Stobart Motorsport driver Kris Hall got the result he was hungry for after dominating from start to finish on the 45 competitive stage miles of the RSAC Scottish Rally, the fourth round of the FST UK Championship.

Hall finished 14th overall winning his class by 30 seconds whilst he held off fellow FST rival Craig Breen. He was also awarded the Castrol Hard Charger Award for being the most frequent stage winner in the Fiesta Crews. 

Hall was greeted by overcast but dry weather conditions as they left the Dumfries Ceremonial start and headed for SS1, the 8.08 miles of Kinharvie. With the weather having been dry for a good length of time dust was the biggest worry for the competitors. Hall immediately set the pace stopping the clocks on 8:22, a superb time.

The closest nearest rival was championship leader coming into this event Kyle Orr who was a considerable 14 seconds slower. Following a short service halt the competitors tackled the 0.7 mile spectator stage, Heathhall. Again Hall showed excellent pace being only 1 second adrift to rival stage winner Breen, however success was soon stolen back by Hall on stage three with an 8 second advantage. Stage four saw Hall drop time as he was held up by another competitor creating dust on the stage; nevertheless this did not hamper Halls extensive lead.

Following a quick service the rally changed setting to Ae Forest where despite having a reported massive moment due to brake failure Hall stormed to victory, stopping the clocks on 12:58, nine seconds quicker than the closest competitor and sealing his second triumph of the year. 

This is what Kris had to say, “I am absolutely delighted to win, this morning the times were coming fairly easy for us, but after we dropped time on one stage after being caught in the dust of another competitor we were worried Craig [Breen] may catch us so I had to up the pace a bit. The car worked perfectly and I have to thank the team for preparing and running it so well. I really needed the win and I hope this weekend’s result will help to get my championship chances back on track!”

With a win under his belt this awarded Hall maximum points taking him in to equal fourth place in the Fiesta SportTrophy. With only 3 points separating the top five places in the championship the fast approaching Isle of Man Rally will be a vital round in keeping Hall’s title hopes alive.