Suddenly there was a fight for third as both Rob Swann and Wyn Humphries were embroiled in a fierce fight. The pair entered the last stage of the rally separated by a mere 0.2 seconds apart. 11 miles later Humphries took the final podium position by a mere 0.6 seconds.
Darren Gass took S1600 honours from Rautenbach, while a sterling fight between Andreas Sjolander and Matt Beebe was settled in the Swedes favour when the latter backed off to conserve his engine and to consolidate his lead at the top of the R2 championship table.
Lorna Smith took top honours in the Suzuki versus Citroen battle after her team-mate, James Wozencroft and Citroen front runner George Thomas retired. Wozencroft disappeared with transmission problems whilst Thoma rolled into retirement.
Wyn Humphries now takes the overall British Rally Championship lead - two points ahead of Guy Wilks, whilst Mark Higgins drops back to third overall, a further two points back.
Next up is the Ulster Rally at the end of August, which was won last year by Gwyndaf Evans. Can the Welshman do it again?
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