10th-11th October 2009

The Brimington MOT Centre Jackson Trophy Rally

After a sabbatical in 2008, the Jackson Trophy Rally returns to the calendar in 2009. The event is a round of the 2009 EMAMC AB Motorsport Road Rally Championship, the 2009 ANEMMC Road Rally Championship & The Peak Trophy.

Report courtesy of Ian Mills

After an early tussle Jason Straker/Richard Holdsworth romped home to win the Jackson Trophy Rally with a two minute winning margin. For both driver and navigator it was their first Nat B win. In fact for Straker it was only his fifth rally, while the victory for Holdsworth came after having finished second on no less than twelve occasions.

Late entrants Martin Betts/Richard Hage held a narrow lead over Straker/Holdsworth at Petrol but then put their Escort off the road and out of the event shortly afterwards.

While the winners finished with a comfortable margin over the runners up, the next three places were covered by just five seconds. Ade Green/ Ian Gibbins secured second place, just ahead of Carl Hawkins / Cath Woodman, who had the disadvantages of running as first car on the road and were competing in an Endurance spec Nova. Mark Turner/ Richard Pashley completed the top four just two seconds further back.