British Historic Rally Championship Severn Valley Stages

Seb Perez and Gary McElhinney took their Porsche 911 to a convincing Fuchs Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship victory in the Rallynuts Severn Valley Stages on 13 April.  Battling with BHRC newcomer and former British Rally Champion Mark Higgins during the day, Perez scored four fastest times from seven stages, more than enough to claim his first win and give a Category Two (cars registered between 1968 and 1975] machine the first overall BHRC win since 2019.

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Despite a valiant effort, Higgins and co-driver Phil Pugh were forced to settle for second place, although they gave the Triumph TR7 V8 its highest finish in the championship to date.  Adrian Hetherington finally found some luck in his Escort MKII after a trying start to the season, rounding out the podium with Dan Petrie on the notes and now takes control of the series with the championship lead.

Higgins and co-driver Phil Pugh gave the Triumph TR7 V8 its highest finish in the championship to date.

The third round of the series saw crews tackle an extended day in the mid-Wales forests, with 62 miles of world-class stages such as Hafren, Sweet Lamb and Myherin on the table.  Adding further jeopardy to the already tricky stages, sporadic rain and thick fog made it a tough prospect for crews as they battled the elements as well as each other.