Two stage wins puts Pedder on top in WA

Scott Pedder continued his winning form from the Power Stage by claiming both stage wins around the Trade Hire Busselton Super Special Stage.

Pedder powered out of the blocks in twilight conditions to take the first stage by 0.9 seconds ahead of second placed Brendan Reeves, while local ace Sean Keating power slid his rear-wheel drive Nissan Silvia into third place.
 
On the second run, now in proper darkness, Pedder edged Reeves out by just 0.2 seconds, to lead by 1.1 seconds overall.
 
Keating stumbled slightly, only fifth place on the second stage to slip to fourth, allowing Citroen’s Tony Sullens to improve to third. Having struggled significantly during the morning’s Power Stage Sullens would be happy to enter tomorrow’s forestry stages just 5.2 seconds adrift.
 
Sullens Citroen team mate Adrian Coppin though had a disappointing night, down in seventh behind Alan Roe and Mick Patton, over eleven seconds off the outright pace.
 
In the 4WD National Rally Series local hot shot Tom Wilde moved clear in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 to sit 3.4 seconds ahead of Doug Tostevin’s Subaru Impreza and Robert Webber’s Mitsubishi Lancer.
 
Drivers will enjoy a good night’s rest ahead of tomorrow’s eight Special Stages, including two passes over the mammoth 28.21km Ferndale stage.

ECB Australian Rally Championship results after SS1 and SS2

1.     Scott Pedder/Dale Moscatt (Renault Clio R3) 3:26.0

2.     Brendan Reeves/Rhianon Gelsomino (Mazda 2) 3:27.1

3.     Tony Sullens/Julia Barkley (Citroen DS3 R3T) 3:31.2

4.     Sean Keating/Caleb Ash (Nissan Silvia S13) 3:31.7

5.     Alan Roe/Steve Glenney (Ford Focus) 3:32.1

6.     Mick Patton/Bernie Webb (Volkswagen Polo) 3:35.6

7.     Adrian Coppin/Tim Batten (Citroen DS3 R3T) 3:37.5

8.     Razvan Vlad/Daymon Nicoli (Ford Fiestra ST) 3:39.7

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