The Association of National Championship Rally Organisers (ANCRO) held the annual awards ceremony and dinner dance at the Barcelo Daventry Hotel on Saturday evening (13th December).
 
Around 200 people were in attendance to collect the various trophies and look back on a memorable and exciting year in the 2008 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship.
 
For the second year running, and a record fourth time in total, Marcus Dodd collected the 2008 championship trophy from Mr Martin Pallot, Event and Public Relations Manager for Pirelli, along with his winning co driver Andrew Bargery and in the ANCRO Rally Challenge, Tom Walster collected the silverware for winning the driver's title.
 
In addition to the ANCRO Awards, the Mitsubishi Evolution Challenge and the Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy Championships, both of which run alongside the MSA Pirelli Gravel Rally Championship on a number of events, were incorporated into the presentation which saw David Bogie and Kevin Rae as well as Elfyn Evans and Gareth Roberts acclaimed as respective champions.
 
As well as Pirelli continuing to sponsor the 2009 ANCRO series, Mitsubishi Challenge Manager Simon Slade confirmed that the series would once again run alongside the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship.
 
The full list of award winners are as follows: 
 
The Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship Overall Awards
1st Overall Driver                                 Marcus Dodd
1st Overall Co-Driver                           Andrew Bargery
 
2nd Overall Driver                                Jon Ingram
2nd Overall Co-Driver                         Ian Allsop
 
3rd Overall Driver                                Julian Reynolds
3rd Overall Co-Driver                          Patrick Walsh
 
The Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship Production Cup Award
1st Overall Group N Driver                  David Bogie
1st Overall Group N Co-Driver            Martin Brady
 
The Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship Class Awards
Class N4 1st Driver                              Nik Elsmore
Class N4 1st Co-Driver                        Kevin Rae
 
Class N4 2nd Driver                             Neil McCance
Class N4 2nd Co-Driver                      Craig Drew
 
Class N4 3rd Driver                             Richard Cathcart
Class N4 3rd Co-Driver                       Graham Hopewell
 
Class A6 1st Driver                              Andrew Coley
Class A6 1st Co-Driver                        Dan Pearce
 
Class A8 1st Driver                              Steve Perez
Class A8 1st Co-Driver                        Tony McHugh
 
Class A8 2nd Driver                             Charlie Payne
Class A8 2nd Co-Driver                       Craig Thorley
 
Class B9 1st Driver                              Nathan Crewe
Class B9 1st Co-Driver                        John Connor
 
Class B11 1st Driver                            Kit Leigh
Class B11 1st Co-Driver                      Tim Leigh
 
Class B13 1st Driver                            Stephen Petch
Class B13 1st Co-Driver                      Michael Wilkinson
 
Class B13 2nd Driver                           Roger Duckworth
Class B13 2nd Co-Driver                     Mark Broomfield
 
Class B13 3rd Driver                            Andy Burton
Class B13 3rd Co-Driver                     Shelley Rogerson
 
The Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship Junior Award (Under 25 years old)
plus four wheels donated by Compomotive Wheels, plus 100 litres of fuel for use on each round of the 2009 MSA Gravel Rally Championship supplied Carless Fuels
1st Overall Driver                                 David Bogie
1st Overall Co-Driver                           Chris Davies
 
The Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship Two Wheel Drive Challenge
1st Overall Driver                                 Nathan Crewe
1st Overall Co-Driver                           John Connor
 
The ANCRO OLD STAGERS Award
1st Overall                                            Harry Dodd
 
The 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship:
 
Round 1  -  27/28th February  -  Rallye Sunseeker, Bournemouth
 
Round 2  -  21st March  -  Border Counties Rally, Jedburgh
 
Round 3  -  18th April  -  Pirelli Rally, Carlisle
 
Round 4  -  8/9th May  -  RBS International Manx Rally, Douglas
 
Round 5  -  30th May  -  Severn Valley Rally, Builth Wells
 
Round 6  -  18th July  -  Swansea Bay Rally, Swansea
 
Round 7  -  5th September  -  Woodpecker Rally, Ludlow
 
Round 8  -  26th September  -  Trackrod Rally, Pickering