North Humberside Forest Rally

The 2009 event is to be held on Saturday 28 February and again will be based in Whitby. By moving from our traditional date at the end of March more forestry roads are available giving a wider selection for stages - more news later!

2008 NHFR

The 2008 North Humberside Forest Rally took take place on 29th March 2008. The rally started and finish in Whitby and used stages in the central and eastern blocks of the North Yorkshire Forests.

The rally was the third round of the 2008 Silverstone Tyres BTRDA® Rally Series. It was also the third round of the MSA English Rally Championship, the first round of the BTRDA® Rally First Challenge, a round of three Regional Associations Championships (ANCC, ANEMMC, and EMAMC), a round of the Formula 1000 Championship, and a round of the Super 1000 Rally Challenge.

The event was won by last years winner Steve Perez (photo).

For full results (PDF) please click here or follow the link on the events own website.

Top ten finishers are listed below:-

1	Steve Perez/Howard Davies	Ford Focus WRC
2	Michael O'Brien/Ian Allsop	Ford Focus WRC 02
3	Ryan Champion/Jemma Bellingham	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
4	Hugh Hunter/Andy Marchbank	Ford Focuc WRC
5	Will Nicholls/Nick Broom	Subaru Impreza WRC
6	Damian Cole/Craig Drew	Hyundai Accent WRC
7	John Lloyd/Adrian Cavenagh	Ford Focus WRC
8	Peter Egerton/Paul Spooner	Hyundai Accent WRC
9	Shaun Gardener/Ben Innes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5.9
10	Tim Pearcy/Jamie Edwards	Mitsubishi Evo 9

For further event information please visit the events own web-site.

	First car, number 201, being flagged of at the start at the Cook Monument in Whitby by the Mayor of Scarborough Photograph by Dave Cogan
	Car 1, and subsequent winners, driven by Steve Perez with Howard Davies as Co-Driver, leaving the start in Whitby. Photograph by Dave Cogan

We have been sent some links to video clips of action in the forests - to view click here and here.

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Last Updated: 23 Jul 2008