James Wozencroft notched up a career best result on the
Jim Clark International Rally last weekend, the second round in the 2008 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship.
Wozencroft was on the pace of the front runners all weekend in his Revolution Wheels Rally Team-run Subaru Impreza N11 and aside from two quick spins, did not put a foot wrong, setting eleven top five BRC times in total, including two third fastest times in SS8 and SS17.
In the end he finished sixth overall and fourth amongst the BRC crews following a good battle with Jonathan Greer's Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. He is now fourth overall in the championship standings, with 24 points on the board.
"What a fantastic weekend," said 'Wozie'. "It was a bit of a learning curve but Chris [Ridge – my co-driver] and I drove at our own pace.
"We were pleasantly surprised to be up with the likes of David Higgins. We made a few silly mistakes but it is all part of the learning process."
Wozencroft's team-mates Rob Swann and Karl Simmons didn't fare quite so well however, and both finished quite a bit further down the leaderboard.
Swann struggled with a series of punctures on the debut of his new Subaru Impreza N14, but was pleased to be on the pace until he suffered the ignominy of rolling at high speed on the final stage when he was caught out by a fifth gear jump. Fortunately Swann and co-driver Darren Garrod escaped uninjured and continued to the finish, albeit now down in 18th and 14th of those registered to score BRC points.
"We were really unlucky to get caught out over that bridge, but thankfully we are both okay," noted Swann. "The car is good but there is definitely still work needed to get her perfect, but there is massive potential!"
Karl Simmons meanwhile finished slightly better in his N12 and was enjoying a pretty strong run until an ambitious assault on the famous Langton Watersplash caused the air filter to become saturated with water, leaving him with a loss of power for two stages.
