoff Ridder.

The battles within the seven different MRC Classes continued. In Class A (0-1300cc), Pat Norris (Toyota Yaris) and rival Mike Matheson (Toyota Vitz) are still head to head after four rounds. While Norris took Class honours, Matheson holds an 11-point lead with two rounds remaining.

Harri Silcock (Toyota Starlet) had an opportunity to edge ahead of Jack Stokes, who didn’t enter the event, in Class B ( 1301-1600cc). However, his retirement in Special Stage 3 with a mechanical put an end to that. The first home was Craig Cormack (Toyota Levin AE86).

Buist’s second overall and first in Class C (1601cc and over) gives him a commanding 14-point lead over van Klink. In Class D (4WD), Caleb MacDonald has nudged ahead of Stokes by five points, with the latter competing in Class H for this event.

Second overall as the first Class C for Buist elevates him to the lead of the group. Image: Geoff Ridder.

Nigel Ede (Subaru Legacy RS) and Shane McKenzie (Mitsubishi Galant) continued their rivalry in Class E (Pre 2000 4WD). While McKenzie was first in class, Ede holds a nine-point lead.

Stephen Gill (Ford Escort FJ20) took honours in Class F (Classic 2WD) and has moved two points ahead of Ally Mackay (Ford Escort Mk1).  Tom Millikan’s (Subaru H6) second to Robbie Stokes in Class H has drawn him three points shy of Amy Keighley, who sat out the rally.

Stephen Gill has taken the lead in Class F. Image: Geoff Ridder.

The MRC takes a break until late November, when both the penultimate and final rounds will be run in conjunction with the first two days of the 2024 Silver Fern Rally, which has attracted a big field of overseas entries. As MRC drivers are able to drop their worst round result, overall and Class titles will be decided from the best five of the six-round series.

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