Fresh from the closed public roads of the Isle of Man, contenders in the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship will head for another asphalt challenge over the Epynt ranges on the Harry Flatters Historic Rally from August 2-3.
With the Epynt event marking round six of the eight-event schedule, the title contest is building up for a tremendous finale and the major players will all be pushing hard on the daunting roads, high in the Brecon Beacons.
Category 1
After radiator dramas on the Isle of Man, Patrick Watts and Elgan Davies need a strong finish to keep their title bid running on the Harry Flatters. Their Sunbeam Tiger should be the car to beat, although Epynt punishes the brakes on the Tiger and chasing hard will be Dessie Nutt and Geraldine McBride in their Porsche 911.
While the pair of sports cars battle for category 1, the Lotus Cortina of Jonathan and Graham Gale will not be far behind and will set a fierce pace in class B4 against the similar car of Neil Calvert/Arlene Cookson.
In the 1300cc category, class B2, James Stait and Gill Cotton are having a great season in their MG Midget, despite an unfortunate off on the Isle of Man. They will fly over Epynt providing repairs to the Midget are completed in time, while class B1 is topped by the Sunbeam Imp of Gary and Jane Edgington. They also had a great run on the Isle of Man, but will need to have completed some engine work before heading for Epynt.
Category 2
Category two is for the cars produced from 1968 to 1974 and Steven Smith and John Nichols head the key title contenders in their Porsche 911RS. Another maximum score would give them a very strong championship position, but they face a mighty gaggle of Escorts, as well as the Porsche 911s of Peter Lythell/Chris Parsons and Irish veteran Derek Boyd, on what could be his first attempt on Epynt.
