Friday April 18th 2008 
 
2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship
 
STAGE SNIPPETS – EXTRA.!
 
Meredith Wins Revolution Wheels Award
 
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 crew of David Meredith/David Roberts finished 19th overall and 9th in class N4 on the recent Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally and in doing so, picked up the Revolution Wheels Star Driver award.
 
Rally Fever TV Times
 
Episode 3
21 Years of Rallye Sunseeker, MG Metro 6R4 Tribute, Malcolm Wilson, North Humbs.
 
Sun 20th April              20:00                     Sky Sports 3 (SS3)
 
Episode 4
Border Counties Rally
 
Tues 29th April             17.00 & 21.00       SS2
                                    19.00 & 24.00       SSX (Extra)
                                                                       
Wed 30th April            10.00                     SS3
                                    17.30                     SSX
 
Mon 5th Jun                 05.00                     SSX
 
Manx Catches The Cream!
 
As the closing date for receipt of entries for this year’s RBS INTERNATIONAL MANX RALLY (9/10th May) fast approaches, the list of crews making the trip across to the Isle of Man already numbers 120 – and is suitably impressive!
 
As a qualifying round of both the Richard Egger Insurance MSA Asphalt & Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championships, in addition to welcoming contenders for the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, the event benefits from the appearance of most of the top National rally drivers in the UK.
 
As they head for Douglas, DAVID KYNASTON/ANDY RUSSELL (Audi A3 Quattro) lead the MSA Asphalt Championship, while JON INGRAM/IAN ALLSOP (Subaru Impreza WRC) are in a similar position in the Gravel Series. Were they to maintain their lead throughout the remainder of the season, Ingram/Allsop would be on course to take their first National title, whereas Devonians Kynaston/Russell won the Asphalt Championship in 2006.
 
Other former Asphalt Champions are represented by 2007 winners STEVE SIMPSON/MARK BOOTH (Hyundai Accent WRC) and JOHN & CAROLINE PRICE (MG Metro 6R4), while the MSA Gravel Championship trophy already bears the names of MARCUS DODD/ANDREW BARGERY (Hyundai Accent WRC), KENNY McKINSTRY/NOEL ORR, DAVID MANN/ALUN COOK, ROGER DUCKWORTH/MARK BROOMFIELD (all Subaru Impreza WRCs) and STEVE PEREZ (Ford Focus WRC) who has former British Champion HOWARD DAVIES with him on this occasion.
 
Runners-up on this year’s Galway International Rally (behind Manxman Mark Higgins!), TIM McNULTY/EUGENE O’DONNELL (Subaru S12 B) will, doubtless be using the event for a spot of practice prior to the Irish Tarmac Championship’s visit to the Isle of Man in July